jcstinks Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Hello, Internet! I didn't see you come in there. I have not been back from the world of the dead long enough to write a proper Japan thread on these here forums here. As FAF's resident Japanspert I want to offer my services to educate the community on the sunny and friendly land of Japan. Please, ask me any question about the land of the rising sun and I will do my best to answer! I'll start us off with something kawaii: Tokyo now uses a terrifying red panda fursuiter as its official police mascot. Yes, they hired a kemono artist to create the official portrait of their mascot. This is straight from their Twitter feed. It is important to understand that most Japanese companies, cities, and organizations use adorable animal mascots, or yuruchara in Japan, as kawaii is an important part of everyday life there. In Japan, everything is cute! If it is not cute, it must asphyxiate on its own wretched spittle. For example, Daihatsu Motors uses a gay francophone deer. Nissan uses Notte Kangaroo. The Yonbancho Square shopping area has a geisha cat called Yachinyan . And lastly, the city of Fukaya represents itself with Fukka, the...leek seal? I don't know, with so many yuruchara we have to run out of ideas, eventually. And I want to watch all of them make out. Thanks, furries, While the Japanese public, in general, are starting to tire of all the yuruchara, there are no signs of them stopping, with dozens more being produced every day for every possible place and occasion. Edited January 12, 2016 by jcstinks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, jcstinks said: I'll start us off with something kawaii: Tokyo now uses a terrifying red panda fursuiter as its official police mascot. That's an interesting ... style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamedog Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 i have a question id like to be a taxidermist, and this goal is definitely achievable and tolerated here in canada what is japan's views on jobs that are "out there"? Is that something that would get you shunned 4 life? this is based on my assumption of japan being very cut and dry on what is an acceptable job WORK SLEEP DIE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Is Filthy Frank in Japan right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcstinks Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Onnes said: That's an interesting ... style. They must not allow hotlinking. You can see the image here. 31 minutes ago, Gamedog said: i have a question id like to be a taxidermist, and this goal is definitely achievable and tolerated here in canada what is japan's views on jobs that are "out there"? Is that something that would get you shunned 4 life? this is based on my assumption of japan being very cut and dry on what is an acceptable job WORK SLEEP DIE Japan used to have a class of "untouchables," as per the lowest Indian caste. These people were known as the "dowa." Only dowa were allowed to handle dead creatures. Nowadays, of course, this is no longer the case; you only judged badly if your ancestors were dowa. The more common, but still-pejorative term for this group is "burakumin," which is still widely-used as Japan is a little behind the times when it comes to political correctness. While there are currently no jobs that will direct a shun in your direction, the society is highly class-conscious, and "out-there" occupations are likely to get you aggressively ignored. Please do not underestimate the power of being ignored in Japan; if you're from the ignored-class, you can jump around in a monkey suit and no one will so much as look your way. There is very, very much pressure to be successful your career, so if you decide not to jump into the rat race and have some kind of unconventional occupation, your social calendar might as well commit seppuku. 12 minutes ago, #00Buck said: Is Filthy Frank in Japan right now? Filthy Frank is currently in ::: ::: ::: Australia, where he belongs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azu Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 1 hour ago, jcstinks said: I- um ... Hm No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 How do the Japanese feel about foreigners trying to learn their language? Do they encourage it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Azurex said: I- um ... Hm No This is one of those situations where I wonder whether Japanese culture is extraordinarily dirty or extraordinarily innocent. Edited January 12, 2016 by Onnes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 This is a little too much. Japan is nice and my Japanese parents are awesome but it's not worth patronizing like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcstinks Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 10 minutes ago, Sidewalk Surfboard said: How do the Japanese feel about foreigners trying to learn their language? Do they encourage it? If you're a Westerner, they find it surprising. Why would you want to learn Japanese, if you are not Japanese?! They encourage it the way you would encourage a dog, or a small child, to color with crayons, with no expectations that they will succeed. If you succeed at the language, it can seem surprising, or even a little threatening. Because, how can a foreigner have mastery of something that is purely Japanese?! It boggles the mind. It literally cannot be conceived of. If you're ethnically East-or-Southeast Asian, some concessions are made; because of their close cultural proximity, they assume Koreans, Pinoys, and Chinese people can learn the language to at least 90% fluency. That said, they are always happy to help you practice. While you might be heaped with so much praise as to seem condescending, your efforts are often legitimately appreciated, and who knows, maybe you'll make a friend in the process! 3 minutes ago, Onnes said: This is one of those situations where I wonder whether Japanese culture is extraordinarily dirty or extraordinarily innocent. Japanese culture is actually less sexual than people make it out to be. All of this really is quite innocent! 1 minute ago, Mikazuki Marazhu said: This is a little too much. Japan is nice and my Japanese parents are awesome but it's not worth patronizing like this Japan is a fascinating country, and I have a strange and enduring affection for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Is Filthy Frank making ramen right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Is the culture as sexist, homophobic, and racist as we've heard? :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is there a 1 :15 scale resin figure of Scatticus coming out this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassah Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Do the houses really lack insulation, and heating? Is SEGA really coming out with Dreamcast 2? Am I saying this right?: Watashi wa baka amerika-jin desu Edited January 13, 2016 by Rassah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcstinks Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 3 hours ago, #00Buck said: Is Filthy Frank making ramen right now? Do you ever want to just put your hands around someone's neck and just squeeze and squeeze and squeeze. 2 hours ago, Butters said: Is the culture as sexist, homophobic, and racist as we've heard? Yes, no, and yes. In Japan, being gay isn't considered sinful, it's just a.) gross and b.) only a problem if it gets in the way of you having a wife and children, due to filial piety and the obligation to fit in and be "proper Japanese." It is a homogeneous country, and since people, by and large, are pretty straight, you should be pretty straight, too! Japan has been making strides in gender and racial equality; they've come a long way since they paid all their Brazilians (they have a lot of Brazilians!) $3,000 a head to leave the country and never come back. Backwards-ass parts of Japan are still pretty behind the times, but things are improving since a surge in ethnic rights around five years ago. There are now parts of Japan that are 20% foreign, which, is a lot for a country that has been historically 99.5% ethnically and nationally homogeneous. Young people are also more political over the last ten years or so, with their older relatives and parents typically being notoriously apolitical both locally and abroad. You can still be pretty openly sexist, but the days of asking for "women only" or "men only" in want ads are (mostly) over, except in more rural areas (read: anywhere but Tokyo and Osaka, the two cities that matter.) 7 minutes ago, Rassah said: Do the houses really lack insulation, and heating? Is SEGA really coming out with Dreamcast 2? Am I saying this right?: Watashi wa baka amerika-jin desu Japanese houses are usually small, old, and just terrible. Unless you live in the city (read: Tokyo or Osaka), where they are small, new, and ridiculously expensive. A friend of mine was recently an English teacher to a rural province of Japan where she had to go down to the local market and buy oil to burn every week to heat their home. This is not uncommon in many parts of the country. Rumors of a Dreamcast 2 are greatly exaggerated, but I'm not really good at blippity-bloop video games! And yes, you are correct! I can pronounce it here for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thank you for your response, Jc. :3 (The answer being yes, yes, and yes btw.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarra Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Are businessmen still using claw machines to extract Easter eggs with panties inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 14 minutes ago, Yarra said: Are businessmen still using claw machines to extract Easter eggs with panties inside? Do they wad the panties into a ball and put them in their mouths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinare Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 How can such a small country produce so much weird? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WileyWarWeasel Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 When is the next season of Girls Und Panzer coming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcstinks Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 6 hours ago, Yarra said: Are businessmen still using claw machines to extract Easter eggs with panties inside? In Japan, you can get all kinds of things from vending machines! They love them because space can be so expensive, and they love the convenience of not having to talk to another human being. You can get anything from a vending machine, from a lobster claw-catcher chance machine: To giant cockfighting beetles: So while you can certainly find underwear in a vending machine, like so: The legend of the "used panty machine" is something that's far overblown and out-of-date. For the past two decades or so, you can only have simulated used panties, manufactured to appear worn. That's because health laws (finally) kicked in around the '90s and decided that lady juices are not something you want to transmit anonymously via claw-hand device. Typically "used" panty machines will have pictures of the woman who supposedly wore it. ( link: semi nsfw ) They will also have the word "USED" in English so as to trick foreigners, with the words (NOT REALLY) printed in in small Japanese letters. Such a crafty people. As you can see, next to their underwear collection, with the adorable little cartoon girl, is the Tenga Easy Beat Egg Masturbator. Don't ask me how I know this. If you're really looking for used panties, the sale of them has moved Online. They're one of the more common items on Yahoo! search, which still remains more popular than Google in Japan. Fun fact: occasionally sold alongside undergarments, the going rate for a vial of a woman's spit currently retails Online for around US$20. 5 hours ago, #00Buck said: Do they wad the panties into a ball and put them in their mouths? how are you alive oh my god 5 hours ago, Rhíulchabán said: Are there really as many cockroaches infesting houses as Animal Crossing has led me to believe? Animal Crossing, is that some kind of video game? I am not up on the blippity-bloop blip-blorp hippity hop games these days. But! you may see a family buy rhinoceros beetles and take them onto their own kitchen table! That's because, as mentioned earlier, insect fighting is a semi-popular sport in Japan. Two male rhinoceros beetles can be easily purchased from local stores or vending machines. Or two female beetles, but who cares, because as in American sports, women are kind of useless. It's played like a match of sumo, where the first to push the other out of the ring wins. It's considered cruel by environmentalist groups, but who cares, because fighting beetles are pretty sweet. 5 hours ago, Kinare said: How can such a small country produce so much weird? Japan has always prided itself on being uniquely unique. It is a country that cares deeply about what others think of it, but also maintains a willful ignorance about how it is perceived in the world, and of the world around it, in general. Thus it can be loud, ostentatious, and very unabashedly Japanese. It also likes to import other ideas in a half-assed way, then try to repackage them as something Japanese. Some points maybe: In Japan, sexuality is considered less harmful, more innocent, than it is in the West. They have less shame about the human body in general, and find sex to be a natural part of life. Therefore, you have a lot of weird sex stuff out-in-the-open, rather than a lot of weird sex stuff being hidden in a closet. Japan looks weirder than it is because it resisted some, but not all, of the Americanization experienced by many countries after WWII. We tend to associate "modern" with "Western," and their uniquely-Japanese ways seem backwards when compared to their modern lifestyles. That is, we expect them to be less foreign, despite their historical geographic and cultural differences. 3 hours ago, WileyWarWeasel said: When is the next season of Girls Und Panzer coming out? Never, it's gone now, it's over, you're going to have to find another sexy underage girls in tanks show, move on, weirdo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamedog Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is fighting Tosa Inus mostly a rural thing nowadays? I know y'all like that insect fighting stuff, just wondering how Japan's views on dog fighting have changed,if at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Did It For The Cat Girls Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Based on your own observations, is Japan a low trust society or a high trust society? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nihon ne sundemashita demo sonna ne tokobetsu na basho demo nai no desu Tokedoke nihon ne sundeiru koto was orishii tomo omowanai dakara son no hanashi o yamemasho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasma Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 How does Japan view pedophilia? I just ask because it seems every time I go on tumblr for porn "anime" porn pops up with disgustingly underage characters which makes me wonder how the hell it is legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDingo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 1 minute ago, Johanna Waya said: How does Japan view pedophilia? I just ask because it seems every time I go on tumblr for porn "anime" porn pops up with disgustingly underage characters which makes me wonder how the hell it is legal. I'm not an expert, but it's likely because Japan's national age of consent is 13 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasma Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) 36 minutes ago, DrDingo said: I'm not an expert, but it's likely because Japan's national age of consent is 13 years old. So openly accepting of pedophilia. Wow. I'm sorry OP, but I find alot of people idolizing a culture that's not perfect. There are alot of interesting things though. Edited January 13, 2016 by Johanna Waya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcstinks Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Gamedog said: Is fighting Tosa Inus mostly a rural thing nowadays? I know y'all like that insect fighting stuff, just wondering how Japan's views on dog fighting have changed,if at all Ownership of dogs, especially small dogs, is becoming much more popular in Japan, though not nearly as commonplace as many countries. The Tosa Inu is not an aggressive animal by nature, and when mentally healthy, is a loyal and healthy family dog, But it has been used for dog fighting for hundreds of years, much like the pit bull. Dog fighting is, unfortunately, still legal in much of Japan. And, unfortunately as well, even in the big cities where it is banned, it still persists in small part.It is important to note some dog fighting in Japan is more like sumo than cockfighting, however! The goal is to get the other dog to surrender without biting, or barking. Biting or barking means you lose! The goal is to pin the other dog down for three minutes without a sound. That is not to say that there aren't violent dog fights in Japan, as well. But the Tosa Inu breed is starting to disappear, as it is too large, and too overly associated with fighting, to be a popular pet. So we can hope that within the next decade or so the sport will finally die out. 2 hours ago, I Did It For The Cat Girls said: Based on your own observations, is Japan a low trust society or a high trust society? I wasn't familiar with the terms at first, so I had to look those up. I would classify Japan as a very high-trust society. Conformity is to be expected, and most people behave (at least in public) precisely as you anticipate them to. The power of Japan's infamously strong groupthink has the positive side effect of building a strong communal identity. While mistrustful of outsiders, Japanese are intensely loyal to other Japanese, and they will defend their country and their kin more often than any other place I know of. There is also the social pressure to have a good tatemae, or "face." Tatemae is the persona you are expected to hold in public. It is important to always hold up tatemae. An extreme example of this are the pictures of the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki smiling into the camera amidst the rubble of their city. You always, always hold tatemae, as one of the most key parts of the Japanese identity. Part of tatemae is to be an honorable and trustworthy person to others; that is one reason why face-to-face crime in Japan is so notoriously low. 2 hours ago, Mikazuki Marazhu said: Nihon ne sundemashita demo sonna ne tokobetsu na basho demo nai no desu Tokedoke nihon ne sundeiru koto was orishii tomo omowanai dakara son no hanashi o yamemasho オモロイですよね！僕にも、今日本に住んでいない。ザンネンなシチュエ-ション！二ホンライフが好きでしたね？マラズさんは日本語が上手ですよね！マラズさんのメッセジがちょっと分からないけど、ここでは英語でもいい。他のフォ-ラム人は仲間はすれる！ 1 hour ago, Johanna Waya said: How does Japan view pedophilia? I just ask because it seems every time I go on tumblr for porn "anime" porn pops up with disgustingly underage characters which makes me wonder how the hell it is legal. It's not that Japan is a nation of pederasts, they just interpret many things as being younger. Youth is very, very, very important in Japan! Especially for women. Though, as I've said before, times are changing, and it is becoming more acceptable to look older than 19 than it ever was before, especially given the aging population of the country. It's important to note that, while everyone in Japan watches cartoons, the real "otaku" are generally a small percentage of the population, and they are, for the most part, considered...socially unviable people. The average Japanese would find your tumblr results to be off-putting. That said, Japan has been behind the times until very recently when it comes to underage persons. It only recently banned the depiction of actors under age 18 in adult film. A ballot was also proposed to ban minors from sexually-oriented comic books and cartoons, a bill which was favored by nearly 90% of all Japanese people, but was shot down due to freedom of speech laws. 1 hour ago, DrDingo said: I'm not an expert, but it's likely because Japan's national age of consent is 13 years old. The national age of consent is actually less relevant; most Japanese prefecture peg the age of consent at 16 years of age. I can't think of any place in Japan that doesn't increase the age of consent beyond 13. So while that point is technically true, it's not as bad as it sounds. It's not like they're Canada in the '90s where the AoC was 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamedog Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, jcstinks said: Ownership of dogs, especially small dogs, is becoming much more popular in Japan, though not nearly as commonplace as many countries. The Tosa Inu is not an aggressive animal by nature, and when mentally healthy, is a loyal and healthy family dog, But it has been used for dog fighting for hundreds of years, much like the pit bull. Dog fighting is, unfortunately, still legal in much of Japan. And, unfortunately as well, even in the big cities where it is banned, it still persists in small part.It is important to note some dog fighting in Japan is more like sumo than cockfighting, however! The goal is to get the other dog to surrender without biting, or barking. Biting or barking means you lose! The goal is to pin the other dog down for three minutes without a sound. That is not to say that there aren't violent dog fights in Japan, as well. But the Tosa Inu breed is starting to disappear, as it is too large, and too overly associated with fighting, to be a popular pet. So we can hope that within the next decade or so the sport will finally die out. I'm actually really surprised to hear the matches occur in "big cities". By this, do you mean something like Tokyo or Osaka? I know that it's this big deal where it does happen, so I can't imagine it will die out any time soon. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DULCRbmScJo/hqdefault.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) You have no idea how large an entomological boner than beetle larvae vending machine gives me right now. Japan and around about there (also germans) are world leaders in beetle rearing, i've got some exotic fruit beetle larvae growing in a box of dirt right now. Edited January 14, 2016 by Harbinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 11 hours ago, jcstinks said: オモロイですよね！僕にも、今日本に住んでいない。ザンネンなシチュエ-ション！二ホンライフが好きでしたね？マラズさんは日本語が上手ですよね！マラズさんのメッセジがちょっと分からないけど、ここでは英語でもいい。他のフォ-ラム人は仲間はすれる！ Anata ga nihonjin ka doka tameshitte iru dake nano desu, watashi shitterugare wa nihonjin wa shitori de iru hoga oi no desu privacy o daiji ne shittimasu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 On 1/13/2016 at 6:13 AM, jcstinks said: To giant cockfighting beetles: The ones pictured fighting are stag beetles, not rhinoceros beetles such as the one pictured on the first picture of the bottom right, gosh~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikugemu Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Why do Japan ruin its porn with censorship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 When will Filthy Frank make another video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcstinks Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Taikugemu said: Why do Japan ruin its porn with censorship? Very few people actually get hit up for censorship violations in Japan, but when they do, it's a really big deal! There is a possibility of prison time for not pixeling out certain images. It's a strange holdover from post-WWII American influence, when the USA tried to force its own moral code onto Japan in order to "modernize" the country. Decency was very important at the time! It was the '50s! The USA still banned all nudity in film at the time, and wanted everyone else to do that too. Since the '40s, rapid changes in morality has given Japan a lot of, uhhh. Let's call them "sexual hangups?" Most Japanese people can find nudity to be innocent, and have a high tolerance for displays of sexuality in media. But actual, explicit pornography is still censored, even in those gross cartoons you like. It's kind of ruined pornography for a lot of people, so that's why you see a lot of weird fetishes being represented. Tentacles don't have to be censored! And cartoon characters can get away with a lot more than real actors. That is why Japanese adult films, in general, are terrible, and you should never watch them unless you want to watch a bunch of 30-year-old women made up to look like they're 16 whine like a motorboat for twenty minutes straight while buckets of pixels block out the screen. 48 minutes ago, #00Buck said: When will Filthy Frank make another video? choke on a planet-sized bag of crusty dicks you ignorant crapulous mass Edited January 15, 2016 by jcstinks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Do people have in japan dish sized eyes and unnatural hair colours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Is anime still looked down on? do you think it was a mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 12 hours ago, willow said: Is anime still looked down on? do you think it was a mistake? "Anime was a mistake." -Filthy Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcstinks Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 7 hours ago, #00Buck said: "Anime was a mistake." -Filthy Frank your entire existence can be summed up by a letter of apology to the condom factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 As a tourist, how can Gaijin filth such as I make the most in Japan with the Language barrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therapy Sergal Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I heard japanese aren't really sorry about whole WW2 thing, like germans are. "We're sorry that we lost". Is that true ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 How popular are ramen dishes in Japan, and is Maruchan bag ramen laughed at by the Japanese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Where can I find my waifu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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