前 (Mae): Front
This
#iaido
sequence is pretty much the first thing you learn in Japan Kendo Federation Iaido.
It’s basic but very nuanced. Basics are the foundation on which everything else is built.
#居合道 #剣術 #文武両道 #武士道
For those that can’t read the subtitles, this poor girl is traumatized at how horrible British food is. She only eats the terrible food once a day but has already gained 2 kg due to it being so high calorie.
…🤣
Karolina Shiino is stepping down as Miss Japan, largely because having an affair with one of the judges of the competition.
Unseen Japan: ‘Carolina Shiino is resigning after right wing hate.’
Stay classy, Unseen Japan. 🤣
“Cultural appropriation” is a term I’ve seen some people throw around recently.
I am not Japanese but I speak Japanese and have been living in Japan since 2006. I’ve been practicing martial arts since I came out here, and although striking arts are my core style I also study
I added English subtitles to the video translated into Japanese by
@Eichan_GZ
.
A Chinese girl (possibly an exchange student) is horrified at how bad British food is. She only eats the terrible food once a day but is gaining weight.
Japan has a serious problem…
I don’t know what it is, but I keep seeing foreigners posting this and getting thousands of likes.
Follow me for more hot takes.
Ah, Tokyo. I understand that it’s a big place but it’s not until you see it from the air on a clear day that you realize how stupendously huge it is. This picture doesn’t even capture the scale. It keeps going.
Foreigners in Japan to fall into 2 categories:
1. Foreigners that are happy in Japan
2. Gaijin with chips on their shoulders who would be unhappy no matter where they are
Here’s a thread 🧵 of things that annoy
#GaijinTwitter
about Japan and make them want to say:
You don’t become part of “Gaijin Twitter” by being a foreigner in Japan.
You become part of Gaijin Twitter by being absolutely incapable of integrating into Japanese society and making it everyone else’s problem. On Twitter.
I love it when I’m in the Japanese countryside and come across these unmanned produce stands. Just take what you want and put coins in the box. I picked up 3 bags of green beans, a bag of cucumbers, and a pumpkin for 500 yen. These things couldn’t exist without an honest society.
Many Japanese people ask me where I’m from as a way to start a conversation. I also ask them where they are from…Because Japan has 47 prefectures, each with their own character and local point of pride.
This is regular human interaction.
It’s fun. Enjoy it.
I really enjoy living in Japan. Crime is low, the country is beautiful, the food is excellent, and the people are lovely.
No country is flawless. But there are few (if any) countries that tick these boxes the way Japan does.
I certainly wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
I saw this sign on a bar in Fukuoka Prefecture many years ago.
Why is it that some foreigners would look at this and then suddenly REALLY want to go here?
I can live without going to some dive bar that clearly doesn’t want me there.
Just move on.
Many of the people saying, “Japan has an alcohol problem,” act like their own country doesn’t have an alcohol problem.
I’m from the UK. Weekends in city centers are like war zones. At least people in Japan can get drunk without glassing each other.
So, if you are a foreigner in Japan with permanent residency you may lose your status if you don’t pay your taxes/health insurance.
Everyone on
#GaijinTwitter
pays their taxes and health insurance, right? So no problem…right?
Excuse the anecdote but in my city the government is actively installing new playgrounds, healthcare is free for children, and child support is available even to immigrants like me.
JAPAN is doing a bad job at hating kids and immigrants in my area.
I don’t believe this dude is Japanese or in Japan.
This is a clout chasing LARP.
If he works in a convenience store in Yokohama it would be easy for him to take a picture of todays local newspaper (sold at Family Mart) along with a message. 🧵🪡
Oh snap! Now it’s really unseen. 🤣
I literally just posted what you shared alongside another source, then pointed out that your original post got a
#CommunityNote
.
Stay classy,
@UnseenJapanSite
. 🤣
Some people have told me that they live in Japan, can’t speak Japanese, and are happy.
That’s great. I’m not claiming it’s impossible to be happy if you don’t speak Japanese.
But if you can speak Japanese your world opens up and your quality of life improves. Why settle for ok?
I live in Japan and I’m happy.
Many people live in Japan and are (obviously) not happy.
Road to success: Learn Japanese, get a hobby, work out, get an actual career, and accept that Japan is Japan.
If you don’t like me and want to do the opposite, that’s on you. Good luck. 👍
The thing I hate most about this whole
#Warhammer
situation is the dishonesty.
Keep NEW things NEW. Don’t fucking retcon.
New female custodes, sound like pandering but ok
“There have always been female custodes” is a blatant lie and is an insult to the fans. 🧵🪡
I think it’s better for Japan to have foreigners living in the country that can’t speak Japanese but like the place rather than having foreigners living in the country that speak the language but want to destroy the country from within.
“Can you live in Japan and never learn Japanese?”
If they like the country why not?
Follow up questions:
“Can you live in Japan while having a burning hatred for the country?”
and
“Can you build a meaningful career on doing nothing but complaining about where you live?”
The concept of “white privilege” in Japan has come up recently.
I do full contact karate. At no point has anyone ever gone, “Let’s go easy on this dude because he’s white.”
The usual response I get is, “We can’t lose to that gaijin,” and people try to knock my head off.
At an Izakaya with two Thai (of Chinese descent) friends.
Waiter (looking at me): “Do you need an English menu?”
Me: そうです…ね。この二人は日本語できないから、お願いします。
You could see that waiter’s brain shut down for a second. 🤣
It’s not problematic to like Japan.
But it is problematic, TO YOU, if you hate Japan but choose to live there.
Sort yourself out, you absolute reprobate. Find a place to live where you can stop being a miserable jackass and get on with being a regular jackass. 🤣
“Discipline in Japan may be second to none”
Unseen Jay and Detroit Rin disagree anecdotally, but don’t name a place where the discipline is better.
Seattle? Detroit? 🤣
Morning all!
It’s a grey day in Kanagawa
The sakura are blossoming, Family Mart exists, and Kanagawa Shinbun let’s me know that today is April 4th.
By the way, do you like my watch?
Looks like “Ex-foreigner” Anne-Chan is getting dragged by Japan twitter.
Now Anne has a Japanese passport she says she’s from Fukuoka and takes offense at someone asking where she’s originally from.
Japan twitter I’d correct to call this person tiresome.
#JapanLifeProTip
Niche interests of Japanese origin are also niche in Japan.
Most Japanese people don’t know much about Japanese martial arts beyond the fact that they exist.
You don’t suddenly become popular when you arrive in Japan because you are into weeb shit.
I booked a dental appointment on Wednesday. The appointment was today. 30 minutes of cleaning followed by a check up. (No wait at the clinic).
Cost: 2,970 yen (20 USD)
Nice one, Japan.
#JapanLifeProTip
You don’t need a Japanese spouse to get permanent residency (PR).
As long as you pay your taxes, have a resume that shows you are useful to society, don’t have a criminal record, and can write an application (including an essay) in Japanese, you can get PR.
Pro tip for people interested in living/working in Japan.
Being an eikaiwa teacher/ALT is not a permanent career.
You can use that job to get your foot in the door. 5 years (MAX). After that you better have a marketable skill…or a ticket home.
If you are born in another country and naturalize to become a Japanese citizen, of course your nationality will become Japanese.
But if at that point you refuse to admit you were anything else, is that a form of trans identity? Transnihonjin?
“Don’t deadnationality me.”
Situation: You spend years studying Japanese through watching anime and reading visual novels. Your Japanese is absolutely pitch perfect thanks to your pitch dictionary, and you speak like a native speaker.
Then you come to Japan…
@OliverJia1014
I don’t understand why stats are seen as accurate everywhere but Japan.
Low crime rates.
Oh yea? What about unreported crimes?
Low homeless population.
Oh yea? Japan is probably doing something sketchy with the numbers.
These assumptions aren’t measurable.
This current
#Warhamner
situation in a nutshell.
Most people are annoyed with the ridiculous way female custodes been introduced. Not that they have been introduced.
Make it work in the lore. Unite the fans. Stop appealing to toxic tourists.
#WarhammerCommunity
#warhammer40000
The phrase 日本語上手ですね (Nihongo jozu desu ne: Your Japanese is good)
Generally by said by people you meet for the first time. It’s meant to be a friendly statement to start the conversation on a high note.
But some foreigners (
#GaijinTwitter
) are extremely upset by this.
Does making the Japanese language seem intimidating sell more Japanese courses?
I’m mostly self taught from textbooks and I don’t find the language that intimidating. But I occasionally see (gaijin) language teachers claiming you won’t be understood if you make small mistakes.
Today I’ve been live Tweeting updates on the ultramarathon I was running.
I haven’t been able to check any messages because I was running all day but I see a lot of people were following along. Thank you for the support.
I’m happy to announce I completed the race. 😁👍🏅
#JapanLifeProTip
Never listen to anyone that doesn’t appear to have it together themselves.
Most people complaining constantly about Japanese society are actually just victims of their own poor decisions.
Especially if they can’t figure out how to use an ATM without a charge.
275,000 yen a month is 3.3 million a year (22,000 USD).
That’s abysmal.
This is why I encourage people to skill up and not work low level English teaching jobs long term.
If you’re still teaching at an Eikawa for ten years and are shocked that your wages remain low, that’s completely a you problem.
They’re all going to be the same. Teaching English in Japan isn’t going to be a career for the vast majority of people. Don’t stay in it for long.
Pro tip for people interested in living/working in Japan.
Figure out the kind of life you want in Japan and follow people who are successful in that field.
What is good advice for some is awful for others.
I think Japanese is an essential skill for life in Japan.
Others:
#JapanLifeProTip
Japanese people aren’t uniquely difficult to befriend. It’s just harder to make friends as an adult.
Many people who complain about not having Japanese friends might be just as lonely “back home.”
Join a club (running/martial arts, etc). Talk. Make friends.
A lot of people say they want to study Japanese. Many of those people never begin because they don't know where to start.
I wrote this article to provide some resources on how to be successful with studying Japanese.
Good luck!
I hate this word.
You are either a functional adult or a large child that occasionally acts in the way an adult is expected to act.
No one who says they are “adulting” actually has their shit together.
There’s a question floating around X right now:
"What made you decide to study Japanese Studies?"
Everyone who says they “studied Japanese studies” seems to be having major issues in their life.
As someone who studied a STEM subject let me give some advice…
Go into STEM.
Japan being safe.
Forget the statistics. According to
#GaijinTwitter
, these are all lies. Unquantifiable unreported crime in Japan is so high that the country is basically hell on earth.
I think it’s safe. The stats say it’s safe.
#GaijinTwitter
however…
Pro tip for people interested in living/working in Japan.
If you want to not hate your life in Japan you need a job with a career path.
Having fun or staying in an entry level position forever won’t pay the bills.
Get your foot in the door then build yourself up.
Being offered an English menu.
Most English speaking foreigners look like they speak English. You can’t tell from appearance whether someone has taken a few Japanese classes or not.
English menus can be very triggering for some people on
#GaijinTwitter
.
“Racism” I experience (IRL) in Japan: Signs that forbid me to enter shithole bars I don’t want to go in anyway.
Racism I experience online: “White males are the worst people in existence” AND “You can’t be racist against white males.”
Seeing foreigners who enjoy living in Japan.
Many denizens of
#GaijinTwitter
can’t stand the thought of others bring happy. If you say you like Japan you better believe you are going to get some backlash.
I use 文武両道 because I’m established in both martial arts and academics.
I’ve got a PhD in medicine and I also practice martial arts.
You coming here and saying I’m appropriating YOUR language because you don’t approve of my tone is kind of ridiculous.
If you are truly 文武両道, you should be able to say what you want without putting others down.
文 part is not just knowledge but “emotional” intelligence and human character.
If you are going to use my language, please do it correctly, so that you wouldn’t be appropriating.
@MrsKonradCurze
@spaceshark23
Fans: “Try not to fuck up the lore too much.”
The new market GW is trying to attract: “Don’t like the lore being fucked with? Well I hope something awful happens to you. Let me go into detail…”
But GW doesn’t want toxicity in the community. 🤣
Seems like Tom is just engagement farming.
He posted s garbage take, accepted the attention when it comes to people that want to whine about Japan, then blocked everyone that disagrees with him.
What a piece of work.
Excuse the anecdote but in my city the government is actively installing new playgrounds, healthcare is free for children, and child support is available even to immigrants like me.
JAPAN is doing a bad job at hating kids and immigrants in my area.
@RumiAkiBro
Have you seen the state of some British people? If you sit in a coffee shop and just watch people walk by it’s like watching a lava lamp. But the amorphous blobs don’t glow.
They have clearly adapted to the food.
“If you were alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or a man?”
Just imagine a world where every single person was held to their decision.
All of the worst people you can imagine are eaten by bears. The shrieking ends. The world once again becomes…bearable.
@Tomoejp1236
There are 195 countries in the world. You can’t choose the one you are born in but you can choose the one you move to.
Moving to a country by choice, naturalizing, and then becoming a social activist because you think you know how to run it better is crazy. Total narcissism.
Personal responsibility.
Many people who are unhappy in Japan are products of their own bad decisions. They don’t study, don’t make connections, don’t try to improve their situation and bland Japan for all their shortcomings.
Get it together
#GaijinTwitter
So in the recent news cycle we’ve got cannibalism in Haiti and high school students slamming their classmates heads into concrete in the US.
What have we got in Japan? UNREPORTED CRIME!
This dude’s nationality or location is not my business. It’s the fact that he broadcasts that he’s Japanese (with an obviously fake passport) and claims he works at a Family Mart in Yokohama (with a photo found on Google).
Aaaand the saga continues. Now he’s pretending he’s working evening shifts at a FamilyMart in Yokohama.
He stole that photo from Google Images and applied a dark filter.
What epic stories will he come up with next?😂
Obeying the law.
If you support the idea that laws should be followed you’d better believe
#GaijinTwitter
are going to be upset with you. It doesn’t matter if it’s tax of immigration law. If laws exist and you support that,
#GaijinTwitter
is mad.
Hot take: If you are not physically/mentally capable of making a sandwich/microwave dinner and need to rely on Uber Eats to survive then you are not physically/mentally capable of overthrowing capitalism. 🤣