/r/japan
This subreddit serves as a general hub to discuss most things Japanese and exchange information, as well as to guide users to subs specializing in things such as daily life, travel or language acquisition. Users are strongly encouraged to check the sidebar and stickied general questions thread before posting.
Read all rules and check the list of Japan-related subreddits before submitting. If you have a question that doesn't go in the basic questions thread, 80% of the time it will get a better response somewhere else.
日本語を使いたい方は/r/jaなどのサブレに投稿頂けるようにお願い申し上げます。当サブレは基本的に英語のみ。
Link Submission Rules
Reposts & multiple threads on the same topic, especially current events, will be deleted.
Low-effort posts (trolls, treating the sub like Google etc) will be deleted. Repeat/egregious offenders will be banned. If you have a simple question, your first stop should be Google, not here.
In general, threads which should be posted in a more relevant subreddit (see list above) will be removed. This especially applies to travel photos/questions and language/translation questions.
Posts with no relation to Japan, posts not written in English, posts with vague/clickbait titles, spam (including affiliate links, Discord links, people trying to boost their YouTube subscriptions etc), and posts intended for personal gain (including crowdfunding links) will be removed.
Posts asking for Japan's opinion on popular subjects or posts appealing directly to the sub as if we represent Japan will be removed. This is not a 'national' subreddit and nearly none of the subscribers to this sub are Japanese.
AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts are not allowed except for extraordinary circumstances and require prior approval from the mods as well as verification.
Whenever possible, a moderator or AutoMod will leave a comment in a deleted thread explaining why it has been removed. If you believe your post has been removed in error, contact the moderators.
Vlogs/travel videos/low-quality viral vids are not allowed. Try /r/japanvids, /r/jvlog, /r/moronarmy, /r/japantravel, or /r/videos.
No shitposting/memes allowed.
No fear-/hate-mongering, harassment, shitposting, or soliciting/encouraging illegal activity. Repeat or egregious offenders may be banned.
Do not post personal information, whether it belongs to you or someone else.
Reddit automatically removes comments with URL shorteners (bit.ly etc), it's not us.
Use /r/japantravel for questions/posts related to your vacation or short-term stay, including travelblogs etc.
The list of Related Subreddits has been moved to the Wiki
Before posting, search first to see if your question has been asked before or check one of the following subreddits:
Photo submissions: /r/japanpics
Questions for travel to and within Japan: /r/japantravel
Questions related to the Japanese language: /r/learnjapanese (translation requests belong in /r/translator)
Questions about teaching English: /r/teachinginjapan or /r/jetprogramme/
Questions about moving to Japan (including finding work and the actual process of moving): /r/movingtojapan
Questions regarding life in Japan: /r/japanlife
Questions related to finances, taxes, long-term investing etc: /r/JapanFinance
** Requests for candy, etc from Japan: /r/snackexchange**
Having stuff shipped from Japan: Tenso
Related Subreddits: the list has been moved to the Wiki because it's really long
/r/japan
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Japan navy helicopters: Crew missing after deadly Pacific crash
22:20 UTC
Sohei(Warrior Monks)Books
Seeking scholarly works on the Warrior Monks of Japan. Heian and Kamakura periods preferred.
19:17 UTC
Went on a date and the guy tried to get me to join a Buddhist sect
Hello everyone!
I’m kind of looking for advice and wanting to know if that happened to others.
So I went out in a date today and at first I was super surprised when the guy showed up with his work colleague. We were making small talk and I thought “hey, I’m not really feeling it” then the conversation shifted to religion. They took out that pamphlet that had Mount Fuji on it. And I always forget which Buddhist branch it’s from but I’ve seen it before from people who came to my door. Either way, I didn’t quite get everything they were saying except that they were insisting that it’s not a cult and people got healed. I clearly wasn’t interested but they weren’t letting up so I messaged my friend who luckily directly called me and then I dipped saying she had a problem.
On the way to meet her I was pretty paranoid to be honest. I met the guy via tinder and reported him for showing up with someone and for the religious stuff.
Does that happen often? I was just a bit overwhelmed that it happened and want to know if I got the one bad apple or if it happens regularly.
Edit: I got another one. Two in a row, I think I now have a sect outfit outfit and I might be in need of a point card or something 😂
12:52 UTC
Sentō Engineering
Are there any resources on how sentō are designed and maintained, specifically water treatment, filtering, and heating? As I try various searches, typically all I get are pages on etiquette or maybe some architecture articles. I'd like to understand how they differ from bathhouses in other cultures.
01:11 UTC
Does anybody know what school the Grudge prequel Katasumi was shot at?
I can't find the info on IMDB
18:26 UTC
Is there a reason someone would call Japan "the Japans", as Blackthorne does in SHOGUN?
Is that a reference to the separate territories, or is that just an ignorant Westerner?
15:33 UTC
Japanese alternative to Pinterest?
Basically the title. Where do Japanese artists look for and find references?
Thank you!
06:58 UTC
Celebrating India -Japan Year of Tourism 2024: Batapady, Mangalore.
04:44 UTC
Movie recommendations about Japanese luxury?
I’m looking for Japanese movies about success, luxurious lifestyles and careers. Some equivalent to yuppie culture but in Japan, the office and flats aesthethics of American Psycho or The Wolf of Wall Street. I’d go for some retro movies as well.
I just feel like I’d really enjoy any movie about it for some reason.
Thanks in advance everyone!
17:59 UTC