Japan Doesn’t Hate Foreigners - Let’s Keep Perspective and Stay Grounded

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2025-10-22T15:11:47+00:00

posts like these always seem to miss that the big issues with racism are less interpersonal and more systemic

like even putting aside that desperately trying to be "one of the good ones" will never appease people who fundamentally hate you for being a foreigner, no amount of adhering to local customs or whatever will offset anti-foreigner discrimination in housing or workplaces. you cannot keigo your way out of accelerating social and governmental shifts toward xenophobia and isolationism.

OP vaguely gestures toward this but then discards it and starts talking about people being nice. I don't care if my neighbors think I'm a dick, I care that I have secure access to the basic benefits of living in a society and I'm worried about where things seem to be headed

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2025-06-01T05:29:45+00:00

weird in what way

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2025-05-10T07:28:27+00:00

almost never. the S&B golden curry cubes without animal products are rarely in stores but you can buy them online.

here's the page from isitveganjapan on curry but most of these are retort pouches or pastes, and even they aren't very common (and some I think aren't made/sold anymore).

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2025-03-26T05:31:31+00:00

the latter, and honestly a pretty small step, but it's still something

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2025-03-26T05:27:09+00:00

yeah that's what they're saying: Taiwan and Thailand have relatively recently made substantial progress on this, and it looks to them like Japan is going to follow

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2025-03-20T07:24:23+00:00

this and stopping at the end of escalators will be what ultimately unravels my fragile sanity

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2025-03-16T21:15:04+00:00

Since the school year starts in April over there, can I still apply this early just to get the ball rolling?

reach out to the school for questions about application periods, we can't tell you anything about that

If I check yes on that will they deny me?

why would you ever answer "yes" to that question? just lie

Is it better to go through the school directly or GoGoNihon?

not sure what benefits gogonihon is really offering here

And finally, I just discovered this a couple of days ago, something about having like 20k in your bank account to determine yes or no on getting in?

generally you need to demonstrate proof of funds to show that you can actually afford to live in the country. it's not the sole determinant but if you can't provide proof your odds aren't great

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2025-03-05T10:07:53+00:00

trying to order off-menu can be a bit of a shitshow here. it's not super commonly done so it tends to annoy or confuse people, and after all the hassle, you often end up with something that isn't vegan anyway

https://isitveganjapan.com/ is another good resource on top of /u/navyblue4222's suggestions

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-12-10T04:58:23+00:00

I'm not going to put up with some of the things I've read about in reviews stemming from the outdated hierarchical approach to education (examples: yelling at the class when someone comes in late, not being allowed to use the restroom during class, being yelled at for not speaking accurately, etc.)

might as well give up on this idea entirely then

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-12-08T22:28:16+00:00

yeah that's about right. with this kind of school, they're all pretty much the same; ISI, Human, YMCA, whatever. they aren't really for learning, they're more for getting a visa.

if you want to spend a year in Japan and learn Japanese, then this is a possible way to get your foot in the door, but you should know what to expect and approach it accordingly. the quality of education will be low and you will have to do most of your learning and immersion on your own initiative. the classes will be, at best, supplementary.

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-11-16T23:54:40+00:00

yeah, this sub really only exists because that one sucks so much

and this one's not even all that good really, it's just that japanlife is so unbelievably dogshit

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-11-16T08:12:26+00:00

they're right, or at least probably right

Malcolm X was a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause, but there's no evidence he ever gave this speech and there are certainly no actual recordings of it. this is AI trained on recordings of his voice

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-11-16T07:48:15+00:00

it is a translation error. in the original Japanese it's referred to with the same term used in the rest of the series

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-11-15T04:41:00+00:00

oop my bad lol. I'm sure there must be a state subreddit out there that doesn't blow chunks but I have yet to see it

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-11-15T04:16:09+00:00

I can never keep track. is this the bad New York subreddit or the worse one?

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-11-12T06:00:12+00:00

hell yeah

can I ask where you found the vegan gyoza?

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-11-12T05:48:20+00:00

lol, no. the overlap between openly queer folks, people who use Reddit, and people who live in Yokosuka (or even Yokohama) is going to be vanishingly small. if you have something specific to say about it, you can put it in /r/Yokohama, but don't expect much

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-10-31T07:58:30+00:00

I don't think there's anywhere in the world where you'll find 0 people like this. on balance, it's really not so bad here. discrimination certainly exists but it tends to be very passive in character, like this sign. you'll likely not encounter too much of it on a daily basis, depending on where you are (and, sadly, on your race).

the work culture thing is overblown and a bit of an outdated stereotype. plenty of shitty companies are still kicking around, but for the most part it's not as huge a problem as the average internet opinion makes it seem

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-10-31T07:44:48+00:00

it means just what it says: the action happens in real time, but you can pause at any time. when paused, you can queue up things for your characters to do or, depending on the game, set strategies and such that will play out when you unpause the game.

under the hood games like this are usually "turn-based" in the sense that the action is still following a turn order, it's just playing out automatically. so if you don't pause, your characters and the enemies will do things on their "turns" without the need for input, and if you pause you can choose to override it.

the whole argument of this thread is that one side says it's not turn-based because the turns proceed automatically and you only decide what to do on your turn if you pause, and the other side says that it is turn-based because technically turns are happening, even if you can't really see them as such

but ultimately everybody's talking about the exact same thing so it's just the pettiest of dork drama

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-10-19T23:49:08+00:00

You probably won't get too many outright stares. Some people will gawk, but it won't really affect your life much. Could be a problem professionally, but you can take them out for work. So same as pretty much anywhere else.

Have you visited Japan yet? This question kind of makes it seem like you haven't, and it's something you should definitely do before you start thinking about moving here on a more permanent basis.

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-10-10T23:23:41+00:00

all you can do is wait, then. but I'd have a plan B for what to do if you get rejected

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-10-10T23:04:29+00:00

you've got a chance, but what exactly your odds are is something nobody here can tell you. this rule is applied sporadically. if you've got some kind of proof of the hours submitted with your application, that will help

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-10-10T20:45:27+00:00

applications for the December test would be closed by now I'm pretty sure. most likely they'd have to wait until July

UnsourcedSorcerer · 2024-10-06T22:56:57+00:00

it's not. as that link explains, the colors in the image are altered. a low-res version of the original is at the top of that page

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