Japan(again)?

Question

I just want to know who here is from Japan.I am really interested in japan and yes i will choose a "best answer" for this unless i dont get any answers.I'm not trying to make anyone stand out it's just i want to know,if you are please tell me what it is like to live there a s aperson.I want a person's perspective,like how do you feel about it?are you one of those people who don't think of anywhere else and are a bit naive,or do you iwsh to go somewher else.I'm not trying to get too deep,if you're not from japan or don't live there please don't answer this.
by the way if it's possible people who answer this have to be 11-18 but it's not like a requirement or anything.

*wish* srry lol

Answer 1

I am over double your age limit, but this is such a unique question I am going to give it a whirl anyway.

So, living in Japan as a person. That is an interesting way of putting it. I think that if one wants to live in Japan, they have to be flexible and patient.
FLEXIBLE: There are some many different ways of doing things here when compared to doing things in the USA. (I'm American, by the way.) If you can accept that you are in a different culture that has developed their own way of doing things you will do just fine. But if you are the type of person that always feels that your way is the best and only way, you probably won't last that long here. One example is the up down relationship of Students. Just on the merit of being an upper class member, lower class members are relegated to doing the menial tasks. Another example is parenting. They are so absent, and submissive that they are losing touch with their kids, and by extension the future of their society.

PATIENT:Basically, with all the differences in mind, you have to keep in mind that you can't change them. So you have to be patient with the changes if you can't bring yourself to accept them. For example, when I first came, I was enamored by Japanese comedy. Now, I can't stand it. But their variety programs are what really irritate me now. So, instead of watching them, I have to be patient with watching nothing. Japanese love their comedy, but for longtimers in Japan, it sort of starts to rub you the wrong way. Patience is key.

The people are great, but they stereotypically have a very difficult time showing their true feelings if they are negative. If someone doesn't like you, or like something you said, you will never know it. They will look at you bold-faced and say, "that's nice." Anything to avoid a confrontation,anything to avoid conflict. Their solution is to avoid the problem. I work at a university and I have worked with Japanese who have spent time in western countries. So they sort of know how to relate, but they left so their experience was incomplete. So when they want to express their negative feelings, they come across sarcastic and rude. I have had to learn to just ignore their comments and do my own thing.

I have spoken mainly about the the negative things, but one very positive thing is that the Japanese people are very accepting people. Some people think that Japanese are prejudiced and racist, but I don't see that at all. They open their hearts in friendship very easily which is very hard for some western countries to do. Again, the negative, if you break their confidence, it will be very difficult to get back in their good graces.

Hope that helps a little.

Answer 2

I've lived in Japan for five years now and I like it. The people are very polite and nice for the most part but it can be hard to really make close friends. Even though they're nice, there is autiomatically a little distance between you and them by being foriegn, but it helps a lot if you speak Japanese. It's great that you can take a train anywhere you want to go so it's really easy to get around even if you don't have a car. The food is good (and yes they eat more than sushi). Overall I really like it. If you get a chance you should visit Japan some time.

Answer 3

"Yahoo Answer Japan category famous" Joriental came back here now *smile*. I have been very busy, and even now....

Welcome to Japan. Yes I am Japanese.
http://www.visitjapan.jp/
Check the movie on the right of this site. I like this.

My answer is; there is no perfect (literally) place for living in the world. But Japan is one the place which fill many conditions we want for living. I repeat, not 100% but I am enjoying living in Tokyo.
Probably foreign ppl may have different perspective.
Cos Japan is a country where 98% of population is Japanese.