NHK Man Knocked on My Door for the 47th Time This Year
There’s a special place in hell for Japan’s subscription demons, and it’s reserved entirely for NHK door-knockers. This morning, 8:12 a.m., hair like a mop, still in my underwear, clutching…
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年
12
Years in Japan
記事
7
Rants
忍耐
∞
Patience Lost
後悔
0
Regrets
分類
Categories
Choose your preferred flavor of frustration
官僚主義
Bureaucracy
Everything from paperwork hell to pointless stamps (hanko) to the time you needed to fill out ten forms just to change your address.
2 rants
日常生活
Daily Life
Noise complaints from neighbors, landlord hassles, passive-aggressive notes, and everything that makes daily living in Japan a test of patience.
1 rants
娯楽
Entertainment & Media
J-Pop overload, idol worship, game shows that make you question humanity, and anime tropes that refuse to die.
0 rants
飲食
Food & Drink
Convenience store horror stories, mystery meat onigiri, overpriced coffee, and restaurants that shut at 8pm—plus all the petty rants about chopstick etiquette and weak beer.
0 rants
言語
Language & Communication
The English language circus, getting “gaijin’d,” and why “I’m sorry” often means “fuck you” in the politest possible way.
0 rants
金・買い物
Money & Shopping
Cash-only rage, weird ATM hours, overpriced fruits, and why every store has a stamp card you’ll never fill.
1 rants
社会の愚痴
Social Rants
Japanese social quirks, foreigner stereotypes, karaoke cringe, and the glorious parade of Engrish that makes your head spin.
3 rants
交通
Transportation
For everything from train etiquette to bicycle chaos to that one asshole who refuses to move over on the escalator.
1 rants
About the Author
Just another gaijin who's been here long enough to know better, but not long enough to stop caring. Based in Tokyo, collecting observations and turning them into rants for your reading pleasure.
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