How is the Cloud/DevOps Job market in japan in 2026?

Background about myself:
– I actually worked as a SWE in japan for roughly 3 years (completely english environment), first year was more general full stack SWE but then i managed to switched to DevOps and Cloud for the last 2

– Moved back to home country for an exciting job where I could lead the entire IT department for cloud engineering of a small company. The work has been interesting but I realized that I ultimately want to move back to japan and settle there for the rest of my life. I'm thinking of moving back in one year or 2.

I am working on JLPT N2 (hopefully will get it end of this year), if not i'll do BJT until i get JLPT N2 level.

Given where i'm at years of experience wise, i'd still put myself around mid level, What are my chances of getting a job in japan from abroad?

I'd also consider going for masters in japan so that i can put myself back into japanese job market.

by monarchyofthedead