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30 May '16

10mo

15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17
30 May '16

Salt Lake City

United States

2009

18 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09
18 Jul '09

São Paulo

22°C

Brazil

14 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09
14 Jul '09

Salvador

26°C

Brazil

2 Jul '09

12d

14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09
2 Jul '09

São Paulo

22°C

Brazil

12 Jun '09

20d

2 Jul '09

2 Jul '09
12 Jun '09

Salt Lake City

United States

7 Jun '09

12 Jun '09

12 Jun '09
7 Jun '09

San Francisco, CA

17°C

United States

4 Jun '09

7 Jun '09

7 Jun '09
4 Jun '09

Salt Lake City

United States

12 May '09

23d

4 Jun '09

4 Jun '09
12 May '09

Seoul

23°C

South Korea

2008

18 Aug '08

9mo

12 May '09

12 May '09
18 Aug '08

San FranciscoCA, United States

United States

31 Jul '08

18d

18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08
31 Jul '08

Seoul

27°C

South Korea

17 Jul '08

14d

31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08
17 Jul '08

Chongqing

31°C

China

8 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08
8 Jun '08

San Francisco, CA

17°C

United States

2007

8 Mar '07

1yr

17 Jul '08

17 Jul '08
8 Mar '07

Salt Lake City

United States

2005

3 May '05

2yr

8 Mar '07

8 Mar '07
3 May '05

Seoul

23°C

South Korea

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Has anyone registered a company in Japan as a means to acquiring a visa?

in Japan by @kko | 4yr 3 years ago | 1 comment

I’ve done reading on this topic but wanted to see if anyone actually had experience doing something like this personally. I’m thinking of setting up a GK (Godo Kaisha), which is equivalent to an LLC, as a branch of my Delaware-registered corporation for my startup, and granting myself a work visa through this new entity so that I can stay in Japan long-term.

I’m curious about how long the process can take, what the lawyer fees might look like, and what obligations one has post-incorporation. Thanks in advance!

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✨ Recommended destinations

This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @lswank's trips history to find places they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels as them also went and liked.

Lisbon

Portugal

It's great if you're woke, young & artsy. If you're just a regular guy in your 30's with no connections, you'll have a miserable time. Especially during the pandemic. It's not inexpensive and you get offered cocaine every 200 meters in the city center.

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 49

$2,121 / mo

28Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

Don't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser

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🌧 Feels 44° 111° 33° 91°🥵AQI 53

$1,426 / mo

27Mbps

Berlin

Germany

Berlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular

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🌤 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 24

$3,007 / mo

34Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

Chiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 75

$1,104 / mo

18Mbps

Singapore

They say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84°AQI 40

$2,894 / mo

87Mbps

London

United Kingdom

How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 21

$4,240 / mo

23Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

Lived in Barcelona for a year and a half. I would agree that the weather is perfect and Barcelona does have a great tech scene as well as food and has everything landscape and lifestyle wise that you could think of. Bureaucracy isn't too bad if you nip it in the bu** early and have patience. Also, some clubs are free. (Jamboree!). The metro is also, very efficient with red and purple being the busiest lines. Very walkable city too. Plenty of opportunity to meet people as well. The beaches are ok

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 25

$3,150 / mo

31Mbps

Prague

Czechia

I visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay

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🌧 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 32

$2,226 / mo

36Mbps

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United States

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 31

3yr

$3,192 / mo

45Mbps

South Korea

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun mediocre

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 83😷

2yr

$2,039 / mo

22Mbps

Brazil

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌧 Feels 29° 84° 27° 80°🥵AQI 32

20d

$1,037 / mo

11Mbps

China

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 😡 Slow

😀 Fun bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 72

14d

$1,451 / mo

2Mbps

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Seoul

South Korea

Seoul is an amazing experience. Even though it's a massive city, it's thoroughly Korean rather than cosmopolitan and overflowing with authentic local culture. It's extremely clean, modern and futuristic with neon lights and flashing screens everywhere. The modern architecture in this city is impressive and beautiful. It wouldn't take much to convince yourself that you've travelled 100 years into the future. The food is amazing and you have to try Korean barbecue at least once if you visit this

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 71

$2,366 / mo

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San Francisco, CA

United States

I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1

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💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive

📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 36

$5,603 / mo

56Mbps

São Paulo

Brazil

I like São Paulo, but I don't love it. It's pretty boring in my opinion. Probably because I love Buenos Aires so much and it just does not compare. Also for the 4 months (September - January) I was there, it was cold, overcast, and rainy 85% of the days. It was pretty depressing! Other than that, it's pretty safe overall for Latin America. Also, I really appreciate how people here take COVID more seriously than in a lot of other places in Brazil. If I had to do it again, I would stay near

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🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 78😷

$1,153 / mo

14Mbps

Chongqing

China

I lived in Chongqing for about 5 years. I mostly love this place but it's not easy for Westerners unless you can speak some Chinese. But with a smartphone you can translate anything you need to say. Chongqing is beautiful, gritty and romantic. Extremely inexpensive and lots of things to do. Beautiful women. Maybe the most unique city in China. Weather terrible in winter and summer. Winter is foggy, rainy and low light while summers are uncomfortably hot and humid. They don't speak standard Manda

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🌦 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°AQI 109😷

$1,082 / mo

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