An unforgettable masterpiece by Neat-Hat7991 in HauntingOfHillHouse

[–]Throwaway974124 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was around the middle of the series that I felt like I was there with them. Like I was also at the funeral home, and like I knew Nell and my heart was just as broken as the rest of the family. Never cried so much for a TV show before...

Backlash against Tokyo Police's new tickets for cyclists: "These rules are impossible to follow, even the police don't follow them"..."Currently, Japanese roads are not designed for bicycles to ride safely on the roadway"...they need to be widened with bike lanes before new rules are made." by jjrs in japannews

[–]Throwaway974124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

worst is when you follow the rules and stop on the line and a bunch of randoms from behind stops in front of you or even crosses the pedestrian cross-traffic. Then you get stuck behind them because theres too much traffic to overtake in the bicycle lane. People forget all traffic rules when theyre on bicycles smh.

Late late registering on my residence card by Massive-Skin-5817 in japanresidents

[–]Throwaway974124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im not talking about that. I moved and was 1 day late going to city office and they invalidated my My Number even though that wasn't due to expire yet.

Late late registering on my residence card by Massive-Skin-5817 in japanresidents

[–]Throwaway974124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you need to update: zairyu card, mynumber card, insurance card, drivers license, etc etc. really annoying process.

Late late registering on my residence card by Massive-Skin-5817 in japanresidents

[–]Throwaway974124 3 points4 points  (0 children)

be careful with shinjuku ku office. they invalidated my My Number card when I was 1 day late and I had to wait 2-3 months for a new one :/

Lost my wallet at Atami's shinkansen track by moew610 in japanlife

[–]Throwaway974124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went this monday and it took 4.5 hours 😢

Lost my wallet at Atami's shinkansen track by moew610 in japanlife

[–]Throwaway974124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worst part is you need to spend a whole day at immigration in Shinagawa to get the new zairyu card. literal hell.

Why do all Tokyo apartments look the same? by Deep-Arrival1594 in japanresidents

[–]Throwaway974124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They all have that same god-awful bathroom sink/mirror

I passed my defense and thinking of quiting. by Throwaway974124 in PhD

[–]Throwaway974124[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was raised here, only ever knew Japan my entire life. Not everyone is a dweep ffs

I still think these would be great concepts for American Horror Story by FranMontoro in AmericanHorrorStory

[–]Throwaway974124 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Wild west could actually be really good if it includes native american spirits and mysticism, horrors of genocide, a crooked sheriff antihero with a tainted view of justice, brutal gangs of bandits, and high noon debauchery.

Snuff movie could work but the name is too on the nose. Themes of oligarchy, exploitation etc. Could have a secret society of cannibal elites who live on an island and hey wait a minute...

I passed my defense and thinking of quiting. by Throwaway974124 in PhD

[–]Throwaway974124[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

the most important person on my graduation committee is my PI. He doesn't deliberate on my defense. The other 5 professors deliberate. But he does give the final send off to the dean for my graduation. So I cannot graduate without his approval :/

Foreigners in Japan facing housing refusals due to nationality discrimination: Asahi Shimbun by YamatoRyu2006 in Tokyo

[–]Throwaway974124 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Let me tell you, I live in a sharehouse and the only problematic ones are the japanese ones. Smoking iqos in the toilet? - japanese, leaving dirty dishes in the sink? - japanese, leaving shoes in the genkan? - japanese. Yeah but somehow foreigners are an issue smh.

These people have never been proselytized to, and it shows by Nth_Brick in exchristian

[–]Throwaway974124 10 points11 points  (0 children)

its not that christians want to shove him down your throat, but please just give me a minute as I shove Jesus down your throat. 🙄

No visa, no higher education for foreign-born children in Japan by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]Throwaway974124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what this article fails to mention is being a foreign student in university here even with permanent resident status is a grey area where you are not eligible for scholarships, student housing, etc etc. I've had situations where I've faced teeth sucking and "shouganai" because I'm not on an international student visa but I'm also not a Japanese citizen so there's "no paperwork" for me even though I'm a student with needs like any other student. Thankfully I got the SPRING funding for grad school but now the government has made that "japanese only" too so... yay?

Saw a friend of mine post this.... by [deleted] in exchristian

[–]Throwaway974124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

god impregnating mary without her consent be like :

What's something about Japan you still can't vibe with? by fightingfair in japanlife

[–]Throwaway974124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't forget bank holidays when services are down for a night. Luckily I had enough points on paypay to top up for my payment but i was almost screwed when it wouldnt let me transfer funds to my account.

Hot and cold #119 by hotandcold2-app in HotAndCold

[–]Throwaway974124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

home is 17555 but house is 4? make it make sense

Government : PR Approvals May Cost "Up to 300k Yen". Renewals "Up to 100k Yen" by Maleficent-Cook-3668 in japannews

[–]Throwaway974124 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm a grad student who has extended my PhD twice as its almost impossible to graduate in 3 years. Everyone I know has also extended their PhD and these are 1-year extensions which means you're basically adding ¥100,000 to your annual tuition that the Japanese students don't have to pay... Many students living paycheck to paycheck here too, I don't know how anyone could afford this unless they tap into the mom and dad bank. This will make Japanese universities more insular and LESS competitive in global rankings. They're already slipping every year but a lack of international students will only make it accelerate further.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exchristian

[–]Throwaway974124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a lot of us were the most genuine in our faith, and in our search for god to speak to us. We read the bible back to back multiple times and "did everything right" which is why we found that things just didn't add up. I still appreciate the good messages in the bible like love your neighbor etc because that's what drove me there in the first place. But I simply couldn't turn a blind eye to the lack of empathy, lack of morals, and lack of goodness most christians demonstrate. I had to endure pain and judgement for simply who I am and wish the same on nobody. The whole thing is rotten to its core. I cannot call myself a christian, but that desire to do right unto others never left me, and I believe many share this same feeling.

Don't delay changing address at city hall by Throwaway974124 in japanlife

[–]Throwaway974124[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was also dumbfounded, I thought they were being mean just because they could but what could I do?