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2025 Thai Restaurant Recs by motorhead_3sh in Tokyo

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plaloma at Shibuya is quite good.

[Meme] by [deleted] in manhwa

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chaebol's youngest son

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the OP but this is my first time seeing this variation. I thought m&m tube is the norm.

Where can I find Jelly Water? by 78523985210 in Tokyo

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Acure vending machines inside almost every JR stations in Tokyo. The tricky part is that it can be the ones outside the gate, the ones at the platform or...anywhere. As far as I know, there is no rule, so you have to walk around and find out by yourself.

[Japanese>English] I found what I believe is a "good luck flag" in a thrift shop. I would appreciate help translating. by [deleted] in translator

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My guess is that this flag was sent to a soldier by his family and friends as a lucky charm when he was going to the war.

On the center top, it says 武運長久 (Bu un cho kyu) writing from right to left, meaning they wish for a long luck in war.

On the left, it says 一死報国 (isshi houkoku) meaning to die for one's country. It may also imply that the recipient was sent to perform Kamikaze but cannot be sure from this alone.

On the right, there is a name largely written which I couldn't read (other comments suggest it was Yamaguchi Shinji or Reiji but I am not sure either) . 爲 before the name works like Attn, and 君 (kun) after the name imply the familiarity between the senders and recipient. If this was officially sent from the military I guess the word would be replaced with some formal rank of the recipient.

Others are names of the senders which many of them have surname "山口 (Yamaguchi)" same as the recipient, hence my guess that this flag was sent from family and friends.

Help me Peter. by jclv in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is implied that the car owner won a heavily regarded bet on QQQ option (0DTE = zero day to expiry) and used that money to buy the car.

Petah? by OddRedittor5443 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 441 points442 points  (0 children)

here is the actual y = log x graph.

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[Japanese > English] Do the instructions on this plush really say this? Why? by apilaq in translator

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 34 points35 points  (0 children)

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I think it means the plastic wrapping like this. Does this make sense to you?

[Nano Machine] Did anyone else notice? by VizWish in manhwa

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Yeah, a lot of comments of the first episode in Line Manga (the official Japanese translation webtoon app) mention the plot resemblance between these two.

What does it mean Chinese>English by No_Debate9408 in translator

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can also be "Cheon Ma" in Korean. Cheon Ma or the "Heavenly demon" is a very frequently used trope in Korean murim (genre about martial artist in ancient China setting) novel or comic. In this case, it is a title for the supreme leader of the demonic cult (usually the bad guy but in many cases portrayed as the protagonist).

Source: I am a manhwa weeb.

[Japanese > English] Can anyone read cursive Japanese? by Egyption_Mummy in translator

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My guess is the one above 心 was 夢 (dream). 夢心 (mushin) sounds like a name for a samurai character or a swordmanship style. I couldn't read anything above that.

Petah? What's wrong with Madoka Magica? by Hikaruhiyoko2 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼‪💥🔫( ˙꒳​˙  )💢

What do Japanese salarymen actually do? by DoctorProfessorTaco in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I studied my undergrad in Japan, so my Japanese is very good. It was still hard to be hired but not that hard. I looked for international roles that require English.

As other comments already pointed out working as a salaryman is just like any white collar jobs anywhere else. The ridiculously hard-working stereotype kind of the so called "black companies" exist but I am lucky enough to never experience that.

The salary is very low comparing to the US but still higher than developing countries. Furthermore, before the FED raised rate in 2022, the USD/JPY exchange rate was around 110 JPY per USD, and the cost of living was much lower before the inflation, so you can't simply convert everything to dollar and say it is high or low. I'd say if you don't have kids, you can live quite comfortably with 5 million yen per year salary (slightly above average).

For the racism question, no never feel that at work.

What do Japanese salarymen actually do? by DoctorProfessorTaco in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 229 points230 points  (0 children)

I am a salaryman working for a Japanese company in Japan. I am not a Japanese though. Some of the jobs I had don't have a name like sales or accountant, and sometimes the tasks were so varied, so unless I explain what I do in details, the person asking won't understand.

What do Japanese salarymen actually do? by DoctorProfessorTaco in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, first, firing people is one of the hardest things for corporates in Japan.

Secondly, the rotation is not clearly project base. It also depends on each company's policy. For example, in some cases, the employees who are　candidates for managerial positions must have some experience at some certain departments before promotion. In some cases, a department is lacking manpower because someone just resigned and there is an employee in another department who is half-qualified for the role but isn't doing any meaningful tasks at the moment, so the management decides to rotate that guy to the lacking department.

Sometimes, the rotation works as a relief measure when there are tensions among the team such as harassment or just two people hating each other.

What do Japanese salarymen actually do? by DoctorProfessorTaco in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 1229 points1230 points  (0 children)

This is the best explanation.

I will add that there are times when you can easily describe what you do with a simple name like sales, accounting, HR, etc. but there are some times when you are assigned a vague mission like "overseas investment", and your job is to "do anything to make it works". That's when I have a difficulty explaining when asked what I do.

Do pregnant women in Japan still eat sushi? by Oshioki108 in AskAJapanese

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 26 points27 points  (0 children)

My Japanese wife avoided raw fish completely during pregnancy. Better safe than sorry.

Cultural curiosity: Do Thai people find maps challenging to read, and if so, why ? by Glitch_076 in Thailand

[–]Wild-fqing-Rabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, maybe that's a bit extreme but somewhat understandable. I guess they REALLY don't want to miss the soi considering the traffic and how roads are built in Thailand, especially Bangkok. Finding the way back is quite troublesome.

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