I am currently 24yo and have lived in Australia for the last 16 or so years. I’m thinking about living in Japan (Tokyo) for 6-12months while I have no commitments and young! But a little lost on jobs whilst in Japan.
My citizenship/visa:
– Japanese passport
– Permanent Residency in Australia
Current work:
– Business Analyst in the software industry and is hybrid (2 in office, 3 days from home)
I think it’s unlikely they will let me go fully remote. So I guess my options are to:
– Try to find a fully remote Aus job whilst I’m still in Aus then ask to move?
– Or move first then find a Aus job?
– I’m not sure if there are japanese based companies that are english friendly? My Japanese isn’t at a professional level
– But I assume Aus job salary is higher (currently AU100k with 1-2years experience)
I’m open to any ideas on how I should approach the job situation or if there are other options I’m not aware of. Thank you 🙂
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~~This is your career, you should be able to find out most of the answers to these questions yourself – and if you’re unable to, then I don’t think moving to Japan is a good idea anyway. I don’t mean that as an insult, I genuinely don’t think that making such a large decision when so many unknown factors are in play would be wise.~~
~~The fact that you think these are valid options suggests that you really really ought to do some more digging into this. People could answer these questions, but you’ll inevitably have dozens and dozens more because you haven’t done any of your own research. Just googling “how to live and work in Japan” would likely answer all the questions you have, and the fact that you haven’t done even that is concerning.~~
EDIT: Ignore me, I’m being a jerk.
>Try to find a fully remote Aus job whilst I’m still in Aus then ask to move?
A lot of employers, even when offering fully remote options, will still have requirements that you’re within a certain distance of an office and that you’re not in a different country. Having employees in Japan means the company has obligations to Japan and may also have domestic tax implications for them. Most of the time when folks are setting up this sort of arrangement they do it on a contract basis or use a third party firm to manage it (check out Employer of Record services or Global Employment Outsourcing firms).
>Or move first then find a Aus job?
Sure, as long as you can afford to live while searching. Moving to another country is far from cheap.
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>I’m not sure if there are Jap based companies that are english friendly?
There are some, but not many. Reach out to Japan based recruiters to see if they’re able to find something that’s a good fit for you.
Keep in mind that as a resident of Japan, and performing the work while in Japan, you will have to pay income tax in Japan even if your employer is in Australia. This may be an issue for some employers.
Most questions are answered, but I do know someone who, with a fully remote job, tried to move to Japan, and wasn’t able to. The laws regarding tax, health and safety, etc in AU are pretty strict so moving to another country to do remote work is not very likely.