I mean, I just try to understand that people in other cultures are different and try to appreciate that as much as possible. What I've noticed is that most westerners here expect Japanese to act like them and get pissed when they don't, and Japanese for their part do not try to change their behavior in front of Westerners at all (nor would they know how to do so). Basically if you want to be accepted here you'll have to show that you understand and appreciate the culture (which is not as difficult as it sounds at all, Japanese culture is ultimately based on rationality with a few silly quirks thrown in) while still maintaining your "differentness". But it's astounding how few people manage to do that. Which is probably why Japanese people will absolutely love you if you're one of those rare few, I'm almost confused by how well I get along with people here.
What the fuck is wrong with the Japanese?
You are doing it right, young expat user! Too many Westerners here try and pretend they're just like the Japanese or they embody the insular gaijin stereotype. Sounds like you've found the golden medium where you meet the nips halfway.
You can do that, yeah. Honestly, the whole system is a clusterfuck so I went to speak with a lawyer and an accountant to understand things. Imho Japan is pretty tough for self-employed visas/freelancing just because it's so complicated.
Haven't you considered going to somewhere in Europe, or trying Taiwan/SK etc? If you really made it it's really up to you. I've heard Taiwan gives you a permanent visa if you invest more than 160k there...Buying an apartment, living there until you get bored and then selling it might be viable, for example.
I'd really hit Central Europe or Taiwan/SK for a while if I made it. Getting tired of design work desu. With only 19K in crypto though, doesn't seem like I'll get a lot.
user, I also have quite a few Japanese friends. Most of them don't know English so I know there's no eigo bandit stuff involved either.
Doesn't mean that things are good here. The young people are the most apathetic bunch I've ever seen, they only care about consumption and mindless working. It pains me to see this, as a lot of other things are so neat here.
It's changing slowly, of course, but it's still depressing.
This. By the time Nips even had writing the Greeks time had already passed and the Roman Empire was in decline. They were tribal savages who couldn't even invent it themselves and had to steal it from China, then spent hundreds of years aping the Chinese.