Get my personal help: calendly.com/webdevjapan/discovery-call Interview with senior engineer: ruclips.net/video/vLKYcIjjYVw/видео.htmlsi=ac-lYfvfLPPOnVpR Interview with tech recruiter: ruclips.net/video/UvgJ6OwiMa8/видео.htmlsi=B4HNXOMYEnZRVC7m My Discord: discord.gg/Mz2gpsSwzN
I live in the middle of Tokyo and pay less than $800 usd. with my wife and kid. Japan is half the cost of living compared to US. plus if you do wfh you can live anywhere. there are much cheaper places a little more in the country.
okay, you released this video, thank you. 👍 As for 5 million yen per year, it is not an entry-level salary, entry-level is around 3~3.5 million, depending on the company. And for Covid most companies freeze salary growth for two years. As for BR, .most of these options are questionable. When I talked with hr-s they moved quickly from this salary to “you know, 4/5/6/7… years of experience is not enough. You need to wait for one more year! But we have an excellent opportunity with 5 million yen per year for you…” It’s not only me, know many people who have staked at the 5~6 million level for years.
lol they do that at every level of salary. It's one of the many tactics they use to keep expenses down, like when you start getting close to the top of the tax bracket they will say they can't increase your compensation (this is not only in tech but anywhere) because you'll actually get less money after entering into the higher tax bracket lol but you have to ask yourself after years and years of that when will they ever make the jump in your salary to break into the next tax bracket and the answer is never. You'll have to change comanies to do that. Before covid I saw people graduating from Tokyo bootcamps get 5 million right after the bootcamp in their first tech job. It's possible. ANything is possible. We just have to stay on the grind and not let ourselves get too comfortable.
Also, you gotta do a money stack. I've talked with a couple of recruiters that say with 3 years of experience in my tech stack (TypeScript and Next.js on the front and AWS on the back) the minimum salaries for all the positions they have available is 5 million.
There are some internship opportunites. I think the most famous in the Global Internship Program from Hennge. I applied to that one when I was still studying, solved their take home project, but didn't get selected. Other companies like Atilika have intership programs and are always looking for skilled engineers or people with the potential to become good engineers: www.atilika.com/en/careers/ Those are just two off the top of my head. There are a lot of opportunities in Japan. You just have to put in some time to research what's available and be creative with your job searching strategies. Let me know if you need any help.
Man, do you have a Discord or something you recommend getting into? I live in Japan and am fluent in the language, with about 2 years of professional/freelance web dev experience and I am having a hell of a time getting jobs here. Could really use some guidance or just a network to reach out to. Thanks!
Hey! Well, let's connect. Maybe I can give you some more rsources. There are too many to put in the amount of content I've created so far. My discord: discord.gg/ZYDABwYC Tokyo dev is also another good Discord to join
Hey, just wondering, how do salaries in Japan compare to salaries in Australia? I'm currently a Senior Frontend Engineer making a little over $200K as a contractor in Australia, and I'm considering moving to Japan, but if Japan can't at least match what I'm currently making, then it's not worth it.
It would have to be a top level job over here to get that much, like at a FAANG level company. If you watched most of the video you probably saw me talking about the cost of living being low in Japan. If you're thinking about staying long term / retiring in Japan, even half of your current salary would give you a top level quality of life.
@@WebDevJapan im currently learning the basic of Javascript Html and Css. Im a bit confused on what to learn but i hope to get more englightended along the way.
sounds really good! but i've seen alot of documentaries about japanese work culture and how most japanese workers are overworked, i just wanna know if it often happen in tech industry in japan
Yeah it often happens in every industry in Japan, but from what I hear it has gotten much better at many companies compared to 10-20 years ago. And at the company I work at there isn't any overtime. I did one hour of overtime in the past 8 months, but it was on accident. I started an hour early in the morning for no particular reason and forgot to clock out an hour early lol You just have to read the fine print of the contract before you sign it and make sure it's clear about what's expected in terms of overtime work and pay. I've interviewed for some companies where they say up to 10 hours of overtime a week is included in the compensation. So, that's a sold "No" from me. I wouldn't take that job if they offered to me. (if it had been my first dev job, I probably would have just to break into the industry)
@@WebDevJapan thanks man, ive been looking to working in japan in a few years, because in a video i saw that faang companies are starting to building their offices in japan as well sooo
How did you pass the JLPT so fast? I’m cramming Anki while reading books and watching Japanese RUclipsrs, netflix and podcasts. Also do some grammar and a past paper occasionally. Is this a good study method?
Yeah I used Anki a lot. I would make new cards throughout the day whenever I encountered words I didn't know. It's a really good way to remember words. I was studying in the USA before I moved to Japan so I don't think I got it that fast. I passed N5 and N4 before coming to Japan. I did the sou matome and shin kanzen master textbooks and went to a Japanese class once a week in the evening after work for years.
Hello please i applied for an IT engineering internship at Japan and I'm to take a coding test. Ive been searching for how Japanese questions are like. Interms of difficulty can you give me a gist??
safety is definitely a reallly really big plus in terms of living in Japan... major cities have high crime, high gun violence, high theft rate - especially in democrat states in the US, with state tax and some city tax. It really adds up, I dont know where those taxes are going to because it seems like many of those big cities have lots of homeless and druggies problem
I m an android app developer with almost 1.5 years of experience. I want to work in japan how can I get gob in japan? if anyone have remote job is it necessary being their himself
It's possible to find remote jobs but they are using found by overseas recruiting, not applying directly to the company in Japan. Searching on websites like Daijob?
It really helps. There are jobs that don't require any Japanese language but the positions will me mid-senior level. You can find them on japan-dev.com and tokyodev.com
Hello Sir, I am a 20-year-old student from India, currently pursuing a degree in commerce. I would like to know if there are career opportunities for me in Japan after I graduate.
@@WebDevJapan I am very interested in IT and am committed to building the necessary skills. I will definitely do my best to learn the Japanese language. Thank you so much for the information. Thanks Sir 🙏🙏
dude shhhh gotta keep japan a secret 🤣 I'm from california and its crazy how expensive it is here. You need a 100k salary because state tax is hella high plus rent is at least 2000-2500 for a studio apt in a decent, safe area not including utilities, plus you have student loans, gas bills, insurance and groceries which are hella expensive now. You're not saving much after that. Job security isn't really a guarantee anymore too unless you work at a boomer company or the government or defense and that just pays above average, not like in the private sector. At least in Japan there's sharehouses and affordable apartments in a metro area and cheaper housing options in the countryside. Plus the job security is better from what I've read too. The only hurdle really is getting good enough Japanese to work in assuming you already have the tech skills. Maybe for people that want to work on cutting edge stuff or are a tech bro and want a mcmansion, working in the US is good. But, for an average dude like me who just wants a normal, stable job and a comfortable life in a safe country, Japan is S tier.
Absolutely! The better companies to work for in Japan generally have their tech team using all English, so Japanese language skills aren't even required if you are a strong candidate for the job. Average people will need Japanese skills for sure. I'm below average tech skills but my Japanese level is really high. That was my advantage. Thanks to Sword Art Online books I was reading in Japanese every day.
Ok, when you say living long term in Japan; Will I get a citizenship or will a next govt down the line a few decades later, chase me out because they don’t want foreigners to live there anymore? I’m trying to imagine what long term rights do I have before I buy property. 2. Why do you think the houses were abandoned to begin with? Is it some policy the govt made that we don’t know about yet? One would imagine westerners fighting over these prices but they’re not, looking at the low price.
1. Japan doesn't allow dual citizenship, so you'll have to give up your current nationality if you want to be Japanese. I will probably never do that. Depending on your money, education, Japanese level, etc you can get permanent residency in somewhere between 3 - 10 years. I don't think you have to worry about the government chasing you out, especially if you're contributing to society here. Of course it's a small risk, nothing is guaranteed and it depends on your current nationality. You don't know what will happen with wars and international relations in the future. That's just something you'll have to weigh out for yourself and know how much risk you're willing to take. It seems like a very small risk to me and not something to worry about, obviously, because I'm here trying to do it. 2. Most of the houses are abandoned due to the lack of births and aging population. There isn't anyone left in the family to pass the house down to and it just becomes the property of the local government. If this was just an occassional thing I'm sure the local governments could find some use for the property but there are so many of these empty houses that they don't know what to do. The other reason is there were family members who inherited the property but they moved to a big city for their career and will never go back so the house just deteriorates. Housing prices are so low outside of the major city centers that there is no chance to make any money from flipping houses, and probably not even from renting them out. You'd have to get like at least 20+ of these houses to make a living as a land lord, assuming they are even in locations where people would want to rent them. That's why it's an opportunity for people who can work remote, or want to start like a bed and breakfast countryside tourism business, or just any kind of busniess where you don't need to be in the city like farming or something, or even just buy the cheap house to live in for your retirement.
For my freelancing on Upwork, yes. All clients are outside of Japan. For my full-time job, no. I get paid in Japanese yen because it is a Japanese company and we are in Japan.
Not in Osaka. I said in the video it takes me an hour and 20 minutes to drive to Osaka. I'm in Wakayama city. It is a small city but has all the conveniences I need, like a 2 minute walk to Starbucks, convenience store, grocery store, etc. I can go to Osaka easily, anytime. I go at least once a month for coding meetups.
I stayed at a couple of different hostels in Nishinari, Osaka. It was very cheap. I can suggest some specific places if you want. Also, capsule hotels. I've stayed in them so many times. If you have luggage they should have a place to store it. And there will be a shared bathroom/shower area.
Get my personal help: calendly.com/webdevjapan/discovery-call
Interview with senior engineer: ruclips.net/video/vLKYcIjjYVw/видео.htmlsi=ac-lYfvfLPPOnVpR
Interview with tech recruiter: ruclips.net/video/UvgJ6OwiMa8/видео.htmlsi=B4HNXOMYEnZRVC7m
My Discord: discord.gg/Mz2gpsSwzN
Hey Zach, Harsh Here, Really nice analysis. Keep up the good work brother
Hey, thanks! You, too!
I live in the middle of Tokyo and pay less than $800 usd. with my wife and kid. Japan is half the cost of living compared to US. plus if you do wfh you can live anywhere. there are much cheaper places a little more in the country.
Yes! Half the cost of living and like 100000% less crime
It ain't bad work if you can get it but you gotta make it stick.
okay, you released this video, thank you. 👍
As for 5 million yen per year, it is not an entry-level salary, entry-level is around 3~3.5 million, depending on the company. And for Covid most companies freeze salary growth for two years. As for BR, .most of these options are questionable. When I talked with hr-s they moved quickly from this salary to “you know, 4/5/6/7… years of experience is not enough. You need to wait for one more year! But we have an excellent opportunity with 5 million yen per year for you…” It’s not only me, know many people who have staked at the 5~6 million level for years.
lol they do that at every level of salary. It's one of the many tactics they use to keep expenses down, like when you start getting close to the top of the tax bracket they will say they can't increase your compensation (this is not only in tech but anywhere) because you'll actually get less money after entering into the higher tax bracket lol but you have to ask yourself after years and years of that when will they ever make the jump in your salary to break into the next tax bracket and the answer is never. You'll have to change comanies to do that.
Before covid I saw people graduating from Tokyo bootcamps get 5 million right after the bootcamp in their first tech job. It's possible. ANything is possible. We just have to stay on the grind and not let ourselves get too comfortable.
Also, you gotta do a money stack. I've talked with a couple of recruiters that say with 3 years of experience in my tech stack (TypeScript and Next.js on the front and AWS on the back) the minimum salaries for all the positions they have available is 5 million.
Hey are there web developer internship in Japanese companies I'm currently in my second yr of engineering wanted to explore some opportunities
There are some internship opportunites. I think the most famous in the Global Internship Program from Hennge. I applied to that one when I was still studying, solved their take home project, but didn't get selected. Other companies like Atilika have intership programs and are always looking for skilled engineers or people with the potential to become good engineers:
www.atilika.com/en/careers/
Those are just two off the top of my head. There are a lot of opportunities in Japan. You just have to put in some time to research what's available and be creative with your job searching strategies.
Let me know if you need any help.
Man, do you have a Discord or something you recommend getting into? I live in Japan and am fluent in the language, with about 2 years of professional/freelance web dev experience and I am having a hell of a time getting jobs here. Could really use some guidance or just a network to reach out to. Thanks!
Hey! Well, let's connect. Maybe I can give you some more rsources. There are too many to put in the amount of content I've created so far.
My discord:
discord.gg/ZYDABwYC
Tokyo dev is also another good Discord to join
Im paying 1100 usd a month rent, and bills and most taxes/health insurance included. 180k yen, 120k rent etc.
Hey, just wondering, how do salaries in Japan compare to salaries in Australia?
I'm currently a Senior Frontend Engineer making a little over $200K as a contractor in Australia, and I'm considering moving to Japan, but if Japan can't at least match what I'm currently making, then it's not worth it.
It would have to be a top level job over here to get that much, like at a FAANG level company.
If you watched most of the video you probably saw me talking about the cost of living being low in Japan. If you're thinking about staying long term / retiring in Japan, even half of your current salary would give you a top level quality of life.
I'm trying to learn how to program, i hope someday i get the chance to move my family somewhere on the country side of Japan.
You can do it! You'll have to learn Japanese language, too.
@@WebDevJapan hope you still looking for someone to teach for free would be happy to get all the help i can.
@@khayviloria7783 Where are you at in your learning path right now?
@@WebDevJapan im currently learning the basic of Javascript Html and Css. Im a bit confused on what to learn but i hope to get more englightended along the way.
sounds really good! but i've seen alot of documentaries about japanese work culture and how most japanese workers are overworked, i just wanna know if it often happen in tech industry in japan
Yeah it often happens in every industry in Japan, but from what I hear it has gotten much better at many companies compared to 10-20 years ago. And at the company I work at there isn't any overtime. I did one hour of overtime in the past 8 months, but it was on accident. I started an hour early in the morning for no particular reason and forgot to clock out an hour early lol
You just have to read the fine print of the contract before you sign it and make sure it's clear about what's expected in terms of overtime work and pay. I've interviewed for some companies where they say up to 10 hours of overtime a week is included in the compensation. So, that's a sold "No" from me. I wouldn't take that job if they offered to me. (if it had been my first dev job, I probably would have just to break into the industry)
@@WebDevJapan thanks man, ive been looking to working in japan in a few years, because in a video i saw that faang companies are starting to building their offices in japan as well sooo
yeah its low but it is going to worth it
How did you pass the JLPT so fast? I’m cramming Anki while reading books and watching Japanese RUclipsrs, netflix and podcasts. Also do some grammar and a past paper occasionally. Is this a good study method?
Yeah I used Anki a lot. I would make new cards throughout the day whenever I encountered words I didn't know. It's a really good way to remember words.
I was studying in the USA before I moved to Japan so I don't think I got it that fast. I passed N5 and N4 before coming to Japan.
I did the sou matome and shin kanzen master textbooks and went to a Japanese class once a week in the evening after work for years.
You could easily live in Tokyo with a 20k usd yearly salary, even supporting your spouse. wont be able to save much but still easily doable
Yeah you can survive but not thrive. That's what I was doing on the English teacher salary.
I think this is actually really good insight into the tech industry in Japan and US comparison
Thank you
Hello please i applied for an IT engineering internship at Japan and I'm to take a coding test. Ive been searching for how Japanese questions are like. Interms of difficulty can you give me a gist??
Hey! Yeah the company I work at had me do a coding challenge here:
paiza.jp/challenges
@@WebDevJapan thank you
safety is definitely a reallly really big plus in terms of living in Japan... major cities have high crime, high gun violence, high theft rate - especially in democrat states in the US, with state tax and some city tax. It really adds up, I dont know where those taxes are going to because it seems like many of those big cities have lots of homeless and druggies problem
Yeah, it's hard to imagine how anyone has a good life in the USA without making over $100,000 now
I m an android app developer with almost 1.5 years of experience. I want to work in japan how can I get gob in japan?
if anyone have remote job is it necessary being their himself
It's possible to find remote jobs but they are using found by overseas recruiting, not applying directly to the company in Japan.
Searching on websites like Daijob?
If foreigner wants to work as SE in Japan i guess Japanese lang i must?
It really helps. There are jobs that don't require any Japanese language but the positions will me mid-senior level. You can find them on japan-dev.com and tokyodev.com
@@WebDevJapan could you make a video about work permits visas? basically what is needed to legally work in Japan as SE
thankfully people from silicon valley are scared off, more jobs for us. 9M yen is crazy good salary lol.
YES
But I have a long way to go. I'm just getting started.
@@WebDevJapan so am I...
Hello Sir, I am a 20-year-old student from India, currently pursuing a degree in commerce. I would like to know if there are career opportunities for me in Japan after I graduate.
You're going to work in commerce? Or IT? Whatever you do, the higher your Japanese language skills are the more opportunities you'll have.
@@WebDevJapan I am very interested in IT and am committed to building the necessary skills. I will definitely do my best to learn the Japanese language. Thank you so much for the information. Thanks Sir 🙏🙏
dude shhhh gotta keep japan a secret 🤣 I'm from california and its crazy how expensive it is here. You need a 100k salary because state tax is hella high plus rent is at least 2000-2500 for a studio apt in a decent, safe area not including utilities, plus you have student loans, gas bills, insurance and groceries which are hella expensive now. You're not saving much after that. Job security isn't really a guarantee anymore too unless you work at a boomer company or the government or defense and that just pays above average, not like in the private sector.
At least in Japan there's sharehouses and affordable apartments in a metro area and cheaper housing options in the countryside. Plus the job security is better from what I've read too. The only hurdle really is getting good enough Japanese to work in assuming you already have the tech skills.
Maybe for people that want to work on cutting edge stuff or are a tech bro and want a mcmansion, working in the US is good. But, for an average dude like me who just wants a normal, stable job and a comfortable life in a safe country, Japan is S tier.
Absolutely! The better companies to work for in Japan generally have their tech team using all English, so Japanese language skills aren't even required if you are a strong candidate for the job. Average people will need Japanese skills for sure. I'm below average tech skills but my Japanese level is really high. That was my advantage. Thanks to Sword Art Online books I was reading in Japanese every day.
duuuude thats so true... and remote jobs in the US ... are slowly going away too for many industries too
Ok, when you say living long term in Japan;
Will I get a citizenship or will a next govt down the line a few decades later, chase me out because they don’t want foreigners to live there anymore?
I’m trying to imagine what long term rights do I have before I buy property.
2. Why do you think the houses were abandoned to begin with? Is it some policy the govt made that we don’t know about yet?
One would imagine westerners fighting over these prices but they’re not, looking at the low price.
1. Japan doesn't allow dual citizenship, so you'll have to give up your current nationality if you want to be Japanese. I will probably never do that. Depending on your money, education, Japanese level, etc you can get permanent residency in somewhere between 3 - 10 years. I don't think you have to worry about the government chasing you out, especially if you're contributing to society here.
Of course it's a small risk, nothing is guaranteed and it depends on your current nationality. You don't know what will happen with wars and international relations in the future. That's just something you'll have to weigh out for yourself and know how much risk you're willing to take. It seems like a very small risk to me and not something to worry about, obviously, because I'm here trying to do it.
2. Most of the houses are abandoned due to the lack of births and aging population. There isn't anyone left in the family to pass the house down to and it just becomes the property of the local government. If this was just an occassional thing I'm sure the local governments could find some use for the property but there are so many of these empty houses that they don't know what to do. The other reason is there were family members who inherited the property but they moved to a big city for their career and will never go back so the house just deteriorates.
Housing prices are so low outside of the major city centers that there is no chance to make any money from flipping houses, and probably not even from renting them out. You'd have to get like at least 20+ of these houses to make a living as a land lord, assuming they are even in locations where people would want to rent them.
That's why it's an opportunity for people who can work remote, or want to start like a bed and breakfast countryside tourism business, or just any kind of busniess where you don't need to be in the city like farming or something, or even just buy the cheap house to live in for your retirement.
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Duuude those samurai houses looks badass
My goal for next year is to get one
@@WebDevJapan you need a samurai house
Are you paid in yen or usd?
For my freelancing on Upwork, yes. All clients are outside of Japan. For my full-time job, no. I get paid in Japanese yen because it is a Japanese company and we are in Japan.
a house rented in osaka is 267 usd a month? Really? That doesn't sound right lol
Not in Osaka. I said in the video it takes me an hour and 20 minutes to drive to Osaka. I'm in Wakayama city. It is a small city but has all the conveniences I need, like a 2 minute walk to Starbucks, convenience store, grocery store, etc. I can go to Osaka easily, anytime. I go at least once a month for coding meetups.
@@WebDevJapan nice. What do you recommend for a cheap place if I want to stay in osaka for like 2 weeks to a month? Like not a hotel
I stayed at a couple of different hostels in Nishinari, Osaka. It was very cheap. I can suggest some specific places if you want. Also, capsule hotels. I've stayed in them so many times. If you have luggage they should have a place to store it. And there will be a shared bathroom/shower area.