I Moved to Japan in My 40s — The Truth No One Tells You

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Why would someone move to Japan in their 40s — especially after never even visiting Tokyo before?

In this video I share the story behind my decision to relocate from Singapore to Japan and what my first days living in Tokyo actually felt like.

This is Part 1 of my Japan relocation series, where I document the real experience of starting a new life in Japan as a mid-career professional with a family.

While assembling furniture in my new apartment, I talk about:

• Why I decided to move to Japan
• The 10-day decision that changed everything
• My first impressions arriving in Tokyo
• Language challenges in daily life
• My first train experience in Japan
• Setting up life in a new country

Relocating to Japan is very different from visiting as a tourist.
In this series I’ll share the real experience of living here, including the challenges and surprises.

👉 In the next video I’ll talk about the reality of relocating to Japan, including housing, paperwork, and the systems you need to understand.

Chapters

0:00 Why I moved to Japan
0:30 The real reason (teaser)
2:00 The 10-day decision
5:00 Arriving in Tokyo
9:00 First train experience
14:00 Setting up life in Japan
20:00 Reality of relocating
24:00 What’s coming next

Keywords

Japan relocation
moving to Japan
living in Tokyo
Tokyo expat life
moving to Japan from Singapore
Japan life vlog
life in Japan for foreigners
Tokyo living experience