I lived in Japan and understand what you're talking about. Never started a company like you or brandelune but I have done endless piles of bank paperwork and so

I lived in Japan and understand what you're talking about. Never started a company like you or brandelune but I have done endless piles of bank paperwork and software tech support in Japanese. Message me directly if you want to talk more, but I would apply for a software job in your home country and if you land it then move out of Japan. If the software applications don't land you anything then I would stay in Japan as an English teacher and use your software knowledge to connect you with higher paying clients like traveling software engineers or software company managers. > I have honestly thought about suicide, or just fleeing the country. Make sure to tell your closest friend about this. There's no shame at all in anything that you've tried so far. And your life is worth way more than corporate success in a country that drowns itself in bureaucratic paperwork.