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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 10 May 2018
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    Patrick McKenzie Retweeted Kamil Choudhury

    I’ve seen more of this in last few years than in first 10 I lived here. Anecdata: Quality of life as high as ever. Foreign employers increasingly likely to be OK with remote over the Pacific or have local offices. Perceived lower difficulty of living in Tokyo w/o JP ability.https://twitter.com/kchoudhu/status/994500431496843264 …

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    Kamil Choudhury @kchoudhu
    I know like, five programmers who have packed up shop and moved their careers and families to Japan. What on earth is going on?
    12:46 PM - 10 May 2018
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      1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 10 May 2018
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        It’s largely folks who would consider moving to London, and consider Tokyo a more interesting London with sharply less crime and markedly lower rents.

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      2. alan‏ @avalosald 10 May 2018
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        If their employers aren't Japanese, how can they live and work remote there? Under a tourist visa and getting in-and-out of the country every n months? Or is there a special visa for these cases? Very interested in this kind of information!

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      3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 10 May 2018
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        Employ under a local subsidiary of the company, joining a contracting firm and then having the company purchase one’s services through it, working holiday visas for countries which support it, etc. Also quite a bit of “How likely are they to find out?” in my experience.

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      1. Andrei Popovici‏ @andreipopovici 10 May 2018
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        "Perceived", though...

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        What are common ways to land a remote job with American salaries in Japan, other than just trying to apply online?

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      1. Courtney Guertin‏ @courtstarr 11 May 2018
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        I studied abroad in Japan back in college and have considered moving there (not permanently though) in recent years. How strong was your Japanese before you moved? What were the main factors for the move?

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        I imagine this depends on being able to negotiate American rather than Japanese standard salary and working hours?

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