Moving to Japan, Visa's information and other info?

Question:

Hi me and a friend (of 6-7 years) are currently living in Australia and we would like to live in Japan we are still teenagers 17 and 16 years old. We would really appreciate it if any one could please tell us on how we can enter and live in Japan. I understand this is a very hard request and it would be easier if we just ask our parents but due to some family circumstance I would rather they are not involved in any way. We are currently searching for jobs and hope to get them over the next 7-21 days, We understand that it will take a lot of time and it will cost alot of money. We just need information like the pricing ranges for a decent apartment we could share, the food costs, the bills we would have to pay and etc. Also need information on the visa passes we need to get into Japan, We are both fairly intelligent and will probably end up cross checking every answer, Thanks for taking the time to read this and good day.

Answer:

Are you Australian? If so you can apply for a working holiday visa in Japan once you and your friend turn 18. This will allow you to stay in Japan for a year and have the ability to work (finding a job may be a different story). I believe you'll both need $2,500 from the start to prove you can fund your living expenses for the first month.

If you do not have a bachelors degree from a university, you may find it difficult/impossible to obtain a job in Japan as even most english teaching jobs require this.

Otherwise you can go to Japan on a 90 day tourist visa which can be renewed once every year (for a total of 180 days per year maximum). You'd have to leave the country and come back (take a trip to china for a few days or something) to renew the tourist visa.

You both probably haven't started university yet, so why not look into going to school in Japan for your bachelors degree? That would allow you to spend multiple years in Japan on a school visa.