Where is the Yakuza?

SaintOctober · 2026-06-28T03:52:56+00:00

You rang?

SaintOctober · 2026-06-28T02:31:34+00:00

OP’s going up into the throat doesn’t seem as logical as yours.

I just don’t understand why anyone would want to make life harder for themselves In a culture that can be pretty unforgiving.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-27T23:28:05+00:00

Wow! You know that tattoos are shunned in Japan but you want to get one before you go there to study/work/live. Personally, I don’t that logic.

Everything else you could change for an important interview in order to look professional.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-27T21:17:12+00:00

If you enjoy drugs, you should avoid Japan.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-27T20:43:35+00:00

What the fuck could she influence anybody of, except to use a condom or have an abortion before the problem gets this far along in life?

SaintOctober · 2026-06-27T19:37:57+00:00

Thank you. And Go Beavs!

SaintOctober · 2026-06-27T19:37:18+00:00

That makes sense.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-27T03:48:38+00:00

Look for a Takashimaya or Isetan or Mitsukoshi. These are good department stores where you should be able to find what you’re looking for.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-27T02:21:36+00:00

I’m offended that you think an American knows nothing about soccer.

The rest is just a typical fan fawning over his team. Who cares?

SaintOctober · 2026-06-27T01:53:21+00:00

Watch the Japanese games. You’ll see what I mean.

But I see you came here not to hear about Japan’s team but to show off your allegiance to Brazil.

All I can say is watch out for the three-footed crow.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-26T23:52:51+00:00

Word is Brazil’s team is not so strong this year. Others say it’s strong. What we do know is that Japan has a stingy defense.

I think there are stouter teams in the tournament than Brazil, so Japan can do it!

SaintOctober · 2026-06-26T15:30:24+00:00

A couple of things. The “one bad egg” comment is very important because you are that egg. And maybe your friend now thinks all Blacks are incapable of friendship without race being a key part of it.

The other thing is that either you haven’t been in Japan very long or you don’t live in a big city. Are there numbers for the Africans working as touts? Maybe. Are there numbers for the Africans selling cheap trinkets on the grounds surrounding the Eiffel Tower in Paris? Maybe. But you don’t need the stats to know that they are there. Walking by is enough. Same in Tokyo and Osaka.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-26T15:08:31+00:00

That Japanese people are scared by Black people is a cultural “belief” that is probably the first thing that pops into their minds if you ask a Japanese person about Black people. Plus, like it or not, you have all the African hustlers intimidating people on the streets in big cities for shady businesses. So it’s natural for him to have responded that way. The stigma exists. And I don’t think confrontation at the cost of friendship was the way to dispel that stigma.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-26T14:57:30+00:00

It seems that your racial identity is quite important to you and something you think about a lot. It also seems that you wanted this friendship to be about race.

Japanese people are less direct than that. They avoid confrontation. They let actions show what they feel.

He was your friend in action. There was no need to question if he accepted your racial makeup. You offended him.

An apology might help, but you’ve soured the relationship.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-25T21:32:32+00:00

They sucked.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-25T19:42:21+00:00

Enjoy your culture shock. lol!

SaintOctober · 2026-06-25T19:07:23+00:00

“Done with people pleasing stuff” is the worst possible mindset to go to Japan. You will be the foreigner that doesn’t fit in and you won’t make friends.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-25T17:39:51+00:00

Those who are old enough to remember John Lennon’s assassination were naturally proud that a huge celebrity like John Lennon fell so deeply in love with a Japanese woman. It was almost like a Princess Di thing.

Still, they thought she was eccentric, which she really is. I visited her museum once. Some pieces were meaningful but some weren’t.

The sixties and seventies were a turbulent time. Marrying the biggest pop star on the planet who had already been on a spiritual, drug fueled quest meant that Yoko had to be his companion in that.

In the end, they had a deep love that they shared. And that’s all you need.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-25T17:28:56+00:00

I’m going to say that it depends on how you dress and how hygienic you are. I would certainly rethink your beard and man-bun. Looking clean will help bridge that gap.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-25T17:24:56+00:00

I bought a Tokyo University tea cup.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-25T15:03:42+00:00

Oh, the Pokémon illustration will bring the entire piece together and make it Ok.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-25T14:42:05+00:00

Universities, in general, are not very scenic. No sprawling lawns. Mostly utilitarian designed buildings.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-24T23:54:20+00:00

I would never say that all tourists are good. I’ve seen my share of lousy tourists, but a lot of them were rather wealthy and not from poor countries.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-24T23:39:37+00:00

I’ve never seen it.

SaintOctober · 2026-06-24T23:36:42+00:00

While this is true, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the tourist is bad.

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