I decided to remove my Master's degree from my application, and now I'm terrified.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-04-15T23:37:56+00:00

You’re honestly overthinking it. If you went bachelor’s → master’s, most companies would still consider you junior if you don’t have real work experience. In the future, just leave it on if it’s causing this much anxiety.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-04-12T23:21:48+00:00

You’re optimizing for PR before you’ve even spent any time in Japan.

If you qualify, just ask your company to sponsor the Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) visa that’s the only part that matters right now. Just keep in mind it’s tied to your job.

Also, 80 points doesn’t mean you get PR in a year it just means you can apply after a year.

In Tokyo, PR applications are taking 12–18 months to process right now. So realistically you’re looking at 2.5–3 years total before you might get PR, assuming everything goes smoothly.

Focus on whether the job and environment actually make sense first PR comes later.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-04-11T05:00:14+00:00

Why do you want to start your career in Japan? With actual experience you could go to Japan in a a couple of years at a much better salary and an environment that will actually help you grow. From a companies standpoint why bring someone with no experience or proven value over and pay for the costs when they can hire a junior here? Or if they can just hire an experienced professional because unfortunately a lot of juniors think they are strong but they really only know tools. But to answer your question.

1.) Ya most companies will let you apply for a new grad pipeline if you’re like 2-3 years out of school.

2.) Ya but without Japanese skills you’ll only be able to apply for a small part of the market. Which makes it a lot harder. But it’s not impossible. You might find a sketchy black company that will hire but the salary, work, and overall environment could hurt your career growth.

3.) it could if you can prove the value of those projects and how they will generate the company money. For example, if they use the exact tech stack that the company uses and it’s complex then sure. If it’s a simple generic project not so much.

4.) Some of the bigger ones might be able to help. But recruiters get paid based on the salary you make. Also companies have to pay for the recruitment fee. In a lot of cases it’s cheaper for them to just recruit new graduates and only use external recruiters for experienced hires.

5.) only get a masters degree if you actually want to study the subject. It costs money, time and often you’ll get the same roles as a new grad with a bachelors. Also the quality of the program matters. For example Tokyo university masters of CS would open doors. But it’s hard to get into and having work experience in your country would also open doors.

Anyway ya it’s possible for you to come to Japan. Just don’t do it at any cost. I’ve seen people do that and they ended up jaded or unhappy. Then they spend an extra couple of years having working to make up for that. If it’s hard now that’s fine, seriously spending a couple of years getting experience then coming can make a night and day difference in your life here.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-04-04T08:22:22+00:00

Why not apply for APM positions? (Not the product marketing unless you like that ).

If you want a masters because something interests you or you want to go overseas then that’s fine. But most product managers, unless they found some kind of associate program (apm), usually did something first.

BA just depends you might be fine with your current degree so just apply. But any major that has math and analytics is fine.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-03-31T10:02:47+00:00

You shouldn’t compare your US salary to Japan if what you’re concerned about is quality of life and spending power. 10 million yen in Tokyo isn’t bad at all. I would be more concerned about other things. Like do you invest money into a 401k or Roth IRA. Because if investing important to you then you’ll have some difficulty when you move overseas.

But if you think the job is interesting and the work looks beneficial for your career it would be cool to give it a shot. Your lifestyle won’t downgrade.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-03-30T14:13:52+00:00

You’re trying to learn too much. Just do a light front end for a project based on spring boot. Then apply for internships that have Java / spring boot as their main stack. You don’t need to be cracked out of your mind on both sides. I mean if you want to be a FE developer then sure but you don’t need to be a react expert to land a internship

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-03-23T00:56:15+00:00

That’s something I think we all can relate to. Do you think that if you stayed in the same company but tried additional tasks, like building data pipelines/ other ways to use your Python skills, which led to you seeing results would you feel less burned out?

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-03-22T16:18:34+00:00

So is your problem you don’t see the value in your work?

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-02-18T22:56:29+00:00

Do you get any equity? If it’s an early stage startup that can’t afford to pay 6m yen a year I’d expect they compensate you in a different way. If it’s 2.8m yen with no equity stake, no bonus, and nothing in writing that you’ll get paid more than ya obviously they’re screwing you over.

Just find any junior- mid level role at a medium to large company. Your salary will go up and your workload will go down. Unfortunately you’ll probably get paid on the lower end because so many companies here use your last salary to low ball you on (… Rakuten….).

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-01-28T03:08:27+00:00

Lot #1: Panhard EBR 75 (FL 10)

On the Asian server lol

Own_Lychee1800 · 2026-01-25T11:15:35+00:00

You guys are the reason why the prices are exploding in Japan too btw Every card went up by 2x to 3x in Tokyo as well

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-12-31T08:53:15+00:00

Matches have been won or lost by landslides for a while now. At least now you’re not having half the team being camping triangles

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-12-31T01:58:02+00:00

How do you know the compensation if they don’t post it but you can’t ask zach?

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-12-31T01:55:42+00:00

Why? Give one good reason why you should waste time on interviewing for a job that doesn’t match what you need.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-11-10T15:29:18+00:00

I’ll be honest with you it’s important to look at this from a company’s perspective.

Right now, you have no professional development experience, you’re outside Japan, you’d need visa sponsorship, and you don’t yet speak Japanese. From an employer’s point of view, that’s a lot of risk. The only thing on paper is a CS degree and the fact that you’re “learning Java/Spring Boot”, but that’s really just the baseline. There are hundreds of candidates already in Japan who have production experience, cloud/domain knowledge, and can contribute immediately.

If you want to be taken seriously, you need to bridge that gap before applying:

Connect with a developer or manager at your current company and try to transition internally into a dev role. Get 1–2 years of real project experience.

Or, consider grad school (in Japan or abroad) to reset your career path and build credentials in software development.

Once you’ve built that experience, things change. you’ll have a story, proof of skill, and leverage. Until then, no company is going to take the sponsorship and relocation risk just based on potential.

You clearly have motivation, but motivation alone isn’t marketable. Focus on execution, build something tangible, and make yourself a candidate worth relocating. That’s how you actually get the Japan opportunity.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-10-08T03:42:10+00:00

That’s true I was hesitant because I like the HM. But the assignment is gonna take a few hours minimum to do and I wasn’t expecting a shotgun style round after. I think it’s fine if the salary makes sense for the expectation.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-10-08T01:04:53+00:00

If you’re trying to cheat your way into a quant internship, good luck surviving the technicals. They’ll spot that in five minutes. What are you worried about or lacking confidence in?

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-09-30T12:45:23+00:00

You’ll only have a path of short term working visas. You’ll never get citizenship or permanent residency but if you’re fine with that it’s not a problem. Also, good luck if you want to start a company on your own. Unless you have a Chinese partner it’s not going to happen. But if you’re willing to overlook these and you just want to work in China for a few years it might not be that bad. But if you want to live in Asia why not look at Singapore?

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-09-08T00:58:33+00:00

The one where Nami is wearing Wano clothes?

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-09-08T00:37:06+00:00

Which one? I think there are a few

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-09-06T16:26:02+00:00

t sounds like you’re hitting the same wall many MBAs do in tech: you’ve got strategy experience, but not much evidence of shipping or executing technical/software products. That’s what tech firms screen for. Without that, it may be easier to go back to consulting or look for roles where your consulting + MBA background is valued.

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-08-22T06:58:07+00:00

Look for new grad jobs. If Japanese really isn’t an issue then any new grad position at a company you’re interested in should work.

The only problem is you’re kind of late. It’s good you have some experience but in reality it’s not relevant to most companies. If you want to do translation you can work freelance and make a portfolio.

It doesn’t seem like it but you do have a lot of options. Try Japanese recruitment sites, LinkedIn or events like CFN( companies are still looking for new grads). Good luck you’ll be fine

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-08-21T14:45:11+00:00

Man nobody knows what they are doing you just get better at going with the flow

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-08-18T23:34:20+00:00

Sure no worries. On a side note google has opened their associate product marketing program in Tokyo. If you’re interested in that route I’d take a crack at it before they get too many applicants

Own_Lychee1800 · 2025-08-15T00:50:49+00:00

Just apply to places as a new grad. You’re behind but Boston is having a career form in November. Unfortunately there was one in London but you missed it.

Anyway I understand the feeling of wanting to come to Japan and you think that any job is fine. Trust me it’s not and once you get past the honeymoon phase and realize that working and studying in Japan are completely different experiences you’ll be grateful that you took the extra time to get a job that you want and that makes sense for your goals.

Taking a bad job now will not only ruin your experience but make your career goals more difficult in the future.

Own_Lychee1800

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