India, Feb. 25 -- A viral video by content creator Dolesh offers a rare look into the financial realities of Indian software engineers living in Japan. While many dream of moving abroad for better pay, two techies hailing from Bengaluru shared that the starting salary for techies in Japan begins at around 3 million yen, which translates to roughly Rs.17 lakh. However, as the video reveals, these figures come with significant caveats, including high tax brackets and a unique work culture.

"Kaun kaun Japan aana chahta hai batao [Tell me who wants to relocate to Japan]," the content creator Dolesh wrote. In the video, he shares that he met two software engineers from Bengaluru at an Indian eatery in Japan.

During the conversation, he asks ...