The other day a fan asked me if I wanted to work in Japan.

In fact, there are only two purposes for working in Japan: one is to make money to spend back home, and the other is to change a lifestyle. These two purposes are completely different.

Let's talk about making money to spend back home first. If you came to Japan to work in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, it was really a gold rush. At that time, the average monthly salary in China was only a few hundred yuan, and working in Japan, saving 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month was not a problem. At that time, it was really rich. This also led to many people sneaking into Japan to seek gold.

However, after 2000, China developed rapidly, and prices, housing prices, and wages began to rise. In particular, the sharp rise in real estate has driven the real economy, and many people have made money as a result. It is no longer a wise move to go to Japan to seek gold. Another problem here is the yen exchange rate.

At that time, 10,000 yen could be exchanged for more than 800 yuan, but now 10,000 yen can only be exchanged for about 460 yuan (nearly halved), and the yen continues to depreciate.

Let's talk about the income in Japan.

According to the latest data, the average annual income of Japanese general employees in 2024 is about 4,580,000 yen (about 213,000 yuan). This data covers comprehensive statistics of various industries and positions. The income differences between different age groups and genders are also obvious. The average annual income of men is 5,630,000 yen, while the average annual income of women is 3,140,000 yen. In addition, income usually rises with age, and workers between 55 and 59 years old have the highest average annual income of 5,460,000 yen.

It should be noted that these are all pre-tax incomes, and 20%-30% will be deducted when they are received. In a year, the actual income is about 150,000-160,000 yuan.

Of course, some technical jobs will have higher wages, and some will be lower.

So, if you come to Japan to work and make money to spend back home, it is not realistic now, and you can't save much. And if you live for a long time, you basically earn money in Japan and spend it in Japan.

If you can earn more than 10,000 yuan a month in China, it doesn't make much sense to come to Japan to work and make money. Unless you really can't make it in China, or prefer foreign countries and plan to live abroad for a long time, then Japan is indeed a good choice. After all, Japan is very close to China, and it only takes 3-4 hours to fly back to China$BTC #比特币战略储备