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Re:Show HN: Geek Bridge – Find dev work in Japan without kno... by jwatte on Saturday August 02, 2014 @10:58PM (#8126882)
$2500 for a mobile developer job in Tokyo? Does that even pay for taxes and rent and food? The going rate in the bay area (also expensive) is about 4x that. Why would anyone with mobility choose Japan then? (Other than as a language immersion class, perhaps?)
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Re:Show HN: Geek Bridge – Find dev work in Japan without kno... by jimeuxx on Sunday August 03, 2014 @12:53AM (#8127073)
It's borderline if you live by yourself in the city, especially if they don't cover travel expenses. There's a chance your health insurance and pension will be deducted from that too, assuming they cover it.

If you're working for a Japanese company, you'll probably be working a lot more hours, and taking a lot less holidays than you would be in the US or UK. 4x is a low estimate for the actual amount of work you'll be doing.

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