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Originally Posted by 21stninjagod
Hi all,
I have recently got an offer from Rakuten Inc of japan. They are offering me a salary of 3,00,000 JPY per month. I am single and I am sure that I am not going to get married in next 10 years.
I want to save 1,50,000 JPY per month or atleast 1,00,000 JPY per month. I want to know if the salary is good enough to live a healthy life + can I afford a car in Japan. 
I know japanese so I do not think language would be a problem.
English is not a problem for me as well.
I want to know about the job prospects and higher education in Japan. |
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Originally Posted by 21stninjagod
after going through all the replies I am sure that if I want to have fun + maintain a car then I won't be able to save much.
So I need to think over the offer and join some company in India.
If I get that much money for a job in India I am sure that I would easily save 50% and live a luxurious life here. (with a car.."ya the roads are a bit poor".. and a big 3BHK flat in a good society).
as far as the number system is concerned, I donno why the hell they started a new system. I would prefer to use the International system from now. I never used it earlier coz I never needed it before.
Thanks to everyone for the help.  |
Look, you might want to re-consider some of your assumptions before making a final decision.
1. The car. Assuming the offer will be for a position in Tokyo, very much like for anyone living in New York City, having a car does not make much sense. Mumbai and Tokyo may both be 'mega-cities' - however, it makes a difference to many people that Tokyo is 'First World' and Mumbai is still part of a 'Developing Economy'/BrIC.
2. The salary. It's a wholly reasonable starting salary for someone just out of university (or even a few years out). eg. they are not screwing you with a low-ball number because you're from India or something like that.
3. Your (savings) goals and your assumptions. They're
flawed if you someone assumed you would be making only Y3.6 million per year (gross)...
for the next ten years. There is no guarantee, but is highly likely that after you get acclimatized to the work environment in Japan, in a few years you might be earning healthy
multiples of that original amount. As you indicated that you already speak Japanese, that definitely gives you an advantage.
4.
Rakuten. They are the top e-commerce (online mall) operator in Japan. Not one of many mid-sized unknown companies or some volatile venture firm. That's a plus however you also have the benefit of not being near-forcibly tied down to your employer via draconian and discriminatory labor laws like they do in countries like South Korea. It's not that difficult to change employers under the same visa class in Japan.