Yahoo Finance Tradie saves more than $200,000 after moving to Australia for work
Shoma Tanak has praised Australia for its better working conditions and has issued a big message to people back home
A Japanese tradesman, who moved to Australia nearly half a decade ago, has spoken about the huge financial benefits of relocating to our sunny shores.
Shoma Tanak uprooted his life to work in a metalworks factory and has boasted about how he now has six figures in the bank.
Tradies have attracted a lot of attention in the past few weeks for talking about their pay and what they do with their cash. People in some trades say they earn upwards of $160,000 a year, and those in the mining industry can take home even more than that, however one in particular sounded the alarm about a common $70,000 mistake that’s left him without a house.
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Tanak decided to move to Australia just before the COVID pandemic but had no plans to stay. It’s now been four years and he has built a life here. The 33-year-old has been posting on social media about how other people in Japan can follow in his footsteps and experience better pay and working conditions.
“In Japan, I worked at a factory for about eight years and my annual income as a regular employee was 5 million yen (AU$51,000),” he said.
“I came to Australia on a working holiday four years ago, and now I work at a metal-processing factory. My current annual income is 10 million yen (AU$102,000).
“Since coming to the working holiday, my annual income has doubled, and my savings have increased more than 10 times, to the tune of 20 million yen (AU$204,000). [On a] working holiday in Australia, there is a possibility that ordinary people everywhere can seize opportunities.”
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‘There is no stress’
Tanak praised Australia for having shorter working hours compared to Japan and “very good working conditions”.
“There is no stress,” he explained to his followers. “If you are young and working while feeling dissatisfied with the current situation in Japan, consider a working holiday. I think it would be a good idea to try working overseas once using the system.”
Tanak urged people considering moving from Japan to Australia to “build networks” when they arrive, saying they can be a lifesaver.
“In order to live well overseas on a short-term visa, such as a working holiday, it is very important to build networks,” he explained. “I am also blessed with good people in Australia, and my friends have introduced me to my home and work and, when I travel, I have been to friends' homes in various places.
“I was given a lot of help by staying overnight there. I think it's hard to be alone overseas, so it's better to have as many people as you can rely on.”
While Australia might be dealing with a cost-of-living crisis at the moment, Japan is having its own struggles.
Weak domestic consumption is being blamed for the island nation losing its spot as the world’s third-largest economy. The country has experienced two consecutive reductions in its gross domestic product, meaning it is now officially in recession.
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