>>36350
>Hard because japs don't need coders,
This is far from being true. Western programmers are actually sought after in Japan, because Japanese programmers suck and it's a good thing to have one guy fluent in English in the office. There are plenty of opportunities Western programmers can seize in Japan, but not everyone knows how to seize them. More often than normal, as a gaijin you'll rely on networking to get a programming job. That means attending tech seminars in Japan, including the socializing coffee breaks, to befriend the right people, and I doubt a true /jp/sie could handle this kind of social intelligence demanding task. Another way to get a programming job in Japan is to work as a programmer in the West, and, after 5 years, getting a transfer to their office in Japan. That's not exactly the best thing you can do, because, after you have spent years in your company and you finally ask your boss for a transfer, he could just answer ``no and instantly afterwards, the feeling of having wasted 5 years of your life hits you like a train. With that said, I think the best way for a /jp/sie to get a programming job in Japan is to attend a Japanese university. This is both the hardest and easiest method. It's the hardest, because you'll be competing with dozens of thousands of Asians who have been studying since birth to get into the university, and the exam is in academic Japanese, not English, but also the easiest because if you manage to get in, you're guaranteed to get a job as soon as you graduate, and University life in Japan is very easy going, Note, I'm talking about universities that have certain prestige in Japan, like the Imperial Universities, and I'm talking about Computer Science courses in Japanese, not English courses because those are only good if you want to join the overly-overly-saturated language teaching market. Someone might tell you, ``you just need to work for 5 years in the West, and apply over the internet, but no company will hire you from job websites, even the ones that say ``gaijin welcome''. Those websites are pure datamining. You only have chances to get a job in Japan, if you are already in Japan, even if on the three month tourist visa. You should preferably be there on a working visa, there's a new point system that gives you points depending on factors like your education, work experience and things like that. With enough points, you can get a temporary work visa or even a permanent work visa. Once in Japan, it's much, MUCH easier to get a job in Japan. And once you get a job in Japan, you are set to live the /jp/ dream. Programmers in Japan don't have the six figure salary that American programmers do, but they don't earn little, either. You're not earning less than 5 million yen a year, even if it's your first programming job ever. You should try to join medium-sized companies. Big companies might get you prestige, but you'll be just another cog in the machine. Small companies like startups hire a lot, but they'll pay little and you might end up unemployed. Statistically speaking, you're more likely to earn big bucks if you are a Java and/or Python programmer. I haven't mentioned the word videogames for one second by the way, because it is just unrealistic to get a job in the videogame industry. Anime and videogames are like no go zones for foreign workers. Some of the jobs get outsourced to SEA countries, yes, but within Japan, only Japanese work with anime and videogames. Although you could, in theory, get an investor visa and start your own company in Japan. But good lucjk filling all requirements. Oh and by the way, if you're learning programming now, just remember there are thousands, maybe millions, of Indian guys who have been programming since they were 8 and they will work twice as much as you for half the pay. It's 3 AM or something here, I haven't slept and I feel like dying, so take that as an excuse for any typos or stupid shit I might have said.
