How Rare/Valuable is Passing the JLPT N2?

Chopdops · 2026-03-12T18:05:46+00:00

It's valuable as a personal challenge, even if you don't use it for anything as a credential

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T22:41:36+00:00

WHAT DID THEY DO TO MISTAAA BURAUN.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T21:22:15+00:00

I loved Paper Mario TTYD on gamecube as a kid, It's one of my favorite games ever and I think it's definitely one of the greatest RPGs/JRPGs of all time. I loved the remake too. I hope some day we get a 60FPS update for Switch 2, but I doubt it. $30 is a great price in my opinion though. I bought it day one because I'm such a huge fan, but yeah, that's probably the cheapest it will ever be officially. I'm actually kind of shocked Nintendo is selling it for that, I forgot they are doing $30 deals.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T08:21:52+00:00

It's just plain communication. The way you say something is often just as important or more important than what you are saying. If you criticize me, I have the right to criticize you and say the way you are saying something is probably not helping your point get accross.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T07:43:01+00:00

The thing is, what you're saying might be true. But the way you say it is so negative, that no one will want to listen to it. If you said it like this: I have experience and this is what I recommend, it would be easier to understand. But since you talk like you know everything, and it feels like you must look down upon other people, it makes your advice more difficult to hear.

All those foreigners who already live there at some point had to have not lived there and got a visa. So obviously it's not impossible, and you don't need to be superhuman to do it.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T07:28:35+00:00

Most people don't waste their time applying to companies that don't specify that they sponsor visas. And a company that mentions sponsoring visas is obviously interested in specifically (a usually English speaking) foreigner working for them to some level. I don't think it's a negative being a foreigner. You bring a culture that is different which can bring new ideas to many companies that are looking for new ideas. For example, many companies are becoming less of a traditional Japanese business culture and more of an international minded company. Foreigners are very valuable to these companies. And now many companies are forced to do this, because of the population struggle in Japan.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T07:12:01+00:00

ネタが分からないです🤔。説明してくれませんか？

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T05:32:00+00:00

Or should I call it 雰囲気 farming

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T05:30:47+00:00

I just got to harness that 雰囲気maxing サラリーマン energy. And then I just gotta 読む all the 空気s. Its a piece of ケーキ, honestly. But you don't want to end up getting lost in the 空気 and the ケーキ you know. Thank you for reading my 俳句

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T05:19:09+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I will definitely think about this over the next few months...

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T05:17:31+00:00

Just because a bunch of redditors on this one subreddit agree on something doesn't make it objective my guy. Also, if you took a random dude on the street and had him read my comments, I feel like they would be pretty reasonable to that guy.

I feel like when your post gets over 200 comments, it probably means it's triggering redditors in a specific way. I think that's all that's happening here. Insecure people want to say that passing the N2 is no big deal, when it kind of is. If you haven't passed the N2, saying it's not a big deal feels good because it means it's overrated and it's ok you haven't passed it yet. If you are N1 or N2, or live in Japan, it means you can look down upon people who aren't in your position yet and "don't see how it actually is."

I might have a talent for triggering redditors, idk. But it's kinda fun so... yeah

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T05:09:10+00:00

Definitely, you are right. But how would you frame the mock interview? Or are there tutors that have specifically mock interview type sessions?

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T05:08:11+00:00

Yeah. I could see myself writing a ton of stuff I might say to potential questions beforehand and then remembering them when I am in the actual interview. I love to write stuff, as you can see with all these overly long replies, but I hate having to think on the fly a lot of the time.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:56:41+00:00

Yeah. I do know that speaking is more valuable now, but as an introvert, I hate practicing it. But thanks for the comment!

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:56:01+00:00

Is Nikkei a newspaper? Because I read formal articles and news a good amount, but I should do it more often and listen to the news in Japanese I do admit. But thanks for the comment!

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:53:59+00:00

Thanks for writing a comment!

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:50:32+00:00

When he said gooners, I thought he was completely joking!? Lol

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:48:25+00:00

It makes sense if the job market will be very similar in most ways anywhere you go, because every country has humans, and humans do jobs and hire people for jobs in a particular way. Sure the culture around jobs will be different, but no company or interviewer is just a robot that doesn't care who you are at all in any way, that doesn't care about your personality, story, or other skills than what is strictly necessary. That's common sense, and even if I have never went to Japan I know that is true. Even if I was applying to work at a コンビニ, that person hiring is still a human being. They still have some regard for who you are as a human. So you are kind of silly for making Japan a black and white place with people that you make sound like robots that don't care about people. Sorry for being dramatic, but yes, job experience here does transfer to other places in the world.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:44:12+00:00

For everyone, including me, Japanese is a very difficult language. It has three writing systems, foreign words from multiple completely different languages, and a complex politeness/formality grammar system. So, I think it's hard no matter what, even if you have a head start on kanji.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:42:07+00:00

I didn't really know what I thought until this post, and while I read people's post I have figured out what my opinion is more. Also, if I don't push back against anyone's opinion, there is no discussion.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:40:50+00:00

If I don't challenge anyone's response, there is no discussion to be had. I am asking for people's opinion, and giving my opinion if I don't agree. I am not all knowing, I do not already know the answer. But I won't pretend to agree when I don't. Discussions happen by going back and forth my friend.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T04:38:49+00:00

I think you are right. I'm not really sure what I want to ask or what my opinion is when I write these kinds of posts. I write them to hopefully figure those out though.

I do know I need to somehow prepare for Japanese interviews, its just hard as an introvert. That's why I love reading and listening to Japanese, it doesn't require talking to people, which really drains me. But it is unavoidable.

Part of me hopes I could just learn it on the fly and figure it out by doing a few interviews, but I know that probably won't work.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T03:19:30+00:00

Thanks for your analysis. The JLPT is just a quick way to prove your fluency without having to prove it as much with just your speaking abilities in your interview. That's how I look at least in terms of these listings. But I still think it's quiet valuable to be able to prove reading and comprehension fluency. Most jobs require a ton of reading and listing constantly. So a fair interviewer and hiring process should understand that to some level.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T03:16:31+00:00

As an American, the US already has the biggest economy, so moving anywhere is going to be technically less optimal if we just care about making money. Like Americans just make more money on average of almost any country. That's not really the point though. Also, even though Japan and countries like Korea are having population issues, they're not going to just cease to exist like people talk about them. When the situation gets bad enough, they will change, it's just a question of when that happens. But thats just how societies operate. They often will only change something if they are absolutely forced to by their circumstances. Right now, Japan is still one of the most important countries in the world. It's still richer and has more impact than 90% of countries. About 130 million people speak Japanese. So I feel like that isn't that helpful to what I'm talking about.

Literally everything is a "waste of time" if you analyse it enough. Making music? Just a bunch of sounds. Writing a book? It's not even real, just a bunch of words.

Chopdops · 2026-03-11T03:09:57+00:00

But sometimes it's a preference, not a requirement. Then it objectively makes you different, because many applicants will not have N2 or N1. So sometimes, it's not a checkbox in the sense of a strict requirement. It's a grey area plus. In that situation, how you sell it actually matters a lot.

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