BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agoJapan to introduce six-month residency visa for 'digital nomads'asia.nikkei.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkJapan to introduce six-month residency visa for 'digital nomads'asia.nikkei.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squarewopazoo [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoJapan has low cost of living
minus-squarearabiclearner [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months ago Japan has low cost of living Only in the rural areas where people struggle to get jobs. Where the jobs are, in the cities, cost is extremely high. If you’re a digital nomad then you can use your money from other sources to live cheaply in the Japanese countryside.
minus-squarewopazoo [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 months agoCoL in Japanese cities is low for someone on a western salary (which is what we’re talking about here) https://livingcost.org/cost/new-york/tokyo Monthly CoL 1-person: US$1363 Tokyo vs. $4030 NYC
Japan has low cost of living
Only in the rural areas where people struggle to get jobs. Where the jobs are, in the cities, cost is extremely high. If you’re a digital nomad then you can use your money from other sources to live cheaply in the Japanese countryside.
CoL in Japanese cities is low for someone on a western salary (which is what we’re talking about here)
https://livingcost.org/cost/new-york/tokyo
Monthly CoL 1-person: US$1363 Tokyo vs. $4030 NYC