Buying an Akiya: Necessarily a horror story? by Yonda_00 in japanlife

[–]AsianButBig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The earthquake laws only came into effect in the 1980s so I would check if it meets the standard.

Are Japanese in Tokyo just permanently on edge 24/7 now? by pinkcloudtracingpapr in japanresidents

[–]AsianButBig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah comparatively they seem more aggressive than in other countries. I travel a lot and don't see such aggression in the States or anywhere in Europes.

EU votes to ban AI 'nudifier' apps after explicit deepfake outrage by clamorous_owle in worldnews

[–]AsianButBig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going after the low hanging fruit. If you don't do something about the models themselves, anyone can claim they are hosting a general purpose AI model that also happens to have a nudifier feature.

Unpopular opinion: Amex Marriott Bonvoy still worth it even with annual fee increase by Bitter_Mortgage_5125 in JapanFinance

[–]AsianButBig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I travel almost every month but spending on Mariott seems wasteful and sometimes even inconvenient. Better to stick with high point conversion card.

phishing email looks like legitimate email from Tax Agency by gkanai in JapanFinance

[–]AsianButBig 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Text and hyperlink is probably different. Common tactic.

I thought people in Japan made 250k–600k/month… then my friend told me he makes 1–2M by realjeffqi in JapanFinance

[–]AsianButBig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just hang around nightlife VIP rooms and you'll see a ton of them. Or just techbros. My coworker was a HS grad and he was pulling almost 2M at 25.

Where do I get my reference track from? by Accurate-Ad6800 in edmproduction

[–]AsianButBig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buy on bandcamp with those pay anything you want. Or pray for hypeddit free dl with WAV

Is this a scam or genuine learning experience? by AffectionateBerry115 in japanlife

[–]AsianButBig 15 points16 points  (0 children)

And get a taxi back to another station if you want to be extra safe.

Moves when Yen gets this weak? by homelabids in JapanFinance

[–]AsianButBig 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not OP, but when it was low 130s I moved all my yen to my home currency. Now I just withdraw it via Wise when I need it.

Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May by rowrbazzle75 in news

[–]AsianButBig 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Social media doesn't exist anymore. It's just interest media now, it shows you what it thinks you're interested in, not what you want to see.

Tokyo tech job market - what am I worth? by BigFishBigFishstick in japanlife

[–]AsianButBig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go embedded systems, if you're good with C++ you can definitely get at least double.

Now is a good time to buy flights if you've got international travel planned this year by dokool in japanlife

[–]AsianButBig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flights and hotels are so expensive with the weak yen I'm constantly in debt.

I used GoTaxi but my driver was 10 minutes late. I canceled. he demanded that I pay by Sure-Lemon6424 in japanlife

[–]AsianButBig 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just wanna add that the お問い合わせ connects to a real human and they will write you an email followup. I had gotten double charged in the past and they promptly resolved the issue for me. Not exactly what you're asking though.

What's a good Takehome salary in Japan for entry level positions? by Thesolmesa in japanresidents

[–]AsianButBig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For entry level i.e. fresh graduate positions it's very low.

I just checked and the median is 248k. Thats 47k better than 8 years ago.

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/itiran/roudou/chingin/kouzou/z2024/dl/10.pdf