1. There're 27 types of residence status. MOFA: A Guide to Japanese Visas - Types and Categories of Visa 2. The total sum of transportation, clearance and emissions inspection fee and taxes will be around $5000. The car must be modified to meet the regulations. Also parking is so expensive in Tokyo, you have to pay $200 to $300 a month for just one unroofed parking space. And traffic is terribly heavy. Sad to say, Japan isn't drivers' heaven. 3. Depends. From a cheap ($300 to $500) 50-years-old apartment with a shared toilet and no bath to an average $1000 studio with a tiny kitchen and bath, usually apartments with 2 or more rooms cost more than $1800 a month. And parking fee is not included.
........those numbers made me spit out my Breakfast............. Well knowing another language might look good on the resume.
I actually find it fun (I like complex words) One of my friends lived there for a few years she's helping me out.
I think everyone stated the facts well enough It's possible to start a life elsewhere, you just need to count the cost, and the potential headaches. I mean, just going to another city domestically can be costly, and you're debating going to another country. If that's what you want to do, go for it and don't look back.
I didn't bother to read any of the posts, and I'm just commenting on the original post. Why the F*** would you wanna take a 94 Taurus to Japan?
Getting a job teaching english in Japan isn't as hard as some people seem to be presenting it here. Several of my friends have done it. True, the money sucks, but you'll have what you need to live and you'll get to live in Japan for a good stretch and experience the culture firsthand. To do this you will at least need a college degree and a decent grade point average. Not the most glamorous thing, but doable if you're dedicated and really want to make this happen. You will need to retrain or go back to school at some point afterwards (teaching english in Japan is a fantastic experience, but it's not a career path) but my friends who went this route all landed on their feet eventually.
Dood, if you are gonna drop a Taurus turd in Tokyo, why don't you do yourself a favor and just put on a couple Hiroshima/Nagasaki mushroom cloud bumper stickers while yer at it? Just saying, insult them all the way when you get there or go home. i mean, really, you are wanting to import a mediocre, middle of the road, ho-hum car that barely rolls downhill to a country where people use their cars as second homes? i would not insult a community i seek to call home with an awkward and ugly act such as driving a FORD TAURUS in TOKYO. A suggestion i have that no one else has offered, is that you should go to Japan for a summer, say after graduating High School. Immerse yourself in the culture, do the footwork and research what the COLA (cost of living adjustment) will be, and look to a rural area outside of Tokyo for a pad. take some time now to learn Japanese- hell, see if a library has Rosetta Stone and go that route. I am thinking seriously about moving to Canada after college. but i have done a lot of research. I have made contacts in more than one Province and gotten their honest opinions. I especially value the opinions of those that have lived there and have spent a great deal of time here as well. I never stop talking to them and though it has been a few months, i used to read or watch Canadian media daily. You can be a worldly man, it just isn't as easy as boarding a plane and unpacking.
aha! see? i told you finding a decent dwelling place would be hard and expensive. and that you shuold consider public transportation or a bike. traffic reminds me of new york city. Thanks for the info, birdy.
thats for damn sure. i dont mind doing this. though only because it gives me a chance to mess with people at a massive level.
So, you pick up lots of chicks in your sweet ride? Cause if it's a chick magnet, I could see that as a reason to take it to Tokyo.
You have an old Ford Taurus. The car will never be paid for repair wise. Gas isn't the only thing put into cars.
