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Japan REAL Facts Compilation. Contrary to popular belief, Japan is not a horribly xenophobic and super racist culture that will shun you and make you kill yours

Contrary to popular belief, Japan is not a horribly xenophobic and super racist culture that will shun you and make you kill yourself because you aren't japanese. In fact, a lot of people who've been there for more than a day will tell you that there are no kinder people to foreigners.

What about the people who are rude to you? Well in Japan, believe it or not, people aren't so socially out there. They are more reserved, and tend to not care about the things going on around them. They aren't being cold, they just aren't open like we are here in the west/yurop.

I've heard this before, but Gaijin is not an offensive word. It's like a Mexican getting offended when you call him a foreigner, when he is one. Gaijin literally means outsider/foreigner. They are not calling you a ****** or whatever.

Not all of japan is into little children and wants to diddle little kids. Yes, there is drawn porn of children under the age of 16. Yes, there is porn of people drawn to look young as hell. That is not representative of the entire population of Japan.

Crime rates are exceptionally low in Japan. Especially in the countryside, you would have a hard time finding someone who probably didn't feel safe in his neighbourhood, especially women. Osaka is a place known for it's terribly nice people, a population that would help you get to a place you want to find, and then tell you there is an excellent place to find food around the corner, has a "high" rate of crime for Japan, but it's still safe compared to any where in America.

Japanese is not a -Hard- language to learn. You do not need to spend many dollars in some class to learn the language. You do NOT need the JLPT1 to get a job(most japanese folks don't even know what the JLPT is)

Japanese can be learned online, for free, from so many different places, it's insane. Places like AJATT, KanjiDamage, the 4chan Daily Japanese Thread, can help you so much while costing you literally nothing.

On the same note, you do not need to learn japanese to go to japan, you do not need to to even live there. There are people who have lived there for 10+ years and don't know **** about japanese. HOWEVER, it is recommended, you probably should learn japanese if you do plan on living there.

Hopefully you learned something new today, have a good one folks .

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#54 - indecisivejew ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

I went to Japan for two weeks, so I'll add a little something:

A large majority of people in Japan can understand English to a moderate degree, but only if the speaker is using a super thick and borderline offensive Japanese accent.

One of my most embarrassing moments ever was when I was in Japan and had gotten used to speaking like that so that my host family could understand me, but later gotten a hotel. I asked a receptionist in the loudest, slowest, and most racist accent I could muster, "Excuse me, WHARE IZ ZE PEWL?", and my only response was a look of disgust for a few painful moments. Then, in the most normal and perfect sounding Northern United States accent I had heard since arriving there, she responded, "Its down that hall to your left", as she gave me a look that said "I speak English just fine you racist piece of **** ".

I promptly dropped all of my spaghetti and speed walked down the hall away from her while avoiding eye contact and saying absolutely nothing. Its one of those groan-inducing memories that still comes up every once in a while while I'm thinking about how ****** I am in the shower.

#104 to #54 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

That might be the case in tourist areas, but in the countryside, even places like Chiba, Nagoya, you won't find a "large" amount of english speakers. Even "moderate" level speakers, as you say, are a rare thing. Their english teaching is very poor.
A lot of the population can't help you but they will sure try. Some do of course know a little, they will know words that are in katakana like Camera(Ka me ra) or a few other words, but the level of english in japan is incredibly low, you would have an easier time asking directions from someone in kindergarden or grade 1.

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#3 - captnnorway (02/21/2015) [-]

Learning Japanese? But one of the big pluses of anime is that I don't understand what they are saying so I feel like the voice acting is terrible. The voice actors can be as **** as they want and it wont affect me at all.
Also Japan sounds a lot like Norway in the "cold" regard. There's a saying in Norway "If a stranger talks to you he's either; a foreigner, drunk or mad". Sounds like a nice place to live if you don't wanna talk with people on the bus

#12 to #3 - cupcakescankill ONLINE (02/21/2015) [-]

I need to go to norway this instant.

#20 to #3 - jiichei (02/22/2015) [-]

finnfag here. if someone talks to us we look away and maybe make a small grumpy voice.
yay for antisocial countries!

#18 to #3 - ionlywhisper (02/22/2015) [-]

k but trust me Japanese voice acting is 100 times better than the English voice acting. The voice actors are just better and more professional. Also because English voice actors have to deal with cultural and lingual differences that affect jokes, idioms, accents, etc. the voice acting quality is much lower.

either way. Learning japanese is ******* useless if you aren't going to work or live in Japan. I never understood people who wanted to learn Japanese because they just finished an anime series. If you are going to live in Japan and work, yes. Do learn Japanese. If you are never going to Japan, learn Spanish.

#65 to #18 - superanonymouspers (02/22/2015) [-]

The only reason I would say that japanese voice acting is better than english is for these reasons:

Being a voice actor in japan and being one in the US are VERY different. Being a voice actor in japan is equivalent to being some kind of celebrity. It is a very sought after career in japan. This is because Anime is far bigger there than it is here. In the US, people don't know **** about voice actors.

Knowing this, it's hard to find good talent in the voice acting side rather then in japan where it's a dime-a-dozen because voice actors there want to be the next big voice actor.

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#66 to #65 - adunsaveme (02/22/2015) [-]

There aren't many english voice actors for dubs who don't sound wrong, lame or cringy

#67 to #66 - superanonymouspers (02/22/2015) [-]

Again, this is because being a voice actor here in the US is not as big a thing as it is in japan.

Also, remember that voice actors are still actors, not imitators. They are not trying to imitate the original cast, rather they are acting according to how they see the character. How they think they sound and act.

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#68 to #67 - adunsaveme (02/22/2015) [-]

Just because it's not as much of a big thing doesn't change the fact that most of them sound wrong, lame or cringy

#70 to #68 - superanonymouspers (02/22/2015) [-]

I'm not saying it changes anything. I'm simply stating why that is. We have a lot of inexperienced voice actors while Japan has the highest quality available to them.

It has nothing to do with the fact that it's from japan therefore their voice actors are better.

In fact, there are a few anime where most people consider the english dub better than the japanese dub. I hear cowboy bebop is one of those.

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#71 to #70 - adunsaveme (02/22/2015) [-]

#33 to #18 - yellowcardraiden (02/22/2015) [-]

I have to say that I disagree with you on saying Japanese voice actors are better. There are a **** ton of amazing english voice actors out there.

#34 to #33 - ionlywhisper (02/22/2015) [-]

im talking about Japanese voice acting on Japanese animation. Ofc English voice acting would be best fitted for English animation.

If you are saying English dubs are better than original Japanese voice acting then gtfo my face

#35 to #34 - yellowcardraiden (02/22/2015) [-]

I mean, some are better. Although you did make it seem like in general they're better. To me they're pretty equal. Also, there are a few rare dubs that are better like Space Dandy.

#37 to #35 - ionlywhisper (02/22/2015) [-]

Based Kana is best Kana

If you can name any English Speaking voice actor who sounds like Kanazawa then i'll acknowledge your point.

#177 to #37 - emiyashirou ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

Pssst, bro. Takehito Koyasu is best voice actor. WRYYYYYYYYYYY

#38 to #37 - yellowcardraiden (02/22/2015) [-]

I have no idea who that is, I'm not good with remembering voice actor's names

#39 to #38 - ionlywhisper (02/22/2015) [-]

myanimelist.net/people/185/Kana_Hanazawa

if you watch anime at all you've heard of her.

#41 to #39 - spur (02/22/2015) [-]

#40 to #39 - yellowcardraiden (02/22/2015) [-]

Wow, yup. I've heard her.

#4 to #3 - Johnsfer [OP](02/21/2015) [-]

Well, on the bus, no one really wants to talk to anyone, or on the train actually.

However, if you live somewhere like Chiba, and you don't know where the train station is, someone will most likely help you, or even take you their themselves.

#5 to #4 - captnnorway (02/21/2015) [-]

Well I don't really know how it is outside of Norway, but in movies there's always someone striking up conversations with strangers. It just looks awkward as **** , and I'm so glad this never happens in Norway. Unless they are drunk of course.

#6 to #5 - Johnsfer [OP](02/21/2015) [-]

It probably is really awkward, like no one really wants to talk to others on the train, you just wanna get to where you wanna go lol.

On the same thought, people will help you most likely if you ask kindly enough in Japanese, or even in english depending on the person.. The reason you might see **** like "No foreigners allowed" is because they don't want to deal with people who don't speak japanese. Yes, it's a distasteful sign, but they don't want to deal with people who don't speak their language, because they don't speak yours. It's not their job to learn english right?

#7 to #6 - captnnorway (02/21/2015) [-]

understandable. Then again, I have no intention of going to Japan.

#24 to #3 - gotohemp (02/22/2015) [-]

can definitely attest to this, once after having been in the states I accidentally said hi to someone I passed by in a grocery store in Norway and I got the weirdest look, like what I did was totally uncalled for

on the plus side though norwegians are wicked awesome to hang with when they've had a bit to drink

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#42 - funpunk (02/22/2015) [-]

You'd have to be insane to commit a crime anywhere in Japan. They have a 99% conviction rate and no plea agreements. Why else do you think it was so damn hard for Phoenix Wright to prove people innocent?

#212 to #42 - slen (02/22/2015) [-]

I'm pretty sure that the Ace attorney series is set in America.

#214 to #212 - funpunk (02/22/2015) [-]

It's set in Japan, but the localized versions just say that it's California for some reason.

#221 to #214 - slen (02/22/2015) [-]

I see, my bad

#168 to #42 - anon (02/22/2015) [-]

They also only relatively recently introduced a jury-style court system. Hence why the judge is the guy who decides if the subject's innocent or guilty, rather than a jury.

#172 to #42 - vaalkyrie (02/22/2015) [-]

In fairness their high conviction rate is partially due to their somewhat dodgy justice system, it isn't uncommon if the police think that you have committed a crime that they will just try and break you down till you confess

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#109 - anotheroneonearth (02/22/2015) [-]

yeah not everyone in Japan is a pedophile. I'm into MILFs.

#173 to #109 - hardstylehobo (02/22/2015) [-]

animilfs

#226 to #109 - daix ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

You uh you got anymore of dem there hentai MILFs? Or source on the picture? Something??

#237 to #109 - Sperit (03/04/2015) [-]

nice

#116 to #109 - spleed (02/22/2015) [-]

#111 to #109 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

This ***** knows whats up.

#122 to #111 - anotheroneonearth (02/22/2015) [-]

#171 to #122 - screwyouman (02/22/2015) [-]

I'm into both, but they both go to some degree.

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#23 - mayoroftownsville ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

With regards to the crime rate, keep in mind that due to both a need to maintain their image and financial incentives, Japanese police frequently report murders that can't be solved quickly as suicides. This is partly responsible for both the high reported suicide rate and the low reported murder rate. The murder rate is still very low, but it's likely more on par with the average western European nation than the lowest in the world.

#58 to #23 - YoursTruley ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

Yeaaaaaaa no. The crime rate in Japan is super low, i have never been in a place i felt uncomfortable. Even in places like Roppongi or anywhere else are super safe.

#169 to #58 - anon (02/22/2015) [-]

And your anecdotal evidence completely blows mayoroftownsville's unsourced evidence out the water.

#220 to #58 - mayoroftownsville ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/03/national/media-national/japans-suicide-statistics-dont-tell-the-real-story/#.VOn18vnF9NM

articles.latimes.com/2007/nov/09/world/fg-autopsy9

#74 to #58 - anon (02/22/2015) [-]

The crime rate is low because you personally felt safe there?

#77 to #74 - YoursTruley ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

No, crime rate is low because there is a ridiculous amount of police. Kobans are everywhere and there are not many places to commit crimes. Also, many people have...idk....you could call it honor, to respect other people and their property. I lived there for two years, not one person in my school, nor one person in any other school that i was friends with or THEIR friends had been victims of a crime. Cops stop people all the time, and gaijin 10x as much. Weapon laws are super strict and so are drug laws so possessing those things in japan is not worth it.

#119 to #23 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

Japan is a safe country I should tell you. Roppongi in Tokyo is probably the worst you will get but that is a huge party place with lots of boozes and alcohols. However, you will find that even there, it's still more safe than your local party area at 3 in the morning than anywhere probably in america.

#219 to #119 - mayoroftownsville ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

That's why I said Western Europe and not America. As I said, the murder rate is still very low. It's still a very safe country. It's just probably not the safest in the world as they tell you.

#228 to #219 - Johnsfer [OP](02/23/2015) [-]

yeah of course, I imagine those rural places in yurop would be pretty nice to walk around

#46 - swagloon (02/22/2015) [-]

I don't think it the meaning of the word Gaijin but rather the way and tone it is said that makes it offensive. Same way ****** came from negro which means black. Doesn't mean anything bad but has a negative connotation.
Plus you could had been born and raise in Japan, speak Japanese like a pro, and still be called Gaijin simply because you don't look Japanese. That seems a little harsh if you think about it.

Age of consent in Japan is 13.

#102 to #46 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

but that doesn't mean the word is offensive. When people get mad about gaijin, saying it's offensive, I don't like that because those are the people that will find anything in japan to hate. Yes, it can be said in an offensive way, but 95% of the time, it's not going to be that at all.

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#31 - anon (02/22/2015) [-]

Japan's crime rate isn't really that low. It is lower than most places, but you need to take into account something cultural there: If a crime is committed, often the victim will be too ashamed to report it. This is even worse than in most other countries, and on par with the shame middle easterners feel. This is most severe in sexual assault crimes, as so few go reported but they do in fact have a huge amount happening. Manga of train sexual assault, unfortunately, aren't far off. The police make this worse - they will often encourage a victim of sexual assault to drop charges. The police even take sexual crimes based on likeliness to achieve a charge - if the prosecution isn't likely, such as in date rape instead of stranger rape, they will encourage the victim to drop charges even more so.

#165 to #31 - blackoutonetwotwo ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

[citation needed]

#17 - banwagon (02/22/2015) [-]

Japanese people are simply dark elves...

#22 - trollmobile (02/22/2015) [-]

Japan is a lot like Norway in this way

we're not rude, we just don't jump and wave at people we barely know.
we'll nod at you when you pass us on the street, if we know who you are.

#26 to #22 - skroink (02/22/2015) [-]

I think thats pretty much how we are in scandinavia. In Denmark We dont even like sitting next to people we dont know.

#73 to #26 - bloodeyes (02/22/2015) [-]

than you all would get weirded the **** out if i ever visited, in person, i am one of the most out-going, friendliest ******* you will meet

#189 to #22 - elcreepo (02/22/2015) [-]

Norwegians are good people, from what I've heard.

It's the swedes who are a bunch of pretentious assholes.

#190 to #189 - trollmobile (02/22/2015) [-]

the swedes seem... self-destructive..
their immigration policies are far too open compared to the abilities of their intigration system.
also they're SJW as ****

#218 to #190 - compared (02/22/2015) [-]

Thanks for using a comparison, hope you have a good day.

#193 to #190 - elcreepo (02/22/2015) [-]

From what I've seen not scandanavian so I might be wrong it's in the very way they hold themselves. It's as if they believe that they have a bit more money than the other countries, and are slightly more technologically developed, and so they are superior.

#163 - shadowstepone ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

I call ******** on that gajin bit, because when I was in japan old people sounded super angry when they said the word gajin, and young people didnt say gajin at all.

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#164 to #163 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

The term gaijin literally means foreigner. It's not something that is used to be offensive often and you even have to own a Gaijin Card if you live there, so it's not something that you should hear and go "OH MY GAWD, THAT LADY CALLED ME A GAIJINNNN"

#167 to #164 - shadowstepone ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

still, i was only addressed as a gajin in an offensive manner, people who were trying to be polite either asked my name or called me ryoko-sha (traveler) or some facsimile thereof

#19 - jiichei (02/22/2015) [-]

I would like to learn chibiniis but I suck in languages.
I learned english from cartoon network, subtitled tv shows and vidiya games, not from school. my swedish is below average and the only reason I managed to pass sweden in my school was that I watched a tv show called emil(?) and read shonen jumps swedish edition.
I just don't know how to keep my focus on when people say "repeat after me: onii-chan fakka mai butto" or "Write this scribble scrabble ten times in a row for no reason at all"

#121 to #19 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

I don't like that way of language learning. I can give you sources on learning the language without all the class ******** of "say A after me" that goes on.

#123 to #121 - jiichei (02/22/2015) [-]

I would appreciate it! thanks

#124 to #123 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

docs.google.com/document/d/1G5C7fCe07CDzYalZYZObzxv_fhw7RUNsLHiMAY-t7FA/edit#

This is the HUEG infodump from 4chan's Anime and Manga board from their Daily Japanese Threads. This can basically outline your entire path on learning the language.

ajatt.com

This is an EVEN HUEGER bastion of information and motivation on learning the language from a man who is self-taught, lives in japan and has also learned mandarin.

With just those two alone you could do amazing things, but there is more, just message me if you need anything and I could probably help you.

#159 to #124 - jiichei (02/22/2015) [-]

whoa. I think that... that's enough for now.
Thanks!

#21 - endospore (02/22/2015) [-]

Point of order for the "Not all Japanese are pedophiles" one.

The age of consent in Japan is 13. That is all.

#28 to #21 - shogg (02/22/2015) [-]

..seriously?

#55 to #28 - YoursTruley ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

#59 to #55 - shogg (02/22/2015) [-]

Thank ******* God

#43 to #21 - vinlandknight (02/22/2015) [-]

That explains the mindset in shows like B Gata H Kei where a 15 year old girl feels behind on the times for being a virgin.

#62 to #21 - kez (02/22/2015) [-]

Thats not even about being an age where people want to be able to sleep with kids.

Its about at what age is a human being capable of understanding sex and able to choose to do it.

But i dont even think 13 is true

#30 to #21 - theseventhmirror (02/22/2015) [-]

I thought it was 14.

#120 to #21 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

That doesn't mean they will do that. Prefectures have their own laws as well, no court in the land will let you **** a 13 year old girl.

#52 to #21 - numbernumbernumber (02/22/2015) [-]

While the age in Japan as a country is 13, each prefecture (state) has their own laws about the age of consent, for most it is 16-18. If you tried to have sex with a 14 year old you would be put in jail.

#56 to #52 - YoursTruley ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

Thank you!

#178 - krehy ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

I am stationed in Japan and yes, the people there are really nice to foreigners but there is still about half the places in this city that do not allow non-japanese people inside. The word 'Gaijin' even though the word means foreigner it is still used very negatively.

#232 to #178 - Johnsfer [OP](02/23/2015) [-]

You might see a sign, that's like "No foreigner allowed" and then you got the kanji below it or whatever.

There was this big news story a while back where this happened, a shop put a sign up like that, and people got super mad like "THIS SHOP IS A RACIST PLACE, JAPAN IS RACIST, RASICM MUH TRIGGERS". However, this foreigner, who lived for like 15 years, white as hell, went in, ordered some food. He wasn't kicked out, and he asked the dude in Japanese, "Why is that sign there?"

Long story, short, the guy just didn't want to deal with people who can't speak Japanese, because he can only speak Japanese. HE went to other places that had these signs and suggested changes. Yes some places will not let you in even if you speak it, but why would you wanna go there, they will probably just hate you, go to a place that will actually accept you.

#184 to #178 - hanakoikezawa (02/22/2015) [-]

other than that what's it like there for somebody in the military?

somebody i went to school with recently got their orders to be stationed in japan

#192 to #184 - krehy ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

Its a great place to explore and experience and your friend will get a bit of a culture shock due too how respectful and law obeying they are. One of the only things that sucks is unless you know Japanese or know someone who does its hard to read most of the writing here. They do have English menus and most of the Japanese people speak English but it is still difficulty to try to communicate. Where in Japan is your friend getting stationed at?

#222 to #192 - hanakoikezawa (02/22/2015) [-]

honshu yokosiemthing

i can't remember the exact name of the place

#125 - anon (02/22/2015) [-]

I know I'm only an anon, but I've been living in Osaka for a little over a year now and at least in the Kansai area. This entire time I've been studying Japanese an am currently at JLPT 3 level, which is considered conversational. I just want to say that Japanese is an exceedingly complex language if you're coming from a western country. It's full of things that don't have English counterparts, three different writing forms (the most difficult of which is Kanji) as well as different levels of politesness for different situations.

On top of that, even in Osaka it's considered in poor taste to use the word 外人。Gaijin.　It's　not　overtly　offensive,　but　even　among　japa nese　friends,　they　still　refer　to　foreigners as 外国人。Gaikokujin. The more polite term.

This is just from my experience as an American living in Japan and it may be different from others, but I don't think this fact list is an accurate representation of Japan.

#133 to #125 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

I'm just trying to dispel myths that people like to generalize about. There are a ton of people that will tell you Gaijin is offensive, and it's a way to bring you down, but it's simply not the case. Yes it can be used in an offensive context, but not all, or most of the time.

#174 to #133 - anon (02/22/2015) [-]

Hello, Same anon again just came to check back in.

You're 100% right. 外人 (gaijin) is not inherently offensive. It does however, carry a slightly more negative connotation that the preferred term 外国人 (gaikokujin). My point being, is that you wont hear it as often from as many Japanese people because of course, they're a very polite people. Even when they don't want to be.

On the topic of Japanese being complex, I think that it varies from person to person. It is pretty formulaic, but that doesn't mean it's not complicated. Especially when it's your first foreign language. Once you master all of the verb forms, it's much smoother sailing in terms of grammar. Beyond that, the sheer number of Kanji and the multiple reading per Kanji are difficult.

Again, this is just my experience with the culture and the language having lived here for only one year. Everyone might have a different or experience or opinion on it.

#135 to #125 - Johnsfer [OP](02/22/2015) [-]

I also disagree with Japanese being complex. English is 10x more complex than Japanese, which is a very straight forward language. It's almost like a formula, but then you get to english, you think you know the formula, but there was another one you didn't know about and you gotta learn that one too.

#36 - redzeopoweranger (02/22/2015) [-]

Worst Magician Ever (外人マジックショー) With MR. MAGIC MAN

#16 - Auraalice (02/22/2015) [-]

The hardest part of Japanese is when you start involving Kanji in your writing, but when spoken, you don't even have to deal with that. It's great.

#72 to #16 - burningchimera (02/22/2015) [-]

That's what i love about japanese karaoke machines, they usually have the hiragana above the kanji, so it's easy to read. Though for whatever reason, they decided some songs don't even need it, which is kind of annoying

#146 - karenoniks ONLINE (02/22/2015) [-]

Watch this video on the left.
As you can see, Japananese people are on constant lack of ***** to give.
You can act like a complete retard, dress up like a complete retard and make retarded noises and nobody is gonna stop you unless you are doing it in someone's restaurant, it's hurting their business so they throw weird people out.