My wife has a job offer to teach at an international school in Japan. I'm a middle-aged, self-employed craftsman, making musical instruments. I've visited Japan several times and would be very happy to live and work there. We currently live and work in Germany. I am from the UK, my wife is from Singapore.
My business is a small business. I'm a sole trader. My work sells internationally and is not currently dependent upon selling in Japan. I've been in business for coming up to 30 years.
Can anyone point me in the right direction as to which visa I would apply for? My wife is being offered sponsorship, but what is my position? Would it be wiser or even possible for me to seek part-time employment before moving the workshop? When I do move the workshop, what might be my tax, health and pension obligations be on a business that turns over around 10,000,000 Yen a year with a profit of around half that?
The results of research I've done regarding self-employment in Japan seems to be more concerned with large business so any help would be appreciated.
My business is a small business. I'm a sole trader. My work sells internationally and is not currently dependent upon selling in Japan. I've been in business for coming up to 30 years.
Can anyone point me in the right direction as to which visa I would apply for? My wife is being offered sponsorship, but what is my position? Would it be wiser or even possible for me to seek part-time employment before moving the workshop? When I do move the workshop, what might be my tax, health and pension obligations be on a business that turns over around 10,000,000 Yen a year with a profit of around half that?
The results of research I've done regarding self-employment in Japan seems to be more concerned with large business so any help would be appreciated.
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