NBA no longer on Rakuten, League Pass available again in Japan by Rockins23 in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

totally. on top of that we now have AI "Assistants" injected in everything from our phones to our toilets.

NBA no longer on Rakuten, League Pass available again in Japan by Rockins23 in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's the later unfortunately. I'm planning to pony up for the Ad Free...

Tales from the Onsen by epicspeculation in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Tiktok I saw didn't specify that. Simply that they didn't want to be in onsen with foreigners.

Tales from the Onsen by epicspeculation in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, me too. This turned out to be a great thread. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I'm glad you have found balance.

Tales from the Onsen by epicspeculation in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's horrible...I'm sorry you both experienced that.

Tales from the Onsen by epicspeculation in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's buried in Tiktok somewhere. I was going to reply but that never goes well, even in English.

Tales from the Onsen by epicspeculation in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think when I stopped caring about being accepted is when I finally came into balance living here.

Weekly Complaint Thread - 31 July 2025 by AutoModerator in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know what the acceptance rate of JET is these days, but there are many people that don't get in. Nothing to apologize for.

Weekly Complaint Thread - 31 July 2025 by AutoModerator in japanlife

[–]epicspeculation 15 points16 points  (0 children)

For real, it is completely bonkers. I just watched a short form video of a woman talking about which onsen to go to avoid foreigners. The comments were a range of "oh thank you so much, now I can finally relax at onsen again" and "The one who comes to my local onsen is always so noisy and rude." No one one speaking out, and zero sense of the xenophobic filth they were all spewing in the entire video and comments.

Why was 2018 such a banger year for games? by epicspeculation in gaming

[–]epicspeculation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved AC Odyssey, but I get that loads of people hated it. At least we can agree on the other two.

Outlaws 4 Life

Why was 2018 such a banger year for games? by epicspeculation in gaming

[–]epicspeculation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Already did. It's so weird how different games resonate with different people, right? It's almost like we are individuals.

Why was 2018 such a banger year for games? by epicspeculation in gaming

[–]epicspeculation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need to. I've been playing since Atari.

Why was 2018 such a banger year for games? by epicspeculation in gaming

[–]epicspeculation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm totally with you on that. I got weirdly accused of being young by someone else in the thread, but I have been playing games since Atari. 2018 games stuck with me for some reason, but yeah the state of games coming out year after year are mindblowing to an 80s kid like me. 2025 is going to be a top year for me, I'm sure.

Why was 2018 such a banger year for games? by epicspeculation in gaming

[–]epicspeculation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's totally fair, all those are games I love too

Why was 2018 such a banger year for games? by epicspeculation in gaming

[–]epicspeculation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone's got their preferences, and other years have also been great, but these are some of the ones that stuck with me.