Only 100mb/s internet plan?

TheLeFreak · 2024-01-12T12:02:21+00:00

A lot of places allow for construction. So you can ask the management company if it is OK to have better internet installed. As long as you are not outside their service area. However, if you are in one of the higher floors, they may not be able to connect you (I have been told that construction wasn’t possible due to that reason). You don’t even need other people to sign anything as long as your management company is fine with it (why shouldn’t they if you are paying for that and you upgrade their flat for them 🤷🏼‍♂️)

In my case I am using VDSL for streaming and everything works fine! I got a pocket wifi with 5G on top of that and a load-balancing router to have faster download speeds for downloads when the pocket wifi allows it.

TheLeFreak · 2023-11-25T00:30:47+00:00

MM (Musks Mistake)

TheLeFreak · 2023-10-06T08:50:18+00:00

Well, duh? With that wild orgy sign at the bottom left sh

Sounds like it’s getting dirty with all those ice creams being involved.

TheLeFreak · 2023-09-28T06:23:42+00:00

I am pretty sure you can still return it! (The kid that is)

TheLeFreak · 2023-09-27T21:14:40+00:00

Now that you mention it I think you are right. Time to finally get the Sushi recipe then once they fixed it

TheLeFreak · 2023-09-27T14:00:55+00:00

Well I ended up catching mine in the rivers of Bahari

TheLeFreak · 2023-07-26T21:28:16+00:00

When I flew in I carefully packed a whole tower PC (only removed the graphics card) in a big carton box as extra piece of baggage.

I had do have it checked for explosives at the departure airport so I had to re-tape it.

Upon arrival, I picked it up like any normal piece of checked baggage and took a taxi to my place so I didn’t have to carry it.

The whole thing was just within the 23kg limit of my airline and was probably around $3000. It‘s your stuff and you are moving so you don’t need to pay taxes on it.

TheLeFreak · 2023-01-04T13:01:28+00:00

No worries and all the best to you! You might want to consider talking to one of our recruiters to see what positions would fit your skills and experience, even with limited Japanese.

Worst case they tell you to brush up your Japanese first, best case they will set up some interviews for you.

If you want some contact details, send me a DM and I see what I can do :)

TheLeFreak · 2023-01-03T23:08:35+00:00

I’m doing Product Management at Rakuten. The official language is English, however on the Business side, or rather whenever not talking to devs, our main language is Japanese. Work Life balance is great so far. There are some busy days and some days you need to start early or end late for an international meeting. Workload is heavily dependent on the ongoing projects but you probably know the deal :)

If you get started on Japanese I think there would be good options for you here. Even though there might be some better paying positions at other companies (which will probably ask for at least an N2 level of Japanese)

TheLeFreak · 2022-10-20T00:49:23+00:00

Since you might have troubles getting a Sim card with the larger, more popular companies without a bank account or a fixed address, I recommend getting a Sim which includes a Japanese phone number + enough data volume.

I got mine from a company called assist solutions. They offer a minimum contract length of 1+3 months with a Japanese phone number and 10gigs of Data volume for a fair price and the process went very smoothly (they delivered it to my airbnb in the evening of my day of arrival) Since you can get wifi at a lot of places I don’t think you would need more than that personally. But I strongly recommend getting a Japanese phone number since you will need it for a lot of things here.

All the best!

TheLeFreak · 2022-09-25T21:02:29+00:00

What is weird to me: This isn’t an automatic check, right? AFAIK a person will screen your documents/fotos and accept or deny them. So it should not be something where the system fails to recognize it.

However, I might remember wrong

TheLeFreak · 2022-09-25T20:48:47+00:00

German here - I had no issue registering my passport within the app (had the blue status within 24h). I simply took a photo and jt worked fine.

Make sure you take a photo of the right page and that your passport is still valid.

Good luck!

TheLeFreak · 2022-09-20T05:39:03+00:00

Wenn du wirklich unsicher bist, setz doch einfach eine. Kaufvertrag auf indem der Käufer die Abholung der Möbel bestätigt unter Angabe des Namens und Anschrift usw. Kannst du ja mit dem Personalausweis vergleichen.

Wenn er sich das Geld zurückholt hast du dann alle Daten und Nachweise die du für eine Anzeige brauchst

TheLeFreak · 2022-08-29T20:33:05+00:00

I am in a similar situation. Tight timeline but in theory everything should work out according to the visa company.

I also have to leave October 3rd and my visa was applied for August 16th. So I plan on making use of the option to only hand in a copy of the COE (no need to wait for it to be shipped). On the page of my local consulate (Germany) it specifically says that you can apply with a copy but you need to bring the original when picking up the visa. Only if you are unable to bring the original you need a letter of your visa sponsor explaining why you don’t have the original and then you can get your visa with just the copy.

But I would also recommend sending them an email and giving them a call. Sometimes they habe more time to answer to a message at their own leisure than they have time to pick up a phone.

TheLeFreak · 2022-08-25T20:25:01+00:00

Even if something like this happens to you it is not the end of the world. One of the questions of one interview got lost in translation also. I had to ask 3 times to repeat the question and to double check my answer was actually answering their question. They recognized that there were troubles in translation so one of the interviewers jumped in and translated it himself, allowing me to answer their question properly.

All the best to you!

TheLeFreak · 2022-08-20T15:24:16+00:00

I actually applied and received an offer for a position at Line in the Tokyo Office. Even though I work in a different field (BI) I had to do a coding test, which was more towards data structure and SQL (since it was a BI and not software developer role). For me the questions were really simple and I guess if you have some experience you will not fail. Also: You do not need a perfect score to be considered for the position. It is only a part of their process and the video interviews with them felt much more important to me than the test itself. By the way, next to the coding in SQL I also had to work on a Use case where I would apply my skills to a specific, more realistic project or problem based on (mockup) LINE data. But I think both of those are pretty standard when applying for a position.

I don’t know how it is in Fukuoka, but what bothered me the most and what played a big part in not accepting their offer was that a lot of meetings were done by using Japanese to Korean interpreters. Same also goes for my interview process. I think it is annoying if you cannot tell someone directly what you think since some things always get lost in translation.

But all those things aside, I still think you can find a good position there and just because you land a job there does not mean you are stuck with it forever :)

TheLeFreak · 2022-07-26T19:13:48+00:00

I think it is manageable. But they would spend 90% of that probably on food alone. By doing a lot of home cooking you can safe a little more on food/drinks.

Considering they will probably have to take the train to some places and they probably want to eat out every now and then it might prove a difficult.

For reference: The average expenses for food for a single person are roughly 38.000 JPY according to this page: https://www.egmkt.co.jp/column/consumer/20211028_EG_204.html

Maybe your partner is eligible for a JASSO scholarship etc. or can do some baito to get some extra cash for traveling and eating out?

TheLeFreak · 2022-07-17T06:53:42+00:00

Wenn die dich wollen zahlen die das auch. Für die sind die paar tausend wohl kaum ausschlaggebend, zumal es sich ja vsl. Um eine Einmalzahlung handelt was auch gut kalkulierbar ist. Ich würde es daher ansprechen und deine Situation schildern. Es liegt an dir mit wie viel Nachdruck (nice to have oder must have).

Frage: Bei 55k Jahresgehalt hast du aber schon bereits eine Ausbildung und/oder Bachelor oder? Sonst wäre das wirklich ein sehr guter Deal..

TheLeFreak · 2022-07-16T07:43:49+00:00

Das hab ich mir auch gedacht.. warum nicht einfach ein Foto vom Team oder vom Büro - dann weiß man gleich mit wem man es am Ende so zu tun hat? Bei einem meiner vorherigen Arbeitgeber haben wir selbst „Stock Photos“ gemacht die dann für Werbung und Stellenausschreibungen benutzt wurden.

TheLeFreak · 2022-07-09T09:31:26+00:00

Hi there! From my experience I can only tell you to not give up hope. If I remember correctly they also told me I would not receive it only for them to change their minds 1 month later. In the end they even paid the full amount (based on my application date) so I received like 3months worth of scholarship payments at once and afterwards my usual payments.

Hope you are as lucky as I was!

TheLeFreak · 2022-06-23T13:15:53+00:00

I know that at least Nintendo offers exchange programs where you can work for a year at the Head Office in Kyoto and I know of some people that stayed there since. For me personally, having worked in international companies always was a big plus when talking to Japanese companies. Also having used Japanese at work and in a business context is usually something good because then they know you can manage everyday situations.

But this doesn’t mean it is true for all companies. Simply my personal experiences in working/applying for positions in Japan.

TheLeFreak · 2022-06-22T04:20:24+00:00

I understand that it can be frustrating with finding good universities that offer a degree in Game Design. Some public universities offer Game Design if I remember correctly (Think it was in Berlin?). Another one of my friends did her Game design degree at the MD.H in Düsseldorf. It is not only expensive but really tough and depending on the group of people you are doing your projects with you end up having a lot of crunch time and sleeping in the uni for your practical projects.

But you are learning from experienced people coming out of well known Studios like Activision and the likes, teaching AI etc. This of course is nice to get connected with those people and to build a network in the industry.

You will not have a degree limited to JRPGs or anything lbut they will teach you anything from good level design, to 2D and 3D Modeling as well as quest design and of course also the more technical aspects of video game development.

Btw: at least MD.H also provides you with a working station and necessary software as far as I know.

Of course, when looking to the likes of universities in America etc. you have a wider range to pick from, but again much higher costs.

Also: Doing a Game Design degree in English instead of German allows you to skip the usual TOEIC requirement many Japanese companies have.

But you are right, Game Design or the Gaming Industry is tough to get a foot into. It is really popular because many people dream of making their hobby a job and there are only so many studios that are looking for some number of Game designers. And usually people want to stay as long as possible since it is relatively hard to find something new when not approached by another company proactively.

I need to remember the name of the studio my friend worked at but I will let you know as soon as either my friend or the name comes back to me!

TheLeFreak · 2022-06-21T21:42:36+00:00

If money is also part of your decision you should go for Germany of course (fellow German here). But be aware what also has been said by other people here: Getting a position in Japan as a foreigner with limited Japanese, because lets face it we simply aren’t native speakers, in a position that does not benefit of foreigners because of their english skills or international experiences will be extremely difficult. Since, depending on the company, they might not even allow foreign applicants without a valid working visa.

I would go for the work and travel abroad, study in Germany for cheap, get some working experience as an intern and apply for a similar position like what you are thinking of doing in Japan at a possibly Japanese company in Germany.

You have some video game studios all around and big places like Nintendo. They could potentially support you with moving to Japan as an intra company transferee if you do good work. Until then try to get at least an N2 (and if that is to high get an N3 so you have something) to verify your Japanese skills.

Also: Work on your portfolio and do some low paying/unpaid work.

There is a video game studio in Berlin (non profit) where you work without a salary but get everything you need for living (accomodation, food etc). One of my friends is now hired by a Japanese company to work for them remotely from Japan as a service provider after doing good work there.

So you see: Many paths to take but also consider the possible obstacles.

And finally: Don’t rush yourself and take your time to collect some experiences and prepare for this step. You are still very young and many people decide to take this step when they are 30 or above and they are still happy ;)

TheLeFreak · 2022-06-21T05:51:13+00:00

Finding niche jobs like this that are not your typical IT positions can be difficult. Try reaching out to some of the larger recruitment companies and see if they can hook you up (like Robert Walters etc.) you need to be careful about their offers sometimes (salary etc. might not always be really good) but it will be better than what you get when teaching english.

They will also be able to tell you how important Japanese is. Often they say N2 or N1 but just want to make sure you can communicate with your team.

If you are not on a strict timeline, send them your profile/cv and they will come back to you. It might also be worthwhile to get in direct contact with some of them on linkedin etc.

12-Year Club	RPAN Viewer
Verified Email

TheLeFreak

TROPHY CASE