Wanting to move to Japan, but it seems impossible

My wife(36) and I(34) have visited Japan a few times and considering the political climate in the US now we’re finding it hard to see any positives of keeping our life in the states.

We have one child (7). Both of us are US citizens. Our family ties are in Asia (China and SEA) and Japan seems like it would be the most easily adaptable for us and our daughter has loved visiting.

We’ve floated around the idea of making the move but the more I dig into it, the more impossible it seems to actually stay in Japan long term.

But every avenue of immigrating to Japan seem to boil down to:

  1. Marry a national, which is out of the question.
  2. Student visa, we both have our Bachelor’s already.
  3. Get an English teaching job and suffer low pay and terrible working conditions.
  4. Get a work sponsored visa, which is near impossible without a highly desirable skill set.

She’s a product manager for a fortune500 company and I’m a freelance designer that’s worked with a ton of domestic and international clients, and am managing my own business. Neither of us speaks Japanese but I’m learning and my wife is trilingual.

Just wanting some honest advice on how feasible it is to make the move considering our situation because the more I research the more impossible it seems to immigrate.

Thanks in advance for the replies!

by PurpleEggRoll

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