On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 00:19:14 -0700, Gerry
<222ggg@adelphia.net.invalid> belched the alphabet and kept on going
with:

>In article <3F921D25.419DA483@yahoo.co.jp>, Eric Takabayashi
><etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote:
>
>> > Crazy, huh? Well if Bush's economic recovery gets much better I may be
>> > searching another career, or a pleasant low-income retirement.
>> > 
>> > Assume I'm a more than capable Gaijin jazz player. I want to move to
>> > Osaka or Hakata or Kobe and play jazz professionally. Make enough to
>> > pay the bills.
>> > 
>> > What stands in my way of doing this from a legal standpoint?
>> 
>> What kind of visa do you hold, or plan on getting?
>
>I know nothing.  What kind of visa do I need?

One which allows you to both reside in Japan and work. Let's start
from there.