I want to know what Japan is like from people who actually live in Japan especially after seeing some misleading posts online from people who don’t live in Japan & people misunderstanding something resulting in people being misleadingly negative about Japan

    • NixEnglish
      14•10 months ago

      What do you mean by Akihabara is dying?

      • @[email protected]
        10•10 months ago

        its less bussling and profitable than it used to be pre covid. some gimmick restaurants and several arcades have closed down.

        people are just going to shop on yahoo auctions/amazonjp and such for merch. japan also overtime has been opening up to pc gaming in the past few years (basically the only country in asia where consoles, mainly handheld, is significantly more popular than pcs, where its virtually the reverse elsewhere) (both are smaller than mobile gaming market though combined)

    • th3dogcowEnglish
      8•10 months ago

      Japan doesn’t have pork broth. (Biggest culture shock for me)

      As in ramen? Have you ever been to Kyushu? These things are regional.

        • th3dogcowEnglish
          5•10 months ago

          I see. Yeah, consommé is the most prominent stock in the supermarkets, followed by chicken, and like you said beef. I’ve never used pork broth myself, but I wonder if this is what you’re looking for.

    • @Imhotep
      6•10 months ago

      Akihabara:
      Urban shopping area in central Tokyo, Japan. considered by many to be the epicentre of modern Japanese otaku culture, and is a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods. Icons from popular anime and manga are displayed prominently on the shops in the area, and numerous maid cafés and some arcades are found throughout the district.

    • andres
      4•10 months ago

      Great response! Just a comment, 食べ歩き (eating while walking) is definitely not seen with good eyes in many places in Japan. Some very touristic streets even have signs to forbid it.

        • andres
          2•10 months ago

          That’s the case for very specific places, but in general, tabearuki is considered 行儀の悪いこと, meaning bad manners, basically.

          Take a look at this article, for example. Or this anectode. Or info from a language school. Or this quora answer. They all discuss how eating while walking is bad manners and can bring nuisance to the people around you, even in non crowded places. Of course this is not every Japanese person’s opinion! I’ve even seen people advocating for it.

          I think it’s not such bad manner that you would be scolded by a stranger, perhaps by a Japanese partner or close friend, but it’s definetly not seen in good eyes in general.

    • tiredofsametab
      3•10 months ago

      Disney is more popular than Anime

      I don’t know that I agree with that, necessarily, but I suppose it might be how you define “popular”. Tons of people are going to Puroland and stuff (Sanrio/Hello Kitty) if we’re talking about theme parks. Every Japanese kid I know still talks about Anpanman, etc., though all my nieces and nephews definitely do know some Disney (Frozen in particular for the gals at least).

      Japan doesn’t have pork broth

      I’d generalize that to liquid stock that isn’t dashi. I can at least find chicken stock at Costco, but that’s about it.

    • @ikiddEnglish
      1•10 months ago

      So what is with covering the mouth when eating and laughing?

        • @ForgotAboutDre
          4•10 months ago

          Trains in the UK are more expensive than flying as well. They are also slower. They only make finical sense when the journey is too short or you need to be in the centre of the city when arriving.

    • Deceptichum
      -1•10 months ago

      Why would a Japanese person not be able to give a more in depth answer? I’ve only lived in my country all my life yet I could easily talk about the differences from the rest of the world.