Just received "at risk" notice of Redundancy, thinking this is now the time to move to Japan with J wife and little guy to spend some quality time with her family and friends. My Father in law is an amazing guy !, he had a triple bypass 2 years ago and came back strong as an Ox, more reason to spend time with my wife's parents as they reach a certain age... <sadly Im not particularly close to mine>.
We have no immediate financial concerns - can come to Japan with close to
USD 500,000.00.
I do however want to continue working at some point, there lies my issue.
My Father in Law could of retired 5 years ago but was kept on , he is some what of a high flyer and consequently has loads of contacts. Im thinking he may finally pack it all in next year. Given the Economic turmoil right now and for sure Japan is also feeling the pain, I think my best chance is to speak with my Father in Law and see if he can pull some strings, speak to contacts etc in order to help me secure work in Japan, on the other hand Im thinking the very mention of my asking for help will cause concern and worry for my In Laws and I in turn will get a major ear bashing of my wife if I try to instigate this myself as I dont think my wife would want to adopt this approach.
Any thoughts appreciated.