Eric Turner ⛩️

Vegetarians in Japan have it tough...

Episode #12 of the Japan Dev Podcast features Naman Garg’s story!Naman moved from a small town in India to Tokyo to work as a QA engineer 🇮🇳➡🇯🇵In this ep... Life as a QA Engineer in Japan (Without Speaking Japanese)

Japan Dev Podcast #12 - Naman Garg

Naman came to Japan as a QA Engineer. And he's worked at some top companies, even though he couldn't speak Japanese.

QA Engineering is an underrated path to Japan, and I was thrilled to learn more about it!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O8...

I miss buttons that actually did stuff.

Now they're all signup links in disguise.

People who visit me in Tokyo always like Jiyūgaoka the best ♥︎

Episode #11 of the Japan Dev Podcast features the story of Máté Kovács! He moved from the U.S. to Japan to build a life and career as a software engineer 🇯... Why I Left San Francisco to Work in Japan as a Developer

And here's the full episode with Máté.

Check it out on YouTube here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwD...

Japan Dev Podcast #11 - Máté Kovács

Máté started in Hungary. Made his way to Silicon Valley. Interned at Google (twice). Built a nice career in the US.

Then he dropped it all and moved to Tokyo.

I asked him why. And how it's going. And a lot more.

It's a fascinating story:

Episode #10 of the Japan Dev Podcast features Raj’s incredible journey from a remote village in Nepal to working as a software engineer in Japan 🇯🇵✨Raj sha... Engineer in Okinawa: How Raj Found his Dream Job (Without Speaking Japanese)

Here's the full interview with Raj:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzK...

Japan Dev Podcast #10: Raj Chaudhary

Raj grew up in a tiny village in Nepal. Now he works as a software engineer in Okinawa 🏝️

His path from pre-med student with no Japanese skills to working in Japan is a unique one! Take a look

Walking is the best way to experience Tokyo 🗼

Japan Dev Podcast #9 is with Laurie Griffiths! ⛩️Laurie is a software engineer from the UK currently living in Fukuoka, and we asked him all about his 12+ ye... How to Build a Tech Career in Japan (in Fukuoka!)

New video: Is Fukuoka the best place to live in Japan?

Laurie seems to think so — and he's built an impressive career there as an engineer

He shared all about life in Fukuoka, freelancing, volunteering and the future of Japan's tech industry

Check it out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mh...

Presenting Japan Dev Podcast #8 ⛩️In this episode, we sit down with Terrance Reynolds — a designer, self-taught software engineer and content creator who mov... How to Get a $100k+ Tech Job in Japan (It's NOT that hard...)

And here's the FULL interview on YouTube 🎥

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UY...

Japan Dev Podcast #8 - Terrance Reynolds:

Terrance came to Japan to teach English.

Within 4 years, he was earning $100k+ as a software engineer in Tokyo.

We talked about the power of stories, salary negotiation and how to build an outlier career in Japan.

His story is incredible — I'm so thrilled to share this one:

Looks awesome!

Looks amazing!

ChatGPT 4o!

ChatGPT 4o!

ChatGPT 4o 🙌

Just pasted the image and said "please make a ghibli version of this"

ChatGPT 4o! They just added far-improved image generation

It's crazy how well this works 🫢

Presenting Japan Dev Podcast #7 ⛩️In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Bergier, a UX designer turned software engineer who moved from San Francisco to Toky... ⁠Why I Left Silicon Valley for Tokyo – No Regrets!

"It was a lot of pay, and not a lot of work"

Jeff had a comfortable job in Silicon Valley, but he wanted more — so he came to Tokyo.

I asked him why he did it, how it's going after 6 years and if he has any regrets..

His answers surprised me 🫢

Full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI6...

Presenting Japan Dev Podcast #6! In this episode, Eric talks with Anton, a Belgian software engineer who's spent eight years in Japan. Anton shares his jour... Tech Jobs in Japan: Careers, Work Culture & Language Barriers

I love Anton's story.

He's been so intentional about building his career. It's a great success story for anyone interested in working in Japan...

Here's the full discussion on YouTube 👇

Japan Dev Podcast #6 with Anton:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0T...

Anton learned Japanese from manga.

Then he moved to Japan to work as a software dev... and built kinda the perfect career.

We chatted about tech jobs in Tokyo, learning Japanese (and our JLPT N1 hot takes 🫢) plus TONS more

Full episode in the comments — don't miss this one ↓

Welcome to Japan Dev Podcast #5! In this episode, Eric talks with Kamil, a software engineer from Poland who's lived in Japan for over a decade. Kamil share... 10 Years as a Software Dev in Japan: My Honest Story

Here's our FULL discussion on YouTube 👇

Japan Dev Podcast #5 with Kamil — check it out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLe...

Kamil has lived in Japan 10 years.

He's been an engineer. He's managed teams of engineers. He's started — and closed — businesses.

I asked him about the whole journey: ups, downs, successes and failures. His story's chock full of insights.

Super excited to share this one:

Want to share your story as a software developer in Japan?

I'd love to interview you for the Japan Dev podcast!

DM me if interested 📩

Episode #3 of the Japan Dev Podcast is with Kei Yamashita! He shares his inspiring journey from part time jobs in Osaka to software engineer — first in Cana... How I Went from $0 to $100K as a Developer

Kei was a barista at Starbucks. He'd work the 4:30am shift to make time for another job in the afternoon.

He had no degree, and no idea what programming was...

Now he earns 6 figures as a software dev in Tokyo.

His story's pretty inspiring:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Y...

you can just do things

still my favorite city 🗼

Want to earn more money?

Stop telling prospective employers your salary.

Here's a great guide on the furusato nozei program:

https://japanfinance.github.io/tax/residence/furusato-nozei/