I am Japanese,do you have any questions?
Incidentally,I live in Tokyo. Though My TOEIC's score is 320,I'll try my best to answer the questions.

Let's enjoy talking!

This thread should be in 日本語 or General, this isn't relevant to anime.

I have a question, is it true alot of Otaku are in Akihabara??

When is the season for Sakura??

>>18

I was going to ask the same thing. Don't people like that annoy you?

Do you guys have any major opinions about US politics? Or do you hold Pres. Bush in the same regard most Americans hold Koizumi? Well, most Americans don't even know who that is, so let's replace that with some more informed country.

How do you feel about japan as a country? Do you feel like it's the best country in the world? Do you enjoy living there?

>>24
Not bad, but not very good. I mean, I haven't ever felt Japan is the 'best' country in the world. and yes I'm probably enjoying my life here, but actually I don't know since I haven't ever lived out of Japan.

>>23
I'd have to say that major Japanese aged (10s-30s?) are not much interested in politics itself. Some kind of people are.

Believe or not, Yaoi fangirls are mad about politics. Politicians pairing game is always their favorite.

example:
http://blogpal.seesaa.net/article/13282889.html
Prime minister Koizumi/Secretary Iijima

Of course, their delution can't limited to Japanese politics. Bush/Gore, Koizumi/Bush, Powell/Rumsfeld, Pútin/Yeltsin...

gross...

>Prime minister Koizumi/Secretary Iijima

That's pretty fucked up right there.

>>27
I see that they're interested in politicians but it's doubtful that they're also interested in politics(no flame).

I laughed.

Tell us more about fangirls in Japan.

ideally with diagrams of territories and ranges.

zettai ryoiki

This brings me to another question.

Do yaoi fangirls like actual gay porn? Or just drawings/stories?

what the hell?

>>31
Yaoi fangirls are called 腐女子 (Fujoshi = Rotten Girl) these days.
http://heiseidemocracy.net/2005/05/26/manga-review-genshiken-chapter-38/
http://lilrivkah.livejournal.com/46292.html

The term Fujoshi is a self-mocking word, so you can say like "because I'm fujoshi, after all.", but you shouldn't ask like "Are you fujoshi?", as it sounds mocking others.

Just like male otaku have Akihabara as their sacred land, fujoshi have Ikebukuro Otome Road as their haven.
http://www.gridskipper.com/travel//otome-road-165199.php
One of the hottest spot of Otome Road is Cafe Swallowtail, a "butler cafe" which is the flip-side of the maid cafe. The details are less known since photography is strictly prohibited, but it seems all bloggers who went to there (i.e. the mistresses who went back to their mansion) are really satisfied with the service of waiters...no, butlers.

to be continued...?

what's the most popular p2p program in japan? is it still winmx?

>>37
NyP

i was watching initial d the other day and i got kind of confused. it it true that NO ONE SLEEP IN TOKYO? how does anybody get anything done?

Is there a popular one-note gimmick comic right now? I understand a couple of years ago some guy got famous solely by saying "GETS!".

>>39
there is alot of 24 shop,restaurant,and another ,it is true
but someone sleep at night
>>40
i dont know it but i think

http://www.bk1.co.jp/product/2388937

こんにちは。１０年に一人、ダンディです！！　ゲッツの世界へようこそ～！　オフィシャルゲッツ、おひさしブリーフなどダンディ坂野の技やゲッツ活用術、センキュー率など、楽しい時間をお届けします。

well, maybe "あっちゃんカッコイイ！" is something popular right now...

what is the most popular file sharing program right now in japan? winmx?

It'd be one of them.

>>43
nyP

>>43
never know what is the Most, some file sharing programs are around there. but to people who can't(don't) read English or wants to share mostly with japanese people, Win*** must be most popular.

Share A82 or EX2 is nice too. There is a good localisation locale.txt out there

why do you guys have such small penises? is that why you guys are all pedos who go for lolis?

>>48
You've never seen Japanese penis, right?　According to survey the avarage size of Japanese is 1 inch bigger than Corean's.

>>49 Then Corean's have a micropennis? :'-(

>>50
Yes, like a your penis (wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

>>50
I had mistake. Corean's one is even bigger then your's.

i haven't seen any korean pr0n or chinese pr0n. but i've seen jap pr0n. i don't think i've seen any jap pr0n with dicks > 6 inches.

Who cares

>>53 Imposible, i have a 22cm

Damn it all

We got a Japnease dude who is on the 4ch and all we ask is his penis size Come on people we can do better then that. I mean we should be asking him better questions like, Are you really able to get beer from vending machines.

Or used panties!

Can you get a refund if they are not fresh? ...the beers, that is?

http://hahaasian.ytmnd.com/

>>61
No.
But, many old man commit suicide because of discharge.
32109 peoples commit suicide in Japan 2003.

>>61
The suicide rate of Japanese of all ages is more than 2 times higher than Americans, but the rate of American youth (10-24YRS) is higher than that of Japanese youth. I believe the pressure of exam is higher in America than Japan

By comparison the suicide rate of boys is higher than girls in America while that of girls is higher than boys in Japan. It seems American boy's pressure is really high. I'm glad I was born in Japan.

>>64 "I believe the pressure of exam is higher in America than Japan"

Bahahaha! I don't think so. If true, the reason is not because of exams. There are many, many colleges and universities in America so if you fail to get in one, you can try the other ones or wait a semester and try again. The real reason is probably the breakup of the nuclear family leading to unstable youths.

what's with all this penis talk?

おい、アメリカってなんで戦争してるの？いい加減日本語勉強しろよくズ
なにこのクリオリティのなさは？ねえ死ねよくそアメ公

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お前ら長文は三行まで！！！！！これ基本！！！分かったな？
それとお前ら改行しろよ分かった？なあ？

>>67
┐('～`；)┌

>>65
and the evil thing called "emo".

i have a question:
Is airsoft really big in japan? , or is it just a hobby that alot like. Like what i mean is , is it all over in the streets?

> is it all over in the streets?

How come you got such a wierd imagination?

>>71
the internet , lol

I was planning a trip to Japan (fly into Kyoto, take the train around the country-side a bit, check out the mountains, end off in Tokyo). Three questions:

1. My Japanese is pretty rudimentary, but I'm really worried about insulting people because I'm bad at telling the difference between my "boku wa" and "watashi wa" and all that sorta stuff... is it important to know formal Japanese if I'm obviously a foreigner? If so, where can I learn some of the ins and outs?
2. It's cliche, but... do I or should I learn how to bow? My enter knowledge of bowing currently comes from a few years of Aikido (and you don't "bow" so much as kowtow) and reading "Rising Sun" when I was a kid.

And, last question, nothing to do with travel:
3. Is it still illegal to show the old Imperial Japanese flag (the one with the rays coming off the sun)?

>>73
I think those kinds of questions aren't something you should ask Japanese.
Anyway...

1. You don't have to be nervous. You can't insult others so easyly.
   But you can annoy others easily if you dress like garbage. Seeing backpacker-style foreigners who wear short pants to show ungry hairly legs is really annoying.
2. Don't bow unless you can do it naturally. Just nod like you always do (if you want to).
   Not bowing isn't rude at all.
3. How stupid. Aren't you refering to Korea?
   Freedom of expression is one of the most emphasized ideology for postwar Japanese.
   The Rising Sun flag had never been illegul before, and will never be illegul forever.

no legul....

illegal... orz

>>74
Oh? Who should I ask, then?
But thank you for the answers!

> Seeing backpacker-style foreigners who wear short pants to show ungry hairly legs is really annoying.

It's interesting to hear your views on that. A lot of people wear shorts in foreign countries when it's hot outside, and hairy legs are the norm. Guys usually don't shave their legs...

Are fujoshi really as hated and mocked in Japan as some yaoi fan girls here in the west think they are?

OF COURSE WHY NOT?

>> Is it important to know formal Japanese if I'm obviously a foreigner? If so, where can I learn some of the ins and outs?

 "Boku" is used only by guys and only with their closen friends/maybe girlfriend. You're better off using "watashi". if you only learn a little Japanese, learn polite form or "desu/masu" form. Plain form is used more regularly, but by using desumasu you won't offend anyone - they'll compliment you on your (however minimal) japanese ability to the point where you want to kill.

>> It's cliche, but... do I or should I learn how to bow? My enter knowledge of bowing currently comes from a few years of Aikido (and you don't "bow" so much as kowtow) and reading "Rising Sun" when I was a kid.

  Yeah - you pick it up. Don't stress too much.

>> Are fujoshi really as hated and mocked in Japan as some yaoi fan girls here in the west think they are?

     Yep. Otaku and Fujoshi are not appreciated here. They are openly mocked. Seriously. The worst thing you can do is label yourself as an otaku or fujoshi, especially as a foreigner

However, a lot of Japanese of 50 years old or less are familiar with the anime and manga from infancy.
I think that the Japanese people are Otaku overall when paraphrasing it compared with
the foreign country. Regardless of the level.
When a middle-aged man is made to talk about Gundam, the appearance that gets excited
is abnormal. It is an interesting point in Japan.

What are your thoughts on the Prime Minister attending Yasukuni Shrine and its impact on relations with Korea, China, and Taiwan? Is the PM making visits as a private citizen, or is he giving preferential treatment to this shrine as a Shinto symbol with great importance to the right wing of the Diet?

No it doesn't mean almost anything for Japanese. Stupid Corean and Chinese people read too much into it which bears no immediate relationship to themselves. In fact the shrine suffers from lack of financial resources today. Old people used to contributed money but young people pay no attention to such a patriotic shrine because basically youth hate old-fashoned right wing. Thus visiting of PM is a good free advertisement for the shrine. For the PM, it's also a good advertisement to get votes of old people.

>>81
Japan is a gigantic entertainment and sub-culture country. Oversea people may think anime is a major entertaiment industry in Japan but the truth is nothing more than tip of an iceberg.

Do you like Akihabara? Because I'm in Tokyo, and I do.

=_=

Hello Japanese! I am happy Yankee!

>>82
I think that any faith must be individual and free from a state and a society.
I believe the Bible individually and so want evangelization but do not want to let officers persecute others.
Because I am a citizen. I must accept freedom of conscience in the society.
The people in the east Asia including Japan does not seem to concern politico-religious separation.
Someone who want official visit and official insult for Yasukuni both want national evaluatation of a religeon.
Superficially, this oppression by others against others seems to give us some advantage.
But I dont agree it because of civic duty. We can not going to protest under supression, if we do it.

Is it really true that Beverly Hills 90210 is incredibly popular?

How come whenever I look at 2-ch or something, all of the text ends in "wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww"

"w" is short for "warota"
"warota" is roughly "I laughed"

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwww = lolololololololol

>>89
Yes,I watched it,but most favorite is "I Married A Witch" on TV.

>>93
Bewitched?

I'm a fan of Japanese anime music.

Could you name some anime opening/ending songs that you liked?

Kagayakeru Hoshi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYKMp4iv5K0

SPT Layzner's OP.

>>97

LONELY WAY KONO BOKU NOO~

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0AiIHL0pVMo

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>>99-102

Welcome, mental midget.

is it true that the "butlers" at the BL cafe are girls crossdressed like guys??? O_o

>>104
There are some cafes like that, but there are also cafes where the butlers are real men.

do you have a small penis?

stop talking shit. seriously

i mean ppl like >>106

ORLY

no, mine is 12 inches

gay porn lovers sucks!!

Do black chinese people exist? Just wondering cause I've never seen one pure japanese blood.

>>1-112

WEEABOO, WEEABOO, DID SOMEONE SAY WEEABOO

>>113

You did. Nobody else cares about your made-up 4chan words.

do you otaku. n it is true that japanese girl are hot???

do you otaku. n it is true that japanese girl are hot???

Are there any hot otaku girls in Japan?

Nerdettes?

>>118
They all work for Google. ;)