Why Are You Leaving Japan?

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• TA

  @takashiifromjapan · 8 months ago · pinned

  Let’s start learning Japanese 🇯🇵<br>→<a href="https://takashii.shop/">https://takashii.shop/</a>

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• CA

  @carolsakaguchi3739 · 3 years ago

  The hardest part for me, I lived in Japan for 8 years, was that people are not open…they hide their true feelings and you never really know where you stand. Many things in Japan are wonderful, but since human relationships are the most important part of life I think foreigners struggle.

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• OL

  @oldtincorona9522 · 2 years ago

  I just recently visited Japan for the first time, staying in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Every day, westerners gravitated to my wife and I for conversation. Many of them have been living in Japan for 10+ years. The social isolation they feel was obvious.

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• ON

  @OnTheWorldStage · 3 years ago

  “What I would not miss? …being a foreigner 😅 “ I felt that.

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• KE

  @kevinwaters5872 · 1 year ago

  That Korean lady believes in speaking her mind. A very impressive individual , laser focused on her own path.

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• WI

  @Widderic · 2 years ago

  You can feel his pain. &nbsp;That&apos;s how I felt when I was there. &nbsp;To have dedicated massive amounts of time to learning the language, to love a country SO much and to love it&apos;s people too, but without reciprocation. &nbsp;You&apos;ll never be in the club, and always kept at a distance. &nbsp;Almost like there&apos;s no point in being enthusiastic or hopeful.

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• MP

  @mpessan · 2 years ago (edited)

  I loved the sincerity and honest answers of the Korean engineer who was interviewed.

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• BU

  @bumwog · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3kVASPURAk&amp;t=275">4:35</a> when she said she doesn&apos;t like Japanese guys Takashii ended the interview instantly 😂😂🤣 &nbsp;👊

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• NO

  @noritakacs6106 · 1 year ago

  Loved that Sweden guy said he speaks japanese just a little bit and then start to speak japanese fluently without accent. I was impressed about his japanese intonation.

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• TH

  @thefinitemike · 3 years ago

  “Why are you leaving?” <br>“So I can lose this look of impending doom and fear in my eyes” <br>That girl from Korea will do so much better when she goes back home, good luck to her and her new business.

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• MA

  @matthewmammothswine4395 · 3 years ago

  I have lived here for 8 years, own a house, and have a Japanese wife. There&apos;s really two kinds of foreigners who live here: Ones who want to live their life like they did in their home country while still living in Japan, and ones who accept and understand Japanese culture, the do&apos;s and don&apos;ts, and find their place within Japanese society. As a gaijin, you will ALWAYS be a gaijin no matter what. So if you can accept this, it honestly becomes very easy to live here. My advice for people who want to move to Japan and want to stay a long time would be one, whatever you do, at all costs, avoid working for a Japanese company as best you can. This is probably one of the hardest things for foreigners to do, as we all need money to survive and getting a job with a company is the easiest way to do that. Starting your own business or working for a close friend/spouses business is the best solution in my opinion. Japanese work culture is probably one of the worst things about Japan, so whatever you do, avoid working at a Japanese company, or if you can&apos;t don&apos;t stay at one for long and look for a way to support yourself. Second piece of advice would be to live in the countryside. Japanese cities are crowded, busy, and expensive, while the countryside is essentially the opposite. You will also find some of the friendliest and most welcoming people in all of Japan out in the countryside. Again, I&apos;ve lived here for 8 years, and because I don&apos;t work for a Japanese company and I live in the countryside, I could never EVER see myself leaving. I love living here soo much and feel very very lucky to be able to happily live here.

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• IN

  @interuniversal321 · 3 years ago

  &quot;I don&apos;t really like Japanese guys.&quot;<br>Takashi: &quot;Interview over.&quot; 😅

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