Why go to Japan (in reality only Tokyo) where median software TC is around $60k [0] when you can go to Canada where median software TC is around $90k [1] and English speaking, let alone other English speaking and relatively easy to immigrate Western countries with large South Asian communities like the UK (95k) [2], Netherlands (87k) [3], Germany (77k) [4], Australia (100k) [5], Norway ($74k) [6], or Singapore (73k) [7].
[0] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater...
[1] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/canada
[2] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/united-...
[3] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/netherl...
[4] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/germany
[5] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/austral...
[6] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/norway
[7] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/singapo...