Immigrate to Japan

Hi everyone

I'm from South Africa and have a great interest in immigrating to Japan. As for my skills, I currently work in Durban for a large medical firm as a .net programmer. I have wanted to relocate to the far east for many years, only now am I financially/career wise able too. My question is, where do I start with regards to visas/permits?

First you will have to find an employer who is willing to sponsor a working visa for you.

Uji is correct. Japan is not a country one just immigrates to, you first need to find a job, then start the visa process (the employer does most of the paperwork).

There are IT jobs available here for non-Japanese, but if you do not have very good Japanese language skills then the number of available jobs becomes very few.

yes,you do need to get a job at first!I am afraid there isn't any other way so far.