Originally Posted by godwine (Post 669421)

A question that MMM can help answer.

Have you heard of anyone that will plan their retirement in Japan (non Japanese of course). See the thing is, I pretty much gave up on the ideas of finding a job or building my career in Japan (Unless an offer shows up without myself looking). But I was thinking of retiring there instead. My plan is to:

1. Start saving!
2. Sell both my houses
3. Sell my cars (Probably worth nothing then)
3. Take out all my retirement funds and such

Then I will see how I can enter Japan. I want to do the following if possible:

1. Do some sort of things related to Karate
2. Get a used RV or somethign that size and convert it myself, drive across Japan to take pictures (Free lance photographer)
3. OR, work as a photographer for themeparks

Is this even possible?

Originally Posted by MMM (Post 669840)

I think you are going to have a hard time doing this. Japanese retirees are on a pension they get from the government they paid their working life through taxes. You have no pension, as you have paid no taxes. The problem is you are doing the opposite of a lot of retirees. Many Japanese retirees are moving to Guam, America, South America and other places where their money goes a lot further than in Japan.

Without a Japanese spouse, I am not sure how this could work.

Originally Posted by godwine (Post 670262)

Oh, for that, I may look at my uncle's idea of taking me in as a son.. but this was something that came up years ago, i am not sure if we can still do that

Originally Posted by godwine (Post 670262)

What about if i invest a crap load of money? will that work?

Originally Posted by godwine (Post 670262)

Worse scenarios, I will do what other suggest. Go there for 90 days, go back to hong kong for a month, go there for another 90 days... etc

Originally Posted by magicalgirlj (Post 670286)

good advice, I am one of those people. after my senior year I am going to nursing school. my goal is to be a nurse in Japan.

Originally Posted by MMM (Post 670310)

Just so you know, going to nursing school is not all it takes to be a nurse in Japan. The standards and required courses are different to be able to work in a hospital, so be sure to investigate exactly what courses you need to be taking.

Originally Posted by Kenpachi11 (Post 670314)

Could you get a job in drafting in japan? like building blueprints in other words architecture?

Originally Posted by MMM (Post 670277)

There's your visa, but what about money?


Sure...invest in what?



That worked before 9/11 but won't work now. You cannot buy a house, sign a lease, get utilities, etc. on a tourist visa.