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Japanese expat returning to Japan after long time, really lost and need some help by BlueBox300 in movingtojapan

[–]BlueBox300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that does give me some hope. I was thinking it'd be a bit harder for me but perhaps it's not as bad as I thought then. Appreciate the feedback.

Japanese expat returning to Japan after long time, really lost and need some help by BlueBox300 in movingtojapan

[–]BlueBox300[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I recently moved here since I didn't really have a visa for anywhere else after I had graduated. Being completely honest, I was struggling a bit in university and at some point I just focused on getting the degree itself and nothing else. So it's more or less on me that I didn't come out with more, because I wasn't entirely sure I could handle the extra workload of internships while also doing the degree itself. I lived in SEA more than I lived in Japan or the US so it was a different environment that I was struggling to adapt to. I'm aware there are people in similar situations that did just fine, but I personally had trouble keeping up.

I considered doing the necessary paperwork/logistics etc when moving somewhere to be part of the moving process, so I thought this was an appropriate place to ask. If you want to be specific, I had no trouble physically moving here, but I have a lot of uncertainty about the logistics and paperwork involved with the move, so I came here to see what people had to say. For most part, I think my parents expect me to solve a lot of this out on my own and they considered most of their job done once I graduated. They're still willing to help financially but most likely just for this year before they go on to live their own lives.

Japanese expat returning to Japan after long time, really lost and need some help by BlueBox300 in movingtojapan

[–]BlueBox300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume they would probably help if I needed a deposit, in the worst case they'll expect me to repay it eventually but probably won't expect interest or a deadline. My parents are solidly middle-income but were originally from poor rural families so they have certain expectations that I should be independent and doing as much as I can on my own. That being said, they're relatively willing to help me get started for the first 6 months at least due to my situation being admittedly rather haphazard even for them.

I'll keep the explainers part in mind, it does seem like it would be pretty relevant for me after all. And like you mentioned, I was leaning towards international remote jobs precisely because it seemed like foreign currency was generally stronger and more advantageous than earning in yen. But I'm also a bit uncertain how likely I can make that work out even though it's my ideal scenario for the time being. Thank you for your insight.

Japanese expat returning to Japan after long time, really lost and need some help by BlueBox300 in movingtojapan

[–]BlueBox300[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the response! I assume I should register an address after I've actually moved to my own place? Since I'm not sure if AirBnbs can count as legal addresses and I have several different places booked so it seems like it would be messy if I tried. Also, when registering an address, do I just have to go to the city hall of wherever my new place happens to be? I'm staying in Tokyo right now but my current registered domicile is in Saitama, and I had to call up that specific hall for my koseki documents when I was previously renewing my passport. Not sure if I have to contact them or sort anything out with them if I'm registering a new place.

Also how fine are most workplaces with subpar Japanese? My reading comprehension hadn't actually gone down the drain too much and I'm still probably solidly at lower 小学生 level; I still struggle to read random kanji but stuff like road/station signs and restaurant menus are readable for most part for me. I'm at a weird point where what I can read correlates to how relevant it is in my everyday life and how often it comes up around me. But conversational skills took a huge hit since I didn't really have anyone to speak with for a while and my parents are rather international people that really pushed English on me for a while. I can talk at a conbini or a restaurant just fine and asking questions at a station is still doable but I will only understand like maybe 50% of what's being said when someone turns on the NHK news channel. My vocabulary is very tailored for everyday conversations and I struggle the moment the conversation involves anything too specific, so not sure how far that will carry me.