How Much Do Foreigners In Japan Make?

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  • @takashiifromjapan
    @takashiifromjapan  Před měsícem +27

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    • @dongshengdi773
      @dongshengdi773 Před měsícem

      Japanese are the richest people on earth. Yakuza

    • @AlexScene
      @AlexScene Před 26 dny

      Don't come and teach English in Japan. Trust me. There is no future in it.

  • @mittenslopez
    @mittenslopez Před měsícem +288

    the guy from mexico definitely gave a lot of useful information. like he really wanted to make sure that if it is your goal to be there that you dont waste your time so he put out resources.

  • @jesssc402
    @jesssc402 Před měsícem +1371

    The new american dream now is to have American standard salary in USD and work remotely somewhere else like Japan

    • @kelvin-uh7tf
      @kelvin-uh7tf Před měsícem +126

      Its not easy because most of the time our salary was converted in term of the living cost. Take me for example. I work remotely in indonesia. You know if im in U.S im gonna make 180k usd . But bcause im based in indonesia i only got 1500usd per month . Those company arent stupid .😂

    • @shirolee
      @shirolee Před měsícem +5

      Yep!

    • @oodo2908
      @oodo2908 Před měsícem +88

      @@kelvin-uh7tf Considering cost of living, that 1500USd a month is like making 3k or more in the US. And you're not surrounded by weirdos and criminals. You're way better off where you are. And the girls aren't 300 pounds with tattoos.

    • @oodo2908
      @oodo2908 Před měsícem +17

      SE Asia is better. 1/3 or 1/4 the cost of living as Japan or Korea.

    • @jesssc402
      @jesssc402 Před měsícem +15

      @@kelvin-uh7tf that’s why i said American standard salary

  • @ClarkeBaldwin
    @ClarkeBaldwin Před měsícem +299

    I lived in Versailles for 10 years and the french guy in this video used to get my bus in the morning! Small world!

    • @nyru4922
      @nyru4922 Před měsícem

      He makes content on social media now, look for Japania :)

    • @alaa341g
      @alaa341g Před měsícem +30

      he is called amine , he is a youtuber , channel called JAPANIA

    • @GregosTH
      @GregosTH Před měsícem +11

      Yeah, Japania, quite famous in the "French in Japan" CZcams world.
      @Takashi Get Louis-San or IciJapon next time ! ;)

  • @zidanahmed1036
    @zidanahmed1036 Před měsícem +72

    The most i like about Takashi is the huge space he gives to people without this stupid interruption as always on tv shows.

  • @yamuiemata
    @yamuiemata Před měsícem +130

    The software engineer from Mexico gave very good and precise advice 👏

    • @hanazuki333
      @hanazuki333 Před měsícem +7

      He needs to accept his baldness... Buzz trimm it all down...

    • @Tobiko22
      @Tobiko22 Před měsícem +8

      All the great hairstylists in Japan and yet no one can style it.

    • @Mipon_en
      @Mipon_en Před měsícem +5

      thanks!

    • @Mipon_en
      @Mipon_en Před měsícem +6

      @@Tobiko22 hahaha my hair was a mess that day

    • @huzayfasyed5488
      @huzayfasyed5488 Před měsícem +4

      @@Mipon_en you got violated 😭

  • @Jobe-13
    @Jobe-13 Před měsícem +277

    All these people have so much character in the way they dress and what they all do is so fascinating.

    • @southcoastinventors6583
      @southcoastinventors6583 Před měsícem +12

      Must be cherry picking season

    • @morningatsea
      @morningatsea Před měsícem +1

      I agree and that is why this race should be loyal to its own race and its qualities. The Japanese aesthetic is incomparable.

    • @downtomars6268
      @downtomars6268 Před měsícem +7

      They get paid more than the average Japanese. Many foreign companies in Japan mainly employ foreigners. US tech companies only hire English speakers, many Indians as seen here, practically no Japanese so you see the Indian guy say he doesn't need to know Japanese even though he wants to live in Japan.

    • @philosyche
      @philosyche Před měsícem +6

      ​@@downtomars6268 part of loving a country like japan includes wanting to learn the language by default. the indian guy who said he doesn't have to learn japanese is correct, he doesn't *have to* learn it, but since he said it was his childhood dream to live in japan, i can bet he already had been learning it before moving there. For a foreigner, learning a language has its pros and cons, where pros outweigh the cons. pros include convenience, being social, wider access, etc. cons include having to learn a whole new language as an adult which is no easy feat. often times foreigners have to balance the pros and cons during their time in the country. You must remember that a foreigner has to deal with a 100 new things apart from just learning a language, for example, learning customs, meeting new people, managing finances, managing visa regulations, surviving in a completely new environment, etc. so learning a language, if it can be put in the backseat working in an english speaking company, becomes an attractive convenience for them. but japanese is a language that most foreigners would love to learn, at least in my opinion.

    • @OnLifeandLove
      @OnLifeandLove Před měsícem

      @@downtomars6268 He probably still needs a decent level of Japanese to open bank account, communicate with landlord etc

  • @Mipon_en
    @Mipon_en Před měsícem +49

    Thanks for interviewing bro. It was a pleasure talking with you!

    • @nekode119
      @nekode119 Před 25 dny +1

      bro thanks for the insight.. 😄
      hope can work abroad on japan someday

    • @NotGodel
      @NotGodel Před 19 dny

      Thanks for the advice that your shared. Hope you're enjoying life in Japan!

    • @cmlosaria
      @cmlosaria Před 15 dny

      thanks for giving great advice. Very realistic. I work with geospatial data and make web interactive maps for a living. I also do data analysis, visualization like ArcGIS, PowerBI. Do you think there is demand? I plan to work in Tokyo next year. I am currently in Vietnam (7 years) but from the Philippines.

  • @alohakidsjapan
    @alohakidsjapan Před měsícem +103

    21 years in Japan living in the countryside. The first 10 years working as an Eikaiwa Teacher, ¥230,000 /mo. rent ¥50,000 /mo.
    Next 5 years with position change, ¥300,000/mo. mortgage ¥45,000/mo. Past 6 years as an English school business owner. ¥800,000/mo. mortgage ¥45,000/mo.

    • @universe682
      @universe682 Před měsícem +7

      Oh,that's great! I envy you as a Japanese.

    • @Indienads
      @Indienads Před měsícem +2

      Which part? I lived in Shingu.

    • @nigelc.7818
      @nigelc.7818 Před měsícem +2

      Good to know they still study English here. Never see any advertisements anymore for eikaiwa 😂

    • @Mwoods2272
      @Mwoods2272 Před měsícem

      @@nigelc.7818 There are so many Eikawas, I don't see how they make money to stay in business.

    • @kennedysan1045
      @kennedysan1045 Před měsícem +5

      Holidays to developed nations are almost out of reach for most Japanese now.

  • @TakeoT1
    @TakeoT1 Před měsícem +34

    This video helps me a lot ! Thank you for making a video with this great topic !

  • @orpheus_black
    @orpheus_black Před měsícem +275

    😮Amine of Japania channel?

    • @Lozo39
      @Lozo39 Před měsícem +93

      You mean l'Illustre Amine of Japania ?

    • @sebastianrubio928
      @sebastianrubio928 Před měsícem +11

      ouai, s avais pas que son anglais etait si bon, j'ai vue le thumbnail: wtf Japania X Takeshii crossover?

    • @aritomiblog
      @aritomiblog Před měsícem +3

      Énorme !

    • @Cactus.Scoville
      @Cactus.Scoville Před měsícem +23

      Amine, la couillasse des grands soirs, le compère des bons repaires… manque plus que l’ami GuiGui et takashi chantera la vie en rose.

    • @wanetousri
      @wanetousri Před měsícem +11

      You mean Amine mon gars sur, mon reuf à la verge dur ?

  • @Troy_Story
    @Troy_Story Před měsícem +12

    The community developer guy is actually doing very well considering his rent is $62! Could be a good option for people wanting to move to Japan.

  • @JapaniaTV
    @JapaniaTV Před měsícem +108

    Damn! Like we would say in French, what an illustre vidéo

    • @Cactus.Scoville
      @Cactus.Scoville Před měsícem +4

      On t’as bien vue,
      Bon continuation à toi, l’expert de la maison mère !!!
      D’ailleurs un grand merci, pour ton boulot sur le Japon. Tout comme à l’animal Guigui.
      Vous m’aidez beaucoup dans la préparation de mon voyage d’octobre.
      Ça va être épique !!

    • @2pacgamer
      @2pacgamer Před měsícem +4

      Amine Sama, la grande Asperge internationale qui fait son apparition comme ça 😂
      Trop marrant de te voir sur une autre chaîne.
      ''Tchou Tchou Bye bye et à la semaine prochaine'' 💙❤
      懐かし!!

    • @MounMoun69
      @MounMoun69 Před měsícem +4

      Le seul qui déclare pas son revenu ! 😂 C’est trop risqué chez nous mdr

    • @romainfois1240
      @romainfois1240 Před měsícem +1

      Ça fait plaisir de te retrouver ici par hasard 🙂

    • @user-ef4ei7dx4p
      @user-ef4ei7dx4p Před měsícem +3

      @@MounMoun69 Je me suis dit la même chose mdrr

  • @lostinthesupermarket
    @lostinthesupermarket Před měsícem +74

    The data scientist and the business owner are living the life. Man the things I would do in Japan if I had that money

    • @nigelc.7818
      @nigelc.7818 Před měsícem +24

      If you are single it's great but if married with kids, even that pay is not incredible.

    • @pjosxyz
      @pjosxyz Před měsícem

      @@nigelc.7818 yeah but the living is cheap in Japan

    • @Mwoods2272
      @Mwoods2272 Před měsícem +6

      If you stay in Japan, it's good but you can't afford to travel abroad, the purchase power for the YEN is half of any place you visit.

    • @AliHaider-hx8gw
      @AliHaider-hx8gw Před měsícem +5

      @@Mwoods2272if you are in Japan, you don’t really need to go anywhere else except maybe for short trips.

    • @KonjikiNoYami666
      @KonjikiNoYami666 Před měsícem

      yeah right.
      Theres no school for data scientists in my country. Fuck/cry it all

  • @DiamondFlame45
    @DiamondFlame45 Před měsícem +115

    The Half Japanese and Trinidadian interviewee is so handsome! The key is to work for a foreign company in Japan! Get the benefits of being in Japan but without being subjected to its work culture lol

    • @pikachuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
      @pikachuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Před měsícem +8

      Yup, the other Canadian guy Kai is also cute 😂

    • @DiamondFlame45
      @DiamondFlame45 Před měsícem +1

      @@pikachuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Too vanilla 😂 Guys like him are a dime a dozen lol

    • @user-hm9is5ke9i
      @user-hm9is5ke9i Před měsícem +1

      @@DiamondFlame45 no one wants a half black dude. gross

    • @jayc33day
      @jayc33day Před měsícem

      Yet he's still a foreigner 😆

    • @ziontours5893
      @ziontours5893 Před měsícem +5

      The French guy also has sex appeal, and the lndian guy with the long hair is attractive.

  • @Mmmyyyzzz
    @Mmmyyyzzz Před měsícem +17

    more than 30 countries? woow. I wanted to hear his stories more. He seems chill.

  • @BungleTheGooner
    @BungleTheGooner Před měsícem +17

    JPY is so weak now that you’re basically stuck here if you’re being paid in JPY. Massively impacts any foreigner working here with financial dependents living abroad (e.g. a child in international school overseas). That’s a genuine stress and pain I wouldn’t wish on anyone else at the moment…

  • @DogsWithPurpose
    @DogsWithPurpose Před měsícem +6

    I really agreed with what the first Canadian guy was saying, knowing Japanese is so crucial

  • @theawesomeperson12
    @theawesomeperson12 Před měsícem +7

    I just moved to Japan literally this past week and it was really great to hear others experiences and get an understanding of where my salary falls in the range of everyone’s work experience

  • @MoPoppins
    @MoPoppins Před měsícem +3

    Lots of solid, actionable tips in this one! Thanks, Takashi & interviewees! 👍

  • @Cesar_MusicForFun
    @Cesar_MusicForFun Před měsícem +20

    No way, « l’asperge de Japania » in Takashi’s interview 😮👀

  • @NeoIntelGore
    @NeoIntelGore Před měsícem +6

    as a German not complaining constantly, must take unimaginable willpower.

  • @kauilstyle
    @kauilstyle Před měsícem +18

    I am so proud of my Mexican countryman. You represented us well brother!!!!

  • @GuillaumeCeccarelli
    @GuillaumeCeccarelli Před měsícem +141

    As a French person, it's funny to see that Amine (the French guy) was the only one who didn't reveal his income. We really have a taboo about these things :)
    Thanks for the video Takashii!

    • @chester9718
      @chester9718 Před měsícem +14

      we don't gaf

    • @decado3944
      @decado3944 Před měsícem +12

      Kind of disappointing to avoid this question. I guess he wants to avoid impacts for his french channel and social medias but still..

    • @Yotanou
      @Yotanou Před měsícem

      @@decado3944 My thought exactly. Living in Japan since 10y and being a recruiter, I know his salary as marketing manager for a school is not that high, but should be decent. Something between 300.000 JPY to 400.000 JPY / month is my guess but could be less. I think money he makes in euros around his ccntent helped a lot raising his income.

    • @noureb3833
      @noureb3833 Před měsícem +7

      s''il a un contract de travail francais tu as pas le droit de réveler ton salaire en france c'est meme un motif de licenciement dans certains contrat lol

    • @SM-yc4qv
      @SM-yc4qv Před měsícem +10

      I don’t care that he doesn’t share his income , i’m impressive by the fact that he can speak English and i guess Japanese. That’s a french unicorn 🦄

  • @universeofkorede
    @universeofkorede Před 29 dny +3

    Incredible content! This really got me thinking about some related ideas I’ve been exploring lately.

  • @chriisyeung
    @chriisyeung Před dnem

    Thank you so much for all the interviewees and of course Takashi, giving us a lot of useful information and constructive advice!!😀🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @mydogisbailey
    @mydogisbailey Před měsícem +58

    With the weak yen, the only way is to stay permanently in Japan. Cuz if you’re planning to just go for a couple years, your salary will be worth nothing in your home country.

    • @jaspdx63
      @jaspdx63 Před měsícem +6

      My cohort of ex-pats lucked out. We were in Japan in the mid 90's. The yen was in the 120's when I arrived and when I left; in between, there was short period where it strengthened to around 100. Ex-pat pay and benefits were also ridiculously (actually embarrassingly) generous at the time for jobs right out of college (you just needed decent language skills). I was able to save enough to return to the US and pay for grad school with only a modest student loan toward the end.

  • @h.nguyen4193
    @h.nguyen4193 Před měsícem +13

    In Boston, Mass $2000 a month will get you a studio apt. in the city. A 1 bedroom will around $2,500 to 5k. Japan is cheap compared to what it was in the late 90's.

    • @I_like_Goingballs
      @I_like_Goingballs Před měsícem +1

      But it is not bad.

    • @TwitchCronos100
      @TwitchCronos100 Před měsícem +1

      Its cheap cos salaries are generally low, most of these guys are in the high end of salaries.

    • @I_like_Goingballs
      @I_like_Goingballs Před 16 dny

      I mean it is not bad that it is cheap. But of course that salaries didn't grow is bad.

  • @MrShem123ist
    @MrShem123ist Před měsícem +21

    Great topic, Takashi san!!!

  • @sun.4150
    @sun.4150 Před měsícem +9

    As always, nice video!! Thanks Takashii san!

  • @ChanMingMason
    @ChanMingMason Před měsícem +33

    I really appreciate the dedication in each video you post. To be successful one has to have multiple income streams and so on, also investors should understand the crossover between asset classes & liquidity flow, Judith Layton focuses on Multi-asset trading, a single strategy to manage risk, profit, and the code or the actual decision-making across multi-asset classes. Her skills set is top notch

    • @AndersonBemzy
      @AndersonBemzy Před měsícem +1

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    • @FelixDedrick
      @FelixDedrick Před měsícem +1

      You trade with Judith M Layton too? Wow that woman has been a blessing to me and my family

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      @brandBull-wf5go Před měsícem +1

      Please let me know how to contact her as I'm new to this.

    • @JaeyoungPerry
      @JaeyoungPerry Před měsícem +1

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    • @ChanMingMason
      @ChanMingMason Před měsícem +1

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  • @granoysal7721
    @granoysal7721 Před měsícem +3

    What’s a wonderful series of interviews! Very helpful insights

  • @whaleryder64
    @whaleryder64 Před měsícem +13

    Yeah 🎉 to the Japanese-Caribbean 🇯🇵🇹🇹 person ❤ the ethnic combo 🤗

  • @KeithGoode
    @KeithGoode Před měsícem +2

    Respect to the interviewees whose native tongue isn't English but speak it fluently and also speak Japanese. People who are trilingual (or polyglots) are so impressive to me.

  • @nuruluin9840
    @nuruluin9840 Před 15 dny

    Having the perspective of someone thats not from the firstvworld helps a lot, glad the guy from mexico was so informative

  • @ReconstruyendoLaRepublica
    @ReconstruyendoLaRepublica Před měsícem +13

    I think the theme here was that everyone really loves Japan since they were kids. Thank you, excellent constructive perspectives from everyone!

  • @danicoleb5394
    @danicoleb5394 Před měsícem +7

    Some are really struggling with the concept of comparison. You cannot convert Yen to USD and complain they're being "underpaid" when you're matching those converted payments to US COL. They're getting paid relative to Japan. You're just reading them as a different currency to make sense of it, similar to translating languages. Doesn't mean it's a direct conversion and applicable to American living. The lifestyle of someone living off $200k in NYC is going to look different numerically in Tokyo, Japan. It doesn't mean that person is poor, struggling, or underpaid.
    According to Numbeo, average monthly cost for one person in Tokyo with a 1 bedroom apartment in city center is about $1,992. There was a dude pulling $6,600+ a month. He's living very comfortably in Japan and if he were in the States, these numbers would be adjusted and proportionate to the true USD of income and COL in the target city. So if his job paid $200k/year or $16,600+ per month in the States, the equivalent Japanese lifestyle he's enjoying would've looked more like $5,000+ for monthly expenses with a monthly income of $16,600+ for true USD numbers.

    • @JackpotJoe94
      @JackpotJoe94 Před 18 dny +1

      You are correct about the data scientist but the software engineer from India and Mexico (first job) is definitely getting underpaid

  • @TonyYeungUsual
    @TonyYeungUsual Před měsícem +16

    I am surprised the amount of Canadian in Tokyo. I met a runner around Yoyogi Park at my last day in Tokyo. He saw my Bluejays caps and come to me "Nice Bluejays cap. I am from Toronto, Canada". That is quite cool experience tho.

    • @southcoastinventors6583
      @southcoastinventors6583 Před měsícem +1

      They like Japan due to the mild winters compared to Canada

    • @Scott-if3ce
      @Scott-if3ce Před měsícem +2

      I'm Canadian but I'm in Osaka, and surprisingly I found Japanese culture is kind of similar to Canadian culture in some ways. Maybe that's why there's so many Canadians

    • @lililinda6947
      @lililinda6947 Před měsícem +1

      @@southcoastinventors6583I’d love to try and live in Japan, I hate the heat and humidity where I live in Canada and live winter. Don’t think I could survive the heat there

    • @justtoleavecomments3755
      @justtoleavecomments3755 Před měsícem +1

      Because Canada has been ruined is now unlivable.
      Big Asian communities in major Canadian cities is what introduces people to the country.

    • @TonyYeungUsual
      @TonyYeungUsual Před měsícem +1

      @@justtoleavecomments3755 I left Canada because I felt Canada has changed completely. It is not the Canada where I grew up.

  • @bou283
    @bou283 Před měsícem +2

    With my wife together we make around 1M per month.
    Our monthly cost :
    Rent + gaz + electricity + water + insurance + phones plan + gym + internet : ~ 200000 ¥
    Food : ~ 50000 ¥
    Fun (restaurant , shopping) : ~ 60000¥
    At the end we spend around 310000¥
    That is an average because sometimes we spend more if we visit my wife’s family or if we travel in Japan .
    Honestly speaking, weak yen is not really an issue if you spend your money in Japan and don’t have any plan to travel abroad.

  • @caesarjergens
    @caesarjergens Před měsícem +2

    Living in Tokyo for over a year and looking for a job I decided to go back home because the average salary is just too low, as Alfred (Mexican guy) says LinkedIn (and some other sites, mostly headhunter bureaus) are good if you have plenty of working experience but you also need to be at least level N2. Also get official credentials (not only an official document that you speak at the level you claim), as experience itself will not be enough much of the time.
    I took a sabbatical so I can go back to my `old` job. I will come back in a few years but probably with my own company and making sure I have both an income in Yen and Euros. And it will be in software and maybe translations on the side (I speak 4 European languages, basic Japanese and some Chinese). If you want to be a translator, focus on Chinese and Korean as those are two markets that will give you more of a chance finding a job than English.

  • @riririrri1748
    @riririrri1748 Před měsícem +5

    I’m from Sasebo, Nagasaki. My rent is 160k yen but Navy pays for it, it’s 3LDK with one tatami room detached home.

  • @STR8WESTCOASTN
    @STR8WESTCOASTN Před měsícem +8

    Nice Video!
    I agree with the Mexican guy @18:11 💯

  • @japan.kpensieve
    @japan.kpensieve Před měsícem +2

    aw thanks very much for this video and also for introducing Preply 😍🙏🙏

    • @dc7052
      @dc7052 Před 28 dny

      @japan.kpensieve hello

  • @FunkyKiwi7
    @FunkyKiwi7 Před měsícem +5

    Excellent interviews. Thanks for sharing

  • @prescottosegie
    @prescottosegie Před měsícem +8

    Good video Takashi keep up the good work dude😎

  • @azaraath6450
    @azaraath6450 Před měsícem +4

    Always good to see Amine from Japania!

  • @stevebeschakis9775
    @stevebeschakis9775 Před měsícem +1

    I've been snapping up Japanese arts and crafts lately--the exchange rate is phenomenal! ...found a couple of beautiful Nambu tetsubin yesterday. Great.

  • @avpr1574
    @avpr1574 Před měsícem +1

    When I lived in Japan first time in 1991, I worked for Nova. I was getting about 320k yen a month. My rent was 28000 yen. Good times. Went back on JET in 98 and salary was similar.

  • @oleksandrfabry8497
    @oleksandrfabry8497 Před měsícem +25

    "People listen to their music with headphones", I felt that deeply, living in Canada, there is no public space you can go to without a few low IQs swiping through tiktok without their headphones. Every time hear that I cry inside and think about Japan.

  • @maripalmah
    @maripalmah Před měsícem +3

    Thank you Takasi, very interesting video, I am thinking to move to Japan.

  • @charlespan1591
    @charlespan1591 Před 17 dny

    Very well edited video. Concise, to the point. Good job!

  • @Pato_chan_33
    @Pato_chan_33 Před měsícem +1

    Fantastic video with nice diverse group of people from different demographics

  • @commentarytalk1446
    @commentarytalk1446 Před měsícem +3

    Good to hear the chainsaw man t-shirt, wearing gentleman is enjoying Japan, so much. Good taste in clothes too: suggestive but understated and smart.

  • @cjustmauve
    @cjustmauve Před měsícem +4

    JAPANIAAAAAAAA AMIIIIIINE 🇫🇷

  • @c_cma1971
    @c_cma1971 Před měsícem +2

    Hello from Bucharest, Romania/ Roumanie - a huge underrated city in Europe:)

    • @gimalu743
      @gimalu743 Před měsícem

      I will visit Bucharest soon. What are your tips for the city? Many greetings

    • @whitebirdart1696
      @whitebirdart1696 Před měsícem

      I have been, and I loved it! Romania as a whole was brilliant and I can't wait to go back

  • @focotaku
    @focotaku Před měsícem +3

    A word of advice from the future: make sure you don’t set a trap for your future self.
    There are reasons why you may decide to leave Japan, and when you do, you may struggle to adapt or find a job back in the West. I think the best compromise is probably working for a foreigner company in Japan, or be your own boss. Because most of the skills you learn in a Japanese company are most likely of no use outside Japan. If you want to specialize in something, it may be hard to compete with someone who has spent the same amount of years just working on that one thing. In the meantime, you may have learned lots of things, including Japanese language which takes a long time to master at a business level, or how to negotiate in Japanese, but those skills are pretty much useless outside Japan. Everything is possible, though. Just be aware of this.
    And these are a couple of reasons why you may decide to eventually leave Japan: family & health. If your parents and close relatives live at 14-hours flight distance, and you work for a company with few holidays that only lets you visit them once a year, you may be missing out from their lives and eventually you may want to be part of that again. Also, as you grow older you may struggle with the hay fever in Tokyo during spring and then the 3 months of hot and humid weather. When you are young, you have the energy. But as you grow older you may want to live in a place with milder weather.
    I’m Spanish. I’ve lived 12 years in Japan before I moved to the UK. I love Japanese language and Japanese culture, but as a software engineer in the UK, those are just hobbies now, not skills I need for my job. I’ve moved back to Europe so I can visit my family more often. Also, I feel healthier here: weather, allergies, working hours… I don’t regret living in Japan because it’s given me so much and it’s made me who I am today. And if I didn’t have a family, I would have probably stayed there forever. I’m just leaving this here as food for thought. 皆さん、頑張ってください!

    • @hannah60000
      @hannah60000 Před měsícem

      Of course, it depends where you live and where thou are from. The distance is an issue for Koreans or Taiwanese, for example.

    • @Aeris_InJapan
      @Aeris_InJapan Před měsícem +1

      I m autistic and don't care at all about family

  • @etistyle96
    @etistyle96 Před měsícem +3

    it's funny as hell to see japania in your videos ^^ お疲れ様です

  • @anuragdeshkar
    @anuragdeshkar Před měsícem +3

    2nd Indian guy is Ajay Pandey makes very impressive videos on CZcams ❤

  • @nekode119
    @nekode119 Před 25 dny

    they guy from mexico really helpfull, i can sense he's a nice senior software dev
    thanks for the insight

  • @queenpetty5737
    @queenpetty5737 Před měsícem +1

    The Indian software engineer is HANDSOME 😍
    Nice topic this go around!!

  • @saldiven2009
    @saldiven2009 Před měsícem +6

    I have a friend who has lived and worked in Japan for several years (since well before the pandemic). He's originally from Southern California.
    He makes enough to get buy living in Tokyo, but with the weakness of the Yen, the biggest difficulty is that it's really hard for him to visit family back in the USA.

  • @sevxone
    @sevxone Před měsícem +31

    Damn that's pretty low pay. I work in a pretty basic job here in Sweden and make about $3000 a month, but of course i pay 34% tax on that so it ends up more like ~$1980 which is still more than most people in this video in the end. I live in a 3 room apartment which has a kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, wardrobe(its like a small room) and a balcony and pay $900 a month for it.

    • @gringolife9986
      @gringolife9986 Před měsícem +3

      1980$ and you can afford to live in 3 room appartement
      l make 3000$ after tax and can't rent this time of appartement in private building
      also where in Sweden are you
      here around paris 3 room appartement in private you have to pay almost 1000€ to 1500€
      so even with my 3k$
      isn't enough because they ask you win 3 time rent

    • @sevxone
      @sevxone Před měsícem

      @@gringolife9986 Malmö is where i live in Sweden.

    • @ARKSAAXX-ys9gz
      @ARKSAAXX-ys9gz Před měsícem +20

      It's pointless to compare salaries in a country where a rice ball costs 50 cents a piece and a sandwich costs $10.

    • @krisxaero
      @krisxaero Před měsícem +5

      You are fxking lucky. Hope the migrant crisis doesn't ruin your cost of living within the next couple of years.

    • @sevxone
      @sevxone Před měsícem +1

      @@ARKSAAXX-ys9gz that is true, its very expensive here. But if you are careful and buy cheap groceries you can be just fine.

  • @andrefcoutinho
    @andrefcoutinho Před 23 dny +1

    It was cool to see that snop dog was down to be interviewed 😂

  • @Superheroina89
    @Superheroina89 Před měsícem +2

    Great video, Takashi! 😊🙌🏼

  • @Merukun6
    @Merukun6 Před měsícem +29

    Most of these foreigners have a high level of training and have other employment options and assets if Japanese yen gets too low.
    Compare that with Japanese who have same level of training but must exist on low wages, high cost of living, and demanding working conditions.

    • @tjplaceholder8183
      @tjplaceholder8183 Před měsícem

      well now I understand both why theres immigration out of Japan and why education is so valued for children

    • @downtomars6268
      @downtomars6268 Před měsícem

      That's true. Western tech companies in Japan like major US ones only hire English speakers and prefer to bring in other foreigners so they don't really hire Japanese staff regardless of skill.

  • @user-et8es9vg5z
    @user-et8es9vg5z Před měsícem +9

    Omg japaniaaaa in your video 😍😍 I’ll watch it for sure 😌

  • @haruo10
    @haruo10 Před měsícem +1

    Thanks Takashi nice video and life for working foreighners. interesting

  • @menace46
    @menace46 Před měsícem +2

    Amazing video as always. Thank you.

  • @xyphxer
    @xyphxer Před měsícem +5

    I live in JP too and have a comfortable salary. Some of these guys have comfortable salary but are paying way too much for rent. Rent should be max 1:3 of your salary. 1:3 should go to all other expenses and 1:3 to save/invest especially if you are on the lower spectrum of salary..

    • @itsOrdinal
      @itsOrdinal Před měsícem +2

      welcome to 2024, where the 1:3 rent rule is genuinely impossible unless you get very lucky

    • @nigelc.7818
      @nigelc.7818 Před měsícem

      Agree my mortgage is 1:6 after tax but I don't live centrally.

    • @xyphxer
      @xyphxer Před měsícem +2

      @@itsOrdinal in Japan or even Tokyo it is possible actually. Most of the foreigners here are on the 'fun' mode and wants to stay in shibuya/shinjuku area and overpaying their rent. 60-70k for a 25sqm on a 300k salary is totally possible and these apartments are everywhere.
      for example, the one guy is paying 230k for 2ldk in ebisu. im paying 170k for a 2ldk just 20minutes train ride to shibuya. then again, im here for work and not having parties.

  • @user-oq4dx5mr6f
    @user-oq4dx5mr6f Před měsícem +11

    Takashi needs a shampoo sponsor!

  • @_victorianderson
    @_victorianderson Před 24 dny

    I'm interested in going to a Japanese language school, I'd love to see more content of foreigners sharing their experiences and tips for this topic. Thank you for making great videos Takashii!

  • @christopherharris6005
    @christopherharris6005 Před 24 dny +1

    Awesome video as always Takashii.

  • @jlpt-gakusei
    @jlpt-gakusei Před měsícem +4

    Really like the camera TAKASHii used?
    Anyone have idea about camera or mic? Pls

  • @butter_fly_feel
    @butter_fly_feel Před měsícem +3

    Thank you for this knowledgeable video❤

  • @ZSsZone
    @ZSsZone Před 27 dny

    As someone in the beginning of his tech career i appeciate the guy so much for giving us those tips!

  • @Dee10294
    @Dee10294 Před 26 dny

    Thank you for the video. Im currently residing in Komaba, Tokyo and studying at the University of Tokyo.

  • @elizabethhafferty1200
    @elizabethhafferty1200 Před měsícem +4

    Great interviews!

  • @stephaniegrady8
    @stephaniegrady8 Před měsícem +4

    Your interviews are really interesting.

  • @russshokunbi8461
    @russshokunbi8461 Před 21 dnem +1

    Chainsaw man shirt is dope

  • @alecubudulecu
    @alecubudulecu Před 23 dny +1

    That Canadian community developer is a CIR for JET. How he described it. That’s def JET program. (He’s correct. That’s what the CIR role does).
    Source : me. I did it for 3 years.

  • @timm285
    @timm285 Před měsícem +15

    I can’t wait to go back to Japan

    • @cre8iveone699
      @cre8iveone699 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@jsdjordi5153why did you say "good lock"?

    • @imashoe1029
      @imashoe1029 Před měsícem

      Same!​@@jsdjordi5153

  • @ahmadnajim4614
    @ahmadnajim4614 Před měsícem +3

    Very nice video takashi!

  • @dray8047
    @dray8047 Před měsícem +1

    Thailand just announced the DTV for remote workers. It's a 5 year visa with a few conditions. Japan should be doing the same.

  • @VincentCosplay
    @VincentCosplay Před měsícem

    Japania, Mipon and Around Akiba in a Single video : “ So this is what they called the multiverse”

  • @Impozalla
    @Impozalla Před měsícem +4

    The salary in Japan is just ridiculously low. There are options for foreigners working in Japan but for Japanese citizens, It seems like they are pretty much stuck.

    • @user-tx5pm8lq4t
      @user-tx5pm8lq4t Před měsícem +2

      In fact, the Japanese are not that stuck.
      Unlike other developed countries, where rapid inflation has made it impossible to buy a house and people can no longer easily eat out, the situation has not arisen.
      The reasons for this include
      In Japan, the asset value of a building becomes almost zero after 30 years, there are many vacant houses due to the low birth rate, and it is cheap to rent or buy a house in rural areas due to ultra-low interest rates on mortgages.
      In Japan, you can eat a delicious meal out for around 800 yen, and Japanese food can be made cheaply because miso, tofu, and natto are cheap.
      In addition, the three elements of happiness - food, housing, and environment - are met at a minimum, with plenty of entertainment, convenient convenience stores and trains, and good public safety.

    • @Impozalla
      @Impozalla Před měsícem +1

      @@user-tx5pm8lq4t Yes, if you're a foreigner things are very cheap. Now if you are a Japanese citizen, that's a different story.

    • @user-tx5pm8lq4t
      @user-tx5pm8lq4t Před měsícem +1

      ​@@Impozalla Money games are distorting the exchange rate, but this doesn't really matter to Japanese people unless they travel abroad.
      As always, you can eat everything from conveyor belt sushi to ramen and tonkatsu for around 800 yen. Ten eggs cost 190 yen.
      Rents have also risen in Tokyo, but in the countryside there are many vacant rooms and fierce competition for rental space, so prices have hardly increased at all.
      Meanwhile in America, rapid inflation has meant that 50% of people in their 20s are working two or more jobs because they are struggling to make ends meet.
      I've heard of people getting into debt because they can't afford to live, and there are even homeless people who are working.
      These are things that are almost unthinkable in Japan.

    • @Impozalla
      @Impozalla Před měsícem +1

      @@user-tx5pm8lq4t yeah and that's why they are stuck.

    • @user-tx5pm8lq4t
      @user-tx5pm8lq4t Před měsícem

      @@Impozalla This is a difference in thinking. You may be a GDP growth supremacist like America, but Japanese people don't want to become a country like America. There is an abundance of entertainment such as karaoke and arcades, the town is clean and safe, medical care is good, there are convenient convenience stores and trains, food is cheap and delicious, and there is no shortage of housing. Japan is truly the ideal country for Japanese people. Do you have a living environment like this in your country? If so, please tell me which country it is. When I watched a video of New York, which boasts the world's highest GDP, it looked like nothing more than a developing country.

  • @Jayjay-2007
    @Jayjay-2007 Před měsícem +3

    Nice intro! Very cool font, good job!

  • @wasabikun
    @wasabikun Před měsícem +1

    The worst thing about the Japanese labour market is, they still value pure seniority over skills and productivity. I was offered a job as a Software Engineer at Nomura in Tokyo, for around 100K USD/year, in an international team (no need to be fluent in Japanese). Yes, they all say Tokyo is cheaper than London (exception made for a sizeable accommodation) yet...that's basically half of what a comparable Software Engineer would make in the City! Recruiters told me straight faced that, had they been looking for a more senior role, the salary would have easily been double that figure. Now, I worked in banking IT for almost two decades and I know those "senior roles" rarely contribute to an IT project and become involved almost exclusively in paper pushing and office politics. All in all I would say Japan is NOT a prime choice to have a good and lucrative career. For IT professionals, I think Singapore or Hong Kong are better.

  • @fungiuse
    @fungiuse Před měsícem +1

    Questo e' un eccelente video, mi piace moltissimo, Takashii !! Grazie mille!! Arrivederci.

  • @MVP0137
    @MVP0137 Před měsícem +5

    U.S. company paying me American dollars in Hiroshima, Japan as a mechanic. Company paid apartment, rental car, $7000 pay a month

  • @John-gh2lz
    @John-gh2lz Před měsícem +10

    So if understood correctly the German guy is some kind of anime pimp ? Lol

    • @goofybaII
      @goofybaII Před měsícem +3

      Looks like one lol

    • @PentragonCosplay
      @PentragonCosplay Před měsícem

      One part anime, the other is idols (so more like show- and musicbusiness)

    • @brenx9048
      @brenx9048 Před 27 dny

      He sold me my one piece body pillow !

  • @hitchygo426
    @hitchygo426 Před měsícem

    Good move to put Amine from Japania as a thumbnail Takashii 💪🏼

  • @Meditations2024
    @Meditations2024 Před měsícem

    I live in Wisconsin and make $5,600/month working 40 Hours/Week in manufacturing for a company that respects a healthy work/life balance.
    On top of paid time off, they also allow requests for unpaid time off for an additional amount of up to two weeks per year. Upon hire, that's up to a month per year off with another week of sick days. This increases the more time you spend with the company. They hire seasonal workers to accommodate this generous leave policy.
    You don't need a degree, just a good work ethic.
    I don't know if I'd want to live in Japan, having lived in Korea for a year in the past. Different cultures, I know, but the same population density problems. The guy living in the country side has it best IMO, although playing beach volley ball as career doesn't exactly have high prospects. The German business owner has it pretty good, but not everyone is rich.
    I'd love to visit Japan anyway. If you live there, you should learn Japanese IMO. No excuses; you're just being lazy. Disrespectful.

  • @Dangic23
    @Dangic23 Před měsícem +9

    Wife and I each retired in our 40s and moved to Japan in 2023.
    Our retirement is in USD and only goes up every year.
    We lived in Florida and now our cost of living is half of what it was in FL.
    We live in a 4LDK and have 2 cars.
    We travel 90% more than what we did in FL.
    Just came back from a cruise around Japan/Korea.

    • @universe682
      @universe682 Před měsícem +4

      I'm jealous that you're living a luxurious retired life. Japanese people are poor, so they have to work until they are 60.

    • @SkyHermit
      @SkyHermit Před měsícem

      Do you keep your money in US bank account? Or have them transferred to Japanese bank account?

    • @lililinda6947
      @lililinda6947 Před měsícem

      What did you do to be able to retire in your 40s? Any inheritance ? Sounds like a nice situation you have now.

    • @Dangic23
      @Dangic23 Před měsícem +1

      @@universe682
      In the US people now have to work forever.
      In Japan every worker gets to retire at 60 but can work a few more years if they want.

    • @Dangic23
      @Dangic23 Před měsícem +2

      @@SkyHermit
      Our pension is deposited in US Banks and we use our credit cards for points for all our purchases in Japan, and pay them off every month through our banks.

  • @anya61867
    @anya61867 Před měsícem +13

    I worked in japan during the early 90s looks like the pay hasn't increase much

    • @oodo2908
      @oodo2908 Před měsícem +1

      It was good when it was 100 to a dollar. But 160, oh my god.

    • @molamolalaaa2968
      @molamolalaaa2968 Před měsícem

      Same as many other countries

    • @myaopan
      @myaopan Před měsícem

      Economy has not grown for 30 years so yes, no growth in salary too.

  • @russellschaeffler
    @russellschaeffler Před 23 dny

    The Yen started appreciating on July 18th and should continue.

  • @cyril.carrere
    @cyril.carrere Před měsícem +1

    nice one ! I'm French and like @japania, I also have another activity (I'm a published writer and screenwriter) that allows me to get income from France as well.

  • @damienlimonne9945
    @damienlimonne9945 Před měsícem +3

    Amine on est là les français ! On ne dit jamais ce que l'ont gagne 😂

  • @combat2267
    @combat2267 Před měsícem +9

    As a foreigner who's lived in Japan for 4 years, it's really surprising to watch these videos and hear how low other foreigners salaries are. I'm a manager in an office job making 6.5 million yen a year and it's shocking to hear that other foreigners with specialized skills like IT and software dev are making less than me.

    • @universe682
      @universe682 Před měsícem +3

      Recently, even in Japan, engineers' salaries have risen to around 8 million yen, but it's still cheap.

    • @g_rr_tt
      @g_rr_tt Před měsícem +3

      @@universe682 I made 1.5x that my first year out of college. Now i'm making 2.05x that in Japan as an engineer.

    • @universe682
      @universe682 Před měsícem

      @@g_rr_tt Really?It's incredible!

    • @xXxUrbanNinjaxXx
      @xXxUrbanNinjaxXx Před měsícem

      Same boat. I feel blessed living in my situation.

  • @SwagOnSwoosh
    @SwagOnSwoosh Před 19 dny

    Dope and insightful interviews.

  • @KAD9131
    @KAD9131 Před měsícem +1

    Live in countryside in Japan and my salary with no diploma 5 millions per year at 34, i started 2.5millions, double in 8 years changing job twice juste with experience, my Japanese language degree only, I travel in us and Europe for free , I work with all over the world in manufacturing industry at marketer and communication, industry it’s the best career in Japan for travel and have good career and friendly field.
    apartment 80m2 with 12m2 balcony with view on mountains and Shinkansen the best typical Japanese landscape, Tokyo no way