Paul McMahon

How to transfer contracts and IP from an individual to a Japanese company.

Paul McMahon

Highlights include 71 devs getting a job via TokyoDev, going from me being the only author to having 13 others contributing, and sponsoring 8 different organizations. 

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After my lost MacBook was returned to me with an Activation Lock on it, Apple refused to unlock it. Only after emailing Tim Cook could I get it unlocked.

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From 2003 to 2022, the number of home burglaries in Japan decreased by a factor of 12! Reasons behind it include a lower unemployment rate, an increase in crime prevention volunteers, and higher building security standards.

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この記事では、こじんまりと始まった個人ブログが利益を生む求人サイトとなり、月に数万人が訪れるコミュニティへと進化したストーリーをお話しします。

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This is the story of how the site has evolved from its humble origins as my personal blog to a flourishing job board and community that serves tens of thousands of visitors per month.

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This year’s survey had a total of 713 respondents who shared their experiences working as an international developer in Japan.

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How I had paid ¥77,619 (500 USD) to have a bricked MacBook returned to me.

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If you’re a software developer living in Japan, please help us by taking it.

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Compiles various sources for software developer salary data to help you judge the market.

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Theories about why it is more difficult to get a job as an international developer in Japan in 2023 than a couple years prior.

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ChatGPT seems like it is a powerful tool for writing a custom cover letter for a job. But what it produces won't help you.

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Companies in Japan can roughly figure out what you made at your previous job, so you might be caught if you exaggerate your compensation.

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TokyoDev sponsors communities that are working to empower women in technology.

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In October 2022, new regulations were put into place that put legal requirements on job board operators.

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558 international developers living in Japan answered our survey about themselves and their work.

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If you're living in Japan and working as a developer, please take our survey by November 6th, 2022.

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435 international developers living in Japan answered our survey about themselves and their work.

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If you're living in Japan and working as a developer, please take our survey by November 22nd, 2021.

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After working on it for more than ten years, I sold Doorkeeper, an event management platform I bootstrapped.

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Software developer salaries in Japan have dramatically increased since I first came here, but this isn't without its downsides.

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362 international developers living in Japan answered our survey about themselves and their work.

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If you recruit without a license in Japan, you could go to jail. The surprisingly interesting historical origins of recruiting in Japan explains why.

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An overview of how COVID-19 affected the software developer market in Japan soon after the pandemic started.

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The complete guide to visas that permit you to work as a full time software developer in Japan.

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The results of a survey of international software developers in Japan. Breakdowns based on several criteria like language, tech, and company size.

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As adding more code to a product will slow down development, we should view all code as technical debt.

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A guide to understanding your chances of getting a job as a programmer in Japan are, and what the first steps you can take are.

Paul McMahon

While solid technical skills are necessary to land great jobs, your ability to sell yourself is as important, if not more so.

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I’ve hired several Japanese virtual assistants to help me with various small tasks. Especially if you’re not a fluent Japanese speaker, knowing where to look for one can be tricky, so I’ll share my tips for finding one.

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The experience of an Australian software engineer working in Japan.

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An overview of the gotchas when incorporating a company in Japan based on my personal experience of incorporating three of them.

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In our first survey, we only got fifteen replies. Future surveys would do much better.

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How a developer living in London got a job at a Japanese startup.

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Why you won't find junior developer positions advertised in Japan.

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The story of my personal journey of coming to Japan straight out of university and finding a job as a Ruby developer at a Japanese startup.

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