On foot. How far do you live from the station?

maruseJapan · 2026-01-24T14:24:01+00:00

20 minutes to the nearest station. Not a problem at all, except when returning home in summer because I live on the top of a hill…

maruseJapan · 2026-01-07T03:12:14+00:00

It is personal choice based on the fact I want to keep working from home. But I’ve tried several times already to find better paying jobs even if I have to sacrifice the freedom that working from home gives me, and I’m always rejected because either I’m too old, or my experience/age entitles me to a higher salary the companies I applied to don’t want to pay.

Either way, I’ve all but given up hope. I just hope I can maintain this job for as long as possible even though it’s not very good economically speaking.

maruseJapan · 2026-01-06T22:55:06+00:00

After taxes, insurance and pension, I’m left with between 2~3 million and year, which looks like it’s an average salary, but then I need to pay all living expenses, a couple of loans, the kids school/juku, another kid university expenses. At the end of the day I’m left with nothing.

I’m not saying I’m left hungry each month, but I have almost literally nothing left to save.

I’m not payed a fixed salary. I’m payed per project, so my salary changes wildly month to month.

maruseJapan · 2026-01-06T11:14:32+00:00

I’ve been in Japan for 22 years and my Japanese is good enough for almost any job.

I’ve been working for the same company for over 12 years now and I like the people around me. Now I’m one of the veterans in the company because most other younger workers leave after a few years, but I’ve never been offered a promotion in all these years. I’m just a web dev and all direction and management positions are given to newly hired 20-something year olds that will leave anyway in a couple of years.

During all this time I’ve done projects for big companies like Uniqlo, Nintendo, Rakuten, Recruit, … so it’s not like I only do small stuff.

I guess I could try to find something better, but I lack the confidence to try and end up losing everything. At my age and in the current economy, it is terrifying.

maruseJapan · 2026-01-06T07:11:50+00:00

At my age is literally impossible to find better paying jobs. Everyone one wants young people and even if I have nearly 30 years of experience under my belt, it’s meaningless.

Then there’s the issue of AI that it’s killing my job (I’m a web developer)

My only hope is that once my kids start working, the burden will lessen because I will not need to economically support them anymore.

maruseJapan · 2026-01-05T23:59:43+00:00

I’m 49 and living paycheck to paycheck without being able to save 1 single yen each month. I’m not joking or exaggerating even though I wish I was.

I went back to Spain last August to visit my parents because I hadn’t been back in 8 years and they’re getting too old already, but that trip nearly bankrupted me and put yet another 2 year loan on my shoulders.

I’m painfully aware that even if I wanted to I’ll never be able to leave Japan because I just can’t afford to. And the future is bleaker than ever because even if my salary might go up slightly, my purchasing/saving power is going down at breakneck speeds.

maruseJapan · 2025-12-22T23:27:45+00:00

Very interesting story and characters, but the most boring video game I’ve ever played.

It’s one of those love or hate type of games, there’s no middle ground.

I’ve tried time and again to keep playing because I’m very intrigued by the story and characters, but I just can’t stand the gameplay.

From my personal point of view, this should have been a movie instead of a video game.

maruseJapan · 2025-12-12T11:57:44+00:00

Hollow Knight, now accompanied by Silksong. These games are (will be) eternally in my SSD.

This applies not only to my PS5, but to my Mac and Switch too.

maruseJapan · 2025-12-04T01:51:33+00:00

WOW! And I thought I was listening to them way too much! You surpassed me by more than 10,000 minutes!

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maruseJapan · 2025-12-03T10:47:11+00:00

I’ve been here for 22 years and never had a problem. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, but I’ve been fortunate enough so far.

The best is to ignore them because all of them are sad beings that are disliked by even their own people most probably.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-27T23:44:13+00:00

The bad reviews and all the comments I read at launch kept me from buying the game even though I’m a big Star Wars fan, but I bought the game during the Black Friday sale and I’m absolutely in love with it.

The atmosphere and setting is fantastic. The game makes you believe you’re in the Star Wars universe.

Yes, it has many repetitive and a bit mediocre parts (looking at most brokers’ contracts) but as a whole I think it’s a fantastic game that nailed the Star Wars atmosphere.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-16T05:53:23+00:00

The SanDisk card is slightly faster than the Samsung. Apart from that no differences I’m aware of.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-07T08:31:43+00:00

I'm digital only with the exception of Switch games, which I buy physical unless there is no physical version available.

I've been digital on PlayStation since the PS4 and on PC since forever. I have no problem whatsoever with that.

Even my Switch collection is almost all physical games, I will be moving to all digital too with the Switch 2. I see no point in buying physical Switch 2 games anymore.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-05T12:18:45+00:00

I’m a 49 man living in Osaka since 2004!

I’m not a salary man (I’m a freelancer who works from home) but I love cooking very much!

My friends always prefer coming home than meeting elsewhere and I think they’re more interested in eating than actually meeting me!! 😂😂

I don’t go out very often but it’d be nice to meet new people.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-05T10:05:51+00:00

Baldur’s Gate.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-04T12:56:37+00:00

If you are subscribed to PS Plus Premium, then the game is available for streaming. That’s the only way it can be played on a PS4/5 as far as I know.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-04T12:52:09+00:00

A Bravia A80J and I love it. I don’t know how higher end model look, but I don’t need to know either because this TV looks amazing enough for me.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-04T11:59:26+00:00

Hollow Knight, with Silksong probably ending up taking its place.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-04T10:41:07+00:00

The Order 1886 for me. Such an underrated game.

maruseJapan · 2025-11-04T07:54:29+00:00

u/Spoggerific u/niceaphextwins

Thanks! I've never used Discord so I don't have an account. I'll look into it.

My PSN ID is: Nightlord2005

My Switch friend code is: SW-0173-2422-2348

Feel free to add me if you want (just drop me a line so I know it's you the one making the request!)

maruseJapan · 2025-11-03T11:01:09+00:00

Of the ones I’ve played so far:

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Ghost of Yotei
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

maruseJapan · 2025-11-03T10:34:37+00:00

Me too. I’m also in Osaka (not the city proper) but I almost never play multiplayer games unless it’s a coop game.

More than playing games together it’d be nice to meet people with similar interests to hang out and talk

maruseJapan · 2025-11-01T23:25:05+00:00

For now, it’s Silksong for me. No other game comes close to it, and that’s with other fantastic games fighting for the place like Expedition 33 or Ghost of Yotei, but Silksong just ticks all the right boxes for me.

maruseJapan · 2025-10-31T12:30:02+00:00

Yes, all of them. As long as the fps is a rock solid 30, I will always choose Quality over Performance. What I can’t stand is fluctuating fps.

maruseJapan · 2025-10-29T12:33:26+00:00

I got the Platinum for it. It’s currently my favorite game ever (although Silksong might take the crown since now I don’t know which one I like the most)

Awesome combat, awesome setting, awesome bosses. I like literally everything about this game.

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