Been in Japan for a few years now and everything has been going relatively well in terms of building a career and making friends. However, things like the city office, immigration, and other situations which are tough to navigate (either due to language barrier, outdated IT systems, or both) really take a big hit on my confidence and make me doubt my ability to have a long term future here.
This happened again recently when doing some government documents for something relatively mundane, and made me question what a long term future would look like. If something standard such as the city office is a big challenge, or updating immigration of a job change presents itself as a big challenge for me, then I wonder how hard it would be to purchase property, run a company, etc.
Im not sure if this is something anyone else has considered before, but maybe people here with more experience can weigh in and let me know if things eventually get better, or advice they would give to their younger Japan self.
Currently stuck between a rock and a hard place with work and language study. On one hand I want to be an expert in my field, but on the other I want to speak high level Japanese. I feel like chasing both goals at the same time would eventually lead to catching neither…
Entrepreneurship is my eventual goal, but right now I find it stressful even to do anything remotely admin related in Japanese or to go to the city office for anything. If there are any business owners here advice would also be appreciated on how you navigated everything when getting started.
TLDR: Really enjoy Japan, but worried that my future goals of starting a business or buying a home will be made incredibly stressful due to language barrier and outdated systems. Advice appreciated!
by Last-Masterpiece-598