The LAST day in the life of a Software Engineer in Japan

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for all the kind comments! The follow-up video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKWVXqCJdpaleLc

[@ToKiniAndy]

Congratulations!!! That’s exciting

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks Andy! It absolutely is!!

[@MaDmanex100]

I like your calm approach and humour. Great videos from the past and the future.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot! ☺️

[@aarongeorge9414]

Wishing you a great life ahead

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Aaron!

[@AkshayKale12]

WOW.. All the best Johannes! 🍻

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks AK! Is everything going well for you?

[@AkshayKale12]

I am doing good! Videos are great btw, keep 'em coming.

[@daniel-panek]

congratulations! that's great! working for yourself seems to be the ideal, especially with the work culture in Japan. hope it all works out!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Daniel! So do I 😅

[@Adam-kk7nw]

@@JapaneseJourney any advice for a noob? I graduate from coding bootcamp April 30

[@JapaneseJourney]

@@Adam-kk7nw make stuff!

[@pH7Programming]

Amazing video! Just love it!

[@pH7Programming]

Just subscribed 🙂

[@afksteph]

Good luck for the next stage of your career!!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Steph!

[@chris_from_q3155]

Hi Bro, All the best in the new job. Can we see more on food and maybe japan house tours? Chris

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Chris! I put it on my list and it will certainly come. It's a long list though 😅

[@pavedpara]

i been subscribed for years now. it was inspiring then and its inspiring now honestly. proud of u man. keep up everything u doing for yourself

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Jay! Looking forward to sharing what's about to come! Thanks for staying with me!

[@rickyfurt1185]

Good luck man, I hope all works well for u.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot man!

[@alexandervs3369]

Good luck / Ois Guade for your future!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Alexander!

[@tanjounokamioku]

Awesome video as always. It would be good to know a little more on how to get to work in Japan as a software engineer from your point of view!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for the suggestion Tanjou! You mean as in getting clients or as in getting hired?

[@tanjounokamioku]

@@JapaneseJourney whatever you feel better to create! I’d like to know a little bit of both! :)

[@johnh3267]

So many questions come to mind. But first, best wishes for this brave move. Only a foreigner would do something like this. I wonder how shocked your old work colleagues were. I presume you finished your job before your trip to Germany. Now to some questions which you may choose to answer in upcoming videos. How did your families (Japan & Germany) react to this? Will you be able to maintain about the same income? Did you already have a relationship with your first client in Germany? What's the potential for more clients in Germany? Will you need to adjust your work day to match business hours in Germany? Is there any prospect of Japanese clients? Will you need to travel to Germany more frequently? If things don't work out, will you be viewed as 'unreliable', or worse, if you apply for jobs in Japan again?

[@JapaneseJourney]

So many questions indeed John, thanks a lot! I'll try to address them in the upcoming videos 😅

[@HaitaniMasayuki]

Good luck and viel Erfolg with all your future paths! I'll be moving to there in winter too. Maybe I could even use your work one day :D

[@JapaneseJourney]

Oh, great, how exciting! Where will you be moving to?

[@HaitaniMasayuki]

@@JapaneseJourney I was always interested in Kyoto, but (due to how my visa procedure is set up) for the beginning I will be around Tokyo, where exactly is not decided yet. Probably on the Eastern side.

[@JapaneseJourney]

@@HaitaniMasayuki ok, that's a great starting point. Also easy to go anywhere from there!

[@LifeofMarie267]

You got this. Follow your dreams!

[@JapaneseJourney]

💪 thanks a lot Marie!!

[@kingcandas7]

Hey Jo! Best of luck for your self-employment. I am positive that you will totally ROCK this part of your journey. :-)) Looking forward to the videos in which you're going to share your experiences!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Candas 😊

[@Achuuuuuuuuuuuu]

Good luck with everything! Really looking forward to more videos on your experiences and learnings being self employed in Japan 👍👍 I’m sure it will help many others considering setting up over there as well.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Dinh! I hope it'll actually work out well 😅

[@レイ-f9n]

I am a foreigner also and will be sent to Japan to work as a Full Stack Developer, Honestly I am scared and disappointed to myself because I did not study too much their language and writings. I found your Channel as my inspiration, Thank you very much for your vlogs.

[@SiilverEdit]

Dont be scared for some you are lucky to have this chance and also the best way to learn is to travel be stronger not all people are the same to you

[@cartoonnanimesongs9664]

Why you have to return the stuffs?

[@JapaneseJourney]

It's the company's property.

[@cartoonnanimesongs9664]

@@JapaneseJourney ohh, mac book also? 😶

[@cartoonnanimesongs9664]

@@JapaneseJourney how can we live in Japan for the lifetime?

[@NihonGoo]

Alles Gute für die Selbstständigkeit und viel Erfolg!! :) Ich bin gespannt, was in Zukunft kommen wird :)

[@JapaneseJourney]

Vielen Dank Kevin 🙏 Ich auch ☺️

[@Frodohack]

Good luck! A question: how you find clients (in japan and abroad)?

[@binodjha2023]

I have a question how can I settle in a new country without studying there and doing my course degree say medical or engineering from my own country, I am an Indian and I wanna settle foreign but I am in 30s so any other way than studying in the university of that country. And love your videos keep it up :-)

[@JapaneseJourney]

For Japan, the general requirement that will make getting a visa much easier, is to have a university. Doesn't matter where you got it from.

[@Pain-qu5nr]

How did you get a job as software engineer in Japan?

[@bawanthaharshana]

hey, I got a scholarship to my Masters in japan, now I’m working as a software engineer in my country. can I know how much paid in japan for software engineers 😅

[@Gloppy]

The question I have is the speed and availability of fiber optic internet in Japan. I know it exists over there, but how prevalent is it? Can you get it out in the suburbs or are you limited to the big cities and certain areas?

[@JapaneseJourney]

Good question! I had fibre already back in 2016 in Nagano city, and we paid about $56 back then. Realistic speed was about 500 Mb/S up and down. Totally acceptable and way better than many other countries (e.g. Germany 😑) IMHO.

[@paulcloete4384]

Woooo! Enjoy your new adventure! (also banana)

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Paul! Everything good in Europe for you?

[@ullaskunder]

this is my dream to get job in Japan...🤞

[@Kampfkeks120799]

Sounds exciting, Good Luck and hope it works out! And BANANA :D

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot and welcome to the banana club! ☺

[@limitless1692]

Great fresh new look. Like that saying: New beginings are desguised as painful endings... By the way I want to ask you somehing: -- Is it possible for a self taught Software Developer to work in Japan? I am from UK, and do not have a Colege / University degree.

[@JapaneseJourney]

There are options, such as sufficient work experience. Generally for younger people, a university degree makes things a lot easier.

[@limitless1692]

@@JapaneseJourney Many Thanks for the answer :)

[@Jasiwardas]

If you are freelancing - there is a potential KZbin Series on the horizon about how to do that.. ne? 😄

[@JapaneseJourney]

There might be ☺️

[@azlanqiv]

Banana! Worth it, some of us notice.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Appreciate it! 🍌

[@silverYolo]

I would like to hear about working in Japan. Is the work/life balance really as bad as its been talked about?

[@JapaneseJourney]

Good question! I'll talk about my experience in one of the next videos!

[@animeleek]

Sounds like a great Opportunity. As a 3D artist i always wanted to to get a real estate in japan and work as freelance so i don't have to worry about the extreme Workculture in japan. but is something like that even possible from the getgo without having a visa already ?

[@JapaneseJourney]

You need a visa that allows you to work as a freelancer. I'll talk about that more in an upcoming video.

[@RonaldoSanchez-g1y]

we still waiting@@JapaneseJourney

[@Jasiwardas]

waah.. so, which version of having your company did you use? do you use a lawyer/tax consultant? for the businessplan etc.. or don't you need this bc you are just on the spouse visa and not the working visa? else, 50k starting capital would be crazy.. 💸💸💸

[@JapaneseJourney]

Actually I’m on a permanent visa ☝️ Will go more into details in upcoming videos!

[@adelinaborchardt6524]

Tired Jo looks cuteee

[@JapaneseJourney]

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[@Alexomator]

Banana, good luck to you!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot man!

[@BismoyoPujiAstonoBonaventura]

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[@manvendra_singh]

i need more BANANAs in the chat!

[@benjaminyeah51]

reinjamin!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Likejamin?

[@benjaminyeah51]

@@JapaneseJourney volljamin!

[@brunobsb]

That is a bit shocking and exciting at the same time... I always wondered how a foreigner could start a business in Japan from zero. I want to learn and know the details, such as how permanent residents would have the autonomy to start a business without depending/relying on Japanese citizen individuals. I wonder if you will establish a branch of a German company in Japan, if thats the case it sounds like a lot of work, expectations, but also great rewards... I wish I had experience and qualification in I.T., best of luck to you!

[@JapaneseJourney]

We will see how it goes 😅 Thanks a lot! Details will come in the upcoming videos!

[@hellish_anime3019]

can i ask your age bro?

[@JapaneseJourney]

35.

[@hellish_anime3019]

@@JapaneseJourney realy? U actualy looklike 25 tbh wish u a long and happy life Btw i have a question can you tell me or make a video of a minimum resume that a computer engineer need to get a work in japan? Again thanks alot for your help full vids ♥️

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot man! I’ve made this video before, which also covers CVs IIRC: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpCoZqWhm9Z4gqs

[@nisan3017]

bro that title sounds so dark if you read it that way

[@JapaneseJourney]

Haha, didn't realize until I read your comment!

[@k1llz0ne93]

BANANA Good luck and all the best in your upcoming freelance endavour 😊

[@JapaneseJourney]

🍌 thank you!!

[@nikkai-st8dd]

Banana!

[@simonderchefe]

banana

[@McMalo99]

🍌

[@JapaneseJourney]

🍌 😊

[@cenandoenjapon]

return BANANA;

[@JapaneseJourney]

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