Well, I've been in Tokyo for 3 months and I must say the experience has been pretty good so far. Yes, things are very different to living in a western country although I think having lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years really made the transition easy on cultural shock. Obviously it's different here, but I knew the types of things to expect to be different and what challenges I would have so it hasn't been a problem for me.

Work helped with most of the admin so getting alien registration, re-entry permits, bank account, permanent accommodation was all pretty easy. I found an amazing flat in Akasaka which I'm very happy with. It's not as western friendly as Roppongi, but still no problems getting around with limited Japanese.

Job next year now that I'm pretty settled is to improve my language