If you're young enough, you can get a working holiday visa and then find a job once you're in the country (that's what I did). You can also apply even if you're a few years past the cutoff point since they mostly rubber stamp them. Worst case scenario is they reject it and then you go a different route.
Otherwise you could find job openings in Japan from where you are since many of them offer to relocate you. Don't go into gaming.
Bear in mind that the Japanese economy is entering its endgame, heading towards bankruptcy. The next 5-10 years are going to be ROUGH. Make a point of converting your yen to dollars or euros as soon as you get them (the Japanese banks will try to impede you). A Wise account might be helpful.
For tech, your best bets are Tokyo (everything), Osaka (everything-lite), and Nagoya (mostly industrial and automotive stuff). For Nagoya, the best areas to live in are Yagoto, Kakuozan, and Motoyama. If you buy property, understand that real estate in Japan always goes down because nobody likes "old" buildings.
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If you're young enough, you can get a working holiday visa and then find a job once you're in the country (that's what I did). You can also apply even if you're a few years past the cutoff point since they mostly rubber stamp them. Worst case scenario is they reject it and then you go a different route.
Otherwise you could find job openings in Japan from where you are since many of them offer to relocate you. Don't go into gaming.
Bear in mind that the Japanese economy is entering its endgame, heading towards bankruptcy. The next 5-10 years are going to be ROUGH. Make a point of converting your yen to dollars or euros as soon as you get them (the Japanese banks will try to impede you). A Wise account might be helpful.
For tech, your best bets are Tokyo (everything), Osaka (everything-lite), and Nagoya (mostly industrial and automotive stuff). For Nagoya, the best areas to live in are Yagoto, Kakuozan, and Motoyama. If you buy property, understand that real estate in Japan always goes down because nobody likes "old" buildings.
What's the reasoning behind this statement?
What about Kyoto?
Game devs are treated very poorly in Japan. Even worse than in the rest of the world.
Kyoto is a third-rate city. If you can find stuff there, great, but there's not much selection.
Kyoto is a half an hour train ride from Osaka.