| the women there are beautiful. also anime is made there. why or why not |
| I like their job security but there's no reason for a native Japanese company to hire foreigners for non-niche positions over natives, even aside from the sheer difficulty of maintaining a Japanese work visa (and already assuming you're fluent). |
| No, not willing to learn a new language, not a fan of their work culture and their aversion towards foreigners. Interested in visiting for vacation but not residence. |
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| Absolutely not — I think the culture in many ways takes the flaws of U.S. culture to an extreme: too obsessed with status; fake politeness; too much faith in authority of the elder and parents and too much judging on appearance and too much emphasis on social collectivism and collective responsibility where an entire family become held responsible for the actions of one member. There are some positive points such as that they seem to be less concerned with putting men and themselves into rigid boxes and that they seem less obsessed with a personal sense of identity. |
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| No because I wouldn't be able to understand shit. |
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| No not really, too many reasons why not. I guess some reasons tho would be because i wouldn't know what to do or where to go, can't read or understand anything. But i would love to visit there. |
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| As much as I like the idea of slaying some Asian pussy... I can kinda already do that in America if I play my cards right. ...which I often can't, so, fuck it. ...Also xenophobia might come into play. |
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| No. I'd love to visit Japan and spend an extensive amount of time traveling the country - Everything from remote villages in northern Hokkaido to the urban culture in Tokyo/Osaka/Yokohama/etc., UNESCO World Heritage sites like certain famed Shinto shrines and Buddhist pagodas, the real life locations that inspired some animes (like Shirakawa in Gifu prefecture, the real Hinamizawa from Higurashi), eat some dolphin in Taiji, etc. I'd never want to live there. I wouldn't want to live in most countries. I don't want to live in the U.S. either and the only reason I'm still here is I was born here and not ready yet to forsake, uproot, and overturn everything in my life yet. I can list historical or cultural sites I'd love to see in every country from Monaco to Somalia, but I can think of reasons for virtually all of them why I wouldn't want to actually live there. Japan is no exception. Japan is incredibly nationalistic and insular. And just to clarify, I'm not begrudging them that at all. Actually, I agree with it and support national sovereignty and countries maintaining their culture, but as a non-Japanese person I'd have no business there as anything other than a tourist/traveler. There are whole places like certain hot springs and R&R establishments off-limits to "gaijin". And unlike in North America or among a lot of European liberals, they have an ethnic identity and conception of the nation-state, not just civic (citizenship-based). If you're not ethnic Japanese and you weren't born there, you'll always be foreign. White people are alien foreigners. Blacks and browns are perceived lower status alien foreigners. Other East Asians like Chinese and Koreans on work visas are still viewed as a foreign element. Even other ethnic Japanese who were born in Japan and moved abroad for a long time are seen as a foreign influence. That's the first point why not and the biggest one. I respect the sentiments of the general population politically to keep their home islands an ethnostate if they so choose. I think it's a valid decision and I would feel unwelcome and imposing as anything more than a visitor. Beyond that, I've never been to Japan or East Asia in general, but I've traveled enough to see a common theme that common people are alike everywhere to some extent. Young people over there are just as brainwashed and consumerist. Old people are just as (more, in this instance) concerned with the honor of the family name. Some of the same things I don't like in the West are still present there, equal or magnified. I don't like Japanese work culture, the concept of keeping public "face" and conformity of speech and outward behavior. They've built an industrious, intellectually vibrant, and artistically luminous civilization that's accumulated great wealth and capital on the backs of it, but it would have nothing to offer me as an individual in day-to-day living as a perpetual outsider. Life isn't living in an anime there. If you want to find people who share your passions and interests, it's probably better calling out at the top of your lungs online to reach scattered souls around the world. |
WatchTillTandavaAug 7, 2019 8:48 PM
| It's a great place for a vacation, but I wouldn't want to move there. For one, I don't know enough of the language to get a job, and I definitely don't have the money to move to a different country. Besides, I'm just not interested in moving out of New Zealand. |
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| No I would just like to visit. 1-I don't speak Japanese. 2-I further doubt that many Japanese women will be as interested in the 'average Western guy' as in the 'average Japanese guy' for a host of reasons, including the simple assertion that most single women are pragmatic (Another problematic trait for me regarding their culture) and marriage 'outside' is more problematic than not. 3-I hate their working standards sometimes it's beautiful but the death by overwork is something I'd consider and plenty of extra work etc... 4-No extra benefit for my career. 5-Small apartaments. I've always lived in big homes with a big yard, big enough to fit in 6 or more trucks. Idk but I would feel weird living inside a small cube. 6-Horrible taxation to keep my hobby alive. In japan they tax vehicles by engine displacement. I would love to live the car culture in Japan, but it would take extra money. 7-I'm an average westerner. |
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| From the films, it seems like damn fine place. Very clean and with plenty of unsoiled nature to visit. But there is just one problem: Japanese people. Asians are very different people, I don't think I'd be able to find my place there |
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| Japan is good to visit as tourist. Living in it is another story. Do you know why the suicide rate is so high there? |
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| Yeah, solely because my homeland is way worse as a country. I'd prefer South Korea or Canada, though. |
Kaiser-kun said: Japan is good to visit as tourist. Living in it is another story. Do you know why the suicide rate is so high there? This. Can confirm. I've lived there as an exchange student and all I did was some part-time jobs. But even with just that, their work culture is really something (in a bad way). And it's hard to explain, but there's this barrier kinda thing between natives and foreigners. It's like they never approve of you or something. |
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| Definitely not, no. Just a couple reasons off hand, their aversion to foreigners, their extreme work culture, too cramped/crowded (apartments are significantly smaller that what most of us are used to), And I don't speak the language. It would take me years to learn the language to a fluent level. People who say the "wish they lived in Japan" are often people who are under the delusion that everything will be like living an anime, while that's simply not the case. Life in Japan is vastly different than what we are used to. Japan is beautiful and I would more than love to travel there one day for a week or so, and experience the beauty, but living there is just something I couldn't do. |
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| After visiting it? Yeah I'd like to try. No guarantee I will like it though. |
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| Well, it depends on the person. I personally like it a lot more than any European country I've visited so far, especially if you live somewhere near Tokyo you wouldn't get bored easily in my opinion. I'm not going back to Europe any time soon even for the Holidays, there is just so many more interesting things that you can do in Japan, especially if you already have a hobby that is connected to the Japanese culture in some way. Renkini said: Kaiser-kun said: Japan is good to visit as tourist. Living in it is another story. Do you know why the suicide rate is so high there? This. Can confirm. I've lived there as an exchange student and all I did was some part-time jobs. But even with just that, their work culture is really something (in a bad way). And it's hard to explain, but there's this barrier kinda thing between natives and foreigners. It's like they never approve of you or something. The work culture is most likely going to improve in future and the biggest barrier so far is the language really. |
149597871Aug 8, 2019 12:21 AM
| Only if I don't have to work there, couldn't cope with their work ethics. |
| I feel like it's a nice place to visit, but I would never want to return to live there. I don't want to die from catching pneumonia or the work ethic. |
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TheHentaiKing said: I feel like it's a nice place to visit, but I would never want to return to live there. I don't want to die from catching pneumonia or the work ethic. Also the tentacle monsters are a cause for concern. |
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| After I watched anime, definitely NO. If you read what is shown in anime between the stories, there is common theme that appears: - Lack of individuality - society will meddle with your personal life to integrate you forcefully. - Status quo - your boss/supervisor have absolute power over you. In dispute he/she is always right. - Company hierarchy is loyalty based (time you worked for a company), not skill based. - The living standard is lower than Netherlands (where I currently live). It is definitely a nice place to visit, but I will never go live or work there. |
| Probably not. I would love to visit Japan honestly but I've never thought about moving there. |
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| Not at all. I'm fine with where i'm living now. |
| Nope. I don't even want to visit Japan. Besides Anime and video games, I'm not really interested in anything else regarding Japan. Their work culture is horrible, the houses are too small, and I would be absolutely miserable there. Japan is an extremely stressful place to live. Over 90% of foreign males who move there start going bald in less than a year of living there. |
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| Interesting that not a lot of people here would like to live in Japan. I would like to work for a Japanese game company, simply because they make games I like and I feel that alone would make it worth it. I'm South Asian by lineage so maybe I would fit in better than a westerner but that's something that I can't comment on that unless I move there. I'm not scared of the work ethic. In fact it's quite similar to my own home country, however I am a little concerned over work place discrimination because of not being native. The biggest reasons that I still haven't attempted the move are, 1) I haven't learnt the language yet 2) I'm still quite inexperienced, as such I don't think I would get paid anywhere near enough to maintain my current lifestyle. I realize that the cost of living is much cheaper when compared to where I am now but I don't think the pay is anywhere near close either. At the very least, I would like to visit someday. |
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| Having live in Japan during business trip, no. First of all, there are far more old people in Japan than younger people than other countries. You will see more old ladies than young Japanese girls. Secondly, most Japanese women are not as beautiful as what anime or JAV portray them to be. Thirdly, living cost is high. Don't be fooled by anime. Too many weeaboos think having Japanese wife/girlfriend is a trophy wife. It's nothing like that. And don't expect Japanese women to like you just because you are white and love anime. If you are seen as unattractive in your home country, chances are,Japanese women will feel the same about you. Your luck with women in Japan will be the same as your luck with women in your own home country. Still one thing I like about Japanese women is their moan. I bang some Japanese women in brothel, Tobita Shinchi. Maybe it because I watch hentai and the way Japanese moan turn me on. LOL! |
Papa_ScorchAug 8, 2019 7:38 AM
| no. I'd imagine living as a foreigner would be difficult in Japan due to it being such a homogenous society. |
| I would like to visit with a shit a load of spending money to eat at various food places and get a bunch of souvenirs and get a real hand forged katana and hand forged kitchen knives. But I wouldn't want to live there. |
| I don't even want to visit Japan let alone live there. Besides sightseeing, which is something I don't really care about, what is there to even do there that's so special and unique? |
| No, I would prefer to move to either somewhere in Italy or New Zealand. Japan is alright but I am not as interested in the culture and certainly have no interest in learning the language. I do like their comics though. |
| "Few, but ripe." - C.F. Gauss |
| yes and no. I'm kinda too lazy to learn the language. I would love to visit one day but I dont know about living there. |
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Gorochu said: Having live in Japan during business trip, no. First of all, there are far more old people in Japan than younger people than other countries. You will see more old ladies than young Japanese girls. Secondly, most Japanese women are not as beautiful as what anime or JAV portray them to be. Thirdly, living cost is high. Don't be fooled by anime. Too many weeaboos think having Japanese wife/girlfriend is a trophy wife. It's nothing like that. And don't expect Japanese women to like you just because you are white and love anime. If you are seen as unattractive in your home country, chances are,Japanese women will feel the same about you. Your luck with women in Japan will be the same as your luck with women in your own home country. Still one thing I like about Japanese women is their moan. I bang some Japanese women in brothel, Tobita Shinchi. Maybe it because I watch hentai and the way Japanese moan turn me on. LOL! *insert Galaxy Brain meme here* This dude gets it 110%. |
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| No. The Japanese seem rather hostile to foreigners and I’m definitely not a fan of their Mount & Blade ”less talking, more working!” approach to life. Not to mention, a nation that has vending machines that sell used knickers and has trains with ‘women only’ carriages to combat rampant molestation isn’t the sort of place I’d be proud to call home. |
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| Why would I want to live in a xenophobic island where I can't even speak the language? That sounds like a terrible idea. |
| I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Japan 2 different times in the past year or so and here’s my opinion on this subject... First of all, Japan is a place I’d recommend to anyone and everyone, not just anime fans...there is something for everyone! Amazing food, culture, sub-cultures, landscape, sights, and so much more! You simply can’t get bored and I guarantee you’ll have a great time. Then again, this is from the viewpoint of a tourist...someone on Vacation spending money and letting loose...I’m sure living there would be drastically different. I’ve often heard Japan is very Xenophobic...it’s probably true...however, in my two trips to Japan I experienced very courteous and friendly people...and the customer service at restaurants, my hotel, etc...was insanely good, like, I’m American, I’m used to BAD customer service, so being treated so well was VERY nice. Japan is also expensive...so if you want to visit, be prepared for your wallet to hate you. But, at the same time there’s plenty of things to see and do that are inexpensive so you gotta be wise and not go overboard. I think I’m ok with visiting Japan once in awhile than actually living there. I’m actually gonna try to go for the 2020 Olympics which has me VERY hyped! |
| No, not really. I like Anime but everything I've read about and seen (documentaries and such) about actual Japanese society has pretty much given me the impression it's not a place that I, a non-Japanese person, would want to live. Although the biggest reason is that I wouldn't be comfortable being around people who weren't fluent in English as I have no intention of learning a new language. |
| lol nah xenophobia/racism is so common there, overwork culture and shame culture that give birth to the hikkikomori phenomenon and even high suicide rates so no thanks i rather die in this shitty third world country than there |
| not really but i'd love to go someday and buy sooo much manga |
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| I would move to Japan because it's a very clean and safe country I wouldn't because I'd be too far away from the rest of my family |
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| Japan isnt so great country people think it is.. As a foreigner, I would not like living there. Also I cant speak the language. |
ugmon said: lol nah xenophobia/racism is so common there What makes you think so? I don't think racism is a common thing. |
149597871 said: ugmon said: lol nah xenophobia/racism is so common there What makes you think so? I don't think racism is a common thing. n 2005, a United Nations special rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about deep and profound racism in Japan and insufficient government recognition of the problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan#Comment_by_U.N._special_rapporteur_on_racism_and_xenophobia Japan racism survey reveals one in three foreigners experience discrimination https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/31/japan-racism-survey-reveals-one-in-three-foreigners-experience-discrimination things like those i read over the years |
ugmon said: n 2005, a United Nations special rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about deep and profound racism in Japan and insufficient government recognition of the problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan#Comment_by_U.N._special_rapporteur_on_racism_and_xenophobia Japan racism survey reveals one in three foreigners experience discrimination https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/31/japan-racism-survey-reveals-one-in-three-foreigners-experience-discrimination things like those i read over the years Fair enough, a 14-year-old research is a bit outdated but when it comes to some of the issues mentioned in the second one (it's still a bit old) I can try to explain. Renting a house/apartment in Japan is very difficult for foreigners but it has very little to do with racism in my opinion, the biggest problem is that you in many of the cases you'll need to have an income that is at least 3 times higher than the rent and at least one (sometimes at least two) guarantor(s) who can vouch for you and in most cases they must be Japanese as well. Actually it's not really discrimination as I believe they have the same requirements for native Japanese people as well, it's just the fact that it is much harder for foreigners to meet those requirements. I've heard about certain accidents where people were denied solely because of the fact that they are not Japanese but I don't think it is as often as 1 out of 3 people. I do believe the system needs to be improved though. "One in four people who had sought a job said they were denied employment because they were a foreigner" This one kinda bothers me, as many of the foreigners lack the Japanese language skills required for some jobs so I find those people to be very confident in themselves to put the blame purely on their skin color and not think of something else.. Again not denying that there might be places where this is a thing. The last point is about derogatory remarks, this can be considered racist depending on the context/situation which I'm not familiar with. I've experienced it like once, by some drunk people in their 60-70s, although it wasn't something that I consider rude, especially considering that they could barely walk in a straight line. I'm also aware of the "gaijin seat" thing that has become popular recently (where nobody sits near the foreigner even if the train is full) but this is a bit of a myth in my opinion. Again yes, there is discrimination, radical nationalists, etc. I can't think of a country that hasn't. However I wouldn't call it a common thing. In fact in many places I get far better treatment than I would in my home country and maybe in any country that I've been to so far. |
149597871Aug 9, 2019 6:16 AM
| Nope! With my luck, as soon as I set foot on Japanese land, it'll trigger an earthquake which triggers a volcanic eruption which will trigger a tsunami which'll trigger Godzilla. |
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| I did and even looked into programs that would allow me to until I learned more about Japanese society. I would consider living there for a year or so but I wouldn't try to just up and move there unless it was with a western company. There is a reason that many anime geared toward adults idealize the high-school years. The business culture over there is extremely toxic at all levels and the society is unfortunately rather sexist. High taxes, stagnate wages, blatant discrimination toward foreigners in all areas of society. Though, the new and younger generation seems to be improving things somewhat. |
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