/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Have you lived in Japan?

>>12457634
How many dicks have you sucked while visiting onsen?

Teaching english is a low skill, low wage job.

What will you do when you're finally kicked out of glorious nippon?

Walmart? McDonalds? Call center?

>>12457653
Man, I want to FUCK Kuroneko.

How many Obasans have you given the 息子 to?

>>12457648
I have only been to one onsen and I didn't happen to suck any dicks.

>>12457667
Okay then forget the onsen, how many dicks have you sucked?

>>12457653
Actually I have a spousal visa so unless I commit a felony I won't get kicked out. And I am a translator. I was a teacher and I got paid a decent amount and had some solid job security but I didn't enjoy the lack of free time.

>>12457660
We all do.

>>12457634
What's it like when a 35 year old, never-married 4' 11" japanese woman laughs at the size of your penis?

>>12457669
None thus far. Not in my future plans either

>>12457681
You failed. I have to seize your /jp/-clubcard and ask you to leave /jp/ immediately. Please don't make call the security.

>>12457679
Not possible. Unless you are just trying to disguise your disgustingly long clit as penis. Maybe you would like to inform me on how that is

How many times have you been kanchou'd?

>>12457684
And you need to get the dick out of your little faggot butthole and get back into /mlp

>>12457671
>I was a teacher and I got paid a decent amount

Oh god.

You must have a very different definition of decent than anyone else. I bet you will never make anywhere near 10,000,000 JPY.

I guess you are living very far out in the country?

>Actually I have a spousal visa so unless I commit a felony I won't get kicked out.

Nothing more unfortunate than marrying a japanese woman. Shc can divorce you when she fucks a rich man, then you will have to go back where you are from.

>>12457671
how big is your spouse's dick?

>>12457703
The fuck is wrong with you? OP is living the /jp/ dream and you're likely a self diagnosed autist.

>>12457732
/jp/ hates japan and OP is an impoverished weaboo.

Will you buy stuff for me?

>>12457737
>/jp/ hates japan

Haha

How difficult is it for a foreigner to enter the JET program if they are not an English major? Do you need prior experience in Japanese?

What race are you op?

>>12457753
Are you white?

>>12457759
no.

>>12457753
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JET/jobs_alt.html

Says you should be actively studying Japanese but that's it

>>12457634
so, i know japanese are generally nice to you especially when you are there for a short time
how long did it take for japanese to start treating you differently
when did they realize that you were not leaving?

>>12457703
how easy is it for a japanese to get divorced from a foreigner?

>>12457671
>I am a translator.

Translate some doujinshi for us.

>>12458086
Fuck no. I don't work for free. Neither does any other translator worth his salt.

>>12457703
Actually divorce is still quite the stigma in Japan. Unless he or she really fucks up, divorce is not likely in their future.

>>12457799
In my experience, they don't really treat you much differently - still greet you just as happily, still help you out when you need it. The only difference I've noticed really is that they stop asking "How long are you in Japan for?"

>>12457634
So, what's that picture of?

>>12458964
From the thumbnail it looks like niggy and his bruvs

How much do you make teaching?

>>12459101
I work as an ALT at a public JHS, 8-4 with a LOT of down time. I make about 2,500,000 a year. Living in the countryside, that's more than enough to live comfortably.

kusothread

>>12459108
What prefecture do you live in? Aren't Inaka people mean to gaiijins, are they?

>>12459108
Doesn't McDonalds pay more than that?

How much goes to taxes?

>>12459128
I live in Oita. People here are actually very kind to foreigners and offer a lot of help.

>>12459108
you can live well off a 25k salary in Japan? hot damn!

>>12459143
That's nice :3

>>12457671
>And I am a translator.

Are you who I think you are? Are you that faggot translator that ranted on /a/ and /int/ about the "every" Japanese person being unfair to gaijin whitupiggu and not treating you like a Japanese person?

>>12459137
Income tax - about 75,000 yen/year.
City/Prefecture residency tax - 110,000 yen/year.

>>12459145
Yeah, as long as you don't go to hostess clubs every weekend or something ridiculous like that it's very easy to live comfortably and save money.

>>12457758
Mexican.

wich 2hu wud u fug

>>12459159
Wow. Were you a liberal arts major?

That would be sub-poverty where I live.

What are you going to do after you leave teaching?

Marry a christmas cake for a visa?

>>12459285
Yeah, I was. I honestly didn't get a degree specifically to get a job, so it doesn't really bother me. I'm looking into translating (currently studying in my copious spare time at work), or if I can't manage that, I would like to work at JR as a station attendant or the like. I'm already married, so I don't have to worry about visas.

>>12459189
Depends on which one would actually want to fug.
Also if they have a penis for whatever reason.

I don't have a question but I just want to thank you for gracing us with your presence and taking some of your valuable time to answer the questions of us mere mortals. It's not every day we are visited by someone who has actually lived in Japan! Truly an honor, my good sir.

>>12459306
Well, good luck not OP. Work hard and your dreams will be realized.

>>12459417
Thanks, anon. I'll give it my all.

how did you seduce japanese women

do japs find short white dudes hot

Do Japanese men ever marry white foreign women?

>>12459610
Yes.

>>12459588
Being a short white guy with a Japanese girlfriend, I will tell you yes

>>12459625
Do all the foreigners who go over there wind up with Japanese spouses then?

>>12459655
No.

>>12459630
but HOW short are you?

>>12457634
How do you make your money?
What can a baka gaijin do to support himself in the land of the rising sun?

>>12459748
How big is too big?
Would say 6'2" be freakshow status to Japanese girls.

How did you all meet your spouses?

Did you have the intention of getting a spouse ASAP knowing that it would lead to permanent living in Japan?

How long after meeting did you guys get engaged / married?

Did you have a fancy wedding?

What are your spouses' friends and family like to you? Do you see them often?

Other than your spouses do you have other close contacts in Japan or do you have other gaijin networks there?

How did you get your jobs in Japan?

>>12459948
>How did you all meet your spouses?
Through work.
>Did you have the intention of getting a spouse ASAP knowing that it would lead to permanent living in Japan?
Not at all.
>How long after meeting did you guys get engaged / married?
About 3 years.
>Did you have a fancy wedding?
We haven't had a ceremony yet (got married in April). We're thinking of going to Hawaii with our families and having a very simple ceremony there.
>What are your spouses' friends and family like to you? Do you see them often?
They're really nice. My husband's family lives nearby, but they're very busy so I don't see them too often. I go over to help out at their business sometimes, though.
>Other than your spouses do you have other close contacts in Japan or do you have other gaijin networks there?
Not really. I talk with my Japanese coworkers at work, and very rarely make contact with the other foreign guy in town. But then again, I'm not really the most sociable person in the first place.
>How did you get your jobs in Japan?
I submitted my resume to a company while in the US, got an appointment for an interview, and just went from there.

fugg off normies

I'll never be able to live in Japan.

Can't get a bachelors, and even if I could there is no way I'd be competent enough to teach. I can't get any other highly needed skills either.

I'm just working a dead end job. One day, I'm going to just fly and end my life there. Probably when I get depressed enough.

>>12459955
What kind of job? How was your Japanese fluency when you applied?

>>12460106
Teaching English. I could speak and understand enough Japanese for daily conversation when I applied, but that didn't have any real bearing on my employment - though I do get an extra 10,000 yen per month for not bothering the company with translations.

Would you consider yourself a Imperialist fetishizing weeaboo?

>>12458964
Looks like some namahage.

>>12460530
No.

>>12459998
Running away to Japan to live out your weeb dreams isn't something normies do.

Have you experienced paranormal activities there?

Have you been to any brothels? Did you sleep with underage girls?

>>12463409

Stay in your JAV thread scumbag.

I would also like to know the answer to this question.

>>12463250
Not unless you count frogs showing up in unexpected places.

>>12463409
No, but a French guy over on /int/ that goes by the name "The F." has done both of those.

Are you a truOtaku?

>>12463658
>No
You're wasting your time then. No further questions.

>>12463745
No, sry.

>>12463765
Kay, cya.

How likely is it for a Japanese company to hire you once you're done with teaching? Frankly I might apply for JET if I can't find any companies willing to hire me after schooling over there. I have quite a few connections, but they're all mostly in Okinawa. Okinawa is wonderful place full of life, culture, and history, but I doubt my 'other' would be willing to move there.

Post more pictures of Japan, OP.

>>12468352
Here is a bad one. Not OP

I'm seriously considering doing the English teacher thing next year. I'm about -this close- to applying. Not concerned about low pay, particularly. Still better than the $0/month I'm getting now! Actually more like $-80/month due to school loans.

Problem is I have little work experience and few references, plus big gaps in my employment history, so I'm not sure if they'll hire me or not.

>>12468352
Was happy I could see one of these signs in person

>>12468352

>>12468352
>>12468352

Thanks. I really enjoy looking at pictures of Japan.

Sometimes I will walk around in Google Street but it doesn't have the same feeling as when someone takes them.

So really, thanks.

>>12468404
I don't understand

Does your visa allow you to get jobs normal gaijin couldn't get do to them not being "citizens"?

>>12468345
If your Japanese isn't up to par, you can forget about it. You have to have a marketable skill and be able to communicate and use it as well in Japanese as you can in English. Employers will be wary of hiring foreigners because who knows when you'll decide that you don't like Japan anymore and pack your bags and move back home?

>>12468402
Just apply to several places - don't put all your eggs in one basket.

>>12468821
Well you have to be employed in order to get the working visa. As a visitor, I don't think you can technically be employed, and under a student visa, I think you're limited to part-time employment.

>>12468889
I am asking about the visa because I want to go into research over in Japan, but I'm not entirely sure how unless it is through a PhD program (which is what I am trying to do)

>>12457634
have you smoked cannabis in japan yet?
do you hang out with any musicians?
have you been to a soapland and/or hostess club (not that maid cafe bullshido) yet?
if you answer no to any of the above, why not?

>>12468901
I'm pretty sure that unless you're a "visitor" or have a working holiday visa, you need some company or organization to sponsor your visa, so I think going through a program is your best bet.

>>12468916
No, no, no.
1 and 3 because I'm not a degenerate. 2 because I don't know any musicians, unless you count the vice principal at my school.

>>12468916
I have not smoked cannabis, but some of my Japanese buddies have. And just because you smoke weed 420 blaze it, does not mean that you are a degenerate. These guys are straight up married suit and tie business-men, and one of them owns his own bar.

I hang out at one of the Jazz bars we have near base, a lot of Jazz groups come and play.

I have been to a soapie and a maid cafe.

>>12470186
>I have been to a soapie and a maid cafe.

And your fiance is ok with this

>>12470198
It was when I first got to Japan, before I met her. Pretty sure she'd be okay with a maid cafe, but 100% not okay with a soapie

>>12470198
Addendum: a maid cafe is one of the most uncomfortable experiences of my time in Japan so far

>>12470199
from my understanding, soap land has something to do with prostitutes?

why do they call it soap land?

I never wanted to go particularly so I never looked it up.

>>12470213

Why is that?

Nerds seem to love it for some reason.

>>12470214
Soapland, because you go in and they lay you down, rub soap all over you. It's like they're giving you a really sexual bath. Usually includes a blowjob/handjob.

>>12470217
I think nerds (like the really bad otaku types) love it because it allows them to get attention from really pretty girls, that, on the street, would probably never give them the time of day. Some people will go in groups just cause it's a fun thing to do.
It's uncomfortable for me because of the super high-pitched anime voices they put on, and the "goshujinsama" bit is really weird. Cute, but weird. It's definitely an experience.

>>12470222
Are Hostess clubs any better? (in contrast to maid cafes)

>>12470226
Hostess clubs (over here in Sasebo we call em "Buy-me-drinkie-bars") are basically... well there is a reason we have that nickname. You're basically going in there, and paying them to sit and talk to you. You're buying them drinks, which they fucking take their goddamn time on, and the drinks for the girls are watered down. In my opinion, a waste of money. DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON TITTY BARS.

>>12470228
>DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON TITTY BARS.
Can't say something like that and not expect people to ask.

Have you pounded any of that yellow pussy yet OP?

>>12470232
>sometimes cover charge of something like $15-30
>60 minutes is like $45, includes all you can drink for one hour
>Girls come and sit down next to you.
"Aww yeah this is pretty tight."

But then you realize, you aren't going to get anything out of these girls if all you're trying to do is get laid. MAYBE you can try and score a date with them, if that's something you wanna do. I haven't tried it. 20 minutes later, they start playing techno trance loud muisc (they played a Hare Hare Yukai remix once). During this period of like 5 minutes(?), all the girls rotate around the bar/room to all the patrons for 10(?) seconds each. Play with their boobs, rub their bodies (no pussy, that's a no no), and then they usually whisper arigatou or something nice in your ear.

It's a really great time if you and your buddies are drunk. Only the next day you realize you wasted about 60 bucks just to play with tits for 5 minutes.
I enjoyed doing it with friends, lots of fun. Wish stuff would last longer.

Do you miss white women?

>>12470247
I get enough of those every day at work.
I generally dislike American women

How do you cope with legal documents, like taxes, leases, contracts, that sort of thing?

Or are you fluent enough to read legalese?

I am currently looking for a job in Japan but I have only passed the JLPT N4, so that is my biggest concern with settling down there. I would seriously have to find an apartment where the landlord speaks Englih, and hire someone to help me with taxes.

>>12470254
I wrote that question before I read that you are married. Fair enough.

Do you miss the culture of your home country? How much culture shock did you have when you relocate?

>>12470273
It was actually when I was waiting to board the plane back in the states when I started panicking. There was a group of Japanese high school kids all on the same flight as myself. They were all speaking Japanese and it hit me then, I'm going to Japan. I started freaking out. I kept doubting my Japanese skills, and I started crying because for the first time, I was leaving home to do what I had always wanted to, and I was scared.

However, when I finally arrived, adjusting wasn't that bad. Everyone is polite, my Japanese was just fine, I was able to get around and do things I wanted to do. I didn't experience as much culture shock as I thought I did.

No, I do not miss the culture of the USA. One of the reasons I'm not going back.

>>12470267
For me, my company takes care of the big stuff for me - lease, filing for taxes, etc. The rest - paying bills and whatnot - I can do on my own, but I think the company would provide help if necessary.

>>12470279
Yeah I had that panicky moment on the plane as I was looking out the window and saw the coast of the country come into view.

I thought to myself, "I can barely communicate with all the people down there."

Have you picked up the language faster now that you are immersed in it?

>>12470287
I already had a good grasp on it after 3 years of college Japanese. But I have learned a lot more. I'm still shit at writing, but I can talk well enough to where it's usually not a problem.

>>12470292
Do you rent or own? If rent, do you plan on buying a house eventually? Does that work the same way as the US (realtor, make monthly payments)

>>12470292
Are you going to have hafu children or adopt pure-bred babies?

>>12470324
I'm living in the on-base barracks right now. Once I advance to the next paygrade (hopefully on tomorrows test, we'll find out in a few months), I'll be able to live off base. When that happens, the Navy gives you OHA (or something like that), which is a lot of money, which you use to use to find an apartment. Basically, the Navy is paying for your utilities, rent, and basic food stuffs. It's monthly based rent, just like the states

>>12470327
Neither of us want children. I myself do not want to reproduce. I'm selfish, I like my money and my free time, and I don't do well with stress, so kids are a huge no no.

>>12470335
Do you need a Japanese keyboard in Japan or can you get by with an IME?

Thanks for all the answers!

>>12470338
No prob. I'm here all night, just chilling and drinking beer.

I have an American-bought laptop, on my ship I use the Navy's computers. IME works just fine on those. JApanese computers come with a Japanese keyboard.

If you don't really NEED a Japanese keyboard, IME works just fine.

>>12470343
Do Japanese people actually know how to type using the kana input?

I heard somewhere that most Japanese people use romaji input + IME anyway. Like it was only specialty secretaries and paralegals that learn the direct kana input method. Not sure how true that is, or if I moved there how important it would be for me to learn direct kana input.

>>12470346
I'll answer more when I get back from the grocery store.

>>12470350

What are you buying from the grocery store?

How far is the grocery store?

Can you take pictures / videos of the grocery store and your way to and from the grocery store?

How are you getting to the grocery store?

How would you rate your grocery store?

What is the grocery store like it terms of variety of products?

Are there are alot of Western products at the grocery store?

Are there other grocery stores near you?

>>12470346
None of the folks I know uses direct kana input; they all use romaji input. The keyboard has the symbols for both on it, but most people use romaji.

>>12470350
Do you walk or take the subway?

What's it like carrying all your groceries around town? Does it get annoying?

>>12470353
kek

>>12470353
The on base grocery store is closed today so now I'm at the on base food court eating Taco Bell. I was going to buy things to make some tasty sandwiches and some more beer. Is rate it 7/10, they sell a lot of American foods, there are grocery stores out in town that are mainly Japanese style goods.

>>12470370
My trip drops on mobile. I'm using SoftBank on an iphone 5S. Yes I'm buying a 6. The network is fast. 8/10. $85 a month.

>>12470359
Many towns don't have subways, so walking, biking, and the bus are the only options if you don't have a driver's license. I don't live far enough from the grocery store to warrant taking the bus (plus they don't come very often), and I discovered that after not riding a bicycle for some 15 years, I have actually forgotten how to ride one, so I walk.

My apartment is about 15 minutes away from the grocery store if I walk fast. I try to get 2-3 days worth of groceries in one go so I don't have to go every day. It can get heavy, and it's rough on rainy days or very hot summer days, but it keeps me somewhat active, I guess.

>>12470383
Drivers licenses are a hassle to get, too. Expensive and the test is pretty difficult.

>>12470394
Yeah, that's what I've heard... But I probably need to get one eventually. I'm just dreading it to no end. I hear it's good to attend a school prior to taking the test, or at least get training...

Do you have a Japanese license?

>>12470400
Same with the apartment, once I advance in pay grade, I'll be eligible for one. I'll get mine for free, because I'm in the military. The only thing I have to pay for is the JCI (mandatory car insurance in Japan) and that's only if I'm buying a new car. Used cars usually come with a year or two's worth of JCI.

>tfw I'm going to have to learn manual because I want an older Skyline

>>12470403
And we don't have to take that ridiculous test.

>>12470403
>>12470404
Hmm, that's interesting. I wonder why you don't have to take the test? I must admit, I'm jealous.

>>12470421
I have no idea why, but I do know that if we fuck up once while driving, you get it taken away. At least at my place of station.

Don't be jealous, the benefits do not outweigh the shit I deal with on a daily basis.

>>12470403
What do you do in the military? what branch?

>>12470426
I'm in the Navy. I work on radar.

>>12470428
What do you plan on doing after the Navy? I know you mentioned staying in Japan as well as previous studies in college. Are you any chance an officer?

>>12470428
If i was to study in japan, would do i aproach?
And working part-time?
Im norwegian btw.

>>12470437
How do i aproach*
Sry

>>12470436
I wish I was an officer. Those guys live the life. Massive pay, less bullshit at work, more power. I could go officer, but I do not desire to be in any longer than I have to.
Like you said, I'm gonna go to college, probably Temple Uni in Tokyo.

>>12470437
Try applying for JET or some other sort of English-teaching job. If not that, go to college, learn Japanese as a major or minor, be good enough to where you can conduct business in Japanese, then apply for jobs seeking English speaking personnel. Or a foreign exchange program. There are lots of opportunities out there for almost everyone.

>>12470370

How come you buy stuff at the base not in town?

I'm assuming the posters here haven't tried for higher education beyond undergrads, right.

>>12470437
You're Norwegian-- the world loves people from your country since you've got the cash. I doubt there is any problem for you to do anything. Hell I think there is a visa where you can just apply to go as a working tourist and if you show you have enough funds for that you can stay for like a year doing nothing but simply working for sustenance.

>>12470464
Because it's a hassle to walk all the way off base, make my way to the store, then walk all the way back.

>>12470467
I start working on my masters next year.

Ok, I'll throw the question out there.

I'm permanent employed so I'm not desperate for a job, I just want to try something new. I currently earn ~$85k a year so I don't want to go down to shit pay. I'm Swedish.

How is the pay in japan and what is my chances to get a good job without any super high degrees? How much does it cost to live over there? Talkin japan. Also will there be annoying ugly women clinging to me because I'm "exotic"?

>>12457732
/jp/ dream is being the little girl in the 2d world, how is it possible you wouldn't even get that right unless you're new?

>>12470500
Annoying hot women if you're somewhat attractive.
Semi-mediocre chances.
Expensive.

>>12470537
Thanks for the reply.

So if I take like 10k with me I won't last very long without a decent pay? What kind of jobs should I look for? What are the good jobs over there? How do I even do to find a job before I go there? Is there any way to get help?

>>12470548
As long as you get a job you might be fine? I'm not really an expert on living in Japan without a job, or even looking for one. I'm sure someone else knows a lot, though.

Do they treat the same fellow Asian but with different skin color (e.g: Malay/Thai skin) as.. 'Asian' ? heard racism is a pretty big deal right there.

What's being a translator like?

Are you working freelance or at a company?

It's what I'd like to do in the future I think.

>>12470560

They don't really think in terms of "Asian" ethnicity. There is just Japanese and non-Japanese.

Should I not bother trying to live/ work in Japan if I'm an Asian foreigner?

>>12470623
What kind of Asian?

>>12470627
Thai, but I'm light skinned. When I was in Japan, people usually thought I was Chinese though (;_;)

pls stop bumping this thread, these things in the picture are scary

tfw there are no neets left in /jp/

>>12470644
>scary
i thought they looked ridiculous and silly. not the least bit scary, just really goofy and cartoony.

i could see stuff like that in a hanna barbera cartoon.

>>12457759
are you unironically calling the US a white nation?

>>12470651

You can't be a NEET forever.

You have to some some sort of contingency plan at least.

>>12470467
I don't really see how being from a country with a high GDP per capita helps. The average Norwegian obviously isn't wealthy enough to get by without working, so in the end, all the matters is your ability to get a job there.

Japanese student exchange programs are pretty much non-existent outside of shitty Asian/Japanese studies degrees, and I doubt we have strong business ties to Japan either (unless you work in the seafood industry). As for JET, Norway doesn't participate in that. And getting into English teaching in general is kinda hopeless unless you're a native English speaker or got a degree in English. I mean, would you invite a German to your country to teach Spanish when he has no formal qualifications?

There's always opportunities for people with skills and the ability to market them, but you're kinda on your own with that. Embassies tend to be a good place to start, though.

Bumping to spook >>12470644 again.

>>12470428

What are the other navy people who are stationed there like?

How many are there?

Are they like you sorta?

Do they stay long / plan to stay long?

Woah /jp/ what happened?
I thought you guys hated Japan, normalfags and attentionwhores?

>>12470428

What exactly do you work on in regards to radar?

I'm obviously ignorant but I'm assuming its a 38 hour week job? Does it take that long or more?

>>12470840

Very few of us oldies are left it seems.

>>12470850
>>12470840

How old are you fags

>>12470817
>I don't really see how being from a country with a high GDP per capita helps
As a country, you don't want to be giving out visas to people who won't benefit your economy in some way. So you make it available to nations that could grant you something you want. Obviously education and ability to land a job matter, but getting a visa is another matter, especially in Japan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_holiday_visa#Japan

>>12470859
2011 old

>>12470861
>So you make it available to nations that could grant you something you want.
And I don't see how being from a country with a high GDP per capita would make you any more desirable, all else being equal. Any immigrant worker will be participating in the economy of the country they immigrated to. The economy of their birthplace influences nothing, only the skills and competence the immigrant brings with them matters.

Or does the rest of the world assume that all Norwegians are financial geniuses and/or oil magnets?

>>12470897
>does the rest of the world assume that all Norwegians are financial geniuses and/or oil magnets
You tell me with those policies. I don't know what is really going on in their minds, I just conclude from what is being postulated. Why aren't growing countries (e.g. Poland) included, for example?

>>12470867

>2011 is considered oldfag now

kill me

>>12470920
You sure went with the times with all that green. Like you just started posting yesterday! Fucking idiot.

>>12470905
Well, most of those countries are ranked among the top countries in the world for people with higher education. They basically get a 50/50 shot at getting a free bachelor-level worker, something a lot of European countries are willing to pay for.

Germany looks like an exception here, but I'm pretty sure they're only that low because their education system focuses on getting people into trades rather than setting them on a one-track road to college, so they're still highly skilled workers.

>>12470199
>>12470222
>>12470228
Oh, wow, you link to your flickr account with pics of your gf, which she probably knows about, then you write about your brother experiences in the same fucking site.
Nice move captain normalfaggot.

>>12470842
I'm on call 24/7, but I usually work from 7 to 1600 (4:00) everyday.

>>12470837
Surprisingly, the majority of people seem to dislike Japan, and are just here because they were made to come here. They want to be closer to home and they don't like the huge difference in culture. There are a lot of people, I don't know numbers though. I want to say it's the population of a small city.

>>12459948
How did you all meet your spouses?
>Pen pal for 1 month, been serious together since 4 years
Did you have the intention of getting a spouse ASAP knowing that it would lead to permanent living in Japan?
>I'm too innocent for these kind of things, for me it's all about the ai
How long after meeting did you guys get engaged / married?
>after two years!
Did you have a fancy wedding?
>Yes, alone in a gothic church in Germany
What are your spouses' friends and family like to you? Do you see them often?
>We don't have friends, but sometimes we hang out with gallery owners who are pretty nice to us. Her family is shit though, her parents were forced to marry and the atmosphere whenever I visit is really gloomy.
Other than your spouses do you have other close contacts in Japan or do you have other gaijin networks there?
>I know some designer, photographers, actors for work but other than that... I don't really hang out with white gaijin in the first place, most of the time they're really awkward to talk with. It's weird, they really get pissed off when they see other foreigners coming to Japan and start talking shit about tourists lol
How did you get your jobs in Japan?
>Pure luck, I was going out with my wife, we headed to a karaoke bar, they were packed, we asked if somebody would like us to join at that night and they put us together with my future boss. I guess he's called something like a curator in english.

>>12470177
> 3 because I'm not a degenerate
What the fuck are you doing here?

>>12470335
Sorry for the off-topic question, but what is the paygrade advancement exam like? I don't know much about the army because I'm not 'murrican.

>>12470403
> >I'm going to have to learn manual
america is gay wwww

fucking pathetic turn this place into r9k

>>12471734

>>12471686
What are YOU doing here, pothead? /jp/ isn't for normies.

>>12471808
you misread that
but also using bitcoins absolutely doesn't make one a normie either

>>12471686
While I wouldn't mind checking out a maid cafe to see what all the fuss is about, I have zero interest in paying for another person's company, sexual or otherwise in nature.

I'm here because this is an "ask gaijin in Japan anything" thread, and that's what I am.

I always hear how foreigners that live in Japan make a living there either through the military, or through some kind of english related job.
What are chances of making a living over there if one has a major in computer science? Usually when people think of Japan, technology is always part of the thought, and yet I've never heard of someone that isn't japanese working in my field in Japan. I understand that'd there would be intense competition for a job in that field from the native Japanese. Have any of you ever heard of any foreigner success in that field, or maybe a better question is; do I have a chance?
Learning the language isn't a problem since I've been learning it for two years now.

>>12471628

What job do you currently do?

Whats your qualifications?

Did you meet before you arrived in Japan or after then?

If before did you decide to go to Japan because of this then?

>>12471552
>urprisingly, the majority of people seem to dislike Japan, and are just here because they were made to come here.

Guess thats a reason for all the crimes.

I wish to start little edinburgh in a remote region of Japan with mass immigration from scotland and have a community of immigrants in japan so they can become culturally enriched by angry dudes in skirts

how do you think the japanese would respond to angry drunk gingerS?

>>12472630

Japan is loosening up technical jobs as well as research jobs. Things like plumbers, carpenters, computer technicans, etc are going to have easier times getting jobs in Japan since there is a critical lack of those jobs like most areas of the developed world.

Like seriously, if you cant get a job you want become a plumber for a couple of years until you can land the job you want.

The biggest question on my mind:
Did you find Filthy Frank yet?

>>12477985
He lives in Australia.

>>12457804
3, sometimes 4. Depends on how much a mathematician or programmer you are.

>>12460036
Ok. Thanks for the info. I was really interested in your life.

>>12478264
No problem!

>>12471552
Oh an ET. I see you are pretty gangster. I'm pretty gangster myself.

Also, fuck 7th fleet

>>12459835
Manlet pls

>>12459108
You said you made decent money. That's not decent money, even by japanese standards.

>>12463765
see
>>12459955
> My husband's family lives nearby,
OP is fag or girl

>>12479325
>OP is fag
OP is always a faggot.

>>12478435
Nah, FC. ETs are bros though.

And yes, fuck 7th fleet.
>tfw the big guy himself is coming down to observe base
>tfw liberty restrictions are about to be taken away
I can't wait

>>12470287
Hey i know that girl for real, who the fuck are you ?

>>12479440

Stop complaining. Should've joined the chair force if you didn't want to work.

>>12479524
Chairforce reporting, I haven't worked all week, I didn't even go on base today.

I still complain

>>12479635
Is there a high demand for chair force in Japan? Or any demand

>>12459108
How'd you get so lucky?

>>12489477
I applied for a job, got it, and got sent to the countryside. That's about it.

>>12457703
You do realize you can get permanent residency after a divorce right? Also all women are whores so I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised.

Not OP but also a gaijin on a spousal visa. Japan is pretty great I feel bad for most of you guys. This is a great country. You don't need to be autistic to enjoy it either I can honestly say I don't give a shit about anime or any of the pop culture.

>>12457703
>Nothing more unfortunate than marrying a japanese woman. Shc can divorce you when she fucks a rich man, then you will have to go back where you are from.

Some of us are those rich men

>>12457634
What's the biggest discussion board where I can find most English-speaker Japanese?
I live in Australia, I'd like to make some Japanese friends.

>>12470525
But my dream is hanging out with the little girls in the 2D world. I don't want to be a little girl.

I'm a USAF captain and been getting almost $9,000. Been herw for 3 years and I can stay here for about 4 more.

No way is anything under 50k/year worth your time.

>>12457753
>There are no requirements for course of study (major) at university or college for the ALT position. For example, it is not a requirement for the ALT position to have a Bachelor's Degree in Education or English

It's right there are you fucking blind
you... you
DOUBLE NIGGER

I am in my 3rd year of college for pretty much the reason that I needed a degree to go to Japan. Of course, doing what you love in college can lead you in other directions, so in a sense, I'm wondering about grad school in Japan. I've been studying Japanese informally but pretty devotedly for over 3 years as well, but my conversation skills are very underdeveloped. I can play text-based games but can't speak to save my life. Should I improve that before I go?
Hope you enjoyed my blog, remember to like and subscribe.

Rural Japan seems like a very safe place to take long scenic walks but would doing so as a foreigner attract negative attention in the dead of night?

>>12459835
>tfw 6'2"

>>12457703
man this guy must be a real self loathing jerk

>>12459835
>>12496226
Forgot to say, I'm 6'2" white/blonde guy and my Japanese teacher always used to use me as an example of someone who would stand out in Japan ;_;

>>12496173
Not likely to.

>>12492897
>I don't give a shit about anime or any of the pop culture
>Frequents a website for anime and Japanese pop culture

Anybody here transition from a job teaching in Korea to a job in Japan?
I've been to Japan a few times and loved it.
I've been learning Japanese here in Korea. It's a lot easier to do here than in America since the grammar is the same as Korean and there's Japanese signage all over the place and a pretty good number of Japanese speakers at every language exchange I've been to.
I don't want to go to Japan to teach though; I'm thinking of getting CCNA certification or taking some MIT online courses to try and get an IT job, but I know that's going to slow down my Japanese studies.
If I'm gonna switch careers to IT in Japan I want to do it after a year as I'll have my student loans paid off by then.
What do you think guys? Doable?

I am going as a student in decemeber. Last time i was there was 3 years ago. Can you suggest any good places to live within tokyo? Share house or appartment group. I only need internet and enough room for a desk and a bed.
My school is near shibuya.

I'm real interested in applying for JET myself, but I have to ask: does the program cover the expenses of travel, room and board, or are you expected to pay for those things yourself? Graduated from college but haven't found any jobs, so I currently have an income of $0.00.