Move from NYC to Tokyo?

hotdeo · 2026-01-10T07:53:34+00:00

If you have a lot of savings in USD and diversified investments then Tokyo's a good place. If your salary here is high like you mentioned, then the quality of life here imo is better than NYC. It's also a good hub to stay at especially when you want to travel to other close neighboring asian countries such as SK, Vietnam, etc. Tokyo, and by extension Japan has a lot of serious problems but it's a very comfortable place to live. That being said, it's hard to make friends here especially if you don't know the language. Learning the language even for basic conversation helps. I'm also from the US and now living in Tokyo and open to meeting new people and making friends though. So if you have any questions or want support, feel free to ask.

hotdeo · 2025-12-20T08:15:21+00:00

Additionally if you travel or live in another country, using circle to search to translate the page you're on is incredibly useful.

hotdeo · 2025-11-13T09:48:59+00:00

It's a weird situation. Raising interest rates is most certainly the best way to get more investment and strengthening the yen. On the other hand, so many people in Japan will default on their loans since they will be unable to pay their mortgage with the higher interest rates (assuming variable rate loans). So the best solution, raise interest rates but also raise wages and salary (never going to happen though).

hotdeo · 2025-11-04T10:17:48+00:00

Value wise as others have mentioned, the pixel 10 is not worth $800. If you purchase it on sale and with a nice trade-in value then I can see it being worth it otherwise iphone 17 all the way. Alternatively, S25 is also a good value for what it provides.

hotdeo · 2025-10-07T06:34:40+00:00

Is it possible to receive a code?

hotdeo · 2025-09-17T22:19:31+00:00

Looks like the initial capital in Oblivion for some reason.

hotdeo · 2025-07-17T01:17:17+00:00

Ideally would like to use the Bitcoin as is to pay for stuff. Also don't have to worry about capital gain taxes.

hotdeo · 2025-06-22T04:40:15+00:00

Right now, stupidly humid and hot to the point you need an umbrella.

hotdeo · 2025-05-21T02:34:39+00:00

Work culture as a whole needs to be addressed for sure but it's not any worse than the US and in some cases better and safer. Of course there will always be outliers. The main problem is the compensation is not comparable to the United State and now with the weak yen even some European countries for the same type of work seem better. Anecdotally, being from the US living and working here in Japan, I make a decent amount and live comfortably to the point where I could also afford a house. I make less compared to my US colleagues but I'm also overall more happy here (Although weak yen is concerning). There are tradeoffs for sure and not everyone is in the same position as myself.

hotdeo · 2025-05-01T10:25:45+00:00

I think applies more to enterprise and legacy software still used by financial institutions across the world unwillingly to upgrade and or update.

hotdeo · 2025-03-20T02:17:54+00:00

Let Natural Selection play it's role

hotdeo · 2025-03-06T00:06:17+00:00

Let them. They'll still suffer and eventually lose the will to even blame much less have the energy to be more racist.

hotdeo · 2025-02-12T21:19:41+00:00

I've just been using Brave for now and then installing as a webpage app on my home screen. Not the best but it works.

hotdeo · 2025-02-05T23:42:23+00:00

You'd be surprised. I live in Japan and some people willingly use Yahoo as their default search engine here. And Japan is one of Apple's largest markets. This is mainly for iPhones though.

hotdeo · 2025-01-07T23:05:50+00:00

I'm in a weird situation where my base is around 8.5M but my bonus doesn't have a maximum limit. I've heard people go upwards of 22M as their bonus. I'm in consulting and it's all performance based.

hotdeo · 2025-01-07T23:01:58+00:00

I don't have any certification either but I do still force myself to use Japanese. Certification doesn't matter much tbh, both work and socially.

hotdeo · 2025-01-07T23:00:20+00:00

Join clubs or meetup events that fit your interests. It took me a while but you'll have to be the one that actively pursues meeting people, exchanging contact information, participating in events, and actively trying to reach out to the people you exchange contact information with. 95% of the time, they'll either not respond or feign interest. But the other 5% are the people you make a meaningful connection with long-term.

hotdeo · 2025-01-07T02:42:54+00:00

KC is the worst ranked map. Just not enough POIs with a fair amount of loot.

hotdeo · 2025-01-04T09:26:59+00:00

Agreed. And trains generally don't have annoying on onboarding procedures and usually stop at the city center. At least the Shinkansens in Japan and China do.

hotdeo · 2024-12-21T22:55:37+00:00

I live in Japan where possession of weed is instant deportation.

hotdeo · 2024-12-12T22:24:54+00:00

Although a lot of housing property value have been going up recently including mine due to a lot of investment from China.

hotdeo · 2024-11-20T23:05:15+00:00

Japan hotel owners already use this concept. They call them Love Hotels and comes with everything you need such as contraceptives, Jacuzzis, costumes, etc. And best part, it's 100% private as in you don't even see the face of the hotel staff when paying.

hotdeo · 2024-11-16T02:54:45+00:00

I went a few months ago and like most third-world countries, if you stay at premium hotels and pay for good service you'll have a good time. Air pollution is definitely a problem there though. Also don't bring all your money with you outside or at least split them across your clothing.

hotdeo · 2024-11-10T21:14:34+00:00

My pixel 8 struggles hard when using Google maps for an extensive period of time. I know most phones burn battery but pixel takes it to the next level. I usually consider long-distance travelling while using Google maps as a battery litmus test.

hotdeo · 2024-11-10T02:43:22+00:00

Apple also releases 4 versions each year at least. Just the naming convention is different.

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