>tfw you will never live in japan, have a decent job, spend

you could do it. work hard

>>15708425
Getting a job as a gaijin is nearly impossible unless you fluently speak japanese and have some sort of connection

>>15708442
learn it. it's fun

>>15708442
you deserve to fail, you're a waste of resources.

>>15708519
I've been taking lessons, but really lessons will only get you to a kindergarten level if you aren't speaking it on a regular basis.

>>15708413
>tfw that is literally my life

sounds boring as hell

>>15708571
I had a feeling SCBro was gonna post in this thread

>>15708577
It can be, Daikoku isn't always crowded and lively

And after a while you start to see a lot of the same cars, it becomes more fun to drive there than actually be there

I have way too many friends who've done the "work for a Japanese company" thing, and would never want to do it.

That said, I'd love to be the Japan correspondent for an English car magazine/blog. That seems like it'd be the best of both worlds.

>>15708592
It's coming to an end senpai, I have to cherish it while I can

>>15708623
nooooooooo you coming back to the states? What's gonna happen to the r32?

>>15708632
The R32 is coming with me, the RX7 is chilling here for a year and then coming to the states too.

>>15708659
The air force shipping them for you or do you have to pay for shipment?

>>15708670
They're shipping the 32, I'm shipping the 7 privately unless I can attach it to a friend who leaves in early 2018.

>>15708680
You're friend gonna just watch it until then? You avoiding shipping it cuz of the 25 year bullshit?

>>15708695
Yes and yes, it's a 3/93 car.

Also I'll be retired so I can just catch a hop over here any time fo free. Which will help when me and my friend start importing and selling cars.

>>15708726
>retired
shit you've been in for 20 years?

>>15708680
Nice, it'll be cool cruising around in the 32 in the US, though RHD here sucks. A friend recently got a 32 GT-R and he's been having a ton of fun with it, he even drove it up to Monterey last week and they gave him paddock parking next to all the classic Ferraris.

>>15708755
Nope, 7

Got a fucked up ankle, so they're permanently retiring me.

>>15708519

くそくれえ

>>15708791
Yeah I'm definitely looking forward to it. Though it might come up for sale if someone offers me some crazy amount.

>>15708559
http://djt.neocities.org/

>>15708810
I don't know what that means haha, obv I know kuso but I'm not too far along and unfortunately just trying to "tread water" in my studies to stay fresh while I pursue something more important, but I can't wait to dive back into it

>>15708826
Could easily get $20k for it

>>15708984
I could, but that'll never happen

>>15708996
Lol. A clean, stock R32 is already 25k+. Depreciation has bottomed out.

>>15708413
Why do you wanna live in a country who's streets and highways are cramped as hell?

>>15709596
I'm saying I wouldn't sell it for that low. I wouldn't sell it for $30K

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>in school
>learning Japanese
>can have pretty conversation in Japanese
I'm gonna make it, I know it.

>>15709781
If you have something truly special as far as condition and mods goes (Nismo chassis restoration etc) then maybe it'll sell for 50-60k but otherwise I doubt you'll get much more than 30k.

>>15709820
That's why I said
>if someone offers me some crazy amount

I've had it for over 2.5 years now and bought it stock, I love it too much to let it go for market.

>>15708413
Why the fuck do you want to move to a country with a failing economy and collapsing population that has been stuck in a recession for the past two decades?

>>15709850
anime is real over there

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>>15708413
>You will never live in Japan, autopilot your way through your shitty day job, and spend every dollar you earn and every waking hour you aren't at your job working relentlessly to be the fastest there ever was
Why live?

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>>15708413

Been there, done that.

Its called joining the Military. I miss my baby.

>>15711068
Are you able to bring it back? Any tips? Going to Okinawa soon. Thinking of using my c5z06 as trade bait

>>15709850
anon, you just described America.

>>15711068
>not buying one that's eligible to be imported when your DEROS comes

>>15711077
>any tips?
It's going to cost you around $4,000 to get your Corvette up to Japanese standards. So if you want to try that, go for it. If not, either leave it with someone you trust or sell it. Do not fucking use the military storage system for your car.

tfw even if i were to learn japanese, i'd have to give up my profession unless I wanted to spend forever getting certified to practice

>>15711110
Which profession?

>>15711077
>>15711096

I left the Airforce back in 2010, so yeah none of them were importable.

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>>15711149
But other cars were. You just fell for the GT-R meme.

P.s. The wheels on that R32 are awful and if you picked them yourself you should feel bad.

>>15711096
Hmm, ok, how much was an r32? I'm married so hoping it will be easier to bring shut to and fro. Marines if it matters.

>>15711159
What would you get? A Cosmo would be cool.

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>>15711173
Look to spend around $17,000 for a decent one.

Hit up 'Japan Bases Used Car Review' on Facebook, he's by Yokosuka but will ship to Okinawa (mainland cars are generally less rusted out anyway). I bought mine from him, and visited again a few days ago. He's got some damn nice cars there right now, with the newest one being this MNP V-Spec BCNR33 that makes my dick hard.

>>15711192
Is finding an NSX a possibility? Trade my vette and some cash for it

>>15711159

I never said that I didn't import anything when I came home.

I brought a Te27 back with me that got destroyed by a teen on her phone running a red light completely ripping the rear off the vehicle.

>>15711222
It is, but they're insanely priced. Some older guy here at Yokota bought one for around $50,000. Idk why it was that high.

I'd plan on at least $35,000 for one though.

I'm not too sure how easily you'd be able to sell your Corvette to a Japanese person desu. You could try it but honestly I think you're better off just selling it before you leave the States.

>>15711229
Thanks for the info anon. Any other tips for life out there

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>>15709785

日本語を勉強していますか。
私も、でも、日本語三です。日本に行きました。ぼくは6月に日本へ行きました。

>tfw I'm gonna get a minor in Japanese and a Major in Comp Science with most likely a Masters, all payed for by scholorships.
>tfw I have no idea how I'll end up living in Japan from time to time.

Japan is a must see country. The best I've been to so far.

>>15711331
Try all the food. You'll learn that you like a lot of things. Travel to the mainland and see all that you can.

>Marine in Okinawa
Keep your fellow Marines in line. They have singlehandedly been fucking up the US military's reputation over here, but I'm sure you already knew that.

If I join the airforce can I go to japan?

scbro where u at

>>15711401
No.

If you join the Air Force you go where the Air Force tells you to go, sometimes that means Japan

>>15711431
dont you get choices tho?

thats what ive been told.

You get a bunch of places you can choose from but you can only pick 3 and out of those 3, the air force picks one of the one you go to

>>15711358
Yeah we can be garbage, though I think the last incident was the Navy. Will do, thanks anon

>>15711401
>>15711431
>>15711448
You go where they need you. Marines is a but easier because we don't have alot if choices to be stationed. Alot of people don't want to go to Oki here so your practically guaranteed it if you put it on there, depending on your mos. But ultimately it's wherever your needed

>>15711448
You have a "dream sheet" of 8 CONUS and 8 OCONUS bases of your preference.

The AF will look at it and if you're up for orders they will compare their needs to your list, sometimes you get an assignment you want and sometimes you don't.

>>15711454
Yeah the last one was Navy.

>i know the kanjey i love japan ^___^
Japan is a shithole much like other places in the world. Fuck off weebs.

>>15711463
how come people dont want to go to Okinawa? Any specific reason?

>>15711472
not a weeb, i loathe anime and japanese women look disgusting. Im only in it for the car culture.

>>15711474
It's got all four branches of service packed onto a small island where the locals hate us anyway because of retarded fucks being bored and raping.

>>15711480
>Im only in it for the car culture.
That's why I don't want to leave.

I look at the car scene back in America and get depressed.

>tfw you will never live in Miami, slang rocks, spend your weekends cruising the beach on a stretched airbushed Hayabusa

>>15711474
Basically this >>15711492
Alot if restrictions and humid as fuck. And on a tiny island where everyone hates you. Only reason I wanna go is for the food, car and cause I'm married so a bit more freedom

>>15711454

Before that they had the airforce guy drunkenly wander into a house get into a kids bed and then when the kid woke up, punched him in the face and jumped from the 2nd floor.

>>15708413
>being a weeb
kys my man

>>15711358

Boot camp breeds it into you. You leave with such an ego, and I had drill instructors sit down and have a class with us pretty much telling us, don't get married travel the world tasting all the sushi of the world (fuck girls all over the world). And that as a Marine you pretty much demand respect and get pussy.

>>15708792
How much are you gonna get every year?

>>15711612
Don't know yet they're still figuring that out

>>15711113
medicine

>>15711707
I'm studying medicine right now. Is it a horrible choice?
And couldn't you go into research or work for the pharmaceutical industry and move to Japan that way?

>>15708413
why japan

an R32 GT-R is like £10-15k if I wasn't a lazy faggot & had a job I could have owned one by now, as long as the insurance isn't stupidly high

>>15711334
I just finished HS.

If I started studying Japanese now, would there be a way for me to make it into a foreign student program or something? Apperantly there are also programs for English taught lessons. That way, I could avoid getting ducked in the ads acedemicaly while I learn the language through social interaction.

My parents have my back for any monetary issues. (They're both lawyers)

Tbh I just want to leave this shitty country. It seems getting fucked up by the libtard government, political correctness and refugees.

I'm in Canada if that matters.

>>15711599
This, there fucking shit up

>>15711576
Wtf ok

>>15708413
Since I don't even Japanese, I'm OK with that.

>>15711794

After I left highschool, I went straight to Public Uni and started doing my Comp Science track along side studying Japanese. I took Jap I and Jap II in the first year and now I'm in my Sophmore year. I went to Private School and that helped with me completing most of my AA before even entering Uni.

After a year of Jap, I realized it was a hard language but I was doing fine with it and it was relatively fun. I took a trip to Nippon in the summer and I thought it was the greatest thing in the world.

The Uni offers a 5 week summer study abroad (Basically 1 summer semester) to Japan for students who have taken Jap II or higher (up to Jap VI and there's Jap for Business). Also, I am in the Honors College and they offer a Summer study abroad to Jap, but for non Jap speakers/studies.

If you start now, you can get the hang of it more quickly, especially if you are bi/tri-lingual. I know Spanish ontop of English and that helped with my pronunciation, they said I have one of the best.

Just work hard and stay on track and you'll be able to do fine.

日本語は楽しい、 でも、 毎日勉強して。

>>15711794
>>15711854

Also, they have this program called the Jet Program, where you basically go help a professor teach English in Japan for a year. It's a program that is much harder to get into but it's possible with hard work and dedication.

I would suggest taking a trip like I did after my first year at Uni to experience Japan first before deciding what to do next. I plan to take both study abroads, but I don't wanna teach English in Nippon, not my thing. They do pay you for that and include housing (I believe).

Also, Canada, sucks meng.... it's basically turning into Cucked Europe from what I hear and see.

>>15708413
Thank god.

Ever wonder why Japan has such high suicide rates and disgusting sexual habits?

>>15711872
>cucked europe

Well you obviously don't listen or look very well

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>tfw will never live on ruuchuu and learn the ruuchuu language

>>15711878
just like this website?

>>15711880

>Gun Control Laws
>Free speech is dying off
>Centralized health care that sucks ass
>Libtards everywhere

Yea no thanks

>>15711854
Yah man, sounds amazing! I know French to some extent, so I am bilingual.

How hard is it to get a job in Japan? Specifically, the financial sector, working for the Japanese banks as an investment banker.

>>15711888
>no mass shootings
>completely free speech
>stay healthy for free
>free to have your own opinion

Yeah sounds shitty right

>>15711917
>no mass shootings
>>what is muslim attacks every other week
>"completely free speech" :^)
>>not allowed to insult islam
>free healthcare
>>you realize you still pay for it through taxes right?

R u dum?

>>15711910

That I have no idea about. I started off learning Japanese for the fuck of it, even though I had my language requirement fulfilled from Highschool. But then I realized the minor, or at least certificate, would be easy to achieve, since the study abroads would fulfill many credit requirements.

What I do know is that if you don't have a degree, forget about even applying to anywhere outside of 711. If you don't know fluent Japanese, I would assume you're automatically shunned from anything.

The Japanese are very 'racist' when it comes to foreigners. They are xenophobic and to an extent prefer their own people over foreigners. But I'm not the one to talk to about that, I just like the culture and country. They are very conservative and heavily based off of traditions and the such; Male dominated society and so on.

I just hope that I can use my Japanese with my future job to maybe land myself with a Software Company that is connected with Japan. If not, I just wanna go visit a lot and maybe have some sort of house over there for vacations. A man can dream.

Wages are also, on average, much less than over here. But, everything over there is also relatively cheaper besides some obvious expenses. Fucking gas over there was 90-110 yen a LITER. That's about $4-5 a gallon

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>>15708413

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>>15708413
>all these weebs wanting to be a Japanese cuck so bad

>>15711935
>kebab attacks
What muslim attacks?
>:^)
Just because you're muzzled doesn't mean everyone is.
>no bully
Everyone here talks shit about every other race.
>muh taxes
Have fun paying $500 for every doctor visit lol

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>>15711996
>bench racing
>implying the corvette isn't shit
And just for shits and giggles
>gtr 150g
>corvette 75g
>gtr 2 seconds faster
T W O
W
O

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>>15712020
honestly don't understand your post

have another one, make sure to get triggered again, cuck

>>15711956
That's actually about the same as Canadian gas prices :/

How hard would it be to get a degree in Japanese?

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>>15712031
The price of the z06 corvette is about 75 000 dollars while the gtr nismo is around 150 000 but the speed difference between the 2 is minuscule. For a American exploding car based on old technology to be 2 seconds slower then the "pinnacle of car technology" gtr shows that gtr is incapable of competing
And with the current picture you have posted and proven again the gtr is a waste of money because the camaro is even cheaper the the corvette while being the pig fat car it is
Jdm BTFO

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>>15712075
>The GTR is faster

glad you accept it

also, maybe you could try being less poor

>>15708442
Learn Japanese, look at colleges near you they may offer courses.

>>15712084
Alphonso are we ganna have to meme this thread into oblivion?

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>>15712097
I'm not Alphonse, try again

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>>15712108
Alphonso no one likes the corvettes cmon
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/20/report-nissan-gt-r-class-action-suit-over-transmission-failures/

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>>15712131
>2009

kek, poor cuck grasping at straws

also, are you fucking stupid? I told you I'm not Alphonse

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>>15712073

>tfw I pay $2.30 a gallon at most.

Jeez that must suck.
In Japan, most of the cars I saw during the day were Hybrids such as Toyota Priuses and Aquas (a reskin of the Prius basically from what it looked like.) Acassionally I'd see a nice スポーツカー drive by and rev their engines (pic related) but that's it. But during the night times you could sometimes hear glorious RX7s and Silvias roam the Wangan. I also had a friend of mine who went on the trip with us pay someone he knew in Japan to take him down the Touge for a night.

Anyways, the Minor is mostly the Languages up to like level 6 (22 credits) and another 12 credits in composition and electives. Not difficult if you take the study abroads and do the language coarses.
The Major is 36 credits in total, just 2 more than the minor, but you basically have to focus your studies on Japan. Which I don't personally recommend unless you want to Dual Major. You said both your parents are lawyers so I'm assuming money is no problem to an extent. To make it cheap, do it in a close Uni and get scholorships everywhere.

If I play my cards right, I can get the minor, my CS major, my Masters, and all my Study Abroads payed for by scholorships. Being in as many honors programs helps. A little bit of extra achievement goes a long way, even if it's just a title.

>>15711599
All of that is no excuse to be a complete fuckhead longer than about three months out of boot

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>>15712140
Alphonso your posting stuff 2 or 3 years old I can do the same

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>>15712108
>>15712131
>>15712140
>>15712166
Will you two just fuck off

>>15712149

Ah, I'd say people are Boot as fuck for about 2 years. Then you turn into a Salty Lance Corporal wondering why the fuck the privates and PFC's are so useless.

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>>15712166
>2 or 3 years old
to this date GM has not been able to lap willow spings, laguna seca or the nurburgring without crashing or overheating

>I can do the same
no, GM can't lap the ring this fast

>googleimage search ur image
>its from a chevy site

kek, dumb cuck http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/328333/pid/2574402/post/last/m/1/

>Alphonse
again, I'm that furfaggot, stop being a dumb nigger

>>15712187
I'm not that furfaggot*

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>>15712073
>>15712146

Also, the minor is 18 credits. Remember, I live in the US of A so idk how different Canadian studies are, but probably not by much.

>>15712146
>scholoships

bruh

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>>15712248

I have been going for free with even some excess that I put in my savings. They also offered to pay for my Masters with a program that gets it in 1 year instead of 2.
I have a job on campus that pays me non-taxed income (because it's considered a government/university job). I tutor other students that are taking the computer science major.

Literally just put some effort into your studies and don't be a total autist and you will be guaranteed to not be homeless.

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>>15712303
No I was trying to point out the irony of spelling scholarships wrong but failed horribly. My shit posting is not up to standard today. Anyway, good on you for putting in the effort. I barely managed to keep my sanity through high school, never mind college/university.

>>15712146
Would a Japanese company hire me with just a minor? Or are they too xenophobic?

>>15712187
Nigga it's from hear faggot
http://forums.nicoclub.com/tranny-explodes-how-does-this-happen-t352686.html

Well i should have know I'm memeing with Alphonse
>gtr literally can't handle it's own piss poor power
LMAO

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>>15712326

My bad. Almost everyone here tries to insult someone who does something remotely nice in their lives. There are some nice people but Jesus the shitposting is insane.
I do occasionally misspell shit when typing paragraphs on my phone to these threads.

I tell everyone the same thing, work harder than most others and you'll get farther in life. Also be smarter but you can't increase IQ at will.

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>>15712171
We meme where we please this is our thread now

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>>15712335

Honestly, I have no idea.
I think it has to do more with being fluent in the language than having the minor. I would assume the minor, major, or certificate is like proof of knowing the language.

I don't even know if they would outright hire you to a decent position just for being a foreigner. I'm only 19 and barely know much about their businesses and requirements. I think you would most likely need connections to be able to get a good job, after already knowing the language.

Like I said, go there first, learn the language, and do YOUR major first. I have a bad hunch about anyone who outright studies Japanese only to try and get a job there. The only jobs I think that have a higher chance of hiring you are English teachers in Japan, and I have no experience with that. But before I mentioned the Jet program, which leads me to believe that it would make it easier to obtain.

I assume the millenials in Japan have more leniency with foreigners, because they always seem happier and less hostile when interacting with foreigners. But what do I know, they are the nicest country I've even visited.

>>15712410
Pssst Noone cares about your weeb shit

>>15712416

A nice anon is questioning about Nippon. Is it bad to answer his questions?
I thought everyone on this board had a hard on for JDM 4 bangers

>>15712355
Well it's a haven for social outcasts so talking shit about someone who has got their shit together is hardly surprising.

I've worked my ass off and got a good job which I love doing. I would love to live there for a while but seeing as how restrictive Japan is on what jobs foreigners can do, I'm not sure I could stay there for more than a few months.

>>15712443

You'll probably have better luck saving up a boat load of money and going for a long vacation. I don't know if you can rent an apartment, but if you could I'd say that's ideal. If not, hotels are decently priced, and public transportation is relatively cheap. I heard you can pre purchase train passes for a whole month. The train systems are god like over there.

>>15712410
I think i'll take your advice and go to a Canadian uni, and take some Japanese language courses.

Thanks for answering my stupid questions senpai.

>>15712467

No problem.
It's not difficult but it does take a lot of practicing and dedication.

頑張って

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>>15712459
Yeah that was the plan. It's a lot more planning than I thought it would be to be honest, any idea if it's feasible to work for other expats? There's a few foreigner-run car businesses over there.

>>15712424
If you do you have no ideasy what anyone else produces
Japboxes are good don't get me wrong but for there intended purposes but they are no where near the hype people put them up to

>>15712500

Honestly, I don't know. When I went it was more of a tour/visit to get the feel of the country and just explore with a guide. I did not see many foreigners working except for in some alleys where people shopped, there were many blacks (there were so many in that area) doing advertising in front of the shops.

If you look it up I'm sure there is something, even if just a cashier job, that you can find that is available to foreigners. I haven't done my research on professions and work that foreigners can do in Japan.

I'd focus on just saving up money first. I can give you estimates on how much shit cost me when I went if you'd like.

>>15708413

>r32

you could get one of those in the US. An R34 is the only reason to move to Japan if you're THAT crazy about a Skyline

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>>15712547
Any info for travelling would be great, I've read some blogs and watched some videos but they weren't very helpful for day to day functions.

>>15711086

Rekt

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>>15712561

For flights, I'm not experienced with them but a round trip on regular pricing is about $2100 per person for coach. I'm sure you can get cheaper prices if you know the system or have someone who works at the airport.

In Japan, 711 is godlike and has everything you'll need for day to day uses. i.e. water, microwavable foods, hentai, car mags, snacks, liquor, and general shit. A 2 liter bottle of water was like 92 yen. Amazing.

Train passes are a must, if you can find out how to get one for the major city you'll be living in, do it. It's relatively fast and easy to navigate. Most transportation is in english as well as Japanese.

For Breakfast, if you are staying at the hotels, most give breakfast passes to buffets they offer every morning. It is pretty good but you can always eat out. Lunch and dinner will cost anywhere from $8-20 per person at a normal place. It is pretty cheap and filling. Obviously some are much more expensive because of popularity and the prices of meats.

The summer is the rainy season so you should get an umbrella, but even the rain was nice and polite. It barely ever poured, it mostly drizzled. Winter is snowy but I never went during that time so I have no idea.
Gas is about $4 a gallon, so walking, trains, and biking is necessary. Taxis aren't expensive but I'd prefer the trains.

Almost everything is close enough to one another in places like Tokyo that a 10 minute walk from your hotel can get you anywhere. (That is a necessity I mean.) The trains will get you anywhere else. There are stops everywhere.

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>>15712561
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIyIZZQnuDQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAadEu68yws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCGd6M8cQy0

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>>15712664
Cont.

Hotels can range from $80 a night to almost $200 a night but it all depends on location.
I stayed in a 5 star resort in Hiroshima for $80 a night, but it was far off from everything else and you needed some sort of shuttle or taxi to take you to the city. In Tokyo I stayed in the Pearl Hotel Kayabacho, which was a 10 min walk away from Akiba, if you're a weeb. And it was right next to a train station and many corner stores like 711. That was about $100 a night or $150 if you want to fit a friend in a room meant for 1 person

Everything in Japan is smaller than in America in terms of height. I almost hit my head on some door panels and I'm only 6 '

If you are interested in JDM car parts, they are cheap AF compared to over here. Just buy a crap ton of parts and ship em over for like $100 (just a wild guess). Some $120 set of lug nuts over here cost about $40 over there.

Everyone is very nice and respectful. No one said anything rude or even looked at me funny. They always keep to themselves and go on with their lives.

Bars and Karaoke bars are very popular for afternoon/after work sessions, and relatively priced. I think they were about $30 an hour for a room. Beer is around the same price as here but it tastes pretty good.

There's this store that is basically the dollar store equivalent. Anything without a price costs 100 yen. It's called Daiso. Go there and you'll find many essentials for cheap.

I've said mostly the general stuff. Ask me for something else if I left it out.

So money wise:
$2500 for a flight and anything that you'll need to do at the airport, probably an extra luggage if you decide to bring back extras.
About $1000 a week for hotels, probably less if you find a nice place.
$400 a week at the most on food if you stay to regular restaurants. But I'd say $500 because you'd want to treat yourself.
The rest is transportation and souvenir fees which can all be cut or increased.

>>15712561

Also this >>15712776
This anon posted some good videos that get more to the technical side of things instead of what I've talked about, expenses.

>>15712664
>>15712781
>>15712776
Thanks! I was planning on saving around $6000, which should be enough. Maybe.

>>15712781
And then Daiso in the US is a fucking novelty store that is expensive as shit.

People need to stop treating Japan as some magical land. It's not and really the whole country is more fucked than anything else.

>>15712876

You can last a month with $6000 if you stay in cheap hotels, or even pod hotels which can cost less than $50 a night.
But I would save up a bit more if you plan on buying stuff over there to bring back.

Definitely do some more research but it won't be that bad.
Just make sure you know where you wanna go each day or so, so you don't waste any time or money and you can get better estimates.
A backpack or travel bag is also a good idea, to keep your bottles of water, passports, tickets, trash, etc.
They barely have trash cans anywhere even though it's the cleanest country I've seen, so you'll find yourself stuck with wrappers and bottles till the end of the day.

Most of their cash is also in coins. They have anywhere from 1 yen to 500 yen coins (1 cent to $5). So I suggest getting a coin purse or something to keep them together. Your pocket will get fat and uncomfortable if you try to keep it all together.

Also stay alert of the economy and how it fluctuates. Right now it's about 102 yen to a dollar. But before when I went, it was about 115 yen to a dollar, so I got better exchange rates. Taxes over there are 5% from what I remember.

>>15711977
Are you retarded? Most jobs provide you with a healthcare plan that is much better and cheaper than what you're paying in taxes. Not only that but a doctors visit even without insurance is $100. Get you're shit straight faggot.

>>15712921

It's not that it's magical, it's just that weebs mark up everything with hype, media makes everything look perfect, and the way everything is built and structured over there that it looks like a fun house. Every product is advertised differently than us and makes it look like god like crap even though it's just regular toys.

I love the way Japan looks and I like their more traditionalist culture and politeness. But I won't deny that it's full of depression and crap for people who actually live there.

Stat to taking trips and vacations

>>15712952
Well mostly I want to go for car stuff, Auto Salon, matsuri's, etc. Is it cheaper to go during the winter or about the same?

>>15712958
I've never paid for anything medical, except a wrist guard for my broken wrist which was subsidized to $10 :)

>>15711086
No, America is doing just fucking fine. The economy has recovered. Our population is still projected to be neutral or to continue growing because we actually allow immigrants into the country. You can hate the mexicans but the immigrants are almost always the hardest working. Economic advancement is getting harder but if you are truly driven and smart you can make money in CS and EE where most of the growth is right now. I have never seen so much traffic in the Bay Area since the recession hit.

Japan is fucked. They're so /pol/ that they won't let foreigners in at a rate anywhere near what it would take to maintain their population and what foreigners exist are isolated because Japanese culture is obsessed with following every last unspoken custom and isolating those that don't fit in. Their corporate culture is killing people with salarymen working 12 hour days doing zero productive things. Freeters are kept from ever advancing to a better job and corporate sexism is still rampant beyond what happens in the US. They're so fucking afraid of taking risks that you never see startups and companies themselves are just beyond afraid of taking a risk on anything.

The US has real problems, but Japan has it worse. Korea and China have overtaken Japan economically.

>>15713019

Oh, so Events and Festivals. If that is your main motive you can focus most of your expenses on food and transportation.
I don't know the difference in costs for everything in Summer vs Winter, but I would assume that in Summer there would be more tourists and events due to no snow and vacations. I do not know if that increases the prices of everything, but I would guess it would to hotels.

I would suggest looking up those prices on your own when you can. Changes in prices between seasons are harder to notice when you don't live there.

Also, JDM Garages are a must go. So many car parts, so little luggage room.

>>15713047
Sounds like paradise.

ftw stuck in caliphate Germany

>>15708442
Not true if you want a job in media. Asian companies are constantly looking for Westerners who speak English. I have a couple of friends who have done it. One moved to Tokyo as a broadcaster, and the other moved to Hong Kong as a copy editor.

>>15713069
There's a guy that does a full day tour including street drifting for $500 usd, which includes transportation

>>15713156

If that seems like something you'd be into then go for it. It would be interesting to see how he will do drifting in the streets.

>>15713166
No I mean he knows the spots and people so you go out until the early hours on the toe gay

>>15713171
Oh that makes more sense. I know they love to go drifting after midnight when everyone is at home and the mountain hairpins are ripe.
Gas and maintenance is expensive over there so high prices for drifting is expected.

>>15713191
It's so tempting to buy a project car instead though...

>>15713100
Do you really think that things will be better in Japan? You will be a foreigner in Japan no matter how much you learn the language and the customs. You will always be isolated. And god forbid you get remotely close to the justice system, they will fuck you hard with a show trial. The US justice system may need reform but if you have money you have a fair chance.

In most urban areas in the US nobody gives a flying fuck about you. Especially in a place like LA or NYC. If you wanted to repo a car you could do it in broad daylight at a mall and nobody would even look at you because nobody gives a fuck.

>>15713216
If it was so easy a lot of us would.
That takes a lot of money and then there's getting a license...

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>>15713239
Lots of good projects under 6k, already have a license

>>15713400
I'm talking about a driver's license, but I guuuuuuess you can go down the touge without a license and just not drive anywhere else.

>>15713223
I'd love to have the homogenous society we had in the 80s or early 90s back. Things got dirtier, more unstable and more dangerous since then.

I'm not from the US.

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>>15709850
>not wanting to help repopulate Japan

>>15713467
You mean a japanese drivers license?

>>15713488
It's never coming back. NATO created this disaster in the middle east. It can't be undone. You will never have what you're looking for and it's likely that what you're looking for never existed.

The solution to this problem is concealed carry, Germany is so fucked because the general populace is so laughably defenseless.
>>15713587

Japan doesn't have an issue with sex, they have an issue with children. They use birth control at some of the highest rates in the world and women don't have children because it would destroy job prospects with no exceptions.

And there are more than enough neckbeards in Japan.

>>15713663
>refugees
Merkel made one of the worst decisions in the past 25 years

>>15713646

Yea. If you get caught without a license idk what would happen. But I guess, if you don't get caught you're fine

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>>15713587
>tfw no nip gf

>>15713723
I could get an international license and it would be recognized, I think.

>>15708442
>Getting a job as a mexican is nearly impossible unless you fluently speak English and have some sort of connection

Are you surprised that immigrants generally need to learn a new language when they move?

>>15713700
What she did cannot be undone without blood. Germany needs to adapt, and that means concealed carry.

>>15713817
Or they could send them back, create harsh penalties for foreign offenders, or just gas them

>>15713872
Do you really think that mass deportation will be peaceful? Refugees may hate Germany but they have no issue with its welfare, economy, and social services. They will fight to keep it.

It should go without saying that refugees should be immediately subject to deportation for serious crimes. This is standard policy in much of the world.

But the vast majority of these refugees are here to stay. Deal with it and get some conceal carry and stand your ground laws passed.

>>15713919
I don't think each citizen being the judge, jury, and executioner is the ideal solution desu

>>15713817
>concealed carry
Yeah its not a good idea to have guns around niggers who grew up fighting in wars

>>15713400
MASERATI 430 BITURBO

>>15713929
I'm sure this will be of great comfort when some crazy retard decides they want to stab you to death for being an infidel.

>>15713587

>Tfw running into black Marines, alot of them with japanese girlfriends and wives.
>Marines have a whole term for them Called Okinawa babies.

Apparently the japanese girls love Big black Marine cock and they hook up with them and bring them back to America.

>>15714088
So what you're saying is they are whores who want "big" black cocks.

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>>15711996
I make this thread and I have to come back to this god dammit

>>15712781
>>15712664
Just gotta back up all of this, 100% accurate
Though personally I'd recommend a good Airbnb. They tend to be cheaper and you get to live in a Japanese apartment, not just a hotel room. It gives a more full experience imo.
Also theres a fast food chain called Yoshinoya that is literally THE perfect drunk food. Beef and rice bowls that are good sober and better than sex when hammered.
also
>stay away from the blacks in the red light district
I'm not fucking around, pretend they don't exist,no you dont want a massage, fuck off nigger chode, just don't talk to them at all. You don't want what they're selling
>tinder
tinder is gr8 in japan, we met a few girls that spoke english that were awesome at showing us around and cool to hang with
>dont go to the robot restaurant
its a tourist trap thats like $80 that's basically people in silver outfits with leds taped on dancing
>car meets in tokyo
Akiba on fri-sat nights has meets in the UDX parking lot, its pretty sweet
>If you have tattoos that are visible, prepare to be denied from certain bars/clubs
>pub crawl
Google the Tokyo pub crawl. its on every fri and sat. All english speakers, 3-4 different bars, each bar gives you a free drink, and its like 3000 yen

>>15714398
>niggers in the red light district

Story time pls

Anyways, >>15714398, please listen to me. It's really related to this thread.
I went to Yoshinoya a while ago; you know, Yoshinoya?
Well anyways there was an insane number of people there, and I couldn't get in.
Then, I looked at the banner hanging from the ceiling, and it had "150 yen off" written on it.
Oh, the stupidity. Those idiots.
You, don't come to Yoshinoya just because it's 150 yen off, fool.
It's only 150 yen, 1-5-0 YEN for crying out loud.
There're even entire families here. Family of 4, all out for some Yoshinoya, huh? How fucking nice.
"Alright, daddy's gonna order the extra-large." God I can't bear to watch.
You people, I'll give you 150 yen if you get out of those seats.
Yoshinoya should be a bloody place.
That tense atmosphere, where two guys on opposite sides of the U-shaped table can start a fight at any time, the stab-or-be-stabbed
mentality, that's what's great about this place.
Women and children should screw off and stay home.
Anyways, I was about to start eating, and then the bastard beside me goes "extra-large, with extra sauce."
Who in the world orders extra sauce nowadays, you moron?
I want to ask him, "do you REALLY want to eat it with extra sauce?"
I want to interrogate him. I want to interrogate him for roughly an hour.
Are you sure you don't just want to try saying "extra sauce"?
Coming from a Yoshinoya veteran such as myself, the latest trend among us vets is this, extra green onion.
That's right, extra green onion. This is the vet's way of eating.
Extra green onion means more green onion than sauce. But on the other hand the price is a tad higher. This is the key.
And then, it's delicious. This is unbeatable.
However, if you order this then there is danger that you'll be marked by the employees from next time on; it's a double-edged sword.
I can't recommend it to amateurs.
What this all really means, though, is that you, >>15714398, should just stick with today's special.

>>15709860
I am currently in Akiba and I can confirm this.

>>15714398
>>15714416
I think you mean Nigerians m8 ad specifically in Roppongi stay away from them

>>15708413
I holiday over there all the time and own a house over there too. Working on getting a motorbike so i can hoon while i travel.

>>15714438
Jesus christ anon thats deep
I want a beef bowl now
>tfw they literally aren't an option in america
Like shit at least I can get alright ramen here, yoshinoya isn't even a fucking option

>>15714467
go to the UDX parking garage. Bottom floor has ferraris and bentlys. I believe the 2nd floor is where the itasha meet is, theres pics on the wall right outside the elevator. But the cars tend to meet there on fridays and saturdays

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>>15714416
Only using this post to reply to you

If you want an experience of Japanese car culture, that you won't get anywhere else in the world, save up for a Drift Matsuri at Ebisu. It's seriously the most fun I've had in my almost three years here in Japan.

Very basic costs you'll have to plan for
>¥20,000 for two day drivers pass
>¥300,000-¥600,000 for a car (which you can get about %50 back if you sell the car back)
>¥700 per use of the nearest Onsen
>depends on you and how much you drive, but ¥30,000 for some tires
don't worry about a rental car, seriously all you have to do is walk up and meet any of the many Aussies, Kiwis, Irish, Bongs, Americans, etc. and hang out with us, we'll help a nigga in need out for rides to town or to the Onsen

>>15714803
Holy shit that sounds amazing

>>15714673
Ahhh too bad. We're on the way out of the country today

>>15714819
Oh and there's a FB page for us Gaijin for buying/selling missile cars

>Gaijin drift cars Ebisu Japan

>>15714870
Still a bit too expensive for me though..

>>15714940
Yeah it can be pricey. If you ever save up the cash though, definitely go for it.

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>>15714946
Maybe one day, but I want a new motorcycle and better living situation before dumping thousands on a car overseas.

>>15708873

it means "eat shit"

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>>15708442
fuck off, loser. I know people personally that have gone to Japan and worked there, earning a good enough living to enjoy themselves. Nevermind the countless stories of people doing it you can read on the internet.

This "I can't do it" attitude is cancer. Why the fuck can't you learn Japanese? The dumbest nip in nipland can speak the language, it's just a matter of effort seeking out the right methods and asking for help from the people that are out there.

As for getting a job and working there, if you have a degree in something marketable, and you speak Japanese fluently you can easily work for a company that has offices in Japan, and when they learn youre fluent in both languages you'll be put to work there. There's plenty of other ways to do it, you can just apply for a damn work visa and work a menial job for a while while hunting for something better based on your resume.

Fuck you, I hate that people have this shit attitude. If there's so many people out there that have done it, you can too.

>>15712187

I bet your baseball coach bad touched you, must have worked at GM maybe it was your uncle?

>>15715063
A friend of mine managed to make the move a few years ago. She's fairly bright, but she isn't some super genius with "connections" like the naysayer said are needed, she just did pretty much exactly what this poster said.Hell, her degree isn't even super marketable, she majored in Japanese and minored in business.

>>15715116
>business
>Japanese

....actually that's pretty marketable in Japan.

>>15709850
I want to repopulate Japan

>>15715276
Don't we all?

MJGA

>>15715231
What if I got business as a major and Japanese as a minor?

>>15711794
If you hate the gov there, then you'll hate the overbearing, fingers in everything, never really accomplish much gov here.

>>15713047

t. zhu le di

>>15708695
>>15708726
Lol good luck with the hops. I got medically retired from the Air Force myself. You are bottom of the barrell. You get booted for just about everything.

>>15716443
That's fine. I know the rotator schedule so not worried about that.

Stupid fucking weebs

>>15714662
They literally are an option. If you live on the west coast or Hawaii Yoshinoya is not uncommon here.

>>15716573
>Said the man who wants to fuck animals that aren't humans.
>Come now

>>15716578
How does this invalidate anything I say?

>>15716585

Everything you say is invalidated per default, just fuck off.

>>15712876
i suggest you check with airbnb and roomarama sites. I went to Japan in Nov 2013 and paid 13 days in a 40 sqm appartment with two rooms in Ochiai(Shinjuku) approx 500$ per person. Food is cheap if you eat at small shops which can be found all around, like 5 bucks per meal, also you can get cheap food at 711 which are all around. For drinks use the vending machines cause then you don't pay the sales tax which is 5 yen but hell, it's fun using their coins

>>15713733
they don't accept international licence, atleast they didn't few years ago. You have to go to their dmv and go into a simulator which most likely you won't fit in so if they see you have a licence for couple of years they will just give you a foreigners permit

>>15717046
I read somewhere they do now, I could be wrong though

>>15717984
>>15717046
They accept IDPs now, though they don't issue them. You have to get them in your country before going to Japan.

Also, if you are from one of the countries below, you can get your full Japanese license without having to do any tests other than an eye exam.

Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom

Americucks BTFO

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>>15718033
Good to know, I wouldn't go if I wasn't allowed to drive desu senpai