Japan as seen from overseas

Overseas message boards cover a wide range of topics related to Japan. Popular tourist spots, traditional culture, technological advances, and pop culture such as anime and manga are attracting attention. There is also lively discussion of food culture, customs, working conditions, and the education system, and these are used as a source of information for foreigners thinking about living and working in Japan. On the other hand, there are also questions about language and cultural differences and social structure, suggesting an attempt to understand Japan from a different perspective.

Japan as seen from overseas

“It made me sad” – what was the culture shock that a Portuguese man experienced in Japan?

0001Boiled eggs★.Oct. 29, 2024 (Tue) 09:09:46.54ID:HmZD0/D59Travel is a once in a lifetime experience. Interacting with ...
Japan as seen from overseas

United Nations “We need to thoroughly discuss and correct Japan’s forced same surname marriage policy.”

0001Anonymous @ Teary-eyed. (Mushroom) (5th grade) .Oct. 18, 2024 (Fri) 15:31:20.69ID:qj9EgbCv0● UN committee discusses ...
Japan as seen from overseas

Israeli representative speaks at the United Nations about the traditional Japanese technique of “Kintsugi” “Kintsugi is appropriate for the Jewish people. No matter how many times it is destroyed, it will be regenerated.”

0001Tarumon ★.Oct. 17, 2024 (Thu) 23:52:48.08ID:jsmC6pQW9Shahar, Deputy Director-General for Strategic Affairs of the Is...
Japan as seen from overseas

Chinese tourist stabbed in Osaka, but “Japan remains silent” as complaints emerge on Chinese social media

0001@Masked Unider ★.Oct. 10, 2024 (Thu) 06:29:55.21ID:Ztb5CDI0(1/2)Record China Wednesday, October 9, 2024 17:00Followi...
Japan as seen from overseas

Approximately 200 Chinese ops accounts are behind the spread of fake posts inciting “Okinawa independence” .

0001@Masked Unida ★.Oct. 4, 2024 (Fri) 07:37:30.86ID:kF2jPiQa(1/2)A fake video encouraging "Okinawa independence" is cur...
Japan as seen from overseas

Shin Ramyun, Buldak, the Korean craze is here too, with a complete list of “favorite instant noodles” among men and women in their teens to 30s.

0001@Masked Unida ★.Oct. 3, 2024 (Thu) 07:16:11.06ID:9uDIGkHk(1/4)The appeal of instant ramen is that it is affordable a...
Japan as seen from overseas

Lawyer Kitamura is furious. “The election to choose Japan’s prime minister was 100% influenced by China!” What’s the problem?

0001Anonymous @ Teary-eyed. (mushroom) .Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:21:00.54ID:/o5Bng/G0(1/4)sauce. @ Teary-eyed. (Mushroom) ....
Japan as seen from overseas

Chinese media all report the election of new LDP president Ishiba, expressing caution over Ishiba’s personal opinion that Article 9, Paragraph 2 should be deleted.

0001Bird ★.Sep. 27, 2024 (Fri) 18:51:54.27ID:NAd0LiNL(1/2) On the 27th, Chinese state-run media unanimously reported tha...
Japan as seen from overseas

[Taiwanese media] “Japan’s image is completely shattered” – Taiwanese tourists have trouble with excessive charges in Okinawa.

0001@Masked Unider ★.Sep. 14, 2024 (Sat) 06:23:38.39ID:/kQRvYXN(1/2)record china Friday, September 13, 2024 17:00 Taiwan...
Japan as seen from overseas

“Sushi girls are easy to get laid with” – the reality of Korean message boards where posts insulting Japanese women are endless.

0001Old Men’s Friends Club ★.Sep. 11, 2024 (Wed) 16:47:11.94ID:uMAe53VZAs cultural exchange between Japan and Korea is p...
Japan as seen from overseas

Japan’s nursing care insurance is too good to be true! Foreigners are now freeloading and are finally being allowed into nursing care insurance services... The number of foreign users is now on the rise.

0001Gure ★.Sep. 5, 2024 (Thu) 18:31:29.14ID:GzaV6NBI9Japan’s nursing care insurance is too good to be true! "Foreigners ...
Japan as seen from overseas

[Society] Fourth-generation Korean resident in Japan “I want discrimination against Koreans suspension of subsidies to be corrected immediately.”

0001@Zoo φ ★ Security guard .Aug. 31, 2024 (Sat) 08:02:17.63ID:TRaMFEGcAhead of the 101st anniversary of the Great Kanto...