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Japan, home to 125 million people, faces a significant issue with 9 million abandoned homes. Contributing factors include a declining population and intense urbanization. To address this, the government has launched initiatives leading to t
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Abandoned Houses (Akiya) in Japan: Opportunity for Foreigners
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Japan, a country with a population of 125 million, has 9 million abandoned homes. There are various factors like declining population, very high urbanization, etc. A lot of services have come up to help buyers because of the government'
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2y ago
Akiya, or the abandoned house, has become a buzzword among foreigners, both in Japan and those outside, with some interest in Japan. With 9 million or 14% of total number of houses in Japan, these Akiya houses have existed for a long in Jap
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Going where the demand is more always makes sense. Japan is different. It always has been different. The contrast from western ways always worked in two way - some love it and some hate it. However, the overall working environment and situa
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3y ago
Do software jobs well pay well in Japan? A guide with various data points for people exploring Japan as an option and destination.
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3y ago
The huge demand-supply gap of IT talent in Japan, combined with the fast aging and declining population of Japan offers great potential for foreign software engineers. A very detailed article with a lot of statistics.
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3y ago
The demand for IT engineers is continuously increasing in Japan. However, when foreigners check the sources about the average salaries, they do not get the correct picture because most of the sources mention averages for Japanese nationals
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4y ago
Japan has not been a leading force on the global startup map. A very few unicorns and all. But do such things tell the complete story of startups in Japan? Here is an analysis with lots of data points and facts which indicate that the start
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4y ago
Japan has been a slow runner in the startup race. However, the situation is rapidly changing. Part of this is because of Japanese government's initiatives to improve the startup ecosystem and part is because of changing mindsets of you
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Visas – Japan's demand for software engineers
(ejable.com)
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4y ago
Japan is a country with an acute shortage of software engineers. And unlike many other developed countries, getting a working visa is much easier in Japan.
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I would think that giving up is more unwise. West has given so much leeway to them that now they may pose a threat. We know that they are not even a democracy.
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Resistance to Change?
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4y ago
It can happen in countries where life is very peaceful, people have a lot of time, and where people are so accustomed to be in their comfort zone that any change feels like a danger to them. Just my 2 cents as I may be wrong here :)
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4y ago
The short answer is process orientedness, discipline for everything and teamwork. I have worked in a few countries in APAC and Europe before settling down in Japan, and I would say that they would sacrifice time to market and profit margins
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4y ago
Exactly, that's the idea. Japanese multinationals are in all developed and developing countries. They always need Japanese speaking bilinguals because there are always so many Japanese who may not be speaking English. Just for an examp
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Information Technology Career Opportunities – Japan Welcomes You
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Japan is a land of opportunities for tech professionals. The country with its aging and declining population and growing tech industry creates a lot of job opportunities for foreigners.
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4y ago
As it happens, honeymoons don't last forever:). So, if it all started just for the sake of honeymoon, it would end soon. In my case I started business in partnership with a person who was reporting to me. I worked with her for 5 years
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Sincere apologies that I made a type for the URLand typed https://www.employmentjapan.com/ with a "We" after the slash. In fact it was not a typo but the space bar seems to be pi$$ed with me :(. The onmly thing I
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Not exactly co-founder, but for ReachExt K.K.'s new business line https://www.employmentjapan.com/we are looking for countrywise business partners. In a way the person or entity would be as good as a co-founder for his
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I would say that if we invest the first few years building a solid skillset base, possibly with a reputed company, we can get what we want later and then they may not be any stopping.
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I would say that if we feel some lack of passion in the regular job the it's already the time to start wondering: "is this really where I want to be?". However, starting something of our own needs a very careful planning. It
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A good question. May I invite you to connect with one of our newly established website, which connects Tech talent with Japanese employers and also Japanese speaking bilingual in other countries around the world. Please have a look at our w
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How to find information technology jobs in Japan
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Seating protocols in Japan – what are your comments?
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Employmentjapan.com
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