Kazuma :
Everyone online acts like moving to Japan is the ultimate dream, but honestly… who even wants to go there? Cost of living is through the roof, apartments are the size of closets, and just renting one means paying deposits, key money, and finding a guarantor. The work culture is brutal, long hours, unpaid overtime, strict hierarchy, and visas are a headache. If you don’t speak Japanese, even simple stuff like doctor visits, taxes, or a phone contract can turn into a nightmare. Landlords still refuse foreigners and the social isolation is real. And for all the hype, the food is pretty mid once you actually live there every day. Foreigners get blamed for things even though we’re only a tiny fraction of the population. People need to stop romanticizing it, the reality is way less cute than the anime aesthetic
2025-10-02 14:21:30