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I wonder what sort of work most of them are doing? The article doesn't really go into specifics. For software development, at least, the job market seems really

I wonder what sort of work most of them are doing? The article doesn't really go into specifics. For software development, at least, the job market seems really shallow, and you pay the price literally, and in what sort of work you can do as well. Compare the job market in e.g. Seattle with 1/10th the population, yet somehow there is more to do. Tokyo is nice, but there is never going to be a thriving tech community here if the pay is terrible and projects pointless and boring. For my part, I will probably leave soon :-( e: In many cases, the graduates won't actually know what they'll be doing until after they're hired. So maybe that's why there isn't a breakdown by field of work.

intruder 12y ago
Did you find something here? It's really a pity with Japan, the country is amazing but the work culture here is terrible. What good is all the nice stuff when you're slaving away half your life?
- deciplex 12y ago
  Yes, I've been a software developer here for a number of years. You can find something, but you will be a lot more limited in the kind of work you can do, and the salary you can demand. Over the long term this can have pretty serious career consequences. If you just want to come here for a few years as a semi-temporary thing, you'll do fine. But, if you are thinking about putting down roots here, well, good luck :-)