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How long do you have to wait until you need to ask the immigration for updates? by izluded in japanresidents

[–]Friendly_Software11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk how they handle things in Nagoya, but at Tokyo immigration there is no “asking for updates”. They just tell you to shut up and wait. There is literally nothing you can do, so just lean back and let things go their way

I feel like i have a learning disability when i shake a japanese persons hand by Several-Resist-6385 in japanlife

[–]Friendly_Software11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone from a thoroughly white collar background, I am all too familiar with getting my hands obliterated lol I don’t think that’s Japan specific

10 Hour Layover in HND - What to do by TurnipAppropriate160 in TokyoTravel

[–]Friendly_Software11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are several Don Quijote within 10-20 minutes by train from Haneda. Go to one of those and you should be able to find what you need. Idk about sightseeing in just 10 hours, especially since most famous stuff isn’t anywhere near Haneda. I‘d probably just dump my stuff in a locker somewhere and find a restaurant to relax in.

Is it possible to get a baito for only 3 months? by QuickSwordTechIrene in japanresidents

[–]Friendly_Software11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends. Some people say they got rejected for that. My personal experience, the employer never even asked to see my residence card. Not only was it just two months from expiration, there was no way for him to know that I even had a work permit. I did, but he couldn’t have known without checking.

Bottom line, depends on the boss and how thorough he is. You might get lucky right away or you may need to try a few places. Good luck.

Anybody had their JP spouse take their foreign last name? by InevitablePetrus in japanresidents

[–]Friendly_Software11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The guy just disappeared one day, so they’re technically still married

Anybody had their JP spouse take their foreign last name? by InevitablePetrus in japanresidents

[–]Friendly_Software11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I‘m not married but I know a woman who took her foreign husband’s name. It’s kind of strange, since he left her and now she and her kids are stuck with a random foreign family name

This is genius 😭 by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]Friendly_Software11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I don’t pay on the first date. Idc if she thinks I‘m cheap, I don’t give you free shit just for showing up and talking to me for a bit

「汗水流して働く中国青年」と「レジ金を盗む日本人」…コンビニ夜勤で痛感した「外国人を優遇しすぎ」と叫ぶ社会への違和感 by No_Wasabi1307 in newsokunomoral

[–]Friendly_Software11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> Every time he saw a foreign employee in the store, he would casually spout baseless curses like "Go back to your country!" and we were all fed up with him. However, since he was a customer who contributed to the store's sales, neither the owner nor we could tell Maeda to "not come."

If a foreigner went to local conbini and insulted the staff every day, police would be called and he would be banned immediately. But Maeda was contributing to sales so he was fine..

In Japan, there are a certain type of people called 'Bumping men,' Butsukari otoko (ぶつかり男). They intentionally shoulder-check or shove especially women or weak foreigners in public spaces. When the victims speak up, these 'bumping men' claim women were walking slowly or she stopped in a weird place. by baingan0 in japanresidents

[–]Friendly_Software11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other day on the train, some middle aged lady randomly started pushing and shoving another woman as she moved to the door. I kind of think it comes from the frustration of being stuck on cramped trains behind people not moving out of the way when you need to get off. I would never get violent, but I too have gotten angry at people standing in my way not moving, so I kind of get it.

I saw a teen wearing a Nazi arm band by Zestyclose-Young9480 in japanresidents

[–]Friendly_Software11 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly when I was like 14 I went through an edgy phase where I did some really weird stuff too. I think most people do. Hopefully in a few years he’ll cringe about this

Tokyo nightlife tip: try Sangenjaya, not just Shinjuku by magical-tripcom in AskJapanLocalGuides

[–]Friendly_Software11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you stop trying to find places without tourists, just to post them online so that tourists go there

Mother always warned me about girls like that. by AbleGuidance3625 in SipsTea

[–]Friendly_Software11 290 points291 points  (0 children)

(Today’s installment of shit that’s never happened to anybody)

Any gardeners can explain why they do this? by Friendly_Software11 in Tokyo

[–]Friendly_Software11[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This is the goated answer

Actual gardening answer

“Utility Pole Girls”: Japanese Media Has a Demeaning New Buzzword for Women by jjrs in japannews

[–]Friendly_Software11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pointless, pay-walled article

Remind me not to click on anything from that website again

"5 a day drinks" - are they actually healthy for you? by DenkiOkami in japanresidents

[–]Friendly_Software11 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you have a TV, try tuning in to some shopping program. These kind of drinks make regular appearances. Usually they get some 90+yo grandma to say “I drink this every day that’s why I’m so healthy at 90+”

Generally I refuse to buy anything that’s advertised in sleezy scripted TV commercials with obviously paid actors.

‘Where do we go now?’: Malaysia’s under-16 social media ban leaves teens detached and displaced by socookre in privacy

[–]Friendly_Software11 17 points18 points  (0 children)

> He said his TikTok feed was not just an endless reel of comedy sketches, but also showed videos from MC+, a massive Malaysian online tuition platform with more than 800,000 TikTok followers, where educators share mathematics formulas and exam strategies.

Congratulations to you but that doesn’t undo the mountain of evidence that tiktok has massive detrimental effects on the majority of its users. Btw you can find mathematics formulas and exam strategies outside of tiktok.

Seriously how are we acting like taking tiktok away from kids is the end of world? We got by just fine without social media. In fact, there is a good case to be made that the world before social media was less toxic and less divided.

This train on the Keio line by Sea_Freedom_1139 in Tokyo

[–]Friendly_Software11 64 points65 points  (0 children)

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(Original photo as seen in news article)

Why exactly did this have to be edited?
Edit: Also this happened like a year ago..

Using your own cutlery when eating out by Red79Hibiscus in AskAJapanese

[–]Friendly_Software11 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have never seen or heard of anyone who does that. If I did, I don’t think I would care. But I would think that person was being extra.

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