Moving to Japan help!

Be sure to stomp around like a greedy oafish westerner

I am going to be moving there soon too. Got scary new job in Shibuya. The thing I am mostr scared about is getting the train to work. Somehow it just seems to be bothering me more than anything else. I know there are much bigger things, I just think my brain has shut down temproarily in fear

Japanese bathrooms are the best. Where else can you get your heated toilet seat to wash and dry your ass

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Oh yes never wear your slippers to the washroom and never wear the washroom slippers in the house.

Pachinko is addictive, so is canned coffee.... Capsule hotels are hella Cool But Love hotels kick ass!

im stationed in japan right now, the biggest thing is be respectful. dont be loud. Japanese people are very quiet

^^^What he said. You will never hear music being played loud, crazy shit going on or anything.

The Japanese are far and away some of the nicest people I've ever met. Once you land in Tokyo you'll see it. If you have a question and they don't know, the beautiful, angelic workers will run off in high heels at full speed to assist you.

I've had a very hard time learning Japanese while I've been here, but it's such a great place. Eat CoCo's! Chicken Cutlet Curry Level 1 double meat and cheese naan bread! just do it lol

I love grilled eggplants for topping of CoCo1 curry.
When I lived in Kobe myself, I ordered for delivering 2-3 portions of curry, rice, and some toppings, and kept them in some small containers, and kept them in freezer.

But depends on where to stay or live.
Now I've been here in Japan for temporary (I got hit by a car last year, and seriously injured still), and this place is just the muddle of nowhere. Just SUCKS.

http://japanavision.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/english-radio-in-japn-eagle-810/

I live in Japan and confirm all posted here is true!

Shibuya is nice. Just got a leg sleeve done at a place there called studio muscat. Look it up. You'll be fine though there are a lot of Europeans in the area.

I live in Japan... AND I love it... Its a great place to live!

hahah i have always wanted to move to japan as well! Visited Tokyo and Hokkaido Island (think i spelt that correctly). Was a bit sad to hear about the whole quiet-style though. Im kind of loud OOOH you must try the japanese substitute for chewing gum! its like this bad ass candy!

I have no personal experience with Japan, but I did read an interesting article on Kotaku this morning written by someone that did.

I've never been to Japan but I do occasionally do business with Japanese businessmen. There are very strict rules for doing business in Japan, so be sure you understand what is expected before you go into any kind of meeting. Business cards are a big deal, they're kind of a status symbol, so if someone offers one to you, it's kind of a honor, so take it with appriciation. If you're negotiating anything, expect a ton of meaningless small talk before the negotiations take place, otherwise it's rude. If you're meeting up in a fancy restaurant with a guy and the restaurant has super hot waitresses dressed in lingere and the guy you're meeting leaves you alone and the waitress comes over and sits down right next to you in the booth and starts talking to you, she is NOT a prostitute and you are not allowed to touch her. I think that's all I've got for now. Good luck!

The hell kind of mixed signals is that lol. Not that you should assume but thats kind of a strange set of circumstances, that would (in my opinion) lead one to assume she was a prostitute.

Also on this note, dont be surprised at the HUGE amount of softcore/hardcore pornography/animation magazines/mangas being read on subways or displayed in store.

Lol I was stationed the for 3 years yeah the mini softcore porn mags were everywhere sort of like the tourist flier in rest areas here.

Primarily though just be polite and conservative in public, give it a little time you will learn where the different sub sectors are. it seemed to me that there was divides of what to expect. IE, a party or bar district, shopping and even they were divided one place I went was devoted to electronics where I got a dvd player that would play any region code. It is a amazing place though have fun I hope to go back again some day.