42/M here, in a bit of a unique situation. My fiance (Taiwanese) just bought a new apartment in Osaka for the purpose of short-term rental, however we want to be able to live there for a couple of years first, with the end goal of eventually settling down in Japan for retirement in the future.
I work remotely with contract work in game design, and cost-wise can live there comfortably without additional employment, however I realize that I'd probably only be able to enter about twice over the next year for a total of 6 months before I risk getting denied by customs.
I've researched the visa options for permanent stay, and it seems like finding a job teaching English seems like the most simple and straightforward. My questions are: 1) Do they offer visas for online teaching? 2) What is the minimum number of hours you would need to work to get a working visa? 3) Am I too old to get a study visa for studying Japanese?
My fallback for 6 months is the digital nomad visa which I qualify for, but again that's only 6 months, and apparently non-renewable at this point. Any advice and experience would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
by randomlygeneratedman