/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Thread is not otaku culture.

Also, it's shit.

>>12560878
Japan is otaku culture.

Lots of hot girls who love white men. Doesn't seem shit to me but oh well. I guess your right we don't have feminists here so it must be bad.

>>12560880
Japan is not otaku culture. The vast majority of Japanese people are not otaku culture.

>Doesn't seem shit to me but oh well.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I was talking about your thread.

i am hispanic what is chance japanese girl like me

>>12560886
Yeah so what your saying is akihabara has nothing to do with otaku. GTFO retard.
>>12560887
Slim, the darker the worse off also. Sorry bro there just not into that. They like blue eyed blonde hair mostly or Justin bieber looking guys.

>>12560893
>Yeah so what your saying is akihabara has nothing to do with otaku. GTFO retard.
No, that's not what I said. I said that Japan was not otaku culture. Well over 99% of Japan is not Akihabara.

Your thread is rapidly becoming even shittier than it was before, which is impressive.

>>12560887
Their not too into hispanics. Unless you have Caucasian features.

>>12560897
Thanks bro! Keep bumping it! Don't hold your tears back either I understand your jealousy.

>>12560901
I've been using sage. You've been bumping it.

Anyway, now that it's a confirmed that you're a complete retard, I'll just wait for your thread to disappear.

>>12560903
Sounds good nigga. You keep studying Japanese and watching anime and waste your time meanwhile I'll be living it bro.

>>12560910
Bye.

>>12560876
How do japs view us pakis?

>>12560917
Not in a good light. They don't understand the Muslim culture and see it as a bad thing. The news played Muslims out to be trouble makers.

>>12560876
I want to teach there my japanese isnt good though

>>12560935
You don't need japanese to teach. They prefer you not knowing the language think that way it gives the student a sense of immersion or some shit.

They hate foreigners,and I'm not really into Asians.

>>12560876
What do you do In japan

>>12560946
No they don't trust me. Also it's preference I can respect your choice.

>>12560947
I do international trade for work. Mostly just relax and eat out a lot. I'm not really into anime or anything like that but I do like computers so I like going akihabara

>>12560947
Get up fucking early and ride the train to work like a sardine in the can.
Work yourself to death.
Forced socialisation after work with lots of alcohol.
Come back to a smelly, small apartment filled with ramen cups and laundry.
Optional: get a wife and come back to a clean, small apartment. Wife and kids already sleeping.

Rinse and repeat. That's what the internet taught me about the average japanese life in city.

>>12560956
I'm not a weeb, what does akihabara mean?

>>12560958
Stuff like this is similar to extreme examples of America's (lack of) healthcare and stuff. Maybe not a complete lie, but I doubt it's the whole picture.

>>12560941
I've still got a while still I finish my uni degree so more than enough time to get better I guess

>>12560959
It's a district in tokyo with a bunch of computers and anime stuff. I go there for the computers.

>>12560958
Actually I barely work. Also most american companies in Japan have american work schedules very flexible. The train can be crazy but claustrophobia is a state of mind you can get over it. Aside from that you got it right.

im in high school

>>12560876
>What's stopping you?
I don't have a degree (yet)
I don't have money to sustain a trip
I'm not murican or yuropeen
日本語を知っていますけどお金がありません。
So I just enjoy VNs from home and import weeb goods

>Lots of hot girls who love white men
All I need is 2D

>>12560941
What are some good English teaching companies in Japan?

I wouldn't want to live there for long, but could I find a company where I could teach English for only a month or two?

How are bearded white guys viewed in Japan? (tfw dark brown hair, light brown eyes so not that 'exotic')

>>12560876
B-but I have moved to Japan, OP...

>>12561200
It's unlikely that you'll find a school or company that's willing to hire you (or anybody) for just a month or two. The only way that'd happen is if you happen to find a place that lost a teacher suddenly and needs a replacement fast.

Excellent thread, OP.
Keep the Otaku Culture alive!

>>12560876
How are Jap dudes about white skinny blondes chicks then if the women prefure white dudes?

>>12561477
they like white chicks with big tits

>>12560876
I moved away from Japan because I hate my family.

Japan

>>12561659
I wish I had friends so we could all wear our silly cute shirts together...

That costs money though, and I just want to take it easy.

>>12560876
Ok OP I'll bite.
How much would you say I should save up to move over to Japan completely? This includes airfare, and being able to move into a small apartment.
How is finding work over there for a foreigner?
Also, how much of the language should I know, and do you have any tips on learning it quicker?
Also, Are most Japanese women pure waifus?

>>12561690
i know that feel

>>12561966
Not OP but,
>Cost
1400USD airfare/transportation to jp; Depending on where you plan on staying price may differ. I'd suggest bringing at least six months of rent. 20kUSD total should be more than enough to get by.
>finding work
Nationality/Race? Mostly dependent on what kind of skillset you have and comprehension of nip.
>learning nip
If you have middle~high school grasp on the language you'll be fine

Do you have any friends/family living in Japan? Probably the easiest solution for everything. I just live with my grandparents.

>>12561966
Do you have a degree of any sorts? And do you speak the language?

>>12561999
I'm a White American male. I am studying for a business degree, but I'm still in college
>>12562001
Business, but I'm still working towards it. What is the best degree to have for a foreigner?

>>12562019
I'm also a white American male and my plan is too major in English, minor in Japanese or Asian studies, and then teach English in either Japan or South Korea.

>>12562019
>>12562024
and to answer your question I have no clue, but I feel like taking Japanese classes will greatly increase your chances if you have your heart set on it.

>>12562027
I've been getting tutoring and teaching myself for around 6 months, but man is it hard.
I'm just afraid of getting to Japan, and not being able to find any work at all because I don't speak the language 100%.

LIvinf in Japan is great. Having a Japanese girlfriend is great.

I'm never going back to the states.

Ever.

>>12562043
How old were you when you moved?

>>12562049
22

>>12562053
Im 20 now, and I want to move in the next few years.
Mind if I ask what you did? Did you work all the way until you got out of Highschool? How much money did you have saved up when you left?

>>12562033
If you want to be anything besides an English teacher definitely take college classes and be prepared to learn a lot when you get there. I was focused on business (first semester of college) but now I realize I don't want a shit 9-5 job in America. That's why I want to teach in a foreign place. It would add excitement I think
>TFW half of the credits I earn this semester are useless.
Not sure if I should drop those classes

>>1256205See, I dont know how well I would be able to teach English, and I dont want to change my major halfway through to realize its something I might not be able to do, or enjoy.

>>12562066
I am just starting out so it makes total sense for me I think. Most Japanese or even Asian schools only want someone with a Bachelors degree in literally anything. I also plan on getting my TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) certification. It's not required but I think it will help me.

>>12562073
Yeah its a very good choice. I live with my parents right now, and Im not sure how I can break it to them I want to move abroad, Im sure they will just laugh it off as a silly stage or dream, and switching my entire major over might upset them.
I will talk to my guidance councilor tomorrow and see what classes I would need to take for that.

>>12562089
Like I said you wouldn't have to switch your major. Graduate with your business degree and if you still want to do it go get your TESL and start job hunting. I told my Dad tonight and he asked me why I would ever want to live in Asian ;-; I'm also taking 6 classes next semester, all of them academic, so its gonna be shit.

>>12562106
Asia*

>>12562106
Ill look into TESL. Thanks for the rec man. Good luck to you.

>>12560876
I am learning Japanese so I can move there.
I always related to their culture of hard work and dont get that same satisfaction here.
I want to move there but to be honest I am really scared and dont know wnough Jap to function plus I dont want to work really really hard and at not have at least money for retirement.

>>12560922
>the news played them out to be trouble makers

>>12562118
Good luck to you too. It's all gonna work out in the end if you really wanna get there.

>>12562127
>2014
>Retiring
Anon I have bad news

>>12562135
I am talking about when I get older. I just need enough money for my hobbies my basic needs and to save

>>12560876
can i make a living out of it?
can i stay there without the feeling of loneliness?
How hard is it to become one as the community?
I don't want to go there so i can buy moe figures

>>12562019
Anon from >>12561999 Business won't get you too far in jp.

If you don't have any immediate plans for jp, get a job with Amazon and try to get a transfer/apply for a position in jp after being with the company for a couple years.

Best degree as in most money or job security or easy to find shit job? I'd suggest familiarizing yourself with IT and get a graduate degree in Network Infrastructure/Security, Database Admin, or VMWare for the best money to work ratio.

>>12562170
Do you know much about teaching English?

>>12562170
I feel business wont get me very dfar anywhere, but I dont want to make buku bucks, I just dont want to be stuck in a fucking 9-5 office all day, Im just getting a degree to get a degree. I'll work at a supermarket for a little while I dont mind

Oh man.
This board is really turning to shit. Once in a while a Japan thread was bearable and even enjoyable, but when i see 4 threads on nip food apartments pics, uniforms and now moving there it is starting to piss me off.
Not only that the fags that make most of those threads are unbearable normalfags that do nothing but blog about their shitty life. Once I see that disgusting Army fag blogging about having a nip gf indiscriminately I know the thread is complete shit.
Why do you think most boards like /ck/, and /trv/ get angry when one of these threads show up? Because you weebs are annoying little shits.
And now make your obvious reply
>Don't come in my thread if you don't like it
>Japan is otaku culture,
>There are restaurants in Japan, food is otaku culture
No, fuck you, post this shit somewhere else or fucking contain yourselves to fewer threads.

>>12560887

Half Dominican Half White Anon here.

While it's nice that some people on an otaku imageboard here think they knew anything, can confirm it's not about ethnicity.

Fucking bitches in Japan is the same as fucking bitches as home. Neckbeards want you to believe it isn't and they will fall for your sailor moon DVDs but it is.

When I mention I'm half Dominican, they just go on about Dominican baseball players. Shit, one girl took me to some Bachata night at a club and I don't even speak Spanish.

Just don't look super mongoloid Mexican (you know the kind I mean) and you'll be good.

But if you aren't fucking women at home, don't think it'll magically change.

source: worked 2 internships in Japan, slept with 2 girls each time I was there.

I'm not some super pimp, but 2 girls for 3 months I thought was alright considering i was working mostly and one was basically a short term GF.

Oh, the thread. I haven't moved there because I'm back in the states, finishing my degree. Then going back for work.

Enjoy your ALT job in the middle of nowhere faggots.

>>12562503

Typos because drunk. Also abuse because drunk.

I'm not sorry.

>>12562054
I went to college for 3 years, studying Japanese as my major, dropped out, joined the Navy, got stationed over here for the next 5 years. After that, I'm going to college in Osaka, followed by Temple Uni in Tokyo.

kusothread

>>12562596
大阪に来てくれるの？
大歓迎!!!

>>12560876
I haven't moved out there because I'd like to visit there and learn more Japanese first. Are you at all familiar with the Japanese courses there? I am wanting to take a summer course to improve my Japanese and see what it's like before taking the time to save up the money to move fully.

why would anyone want to MOVE to japan? enjoy having anyone who is not from tokyo looking at you as if you'll steal their daughter and drag her back to the states

Just consume the japanese products, learn the japanese language and enjoy all the comforts and benefits of the USA (or yurop) while also abstaining from filthy western culture

>>12562043
Are you that manlet?

Recruiting friends in Tokyo

>>12562942
'C-cause it's nice here...

Threads like these are the reason why I can't take it easy.

In Osaka atm, might be in Tokyo next month though.

>>12562967
Literally kansas with hills.

>>12563050
>hills

>>12562596
I've read about Temple in Tokyo, do you know anything about besides the general stuff listed on their site. I'm interested

>>12560989
>日本語を知っています
You might wanna take that JLPT1 before moving over anon, just to be sure you shitte iru enough of that nihongo.

>>12562185
I think you should work on your Japanese fluency before you even think about that.

I don't know how to get to Japan

>>12562942
Winter there isn't as shit as it is here in canada. I do not enjoy having to push a snowblower up and down a huge driveway and sidewalk in -40c when there's 3 feet of snow, and then knowing I'll only have to do it again in 3-5 hours because drifting and further snowfall.

>>12560887
I think any foreigner (well... maybe not muslims or chinese) have a chance with almost anyone over here in Japan.
For example... I'm an overweight 29 year old white pasty american that has been dating a 20-yr old cute japanese girl for the past 6 months.
If you have even a shred of charisma and confidence, you stand a chance...

>>12560887
I think any foreigner (well... maybe not muslims or chinese) have a chance with almost anyone over here in Japan.
For example... I'm an overweight 29 year old white pasty american that has been dating a 20-yr old cute japanese girl for the past 6 months.
If you have even a shred of charisma and confidence, you stand a chance...

>>12563239
Oh no..I have to know. Can charisma man save him self in time? Has anyone read the next comic strip? Surely he will thrive & survive. Damn you Western Women. Damn You! -Shakes fist at sky.-

>>12564348
http://www.charismaman.com/

I feel like most of these overly pessimistic opinions about Japan are just as bad as the stereotypical patronizing comments weeabs spew out of their mouths.

It's just another country, albeit richer and better off than 3/4 of the world.

Why go to Japan when you can go to Philippines for your Asian fix? More accessible with English being the lingua franca and the people treat you like a god for being white. Hella cheaper too.

>>12562942
They don't have much of a hang up with religious extremism and inconsequential Islamic influence.

>>12564455
but I am Filipino

>>12564438
Tokyo is not the whole Japan.

Jan jan always deletes otaku threads
What else is new.

>>12564455
Flips aren't very pretty.

>>12564488
What's it like being treated as the Mexicans who clean your chink overlord's toilets?

Gotta finish my degree first. Are white women accepted there as long as they're not fat? Will they not like you if you're a white woman who's the size of an asian woman? The few japanese people I know are actually taller than me.

>>12564455
There's nothing cool about the Philippines

>>12564589
Of course, it's hot all year round...

I'm going to go back in the corner now.

>>12564589
Cheap food and housing. Temperature is negligible if you can afford air conditioning. I don't think monsoons are fun though

>>12564579
Yeah. You'll probably be pelted with a chorus of "かわいい～" either directly to your face or passively, but those'll more than likely come from other females rather than guys.

>>12564606
Electricity and other utilities are the highest in the region and the infrastructure is just plain shit. Good luck getting anything faster than 3.6mbps on a home network too. That country has a phobia with technology.

>>12564579
They secretly want to fugg you but won't since they're too intimidated by "strong and independent western womyn." Try to act more demure and girly and you'll be swarmed by them.

>>12564579
I'd probably fugg you

>>12560876
300% Debt to GDP ratio. No thank you.

>>12564877
Premium autist doesn't understand the differences of internal and external debt.

Btw. your over about 65%

>>12562596
What was your MOS in the navy, bud? I'm looking for a free ride to japan.

>tfw learning Japanese
> starting to understand everything for the most part by reading and vocab


I need to leave this state right now. If I go to Japan right now willy nilly and suffer for a year how hard is it to get a job? How do the homeless survive?

I have 3k in the bank and I'm ready to skip college to go there. I have to get away. I'm not in college now but will be in the winter and I need to go because I am a late bloomer

Help me to survive
Should I do it?

It makes me laugh how white people think they'd actually be better off in Japan just because they're white. Truth be told, Japan is still quite xenophobic (thank god), and gaijins littering around in major cities is such a common sight that they won't even bat an eyelid even if you're a pig-skin.

>>12560876
Californian here. I require more ethnodiversity in a place of residence than Japan offers.

>>12560876
I plan on moving permanently to Japan but getting a job it's difficult, it doesn't matter if you are capable and smart, you are still the "that western guy". I don't complain as i comprehend Japanese motives, social issues and national pride, but moving to Japan it's an all or nothing situation for a non influential/rich foreigner.

>>12564455
>White
Going to the Mexico of Asia as Hispanic will not do anything for me.

I don't have Family who lives in Japan
I don't speak japanese
I don't have degree
I don't have money
I can't go to school
I can't apply for a job

but by all means if you can think of a way of entering a japan that won't have authorities kicking me out and being banned from their forever when they realize I don't have a place to stay let me know, I would live in a garbage can and die a week later from ebola if I was allowed to stay

>>12560876
Because I tore my ACL and have to delay college education by a year :(

Why do any of you want to go to japan?

I think i'd go there just to party and get drunk and possibly do lots of drugs with cute chicks. Maybe meet some DJ's or producers and just chill with them, and play some street fighter at the arcade. that will be a good time

>>12566264
Basically all of that plus I like teaching and am interested in living abroad.

Does Japan look down on short guys?

>>12560876
Who are you quoting?

>>12566161
Hey, we're the same.

>>12566312

Japan is full of shorties, so I don't see why they would.

What about that abandoned mountain village idea?

>>12566312
Nah. Most of my coworkers are shorter than me and no one cares.

>>12566264
I wanted to come here to experience something new and to learn more about the Japanese language.

>>12560876
>>>/trv/
>>>/int/

Not otaku culture.

If I go to Japan people will assume I'm a weeaboo? I can't let people know my secret. Nobody even thinks I watch anime.

>>12566350
Yeah, they will. Just deny it as much as possible. They'll never stop asking, though...

>>12566356
I can always just go to China and pretend I'm in Japan, I guess.

>>12566365

I highly doubt you could ever fool yourself that you are actually in Japan whilst in China.

>>12560941
Reminds me of my Spanish teacher who couldn't speak a lick of English
everyone failed her class except for the Mexicans that should've been in AP anyway.
"Immersion" they said

>>12566519
There is a Japanese teacher present to teach all the grammar, make all the tests, grade the homework, etc. You're there for entertainment.

People telling hispanics or whatever other race they are shit out of luck if they move to tokyo are just overexaggerating. These days you can find young and cute japanese girls that are into any kind of race.

I've lived in Japan for a few years now, I'm from Sweden but latino originally and I never had problems meeting girls back then and now I'm happily married.

To the guy thinking about going to Japan and skipping college and wondering about his chances = game over bro.

>>12560876
>Why haven't you moved to japan yet? What's stopping you?
I couldn't survive in Japan because Japan has very restrictive stimulant laws.

There's a lot of unpleasant things about the US, but the one nice thing about this country is that I can easily and legally get prescription amphetamines. These magic pills are the only thing that can get me out of bed in the morning and even if I could force myself out of bed then without these I would just stare at the computer screen and do nothing for hours. I wouldn't have been able to obsessively study Japanese every day for as long as I have if it wasn't for these. I can't do anything without these.

In Japan though, amphetamines are very illegal and you can't even enter the country with them if they were prescribed to you. My options are either live in Japan as a depressed lobotomized zombie or live in the US with a energized, focused, and happy mind and vicariously live in Japan by using Japanese entertainment, niconico, and futaba. I would spend most of my time on the internet even if I lived in Japan, so the most significant difference is that I have to deal with terrible shipping.

>>12560876
Don't speak the lingo
No family or connections
I really like firearms
Not a fan of city living.
I'm more into buying a chunk of land and keeping to myself. If I could raise beef cattle there and farm, it might be interesting. But I don't know the rules and regs, plus taxes or sups the government provides.
Hell, even doing a half-half beef/milk cow farm would be fun. Although Holsteins are generally friendlier due to human interaction, milking robots ftw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBxkl7qwqkI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHuEM1xIgwE
Cows are happier when they choose the milking time, not when you tell them it's time. There's brushes and there for them to do rub rub, and snacks to keep their minds occupied.

>>12564455
No thanks, you have terrible weather, China's trying to steal your backyard, and your gaming community is cancerous and should be nuked.

Otherwise Manila was an okay place. The food is nice.

>>12566648

For what condition does your doctor prescribe you amphetamines? I must know.

>>12566653
>I'm more into buying a chunk of land
Good luck buying land as a foreigner.
You'll have better luck marrying a local and purchasing land under her name.

>>12566690
I already figured on that. With all the hoops to jump though I wouldn't be happy over there wanting the lifestyle I'm interested in.

I might just take a trip over there in a couple of years for shits and grins. Hire a translator/guide, set up lodgings.

Would like $30K Us dollars be enough?

>>12560876
I'm not white or east asian

I don't want to teach english for 30k USD a year.

>>12566781
how does it feel to be subhuman

Being east asian (but not Japanese) is actually quite bad in Japan, but maybe it's just me.

I'm Chinese, and the last time I went to Japan I had this massive insecurity.
The clerks always spoke to me in Japanese, and though I had basic fluency, I struggled to put together a non-awkward sentence. I had this paranoia that they expected me to reply back in good Japanese.
"Oh shit, what if they realize I'm not actually Japanese but a tourist?" was what I was thinking of half the time. I literally had to concentrate on not standing out, which was also quite hard because I'm a lot taller than their facilities (6.2 feet, yes I know I'm gigantic for a Chinese) and I bump into the subway doors when I'm not paying attention.

At least being clearly Caucasian gives you the gaijin pass, you get to do silly things and they'll just laugh it off.

>>12566844
um just learn japanese to trick them

>>12566687
ADHD. It's a load of horseshit though, I don't believe for a second that this disorder actually exists. I went to my doctor and for less than 5 seconds I just said some generic symptoms of ADHD, almost a verbatim reading of a sentence from wikipedia that I read on my phone only minutes before talking to him, and he put me on amphetamines.

It's more like a codeword that transforms your doctor into a shameless drug dealer. You just say "Can't focus. Can't study. My mind wanders." and that's the code for him to give you a prescription for amphetamines.

>>12560876
I'm planning on it actually, I just don't have a plan for it yet.

I'm really interested in becoming a translator, but I'm not sure if they are really in demand at all.
Also, I'm not entirely sure on what degree I should go get. Japanese Major seems to be a waste of time and nothing seems to stick out and catch my eye.

Anyone have suggestions?

>>12567821
Do something easy like Education.

Moving to Japan for "otaku culture" is like a Jap moving to America for "cowboy culture".

>>12560941
Most places in the world prefer teachers like that, my french professors all had trouble with english.

Being poor and the racism.

Currently learning Japanese for a semester. Then I'll probably have to work again, for a year to save up money.

While I'd probably want to move to Japan, I'm likely to need at least a bachelor's degree to get a decent job in Japan. Not sure whether I can endure all that studying though.

The reason I went for the course was to learn the basics, to then start learning on my own at my own pace.

I'll make sure to spend a vacation in Japan though.

>>12565133
>Premium autist doesn't understand the differences of internal and external debt.

Please don't use that stupid "They own their own debt" rebuttal.

>>12566928
Thanks. I don't have ADHD and I'm not even sure exactly what ADHD is supposed to be, but I bet amphetamines would be a magical lifestyle supplement for me.

I'm gay. Do gay in Japan date foreigners?

>>12566021
I feel like if you go now you will regret it because of your lack of money. Half of your 3k is gonna go towards a plane ticket and you can only live off of $1500 for so long. You'll end up getting a shitty dishwashing job or something like that and want to come back. But if you already have a shitty job in the states, you have nothing to lose. Go for it Anon, I will live my dream through you

I'm watching Aku no Hana at the moment and can't help but find it peculiar that no one in the show, apart from his parents, ever point out the protagonists extremely strange behavior.
The dude stutters between literally every word when Seika's mom answers the bell, he goes into her house drenched in sweat with flushed cheeks and acts autismal as fuck with stiff body language, and she doesn't ask him if he needs to go to the fucking emergency room or anything??
I've seen someone state "japanese people just have autism. All of them." And I didn't think much of it because buzzwords. But... Now I'm starting to think they were right. Yeah?

Maybe I'll one day move there so I can blend in.

>>12566844
Chinese people speaking broken Japanese is nothing new nowadays, especially near college campuses. If you walk into a nearby convenience store, you might do better speaking to them in mandarin.

>>12570177
His autism is excused because he's a 13-14 year old kid.

>>12570297
You forgot it's also a fictional story

Japan is an overcrowded shithole, I'd rather live in pic-related than Japan.

>>12570434
Maybe if you think Japan = Tokyo. But if you venture out of the cities at all, you'll quickly realize that neither of those is true.

>>12570455
I'd still rather live in an isolated subantarctic island.

>>12570547
'Kay. I'll keep the warm weather for myself then.

>>12570578
You can have it.

where's the fucking janitor

>>12563071
I know nothing more at all!

>>12565977
I'm an FC, I fix Radar display computers

>>12562826
うん！僕の彼女が大阪に住んでいます.月一で大阪に行く。

>>12566928
>>12568375
American healthcare, everyone!

>>12560876
Fat, apathetic losers are not welcome in Nippon.

>>12560876
Japan is a great place to visit. bit to live there permanently would be a nightmare for me.

I live in Japan.

If you're looking for a 12-11 lifestyle with unpaid overtime hours put in, move on over. Also old men coughing when you walk by. And a suffocating amount of conformity outside of Tokyo/Osaka. And forget Tokyo; everything interesting could be seen in a week. People from Osaka are friendlier too. And say goodbye to cheap food until you can learn how to cook with Japanese ingredients, or adapt to eating shit with their weird palette. I'm kind of always dying without basic necessities like tacos, cheese, cheap beer and affordable fruits.

Other than that it's a sweet country, I could live here forever if it wasn't for the business culture and the fact that I'll always be gaijin no matter what.

>>12571114
If it's so horrible, why do you keep living there?

Money.

>>12571120
Enjoy having a job that covers my basic cost of living while allowing me the experience of living in a foreign country.

It's a short term thing, like >>12571093 said.

Though really, if you have plans to live in Japan, try to visit first so you can have that fun out of the way, because you'll have to jump right into work hell once you get the visa.

>>12571123
>because you'll have to jump right into work hell once you get the visa

That's the thing though.
I want to go to Japan and live there permanently, but I don't want to work.
I'm a perma NEET, I couldn't possibly look my fellow /jp/sies straight in the face if I got a job.
In fact, I'm pretty sure that if I started working my body would immediately shut down and die.

>>12571123
You can come teach English in China. I only work 16 hours a week (if that) and get paid pretty well.

Then again you have to live in China. It's not too bad and can be a lot of fun but it's still China.

>>12571256
How cheap/easy it is to import Japanese otaku stuff in China?

>>12560876
>I live in Japan and I'm pretty ok with it.

Cannot get a visa because:
>Id need a degree or 10 years experience in job
>Im already 30, after ten years of job experience id be 40 by the time id get to "possibly" go to japan.
>no money to visit regularily
>I cannot speak the language well

The thought of not full-filling my childhood dream really makes me depressed unlike anything else. Ive never considered suicide more in my life.

>>12571256
I never even considered China; if anything I'd go South Korea. I hear they also have the same reputation, and it's a party compared to Japan.

>>12571240
grow up and acknowledge the mistakes of your youth.

or just visit japan for three months, slumming around the country and sleeping in manga cafes. you can get free showers and buy new clothes for a few dollars at uniqlos in any aeon mall. I'm actually doing this from osaka to fukouka before I leave, after hiking the tokaido trail.

>my visa is three years for some reason

>>12571464
>I hear they also have the same reputation, and it's a party compared to Japan

You're not quite right. Yes, they emulate a lot of Japanese culture and ethic, but the thing is it's not exactly a "party." No, they amp up the work ethic to 11. You think Japan's idol industry is soulless, try looking up K-Pop idol's living conditions during training. It's a boot camp. Their suicide rates surpassed Japan recently. Out of all East Asia, Japan is clearly the chill dude of the bunch.

>>12571355

No idea, never bothered trying. I'm not really into merchandise. They fucking love Doraemon, Shin-chan, Maruko-chan, Miyazaki and One Piece here. Other than that they dislike or outright hate Japan. I live maybe 10 hours from Nanjing so it isn't as bad but it can be.

>>12571464
No even once? It really isn't too bad once you get over the dirtiness and lagging technology. That and like I said, I hardly work at all and make decent money. Not only that but the classes I do teach have no curriculum so I can basically just teach whatever I want as long as its oral english. That and obviously there is a shit-ton to see here.

Oh that and I have a bunch of tattoos so I figured Japan or Korea were kinda out of the picture.

>>12572921
>
No even once? It really isn't too bad once you get over the dirtiness and lagging technology. That and like I said, I hardly work at all and make decent money. Not only that but the classes I do teach have no curriculum so I can basically just teach whatever I want as long as its oral english. That and obviously there is a shit-ton to see here.

It's amazing how such an emerging power China is still has big gaps in infrastructure especially when comparing the mainland to Hong Kong or Kowloon. Guess this is a problem with big countries like in Russia and the US. No curriculum? That's a bit concerning since despite what some individualists say, schools still need structure. I'm assuming the people are friendly but not as easy on the eyes where you live right now.

>Oh that and I have a bunch of tattoos so I figured Japan or Korea were kinda out of the picture.

That's only a problem in hot springs and public baths as far as I can tell. Unless you're full tatted up, they won't mind.

>>12573028
>That's only a problem in hot springs and public baths as far as I can tell. Unless you're full tatted up, they won't mind.

Not him, but that takes a load off of my mind.
I've got 5 tattoos on my right arm and was afraid that it would affect my chances of moving to Japan.

Any idea how they view a whole arm sleeve? I was planning on finish the arm with a sleeve, but not sure if that would be considered "all tatted up."

>>12573079
As long as it's not garish or flashy you're in the clear as far as I know.

>>12573028

People are friendly and not ugly, Chinese women are very sharp dressers. I teach in a capital city at the 2nd best University in the province which is super fun. That and Chinese women can be very funny and very pretty, just don't give them the wrong ideas if you're not planning on getting serious with them.

I'm going to look into Japan (fuck Korea) once I get bored of China but I honestly don't keep my hopes up since its so competitive and I already have a disadvantage with my tattoos (they're pretty much full sleeves or at the very least only covered with a long sleeve dress shirt). It's worth a shot but like I said I don't expect it to happen.

And yeah, China amazes you daily with how behind the times they are in some things. That and they're never in a rush to do anything here

>>12573180
>they're never in a rush to do anything here

Sounds like my kind of place. Take it easy~

>>12573200
hah... sometimes a good thing, sometimes a horrible thing. I really think it's why the country is so behind when it shouldn't be.

>>12571240


Wow, you're a faggot.

>>12572921
>>12573028
>>12573079
I actually had never thought about that the shitty tattoo I got as a teenager could ban me from hot springs. Do they really care enough to throw you out as soon as they see a tiny black mark on your upper arm? At least it's small enough that I could just cover it up with a bandage or something, but still bothersome.

>>12566648
I understand how you feel, trust me.
If you ever do want to move over there, look into modafinil.

>>12570147
:3

>>12560876
Because I don't want to teach or join the military.

>>12560876
I went Japan for a month and it was the best experience of my life. I'd love to be there everyday of my life, but I don't see it happening unless I marry someone, and that ain't gonna happen with my language barrier.

I'm 23 with no degree and only a handful of minimum wage job experience. I'm probably just get an associates from community college and work for my dad until I have enough experience to work somewhere else because I'm going crazy here and I want to move out as soon as possible. I just want a frugal life to myself and my hobbies, so I really don't have much ambition and I'm simply too lazy to ever meet any of the requirements for Japan. I don't want to throw myself into depth trying to go to university (again) and I'm not interested in joining the military. It's not a terrible fate though. I've managed to keep about 3 friends, and I still have my family here. I'd be leaving them all behind, although I've been ready to leave this life for a long time. It's a gray existence. Canada like they take it easy, maybe I'll move there someday.

>>12560876
The only time I've been there I almost end up in a slammer for beating up a cunt who was mugging me in the middle of crowded street
People were looking at me like I was nothing
On the bright side I felt like a fucking gladiator in the end of the day

I'm studying computer engineering in germany right now.
I hope this will be enough for the japanese to give me a chance and work there.

tfw baka gaijin is hoping his manga will be good enough for the Japanese to publish it.

Luckily my art is better than most manga so I'm not terribly concerned in that regard.

Good grief... the first ten twenty replies [entire thread]... this shit is why negative gaijin stereotypes still exist. Sex-tourism *pukes* also /jp/ virgins engaging in womanizing? Allow me to die of laughter now.

To OP: Japan is probably a nice place to visit, but I already have a home and I don't feel any need to replace it.

>>12564455
no, its horrible there. Trust me I am a flip.

but i moved in cali since february so.. yeah.

>>12580883
Please, show your work.

>>12581157
Nah. I don't have much finished stuff to show and I'd rather not reveal it now and here.

B-but I promise I'll make it just for you, anon kun.

>>12563050

Well at least there are no religious nutters and republicans.

>>12560880
>Lots of hot girls who love white men.

I wish.

>>12563050
>Kansas
>Green

Dear fucking god.
The Neet thread gets deleted but this shit doesn't?
Hell if the problem with NEET threads was all the blogging then how the hell is this shit thread any different? I much prefer the blogging and ranting from unemployed neckbeards than blogging from tattooed promiscuous normies.

>>12581222
Aum shinrikyou. Look it up

>>12581682
ENJOYING THAT BRAVE NEW /jp/ YOU WORTHLESS NEET TRASH?

>>12582502
I pray to the neck-beard gods every day will be the last

>>12581222
You haven't heard about the Jehovah's Witnesses?

>>12563191
>-40c
>3 feet of snow

Must be nice living in the hot part of Canada

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Is translation a viable career?

I want to study moon in order to read VNs and LNs but I don't want to be homeless.

>>12560876
Quoting OP because he has a ton of people quoting him already. Epicly successful thread OP.

>>12560876
Live in Osaka yo, how 'bouts you?

Manage a school in Awaji. I hope to get a new job as an editor soon. Trying to get the fuck up outta Eikaiwa.

One interview down 2 to go!

I agree this is clearly otaku culture, this board is just shit and the same 15 posters and 1 mod with a power trip.

>Why haven't you moved to japan yet? What's stopping you?

School chums became shit adults and bailed on our shared ドーリム of moving there together and supporting each other.

Too old to attend prestigious High School.
Almost too old for prestigious University.

College dropout. No degree. Even if I finished I don't want to work as a shitty ELS for peanuts.

Live more comfortably now in USA self-employed. Cost of living would be insane in Tokyo.

Only interested in Tokyo, rest of Japan is provincial shit and only a NEET who hasn't lived in Japan thinks otherwise.

Japanese judge the shit out of you, so you have to be impressive or they eventually start looking down on you.

Last time I stayed in Japan for 3 months, and the country almost killed itself to get me out on 3-11-11. Trapped for 24 hours outside in the cold miles away from home with a Korean girl who kept having panic attacks. Followed by near-nuclear fallout.

I dunno, if my investments payoff enough I might consider opening a business in Japan. Its the only visa option I am comfortable with, because I am not going to play into the Confucius bullshit of having superiors to be pissed on by.

>>12560876
Kill yourself out of /jp/, janitor.

I'm getting a STEM degree so I don't see why they would need me

>>12566844
Holy fuck are you me?

>>12585311
What?

>>12560876
Currently living in Mongolia, will be here for the next two years. Teaching English and working as a social worker at my school. Going to use the experience from this job to boost me into a job in a Japan teaching English and go from there.

I have always wanted to live there, for at least a couple years, but somehow I ended up in Mongolia first? Flying over Japan on the way here was quite the experience, small realization of a childhood dream. Anime here is surprisingly big, but mostly just with children or the more affluent Mongolians.

Though, it's hard to pass up this slow paced village style living. If only I could learn Mongolian with as much spirit as I did Japanese.

>>12585971
> tfw no cute mongol warrior gf to sack china with

fuck this

>>12585985
Mongolian women here are absolutely beautiful and strong willed. It's a current battle in my mind right now, to actually move on to Japan after, or just stay here in Mongolia and learn the language fluently. It's a hard call.

The women here are indeed interested in foreign guys, but you have to watch out, could just be green card interest. But, there are plenty of reasonable, hospitable and awesome people here just looking to live life too. The women of this country are running it right now, because since the 1990s all the Mongolian men have been largely just drunks and they cant get their shit together. Besides the whole macho men "Chingiss Khan" ideals that run rampant here in men.

>>12585971
I know that feeling, I wish I had the energy or enthusiasm to learn Mandarin like I did with Japanese or German. It's those fucking tones man, it's pretty bad when you can understand what they're saying to you, can read/type it pretty well but can't speak it worth a shit.

I get in the elevator the other day, older gentleman asks "你住几楼" and I respond "十四楼”. Just an absolute blank stare back. Fuck it I'll just push the button myself...

>>12586029
Very true. Same exact fucking problem here. Mongolian and Japanese grammar are actually pretty similar. But, speaking Mongolian is a completely different thing, it is a very throaty language. Hard to pronounce. I have had the same sort of problems.

When you can't speak the language, it is as if you are neutered. For now, I think I have better chance at getting down Japanese better. I have no problems with Japanese language, it's just a matter of learning all the kanji I need.

>>12560893
>there
>>12560899
>Their
Two in a ROW?

>>12566928
I'm jealous. In smaller towns it's not so easy. They're always suspicious of everything, hold a high moral ground for no reason, and love to gossip. Doctors are no exception.
It doesn't make sense at all though, since prescribing shit should benefit them just as much as it would me. Then again, blind morals never make sense.

Guess going to an out of town doc might work, but I don't have the energy to care enough for that.

omatsuri

nah i got out in japan since i hate living in japan but the countryside isn't a bad idea but the locals sure are self loathing egoistic xenophobic brats

they even hate their own race ffs i dont really get this country

>>12562024
>my plan is too major in English
>too
>major in English
yea good luck with that

Well, I've got a TEFL offer in Hokkaido, but my Japanese isn't good by any standard and I'm honestly a bit scared at the prospect of being the only white guy there.
Plus, I'd really like to try things like kendo while I'm out there, but will anywhere actually take me seriously? I'm overstressing.

>>12590105
Do it. Don't think about it too much and just do it. I know someone who didn't speak much Japanese and he got placed in Hokkaido. He thought about turning it down because it was such a remote location, but he didn't and he thoroughly enjoyed himself.

>>12589738
This isn't the one where little kids wear fundoshi too, is it?

>>12560959
It's the Jerusalem of fat nerds

>>12560922
>They don't understand the Muslim culture and see it as a bad thing.

I think they understand it pretty well then. And no one likes pakis, they're inbred retards.

Fuck those Japs. The moment they find out I'm Korean, they'll probably lynch me.

>>12589738
>>12591617

pretty soon shit like this will be outlawed.

I dont want japan to be just as shitty as america.

>>12560876
the price... i'm neet and have searched for somewhere i could stay for a long time. no college so i can't do the JET or ESM stuff.

i found somewhere cheap in korea, an actual house that's less than my phone bill, so i'll try that. there are always foreigners needed for voice acting and commercials and all kinds of stuff, so i'm hoping i can survive off that and cheap home-cooking. not in seoul yet, or even the country, but i've secured the place until i arrive.

i was always hoping i could find some qt japanese person and neet up with them in exchange for cooking/chores/english stuff, but it's a cruel fantasy

>>12560922

They are. Just look at Europe.

Because unless your on top of your shit already you're going to fail in japan. Weeaboos are a dime a dozen and ofter nothing to japan

>>12567990
Trouble with isn't the same as not knowing a lick of a language.

>>12590026
You mean, just like Poland?

I'm looking for a place to escape one day and japan is my main choice right now.
What college course should I take for me to land an easy job the moment I arrive there?
I've heard that migrating there is pretty hard if you're going to do it all on your own.

>>12589738
me in the front.

>>12600334
and Germany

>>12577765
that's pretty amazing

>>12560956
They don't hate "gaijins"? If you don't mind me asking how do they treat people like you? Also for the record are you white?

>>12607717
Germany seems to be fairly accommodating of foreigners.

Poles get butthurt if you so much as try to learn their language. They really like Americans, though, but not much else.

>>12562503
Full Dominican olive skin bro here
I'm going to find a Japanese wife now.

Being Handsome Baseball American feels good.

>>12609302
You must be mistaken. There's no country outside of the US that likes the US. Literally none. I mean, who did they NOT bomb to pieces one time or another during their admittedly rather short time they exist?

>>12610477
Being bombed makes you respect your aggressor. We call it discipline here in the land of the free.

If I was a very rich man who didn't have to work maybe I would live there, but then again I could just as well take frequent and long trips there instead.

But I don't even have enough money to travel there for a few weeks.

>>12566928
How easy is this to do in canada? I know my friend got codeine cough syrup really easily but I'm interested in them uppers.

>>12562967
How's life in Aso anon?

>>12566076
Why is it good that they're xenophobic?

>>12610591
I don't live in Aso, just nearby. But it's gr8, thx.

>>12563191
This! I can't stand the -40c weather. It's just so gloomy

Insane worker culture, would love to go there on vacation some day.

>>12564455
Filipino are the niggers of asia

>>12560880
>Lots of hot girls who love white men.
being into 3D girls isn't really otaku now is it?

>>12613251
Anything that can be obsessed about by anyone that obsesses over things may be considered otaku. Even my towel collection.

>>12613251

I never hear anything nice about being black and living in Japan. Not so much that there's overt racism, but that black people are kind of a spectacle there. Couple that with the fact that all they really know about black people comes from American media, I worry about what life will be like when/if I get accepted and work under the JET program

>>12571380
So get a degree. If you work your ass off you could have one in a year or less.

It'll be a shitty lib.arts degree but if your only goal is to get a degree so that you can get in on the JET goodness, then you need to step up. Look into degree-by-examination and go from there.

I'm a /k/ommando and Japan has strict gun laws.
Also I'm south-east asian and I don't think I would fit in.
>>12566928
yeah doctors used to hand out Ritalin like it was candy.
Being under the influence of that stuff and not having ADHD isn't fun.

>>12613394
You should already know what it's like to be a black teacher in japan, well, unless you're new.

>>12577654
Is it even possible for a foreigner to join the JSDF?

>>12571240
Kill yourself.

>>12615052
Being under ritalin even with ADHD isn't fun. Productive as hell, and if you enjoy that then okay, but it's not fun. Many describe it like a cloud of clarity, a sort of apathetic depression that does the exact opposite of getting in the way. As contradicting as that sounds.
Adderall is much less offensive, so to speak.

>>12615121
I think he was referring to enlisting in the US military and being transferred to a base in Japan.

>>12615121
>>12618697
Also upon researching, it looks like you have to be a Japanese national between 18 and 27 to join. So if you (somehow) get Japanese citizenship and are in that age range, it's theoretically possible. Personally, I've never heard of it.

21 years old
finnish
telecommunications degree in like a year from helsinki (top finnish university)

I look about as mongoloid as it gets, will they be able to tell I'm gaijin? Will I be able to get a job that doesn't blow? Will I find a pure elegant waifu?

>>12560876
I'm white, have a degree in chemistry, and I think I know more than enough Japanese to get around in everyday life.

Would I be able to make it over there and get a "real" job doing something related to my field? I've never been there, but I want to leave the US.

I've been meaning to find this out for a while, how are the options for a programmer?
Big if but say I get N1 by the time I finish my degree (I should be able to get N2, hopefully).

All people ever talk about in these conversations is teaching English in Japan. Completely out of the question for me.

I can't imagine myself as an English teacher and don't know how to get a job over there as anything else.

>>12626313
>chemistry

Science and research is one of the better ways to work in Japan. It is already relatively international so its a bit outside the typical Japanese work culture. Depending on your qualifications you might be in high demand and paid decently enough.

I would certainly try to look at jobs in your field and see what's available. Don't settle for anything to far away from Tokyo though.

I am here already

>>12627728
A number of tech companies recruit foreigners on the basis of their english knowledge / technical skills, many graduates too. You get a decent chance here.

>>12627788
Let's meet

>>12627802
Fuck no

I lived in Kyoto on an academic exchange for half a year. I'd live there again if I could find a decent job that doesn't make me want to kill myself.

I am currently studying, so I can't really get there, however it is a plan to study there for a year or two, and perhaps live there for one or two, however I don't really want to live there for much longer.

>>12627788
Why would you put lemon in your tea? Are you trying to ruin its flavor?

But anon, I am going. For another 3 months to study the language.

Anyone want to share a room with me? I am thinking of going near the end of the year. ￥70,000-￥90,000 a month should get a comfortable place in Tokyo proper if we split it.

>>12560876
>Why haven't you moved to japan yet? What's stopping you?

Fukushima Daiichi

>>12628463
You're an idiot. I paid 40.000 a month for this half closet in Tokyo. Moved out to the boonies and got a 2LDK for 50.000 a month. Tokyo sucks ass.

>>12629213

>>12629213
>>12629217

Well I guess its all the same to a Hikki, I actually enjoy walking around the heart of Tokyo and checking out all the trendy spots. I have lived in Chiba for a month for almost free and even though its not far from Tokyo I almost killed myself from boredom. Osaka was boring as shit too after you visit the ONE area that remotely crowded and interesting.

>>12628463
I would, but 3 months is a pretty shitty amount of time to move around for.

You shouldn't get something too bad for up to 90k for sure, at least 18square m or so. Even better if you end up sharing

>>12629573
>osaka
>boring
jesus christ. One of the best things about Osaka is it's historical sights. And it's right next to fucking Kyoto. But then again, I might be biased cause my grill lives there.

Seriously though, Osaka is a wonderful city.

I also fall into the 10 yrs experience category for a work visa, and fear my only option is finding an employer that will sponsor me. But, it seems like it is a hassle for a business to sponsor visas.....

My main issue is finding sponsorship, and it seems so god damnned ridiculous that I can't find employers willing to.

Help.

>>12629213
>>12629217
>>12629998
Why not live in a Share House?

>tfw no jay pee bf in japan

>>12630319
If you come, you could find one!

>>12630326
If you find one, you could cum.

>>12560876
>Why haven't you moved to japan yet? What's stopping you?
Well, money? I can't see myself affording it anytime soon because I don't yet have a degree and I also don't want to be doing soulless work (I'd much rather be self-employed).

>>12560961
It might not be the full picture, but working your ass off for little is becoming increasingly common. I know many Japanese people on twitter who are or have been in such situations. Heck, even some Japanese tourists I've spoken to said they worked really long hours every day (lots of overtime work with no extra compensation). It's a result of Western work culture clashing in a really bad way with Japanese work culture. The companies that do this are called ブラック会社, "black companies."

>>12564455
smeels like shit

>>12629213
Where in Tokyo?

I've seen all kinds of online listings for cheap Tokyo apartments. They aren't in Shibuya, but it's Tokyo.

>>12630075
>Help.

If you are a professional with lots of documented experience, I would suggest getting past employer references printed out, signed by them, and then translated into Japanese.

Gather up all you would need for a kick-ass resume and *try* to make it look like you stayed as long as possible with each company, even if that means fudging the dates a bit. Male sure your reasons for leaving past jobs was something like downsizing or redundancy and NOT that you just felt like quitting and getting something better.

A Japanese company isn't going to want to hire and experienced professional with all the headache involved if it seems like you are just going to use them as a stepping stone to something else. You have to give them impression you want to stay with them for the long-haul, whether that ends up true or not.

Once you rounded all that up, take a 3 month vacation to Japan (or whatever the max is for your tourist visa) and live in some sort of sharehouse or gaijin monthly rental. Spend ALL daylight hours doing these two things;

Studying Japanese somewhere regardless of your proficiency. Ideally focus on Business culture and language if possible.

Get out there and knock on every door you can find, go to every workshop and professional soiree. When I was in Japan there were many employment conferences in Tokyo that welcomed gaijin that my roommates would visit.

Try and find a Japanese employment agency to keep your information on file with, just make sure its not for temp or "baito" work. Don't get suckered into a gaijin trap with shit pat. If you can wrangle a Japanese friend to help you with this that would be very helpful. In general the more Japanese citizen that can vouch for you the better.

Its not impossible, but you will need some hard work, and time investment, and a little luck.

>>12585971
Mongolia you say? How's the emperor Sauli Niinistö?

>>12586012
I would love to see how modern Matriarchy plays out in Mongolia in the long run. Would be awesome to have an advanced nation run by women, while the fuck-sticks sit at home watching kids and looking pretty for their warrior princess wives to come home and powerfuck on their lunch-breaks. Glorious.

>>12630075
mcdonalds
and i am not even joking

>>12631020
I don't know about japan, but they are the easiest job to get into pretty much everywhere else.

>>12631020
>>12631047
>Being this green about BAITO and Freeter work on /jp/

You do know there is a difference between a job and work in Japan, right? Shit like working at McD is temporary wage-slavery for Japanese residents only. Its easy enough to get, but its turnover rate is built into the system to be for under 30's until they get a "real" career or become a housewife.

The cultural aspect of that aside, it is considered unskilled labor and illegal for immigrants to use as a basis for a work-visa. This is to keep these jobs available for the natives and prevent an influx of dirty foreign piggu. The only exception to this is if you are young and from a country that has a Working Holiday Visa arrangement with Japan (USA is not one of them).

The other exception is if you already have a legit visa that allows you the option of working, like if you are already living in the country for University or marriage.

>>12631063
I said I don't know, dude. Just commenting like an idiot. But that is useful information to have. So thank you.

>>12631071
Sorry, 4chan automatically makes me adversarial. Didn't realise you weren't making a bold claim.

I just spent a lot of years working out the job-visa dynamic in Japan its fucking awful. Even with a degree its easy to get fucked and the options are limited because of how insular they are.

That said I would love to be able to work as a cute OL in an office one-piece dress part-time but its not gonna happen.

Does Japan have anything like the US "investment visas" where you can basically just buy a greencard? You either start a business or buy property and as long as so many people are either employed at your business or live on your property you are able to live in the US.

whatever your hobby is find a job that supports it. japan has a niche for everything and i always hear about random ass places that cater to random ass things. like i was reading about a shop that deals only in vintage ghetto blasters and collectible ones. technology stuff is pretty popular

>>12631111
Why can't Japan just loosen gun control, I want to sell guns in a cozy rural japanese town.

>>12631106
Yeah they do, at least last time I checked. I am actually hoping for a windfall that will allow me to open a business in Japan, its the only way I would want residency there.

Investing alone is not going to cut it probably, however if you open a business I think the rule is something like hiring at least 4-5 full time Japanese citizens. You can hire yourself and other foreigners on top of that (following the proper visa protocols) but a certain amount of your employees has to be Japanese.

There are also some caveats on how much initial money you have to spend on said business, with a shit ton of extra money in the bank so they know you wont go under in within a year or two.

If you do a search I am sure you will find Japanese business and investment organizations that exist solely to assist in this process.This one off the top of my head jetro.org

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>>12631191
>listed under "Japanese Culture"
>completely weeaboo topic not appropriate anywhere else
>nope, only 2hu and idols allowed

This is why /jp/ has become the shittiest and one of the slowests board. Its in its death throws and you bitches (and mods) are quickening the process.

>>12631201
Who art thou quoting?

And it's death row, you goddamn illiterate retard.

>>12631205
>death throe (plural death throes)
>A severe pain that ends in death.

I spelled it wrong but I certainly didn't mean "death row" scum.

>Not realising greentext is for quotes AND external statements of fact.

>>12631205
>>12631201
It's actually "death throes", both of you are retarded and need to pick up a book.

>>12631218
>>12631221
Heh, bretty gud.

>>12631201
>listed under "Japanese Culture"
So is /a/. Being in that category doesn't make Japan on-topic.
>completely weeaboo topic not appropriate anywhere else
Read carefully the pic in >>12631191. This is not a board for "OMG Japan is so kawaii ^_^".
>only 2hu and idols allowed
And VNs, niconico, kanshit, Im@s etc.

Fuck off greentexting gooklover. There's japanese thread on /int/ and you belong there.

>>12631240

>>12631201
The confinement of /jp/ to topics which are Japanese _media_ only has never really been a problem.

/jp/ is not "Japan General" and has not been Japan General for four years. Shove it up your ass.

I couldn't live in Japan because their portion sizes are too small.

You can't even smoke weed there.

>>12632034

Good, the last thing Japan needs is burnout stoners.

I probably could since I am half Japanese and have tons of relatives there. I know better than to try though because while I can speak it and kind of read it, I am shit at reading kanji and would not be able to to make it there as a result.

>>12632042
Personally I think that it could be a cure to their sick society. Japan would become a much better place if it was legaised.

>>12632042
Agreed wholeheartedly.

>>12632203

Personally, I think shitty foreigner mentality should be left out of Japan, or Asia in general.

You think Japan's society is sick? Well at least it isn't filled with niggers, publicly endorsed faggotry, drug abusers, cops who are legit above the law and aren't entitled to protect anyone (only upholding the law), leftists who thinks black people are the greatest people who suffer under white people (this is more racist than calling a black person a nigger), and people with no concept of self-awareness.

In Japan, you can walk at night without the fear of being mugged by a nigger with a shitty kel-tec.

I'd rather live in a boring day-to-day life enjoying peace (unless I want to have fun) and civilization.

I'm not even obsessed with living in Japan (I'm Korean/Chinese), but I am jealous of how stable their society is. Korea's society is going down the shitter as we speak and China remains the clusterfuck it always has been for the past 60000000 years. I've had my share of weed and the various other "cool things" that everyone bitches at Asia for not having. None of them have improved my life or personality, and in fact, were just a waste of my time.

>>12632302
Nips are terrible people in general, soulless and selfish. If an average japanese man only had a chance, he wouldn't hesitate to go all Nanking 2.0. I was much more afraid in between the dead mass of japanese crowd, than I am on the streets of my country at night. They're basically robots with a hobby of genocide.

>>12632335
Spoken like someone who has never met a Japanese person.

>>12632302
What does smoking weed in the privacy of my own home have to do with the fear of being robbed by niggers or raped by publicly-endorsed faggots?

>>12632360
I've lived in japan for half a year, thank you.
Why do you think japan produces the most sick porn in the world? Nips are fucking sick man.

>>12632335

You obviously are a shitty weeb who probably doesn't have any sense of self-awareness. It's a give and take. If you present yourself as a normal human being, you will be treated as a normal person. I know it's really hard for you to grasp the concept due to your terminal autism, but if you apply yourself, it'll work. It's a universal rule amongst all civilizations.

>bringing up Nanking and blaming genocide

Considering the fact your nation also committed genocide and mass killings, I don't think you have anything to say to.

Also, don't blame the Japanese for the majority of Nanking, it was 60-70% Chinese soldiers and the rest Japanese/Zainichi.

>robots
HAHAHAHA you haven't met an actual Japanese person and probably live vicariously through a weeb/stuck up foreigner who didn't know how to talk to people.

>>12632302
Seconded. Personally I don't like that Japan is getting more and more influenced by loose western values. But drugs would be the worst thing. Drugs fit into shit countries such as US, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain etc, but not into Japan.

>>12632366
There is clear correlation between using using drugs and committing violent crimes.

>>12632381
Dude, slow down. I'm not the weeb. I hate japan. You're the nip loving weeb who sees the country through pink glasses, turning all the negatives into something good. Too bad you autistic fucks are that blind.
>>12632392
Japan is much, much worse than the US, Holland or Spain.

>>12632371

Then you should know VERY well that Jap's aren't the evil people you describe themselves as. You probably were stuck in your fantasy of "omg jepun is gr8 i totally can be japanese since i love jepun". I've seen numerous foreigners like you who get rejected by everyone and go home and cry "jeps r meen i h8 them"

Do you know why Japan produces weird shit, it's because of the retarded laws foreigners forced in. Instead of the copy and paste porn the Americans use, they use different approaches. Plus, the "sick porn" is a niche market.

>>12632394

I am a KOREAN/CHINESE person. I'm genetically modified to hate Japs. But guess what? I have many Japanese friends who I can be cozy (and shit fling) with. All I ever did was being normal. It's not that hard. But then again, your terminal autism cannot allow you to interact with others.

It's such a shame, since if you ever decided to be a normal person, you'd probably made a friend or an acquaintance.

>>12632394
>Japan is much, much worse than the US, Holland or Spain.
Haha good one.

>>12632401
Again I'm telling you, I've never thought japan is good, or even wanted to be japanese, why do you keep on putting that shit in my mouth? I'm as normal as a white european can be, came there without any special expectations and after a week I've had enough, seriously living there is a fucking horror.
>>12632407
Yeah, atleast the people there have souls.

>>12632417
Nice Christian argument

>>12632433
*tips fedora*

>>12632417

>normal

I have normal European friends (British and Italian). They didn't become Japanese, but they were able to live normally in Japan. Maybe you came from a shitty slav nation that doesn't know basic manners.

>MUH SOULS ARGUMENT

What soul? Shitty music and random emotions created from the media that apparently makes someone soulful? I'm sorry, I don't watch television or the general media thing anymore. I read the newspaper, but the only media thing I actually watch is movies and some soap operas.

What is your definition of soul? Do I have to smoke weed and be completely ignorant in order to prove that I have a soul?

I personally enjoy living a quiet life and going outside once or twice a week to hang out with friends. You may call it boring, but I've also had my years of fun and find it to be more soulless and pointless due to the fact that everyone else is doing it in order to have artificial fun.

>>12632534
How is artificial fun fun if everyone's pretending? I mean this is the fucking problem, every human contact there is so artificial because of I don't know what, their "manners" or something that it becomes terrifying.

>>12560876

I'm working on it, though it isn't going to be within the next few years

>graduated from high school, jumped right into college
>went for game design because I do it as a hobby so whythefucknot
>actually I don't want this as a full time job
>move back in with parents

current plan

Pay off the last year of college, then save up money to take a month trip to japan; check it out see if I really want to make this life-changing decision

If so, then go back to college, work on learning the language; taking classes and practicing on my own

graduate/go for TESL/save up money/get all my shit together

this taking place over the next 5 or so years

Am I doing this right?

>>12632716
Why are you in /jp/ if you don't know Japanese?

>>12632716
good luck dude

I've already accomplished most of your goals and it's a long road.

>>12632716
Are you me, seriously this is what I want to do.I just need someone to do it with, I feel like I would accomplish more

>>12632716
Sounds great, but for reference unless you're planning on a career in ESL education beyond being an assistant in Japanese schools, getting any kind of TESL certification really wouldn't be worth it.

That being said, you seem to have a solid plan on your hands.

>>12632948
>I just need someone to do it with

No you don't. You're just making excuses.

I told my parents that I might want to pickup Japanese as a second major and they laughed for ten minutes when I came back for a weekend from college.

So it's a no.

>>12636052
Classes are probably the worst way to learn Japanese.

>>12636105

how do you recommend learning japanese?

>>12636052

you're an adult, you can make your own decisions now

>>12636194
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>>12636194
I'm aware, but I'd still like to remain in good company with my parents. If, by going to Japan, terminates my relationship with my parents, then Japan isn't worth it./

>>12636235
If going to Japan terminates your relationship with your parents, that just means your relationship with them is pretty shitty to begin with.

I'm currently saving to fly over next year either for a homestay language program or to just stay with one of the people I talk to online.

Going to see how that goes before deciding to move there, my main issue is employment.

Is the job system as totally skewed towards college degrees as America?
I dropped out because I hated everything about it but I guess if I really had to I could get an easy degree, here or there.

>>12636420
Either way, you practically need a bachelor's degree to even get a job in Japan.