As the title states, I would like to know if Japan will have any issues with me working over 40 hours a week for a US company while I'm there on a student visa. I know they typically have a limit of 28 hours a week for students but everything I've read seems to state that this is for work performed IN Japan. The same thing would seem to be the case for obtaining permission to do so. It would seem to only be required if you are working a job within Japan. I would be working a telecommute job so all my work would be done over the web and I would be getting paid into a US bank account. I know that I have to file a tax form with this income reported on it while I'm staying there. I just want to make sure I'm not going to lose my student visa for working this much.
I haven't been able to find any information on this over the internet. My guess is that what I would be doing is very rare. Perhaps someone can direct me to what organization I can ask about this?
I haven't been able to find any information on this over the internet. My guess is that what I would be doing is very rare. Perhaps someone can direct me to what organization I can ask about this?