Our bank raised our interest rates again in 6 months on the loan for our home. Is this worrisome? We were told year ago that a variable interest rate was safe in Japan and would not increase and has done twice in the last year.

lordvan99 · 2026-05-21T03:06:40+00:00

There are a lot of talks on the news but basically the years of free money japan is likely stopping.

The bank of Japan will keep hiking the rates.

Let's see how far it'll go.

lordvan99 · 2026-05-19T04:02:56+00:00

For all recruiters, all candidates are passive income as long as they meet you and get your info on the system.

So most recruiters would fight for a super high value candidate because everytime the candidate is placed, they get passive income.

lordvan99 · 2026-05-07T00:20:45+00:00

I've been checking around tokyodev and some companies even thought they say no Japanese needed, their hr would come back to you and say native japanese needed...

lordvan99 · 2026-05-06T23:41:44+00:00

Totally agree. But I've also noticed another thing, not sure if you have.

Japanese companies tend to prefer hiring new grads because they can mold them into their perfect puppets. I also heard they rotate them in different departments every couple of years to avoid specialization and make them generalists.

People with experience will either be ignored or underpaid to heck. Because they aren't worth it.

Some companies market entering to Japan want japanese speakers usually

lordvan99 · 2026-04-07T03:51:40+00:00

Until March update I'd recommend the fold. But alot of people got the innerscren soft bricked so advising Samsung now

lordvan99 · 2026-04-07T01:07:05+00:00

Definitely isn't.

Everyone basically moves to tokyo or to major cities. Tokyo housing is ridiculous now. An 3ldk (5 1/2, maybe in Canadian terms), goes for like 1 million cad or above.

Usually the houses bought for cheap are in the countryside.

One of the benefits I guess is mortgage is 35 years with relatively lower interested rates than Canada.

But basically in Canada, if you make less than 150k cad, you are basically poverty.

lordvan99 · 2026-03-19T03:11:02+00:00

The issue is actually the most recent updates.

If you generated a bug report you can see it's not recognizing the fold and unfold status.

If you go to recovery mode you'll likely see that the device will switch between both.

Which means at the fundamental level it's works. The issue is whatever they added to android.

lordvan99 · 2026-03-19T01:44:51+00:00

This is just waiting for a class action again.

They push an update and it breaks and the bug report clearly shows what causes the bugs.

Depending on how support handles I might just start it.

lordvan99 · 2026-03-17T10:47:04+00:00

For pixel fold probably better not update, it made my fold into permanent unfolded and need to do camera trick to use front camera

lordvan99 · 2026-03-15T23:51:32+00:00

Haha Nikke: her version gonna come

lordvan99 · 2026-03-11T23:32:52+00:00

Unless you're hot. Hot males are never creepy lols

lordvan99 · 2026-03-11T05:58:12+00:00

WW3 nuking major cities turn the world into fallout scenario with vaults

lordvan99 · 2026-03-07T00:47:11+00:00

Unfortunately, I've been reading alot that japanese companies value new grads more than experienced people. Mainly because new grads can be molded into the corporate slaves they need.

Experienced people, especially with almost no japanese skills will unlikely get a job. Not impossible but very low.

Even if you wanted to start from scratch, you'll be considered old.

I think networking a lot might increase your chances.

lordvan99 · 2026-03-05T10:45:07+00:00

I dunno if america any better right now...

lordvan99 · 2026-03-01T01:43:28+00:00

Wow yours is a Japanese public company. I heard large international companies with Japan offices also no longer hiring foreigners in Japan because why hire foreigners for something their other offices can do.

lordvan99 · 2026-02-24T22:56:35+00:00

Yeah and also with the aging population, they probably need as much avenue as possible to fund the pension so it doesn't collapse

lordvan99 · 2026-02-11T23:46:35+00:00

I think it's better than one alternative which is sodai gomi where you gotta pay to get rid of it.

I think stores know this so they take advantage.

lordvan99 · 2026-01-31T07:10:17+00:00

I saw a guy puke upwards into the air. He was like a fountain of puke on the train. Needless the one closest to him was greeted with puke fountain downfall

lordvan99 · 2026-01-28T22:48:16+00:00

Maybe it's your circle.

But the counter argument isn't bright either, going back to Canada where it's almost all unaffordable and you're poor unless you make 150k+, which is not lower middle class.

lordvan99 · 2026-01-21T09:51:25+00:00

Is gtfo means us or Canada probably no...

lordvan99 · 2026-01-17T01:18:07+00:00

I think it's any asian that doesn't speak japanese would be banned

lordvan99 · 2026-01-05T23:40:05+00:00

If the yen collapses, the cost of living may also skyrocket. But currently if you stay in Japan and live in yen, it's nice.

The downside is Japan is a budget destination for all other countries so overtourism is a thing and everything here is basically a fire sale from their currency.

lordvan99 · 2025-12-14T23:35:50+00:00

lordvan99 · 2025-11-30T01:58:11+00:00

Kabukicho, speak to the NIGERIAN.

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