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Advice on moving to Japan on foreign income and Japanese learning focus

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40 M here, Nikkei, married (also Nikkei) with a dog and making plans to move to Japan - realistically in a bit over 2 years. I work full time in IT on a very very niche field as a financial software consultant and wife is on early stage of own business/freelance as online therapist. We both want to establish businesses here in the US (not natively from here) and work remotely (me as contractor within my field).

Is there anyone who has moved to Japan and is earning foreign income? Particularly US. How was your experience moving to Japan, in both legal and tax aspects?

Lastly, as my intention is not necessarily being a salary-man in Japan, what do you think my Japanese learning focus should be? Is it worth studying for JLPT to live and adapt well and possibly making friends? I know some Japanese already, but since my knowledge is mostly from anime since a teen, there are many "holes" in my learning. Would say I'm lower intermediate vocab wise, know Kanas but almost zero Kanji.

Thank you so much and hope everyone's living their best life in Japan!

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Advice on moving to Japan on foreign income and Japanese learning focus

Hello community!

[Despite having read many Reddit useful posts/comments that came up on Google searches, this is my actual first post/comment so please excuse me if I don't know the Reddit customs/rules well.]

40 M here, Nikkei, married (also Nikkei) with a dog and making plans to move to Japan - realistically in a bit over 2 years. I work full time in IT on a very very niche field as a financial software consultant and wife is on early stage of own business/freelance as online therapist. We both want to establish businesses here in the US (not natively from here) and work remotely (me as contractor within my field).

Is there anyone who has moved to Japan and is earning foreign income? Particularly US. How was your experience moving to Japan, in both legal and tax aspects?

Lastly, as my intention is not necessarily being a salary-man in Japan, what do you think my Japanese learning focus should be? Is it worth studying for JLPT to live and adapt well and possibly making friends? I know some Japanese already, but since my knowledge is mostly from anime since a teen, there are many "holes" in my learning. Would say I'm lower intermediate vocab wise, know Kanas but almost zero Kanji.

Thank you so much and hope everyone's living their best life in Japan!

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JLPT is just a test which is used for evaluation. If it gives you a framework for your study then maybe it is a good choice, but I think you will be fine following the progression which is inherent in most text books or even choosing your own path. No need to restrict your focus to only things on JLPT, or progress along its check points. This is particularly true since you know some Japanese. Focus on identifying and filling the holes in your knowledge.

You should start studying now though. The better your Japanese, the better your future in Japan will be.