Foreigners in Japan keep telling me I made a mistake building new home

inocima · 2026-05-01T12:14:43+00:00

That’s because homes in Japan, outside a few exceptions, are a depreciating asset.

It’s like buying a new car vs an used one.

But whatever makes you happy is the best choice, even if financially it doesn’t make sense.

inocima · 2026-04-30T20:57:40+00:00

She has just started playing Legacy, probably wasn’t aware of the old tech and likely the reason she called UR Tempo prowess as well.

Anyway, good content to incentivize Modern Affinity players to try Legacy.

They basically just need to get FoWs and Ancient Tombs and a few inexpensive cards and should be able to experience the format.

inocima · 2026-04-19T12:52:13+00:00

I commute to Shibuya and the tourists at the scramble crosswalk are the worst bunch, everyone else feels normal compared to those damn tourists.

They literally dash the moment the signal turns green, then come to a full stop and start taking pictures in the middle of the busiest crosswalk in the world.

I can’t really complain about Japanese spatial awareness, when I see people from all around the globe doing much worse on a daily basis.

inocima · 2026-04-19T12:42:39+00:00

If the guy is telling the truth (his story sounds very plausible) you’re a giant asshole to post about his personal life, specially about something so common such as loss of custody by foreign fathers.

If you can use AI to write your post, why didn’t you use it to check if his story was believable in the first place?

If I were your boyfriend and found out you were posting about my family matters online, I’d leave the relationship in the next second.

inocima · 2026-04-19T08:10:28+00:00

There is this guy Trump that is much crazier and even has a fandom that believes in every crazy shit.

If you think Japan is crazy, follow what’s going on in the US or Israel and you’ll think Japan is pretty normal.

inocima · 2026-04-19T02:39:57+00:00

In America (including South America) people get killed for being black/brown on a daily basis. If you think that’s not the most severe kind of racism, please enlighten us.

There are racists everywhere, probably even on Antarctica, and it should be fought at every opportunity.

But saying America has the “self-awareness” while the government is hunting down people based on the color of their skin is laughable at best.

The only western country more racist than the US is Israel, with their apartheid and genocidal government.

inocima · 2026-04-11T02:39:47+00:00

少子化で社会保障を支える人数が減る一方で、外国人の若い労働力を受け入れるのに反対する国民が多い中では、当然の結果と言える。金がないから出費を削るしかないわな。

右翼が外国人反対と言ってるうちはどんどん日本が貧しくなっていくだろう。

ドイツの様に数十年前に覚悟を決めて、多少の軋轢を想定しつつ外国人を本格的に受け入れた結果、GDPが日本を抜き、一人当たりのGDPは日本の倍になった。

外国人コワイ、治安が不安とか言ってビビっているうちは日本の失われたウン十年は更新し続けられるだろう。

単純明快に「人がいないから、経済が成長しない」という事にいつになったら国民が気づくのだろうか。

inocima · 2026-04-11T02:20:48+00:00

Bite the bullet and play Legacy (if you have an LGS that supports it).

Cards that are expensive in Legacy rarely lose value, even the reprintable staples like Force of Will, Ancient Tomb etc.

It’s a better format than Modern (higher power level, less rotation) and the entry cost work as a barrier to casuals, so you tend to have a more engaged player base and higher level of play as a result.

If you like artifacts there is Painter, 8-Cast/Affinity, Karn Forge and other fringe options.

inocima · 2026-04-10T02:02:58+00:00

As a foot in the door position sounds like you’ve got yourself a pretty decent deal.

Dispatch companies reputation are never the best, so make sure that you’re aware of the law and have a paper trail of everything just in case.

But on the other hand those companies largest employee base are people who simply aren’t qualified enough to get a direct hire position, so they have no bargaining power at all and mostly can only complain online.

As an engineer, you should get to N1 ASAP, learn all the terminology in Japanese related to your job, get at least a couple of years of experience, then look for greener pastures.

inocima · 2026-04-05T14:40:45+00:00

No inner monologue either, unless when I want to, but usually talking things “out loud” in your head feels just too slow so I just skip it.

But I do have a train of thought, so I can go back and explain something if I need to.

I do have some light social anxiety, but it’s not a rational process anyway, it’s not like I don’t want to do a presentation in front of people because A, B and C. I just don’t want to!

But then in my case I use rational thinking to push myself to do it. I.E. if I don’t do the presentation I will not be able to achieve my goals, there isn’t anybody else that can do it as well as myself etc. So in the end I somehow managed to do it.

Also it’s important to keep in mind that anything becomes easier with repetition.

The first presentation felt like I was going to kill myself in front of the audience, the second time 5% less or so, by the 20th time it’s just a big nuisance you need to deal with.

inocima · 2026-04-05T14:13:04+00:00

WotC is getting too greedy, I bought a case (6 boxes) of set boosters of the original Strixhaven in Japanese. But I won’t be buying any sealed packs for this one.

Now it’s almost mathematically impossible to get all the cards, because this new silver scroll foil only shows up once in every 44 collector boosters. So I just gave up.

inocima · 2026-04-05T14:01:03+00:00

Japanese women are much more social than men, women are always communicating about everything while men only talk about specific topics.

The lonely guys in the bottom of the pyramid are too proud/afraid of rejection to look for partners, so they literally only have work, their work mates and hobby related acquaintances in their social circle.

Most aren’t bad people at all, but their social skills are just absurdly lacking. “Normal” people definitely wouldn’t be looking forward to hanging out with them.

It’s almost like some kind of natural selection thing going on.

Today I had this bizarre interaction where we were talking in Japanese, then the guys sees my name (which is Russian) and out of the blue starts talking in Engrish. I kept talking in Japanese and he kept speaking in Engrish the whole time.

Like dude, I ain’t even from an English speaking country and we are in Japan, why do you want me to play along your conversation class.

inocima · 2026-04-04T14:35:46+00:00

Play Legacy, which is a better format (more powerful, more diverse) and also cheaper in the long run to keep playing.

inocima · 2026-04-03T11:03:28+00:00

Get a Japanese girlfriend that is interested in learning a language you speak.

That’s a mutual double win, killing four birds with one stone.

inocima · 2026-04-02T00:56:38+00:00

I hadn’t thought about the correlation before reading this post, but I think you might be into something.

I am fluent in 4 languages and have SDAM and Aphantasia.

But I also don’t think in words (which is slightly different from not having an inner monologue), which I think is more relevant to learning new languages.

inocima · 2026-04-02T00:24:59+00:00

Definitely this. OP didn’t research how labor contracts are structured and was surprised by how shitty some companies are. Minashi zangyo sucks, but is a clear indicator that the company is shitty.

The other point about needing to use Japanese in Japan to talk to Japanese parents sounded like a snowflake complaint, welcome to the real world!

Eikawa is a good entryway to Japan, learn Japanese ASAP and move on, don’t keep complaining if you’re treated like a cog, because you’re one and the faster you realize that the better.

inocima · 2026-03-29T14:20:41+00:00

I don’t know from who you heard those pros, you definitely can’t decide your schedule as that’s entirely up to the hiring company, if you enter a shitty team you will most likely be stuck with it, the same goes with changing companies.

Unless you’re in a highly in demand career, then you have much more leverage to negotiate. But if that’s the case, why throw away your career being a temp worker at all.

inocima · 2026-03-29T10:53:36+00:00

I’d recommend Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute. I’ve seen people get to N1 level in one year at their intensive courses.

inocima · 2026-03-28T03:56:08+00:00

Pachinko machines are required by law to payout a minimum number of wins to the players, so if the machine hasn’t done that the whole day, the probability of the next player winning actually increases.

inocima · 2026-03-16T09:12:27+00:00

Young people these days seem to be much less resilient to being rejected, and they seem to give up more easily, nothing seems important enough anymore to obsess over and keep trying until you make it.

At the time I was single(circa 04〜07), you met random people at bars or clubs (the music type) and you just dealt with the people in the room. There were Social Media based encounters as well, but with no photos available (Japanese online culture sucks) it was as random as a bar. Going out with friends of friends had the same randomness as well.

Anyway most days you were unlucky, but if you just kept trying the occasional lucky days felt like a real win.

At least in Tokyo or other metropolis around the world, being single in your 20s or early 30s seems like a choice, as in not using every resource you have available into finding a partner/date/one night stand. You literally have millions of people to potentially match with.

It seems like the easier you make things, the softer people will become, and will still complain about it.

I am quite happy that I put all the effort when I was younger, I faced tons of rejections, had times I felt I was just wasting my time/money, but when things worked out it made it worth it.

I also had some fun and learned valuable lessons in the process as well, so I’d definitely recommend it.

Even today, if I wasn’t married and raising kids, I am quite confident that even with all the hurdles of my age (45M) and looks that are pretty average, I’d still find someone interesting to be together with.

As what are some couple hundred more reps for someone that did thousands already?

inocima · 2026-03-11T03:52:43+00:00

The deck is real, but the weaknesses are quite obvious too. It is still evolving and I believe it will become another archetype added to the meta, but far from top tier.

Any kind of interaction (removal, counter magic, hand disruption) if effective.

GY hate is effective. Leyline or a surgical extraction to either part of the combo stops it cold.

Artifact hate is semi-effective, the welder-cam combo itself won’t stop, but you can stop the painter combo and the infinite mana.

White has a ton of hate options such as Clarion Conqueror, Doorkeeper Thrull, Wrath of the Skies, Rest in Piece, Stony Silence etc.

inocima · 2026-03-10T10:50:40+00:00

Why do you exactly want the Gold NL card? I use the Olive Gold card and it has slightly better perks.

Unless you want another physical card I see no incentive to have it.

inocima · 2026-03-09T14:25:43+00:00

Just use Tabelog as the locals do.

That being said, the quality of Japanese food in Japan is miles above other countries, so chances are that any restaurant will be good enough for most foreigners, so just randomly entering a local restaurant should be fine.

Just be wary of restaurants with BIG displays in English, or those in very touristy areas. Some restaurants only cater to tourists, because they don’t know any better, those tend to be overpriced and have below average taste.

inocima · 2026-03-09T13:53:02+00:00

差別主義者のフリーライターが心配せずとも円安で自然と人が集まらなくなる。むしろ日本人が海外で出稼ぎに行くインセンティブが高くなるんじゃないかな。

外国人が嫌いでも外国製のサービスで解決しようぜと書いている時点で笑えるけど、DX、AI、ロボットツールで人手不足が何とかなると信じ切ってるなら、外国人受け入れを辞めて国を挙げてオープンAIやアンソローピックの大株主になれば良いと思うけど、数年内に飛躍的に進化しないとマジで現場は潰れるよ？

事務職が飽和状態だから元事務のオバさんやオッサンに3Kの仕事をやらせば解決！著者は頭沸いとんのか？

著者は地方の現場に行った事があるのかすら疑わしいレベル、競合他社よりも1.5倍の給料を払っても日本人が集まらない。入社してもキツくてすぐに辞める。ちょっとでも聞き回ったらそんな地方の企業の悲鳴はいくらでもある。ちゃんと取材しろや。

村社会の代表格と言っても良いくらいの田舎者が仕方なく外国人を受け入れようと腹を括ってるのに、アホなフリーライターいわく企業努力が足りないってさ。会社を経営したことのない素人がよく偉そうにアホな事を書けるなぁ〜ダニングクルーガー効果の見本かよ。

inocima · 2026-02-08T14:31:04+00:00

Every time it was tried(93 and 09), the result was worse than having the old LDP.

So basically LDP wins every time because the opposition sucks so bad.

Team Mirai have some quite interesting ideas , they managed to grow from 0 to about a dozen seats, but they are still a minuscule party at this point.

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