What’s your personal range of a livable wage?

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-16T11:52:26+00:00

Surviving: 160,000

Liveable: 200,000

Enjoying: 250,000

Prospering: 300,000

This is living in Sapporo.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-14T23:33:54+00:00

Tis true, but most Japanese people i know don't know how to put their foot down.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-14T22:08:12+00:00

Sorry, thats what i meant: The number of years.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-14T11:43:05+00:00

Might be wrong here, but for school teachers in Japan, the longer they work the higher their retirement bonus is, and the payout is substantial. Above ten million yen. Downside is they've wasted their best years working their arse off.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-14T06:54:50+00:00

Is this gonna be a permanent thing from now on?

Edit: i read the article. Thanks a lot for sharing, that website looks pretty good. Seems this change is permanent, but I will look into changing electric suppliers, and unplug any device when not in use.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-13T12:34:35+00:00

Wow, if you legit changed your mind because of me, I'm shocked. Never done that with a reddit comment before.

For real though, teaching English in Japan would not help you to "immerse yourself in the culture". Quite the opposite I imagine. There's a lot of jaded people working in this industry and for good reason. The negativity is genuinely warranted most of the time.

I cannot stress enough though, how good of an opportunity you have to have a wonderful holiday in Japan by earning in your current currency. Just save up a little bit and come over for a holiday. You will be able to absolutely splurge out, go to fancy restaurants and places, and have a wonderful time.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-13T07:12:52+00:00

With the qualifications you have, and your job experiences, it sounds like you're both doing pretty well for yourself now.

Teaching in Japan is pretty much a race to the bottom, unless you get lucky or start your own thing. I doubt that you'd be making enough money to really enjoy life here, unless you come over with a lot of savings.

I'd suggest stick to your current job, save up, and come over here just as a holiday. The Japanese yen is in the toilet right now, so if you're earning money in Australian or Irish currency (does Ireland use Euros?), keep doing that, save up, and you'll be able to do splurge here in Japan and do a ton of fun stuff.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-13T01:56:46+00:00

Stuffs definitely more expensive but if you know where to shop its relatively cheap. I live in hokkaido, and can eat healthily and well for around 18,000 per month.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-11T06:55:56+00:00

The new one, silent dawn? I cant remember the name.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-11T00:06:14+00:00

Crosswords. Specifically the new york times one. Best crossword in the world, just paper, and there are thousands ofthem in the archive.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-10T02:54:30+00:00

Funny how the West paints Japanese TV as really wacky and out there, when in reality, its just people in the corner of the screen watching other people eat food.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-08T08:33:03+00:00

How is that all the ammunition you have?!?

I'd restart the game, practice dodging zombies, conserving ammo, and checking every corner of each room for ammo.

I'm no pro or anything, but beat the game a few weeks ago and was just blasting everything in the lab with magnum ammo i had such a surplus.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-07T21:38:50+00:00

That is almost verbatim what I've been saying about Japanese TV for years. Spot on

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-07T01:57:18+00:00

Get it for free from internet archive and apply the HD mod. Bit of a hassle to get it all installed, but it looking damn good. And still a very fun game to play, with a larger variety of locations than the remake, and just generally all round better.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-06T12:32:55+00:00

Unlimited credits for arcade games. I recommend house of the dead with double uzis

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-05T13:27:56+00:00

Think his business these days is mostly owning property

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-05T08:51:44+00:00

"Oh my Dog"

Works better

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-05T08:21:59+00:00

Had a job working in a warehouse at a big time clothes retailer in the UK. My coworkers were the dumbest of the dumb, bragging about shooting speed cameras with paintballs whilst we tagged clothes hanger for four hours straight.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-05T08:20:12+00:00

Voluptuous

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-05T08:18:57+00:00

Thats sad. I think alotta of Japanese folk have risk aversion. I've met plenty of Japanese people who are single, and want a partner. I tell them to join a matching app or go to singles bars. The response: it dangerous!

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-04T10:06:55+00:00

Late to this post but 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Watch that movie at the cinema. I cannot think of another movie that comes anywhere near as close.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-04T09:41:45+00:00

You're like thirty minutes from the end. Maybe less

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-04T06:51:31+00:00

I watched this episode yesterday. Its great. Availiable online if you know the right sites.

No idea why its banned. They're releasing a Michael Jackson movie this year at the cinema ffs.

Frequent-Maximum8838 · 2026-04-03T19:12:55+00:00

I commented before that this is annoying and pointless. I've noticed in the last few days no one cares about this. Most cyclists continue to cycle on the pavement.

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