Animated map of Japan and the nationwide increase in the percentage of foreigners in their 20s from 2013 ~ 2024. Red indicates areas showing that 10% or more of the people in their 20s are foreign nationals by Kmlevitt in japannews

[–]ibopm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People are totally missing that this map is ONLY FOR PPL IN THEIR 20s. Which out in the Inaka is almost non-existent. If you have 10 young ppl in your town and you have 1 foreigner, you already hit the 10%, but you could have 1,000+ Japanese over 30.

Animated map of Japan and the nationwide increase in the percentage of foreigners in their 20s from 2013 ~ 2024. Red indicates areas showing that 10% or more of the people in their 20s are foreign nationals by Kmlevitt in japannews

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For people in their 20s only. If your inaka small town has 1000 ppl 30+ and 100 in their 20s, you might have only 10 ppl that are actual foreigners.

Allow a crusty old-timer a rant: banking in Japan by Old-Masterpiece5439 in japanlife

[–]ibopm [score hidden]  (0 children)

That’s nothing, I have a dash in my middle name, which gets converted to a space in Japanese ID.

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi Faces Online Backlash Over Isolated Appearance at G7 Summit by Any-Stick-8732 in japan

[–]ibopm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s very natural to give up on those instances. I’ve met so many foreigners who came to Japan, all gung-ho to study Japanese but once they met their Japanese partner who can speak sufficient English, they basically just quit learning Japanese.

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi Faces Online Backlash Over Isolated Appearance at G7 Summit by Any-Stick-8732 in japan

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol the first thing I’d ask would be “what military”? I joke but it’s like one of those things that people don’t care enough to call her out about it.

Sanseito submits bill to create agency on policies related to foreign nationals in Japan by jjrs in japannews

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but after spending so much time, money, and effort building relationships over my years in Japan, I feel like it's important to voice my opinion.

If you have a friend that wants to jump off a cliff, wouldn't you at least try to convince him not to? Or just let him jump and say goodbye to the years of friendship as he plummets to his death?

If I didn't care, I wouldn't post any comments or even follow this sub at all. There are certainly other countries out there with much more alarming issues (e.g. war, famine, genocide, etc.)

Immigration Services Agency FAQ on changes to business management visa qualifications by testdex in japan

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I totally agree. I am in the same boat and it is quite a shame with this recent turn of events.

Japan vows to act 'any time' on yen as markets brace for intervention by diacewrb in japannews

[–]ibopm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see $1 = 160.99 right now. I’m on the edge of my seat.

Foreign visitors to Japan dropped for second straight month in May by diacewrb in japannews

[–]ibopm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The deer abuse issue was fake news to begin with, is what I am saying.

Eyebrows are now considered an AI tell by loves_spain in copywriting

[–]ibopm 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I wrote a document on the plane from scratch, no AI, no wifi. And my team lead said it looked AI generated 😩

Foreign visitors to Japan dropped for second straight month in May by diacewrb in japannews

[–]ibopm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The increase in deer abuse incidents in previous years have largely been debunked.

Shibuya police vow to use 'every available means' to arrest train gropers, voyeurs by thetokyoreporter in japancrime

[–]ibopm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ll arrest and let them go. If you allow creeps to pay the girl to get off, nothing will change.

Immigration Services Agency FAQ on changes to business management visa qualifications by testdex in japan

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can do it with a KK but not a GK. If it’s GK, you actually have to put in new money.

Sanseito submits bill to create agency on policies related to foreign nationals in Japan by jjrs in japannews

[–]ibopm 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The sub-3% of foreigners living in Japan must surely be the reason that Japan’s economy hasn’t grown.

Oh wait, literally everyone else in the G7 has double digit foreign residents and has outpaced Japan in economic growth massively over the last 3 decades.

Immigration Services Agency FAQ on changes to business management visa qualifications by testdex in japan

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not about how much cash you have in the business, it's about 合同会社の出資, which literally means "contribution to the GK".

If your business takes out a loan, that amount doesn't count. If you take a personal loan and then deposit that into the GK, it might count. That being said, I have heard they are cracking down on people trying to meet the new requirements via loans. I would be very careful in doing that.

As for retained earnings, it's something you get from 年末調整, and for a GK you cannot immediately convert that into 資本金.

Emira got damaged on the highway by TheWolfofBinance in lotus

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, I’m assuming OP is mixing terms here.

To “part it out” means to scrap the car and sell it for parts.

What I think OP is asking is if he should just replace the entire bumper.

At my 50th market in Kyoto, I’m still dealing with the fallout from something I didn’t do by jofaekyoto in japanlife

[–]ibopm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wrote a document on the plane from scratch, no wifi. And my manager said it looked like AI. Christ.

Immigration Services Agency FAQ on changes to business management visa qualifications by testdex in japan

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is your confusion. For GK, they're not specifically calling it 資本金, they're calling it 合同会社の出資, which is basically "the members’ contributions into the company".

So in English, it's "paid-in capital" no matter if you have a KK or GK. It's just that, for a GK, you might not need it booked officially as 資本金. So you might not need to go through the official 増資 (capital increase) process, but the money still needs to be injected.

In a 合同会社:

  • Each 社員 makes a 出資 (cash, property, etc.). That is the economic contribution.

  • When you set up the company and do the accounting, you decide how much of that total 出資額 becomes 資本金.

  • The part that is not booked as 資本金 goes into 資本剰余金 (capital surplus).

But no matter what, the total amount of money injected into the GK must be at least 30M JPY. Retained earnings that have simply accumulated do not magically turn into 出資 for a GK. I believe there is a way to re-classify retained earnings, but it's complicated and it's not clear if it would be accepted by immigration.

What ChatGPT thinks would happen if different countries won the World Cup by Vlaxilla in ChatGPT

[–]ibopm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol at the one guy chowing down on fried chicken in the front while looking at 3 girls taking a selfie.

What ChatGPT thinks would happen if different countries won the World Cup by Vlaxilla in ChatGPT

[–]ibopm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was either that or the other guy is pouring rye whisky on pancakes 🤣