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Live in Japan. Worked on a project for NTT few years back. One of the guys in the office colkapsed. Two others carried him out to a bench in a hallway. They don't work hard really - mainly long hours.
Aye - sit and chew the information over and over without taking any action. Drives one nuts. It's an exceptionally conservative environment where any innovation must come from above.
since he's western, they asked, hey what aren't we doing that western companies are?
they aren't agile, so he thought he could slowly transition to that. he introduced the idea of standup and maybe they could do that in the morning
over a year that turned into a 2 hour meeting about the state of the entire company, every day
when he suggested they stop doing that, his boss was upset because "this was your idea!"
said meeting is also mandatory in person. regardless of the pandemic or any stay at home orders. even if you go home for the rest of the day, you MUST attend that meeting in person.
The main skill of the average Japanese office worker is to arrive five minutes before their boss does, and leave five minutes after their boss leaves. The same amount of work will get done each day, regardless of how much time passes between these two events.
It's definitely a factor of "Job is Life." People aren't allowed to go home until the boss does, or they are seen as lazy. If management decides to meet at the bar after work, employees may be required to be there, even if it's just a "social" gathering.
Basically, they're tethered to what the boss says. While in the US, there's a whole other host of problems with people being overworked, we can all agree it's time to call the Capitalistic Machine for what it has become: quite the asshole.
And I like some of Capitalism, but in its current implementation, it's starting to hurt us all more than help us.
It's similar to be accepted into a family. Capitalism with a twist, if you will. As a new hire you are supposed to work according to instruction manual and spend 10-20 years advancing the ladder. Habbits die hard, and "if it ain't broke - don't fix it" mentality carries on. It has roots in the rice growing methods where each member of family had a role, and every improvisation risked a harvest loss. Family loyalty came first, and modern Japanese society has exactly this structure.
So yes, people do drop dead at work... But not because of this kind of work. They overwork themselves to impress their bosses. People who are not salaryman generally avoid that fate (though not always, certainly).
I had a meeting with Japanese partners and they got off a plane and we were in the meeting until 11 pm. One thing that I found inefficient is that they're totally willing to solve every problem right there in the meeting. I respect that kind of dedication but taking some things offline would be a better use of time.
It's kind of cool to see all the salarymen decked out to the nines. It was also interesting to realize how many were probably just low level corporate cogs. Different world.
rmvoerman ยท 247 points ยท Posted at 17:33:06 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I question the validity of this information and the source
hatuhsawl ยท 483 points ยท Posted at 17:43:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Hereโs a Wikipedia, Iโm at work so I canโt check the validity of Wikipediaโs sources but I can confirm that comment OP didnโt just make it up
Edit: reworded part of the sentence for maximum specificity and clarity
rmvoerman ยท 305 points ยท Posted at 17:48:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I looked it up and got some info from other commenters as well but it looks like it's just like the rest of the world dying from stress from work exept in Japan and China the severeness and the amount of times it happens is higher.
A 19yr old died while on his feet at one of his jobs at Mc Donalds a while ago. He had been up for something insane in the 75+hr range working a bunch of diff jobs to support his mother and siblings. They work to the extreme over there.
Yeah people shit on Japanโs overwork culture but itโs been found Americans work just as much overtime. The difference is Americans just take their work home with them. Americaโs work culture can be easily just as bad as Japanโs
Aren't all of these correlated with work and stress, though?
[deleted] ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 18:29:09 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is so true. Itโs early afternoon on a Saturday and I have to go pick up materials for a job Monday here in an hour. Right in the middle of my weekend.
manys ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:01:35 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think you can correlate suicide rates with workpressure immedately like that because there are much more factors that have a play in this and then I'm not even talking about statistics inaccuraries but yeah suicide rates can give some sort indication
Yakhov ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
for context:
According to the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, which included Amazon on its 2019 โDirty Dozenโ list of the most dangerous employers in the United States, six Amazon workers died on the job between November 2018 and April 2019. ... โIt seems Amazon values money way more than life.
heavy emphasis on โapparentlyโ as itโs something iโve just heard not thoroughly researched, but that Wiki article is what I was referring to thank you! so dropping down dead may seem like an exaggeration but no itโs really a thing, even with itโs own name in Japan. itโs quite widespread over SE Asia.
masasin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:34 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Its own name just literally is "overwork death". Less of a separate name and more of a description. In some other languages (e.g., German) you'd remove the space, so overworkdeath.
Emerducks ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:42:02 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It is actually a thing. I donโt know if itโs that extreme, but being overworked and having extreme health problems as a side effect is definitely a phenomenon in Japan. (And China, I believe)
rmvoerman ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 17:43:44 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I can totally Imagine. But I think dropping dead is a little over exaggerated
Emerducks ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:44:48 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve always loved observing the Shinkansen trains. One thing I noticed is that they were spotless, but the tops were always dusty and grimy. Iโve always wanted to do a thesis or study on the cost of cleaning the tops vs the benefit gained from deceased drag for fuel efficiency.
And clean! They are super clean and organized and their manhole covers are decorated!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:34:13 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Very!
hublaka ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:34:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
For a technological country, they ensure lots of their jobs are manual to ensure everyone has a benefit to society. I was there for a week and everyone does something no matter how small the job.
Studawg1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
In Rhode Island itโs the opposite, some time the city strip the whole street and leave it for next 6 months
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:13 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
OK now live there for more than 5 years like me and work there and migrate there, the wrist things are when they say the words "nihongo ga jouzu desu ne" that means your Japanese is good but in reality that is just polite way of saying stfu. OK for reals tho I'm working on logistics I'm asian I migrated here in Japan but every dya I'm still surprised by the techniques those cargo organazing dudes use, they do be tossing without breaking anything
Every service industry is also a pleasure to be a customer of. Lost my bag with my passport on a train and it was one of the most pleasant experiences of my life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:06 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:08 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Jouhatsu literally means Evaporation and itโs sometimes used to describe people just disappearing like steam with nothing left. Itโs not something youโd put speech marks around and is far less a thing than youre trying to make it sound like
Gonna need you to back that up. I don't see how workplace accidents could be anything but inefficient.
vicncak ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 20:14:04 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Workplace safety measures exist to protect the incompetent and inefficient workers from hurting themselves. Workplace safety is a huge detriment to those who are already skilled in what they do. The more bureaucracy and red tape you add to a simple work procedure the more inefficient it will become because of how the safety measures slow the process down.
This seems like satire. Safety measures exist to protect ALL workers from mistakes (which even skilled workers will make) as well as equipment failure.
I guess if every worker were absolutely perfect then you wouldn't need safety measures, but that isn't the case.
Workplace safety measures exist to protect the incompetent and inefficient workers
The most incompetent workers are the ones that feel annoyed by safety rules because they think they are too skilled to make a mistake or be subject to equipment failure. That's you.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:15 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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vicncak ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:11:16 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Accidents only happen if the workers are incompetent. The empire state building was constructed in 1 year and 45 days, in the early 30's, when construction technology was primitive. And guess what? Not only does the structure still stand, but they also had no safety regulations back then
I watched it twice trying to figure out what could possibly be remarkable about that part in particular.
Stellar5 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:53:48 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
As a hobbyist woodworker, the remarkable part was that he cut off a chess piece from what was going to be a scrap cutoff from a table leg. It was another example of great skill and efficiency.
toefungi ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:28:25 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah tossing the bricks (tiles?) up on sticks 2 floors, one by one, requiring three people to constantly be in motion... Why not use a pulley, or put them on a cart on an elevator, and move a whole pile of them at once?
I believe itโs actually shovels full of mortar. I agree with you about efficiency but:
1: someone above me said that Japan has a societally contributive culture where everyone does all the jobs, no matter how small.
2: this is impressive because itโs a mixture, that if not caught carefully, can and will slop all over. The fact that two dudes in succession can catch piles of mortar without spilling it, efficiency aside, speaks to a pretty unique skill.
kirbo88 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:11:49 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's plaster for the wall. It comes premixed in buckets, mixing it outside by hand and throwing it to two people is a waste of time and man power. One man job to do the plastering. Not to mention the guy in the middle of the chain is on a roof without scaffolding/harness/guide rail.
I was gonna say the same thing. Nothing about this seems futuristic and some of it even seems old school. The guys banging the post in could be replaced by a pile driver, not to mention the people moving the foam stuff around could be done by a machine too. If anything a lot of this stuff seems a little inefficient and a waste of man power. I'm sure Japan is a great place but you could definitely find way way way better example of Japan being futuristic.
I get a little sad every time I see Japan. I miss it so much. Being in the states sucks once youโve lived there before. Japanese folks are some of the kindest souls on this planet, Amazing manners and respect.
[deleted] ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:08:29 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Well, first of all, they really don't like foreigners.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:23:01 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Good to know lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:36 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Does that only apply to foreigners living there or tourists too? I went to Japan for 2 weeks and I had a great experience and was treated very well. Maybe I just wasn't there long enough to notice it?
idixon0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:37 on January 7, 2021 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao
apeliott ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:53:17 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I went as a tourist, met a karate master who offered to teach me so I stayed, learned karate, married a hot Japanese girl and bought an apartment in Tokyo.
apeliott ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:02:57 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yakuza
Racism
Sexism
Poor mental health support
Social isolation
Crazy fuckers stabbing strangers
Russia / China / Korea
Low birthrates
Abandoned houses
Economic stagnation
Sexual assaults
Obnoxious political vans
Repressive education system
Police corruption / broken legal system
Terrible road users (cars, trucks and bicycles)
Bullying
Child abuse
Natural disasters
Suicide
Countryside decline
Immigrant worker abuse
Sex trafficking
Crazy religious cults
Noise pollution
Poor working culture
Cedar trees. Fuck 'em, fuck 'em all. Cut them down and burn the lot of them
The NHK. Fuck the NHK.
No crumpets
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:35:49 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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apeliott ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:30:05 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's more that those countries don't like Japan very much and there are many disputes around land for example. I think Japan is still technically at war with Russia. North Korea likes to threaten us and sometimes lob missiles our way. South Korea keeps asking for more money over the 'comfort women' thing and China wants to ramp up its military to bully surrounding countries into giving up their territory.
It's certainly a far cry from the relative peace and stability I'm used to in Europe.
Whats so bad with the NHK? I currently read articles on the easy site as one of my ways to practice Japanese, so I know what it is but not much about them.
apeliott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:55:42 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Many issues, but the biggest complaint is how they harrass, intimidate and bully people into paying for their service, even if you don't use it.
Imagine that I set up a blog about my belly button fluff and demand that everyone in the country with a computer or a phone has to pay $20 a month to me. Don't want to visit my site? Tough shit. I'm going to send people round to your house to demand payment. You have a computer so you could read read my blog if you wanted to. Therefore you owe me money. Don't understand English? Tough shit, pay me. Don't want to pay? Fuck you. I'm gonna lawyer up and take your ass to court.
It's kinda like that.
Noble-Ok ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:36:38 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The occasional attack from Godzilla.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:21:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Nice
apeliott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:15 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Living there was awesome. I lived in Okinawa for 3 years and another 3 years right outside Tokyo. Depending on what you enjoy (hustle and bustle of the city, Tokyo, or a laid island life in Oki) is gonna make the difference. Regardless Both places are amazing. The people are so nice. I canโt reiterate how polite they are.
The only time I had confrontations was with other Americans stationed there. I never worried about anything. Some malls donโt close until midnight there and they have been times where my family and I would go. When we get there itโd be a bunch of people with their kids, just randomly shopping. I donโt need my gun and I like that.
The food........man....itโs orgasmic. So stuff will catch you off guard, but you still might like it. Tbh Iโm not sure how the immigration process works for Japan. Some of my troops got out and stayed in Japan by marrying a Japanese citizen. Last I checked they are still out there.
If you can swing it. Iโd visit out there and see what you like.
Probably not as good as you imagine it to be. There's good food, and good sight seeing, but you can do all that as a tourist. The working conditions and pay don't match up that well with other countries, folks in Tokyo (main candidate city for non-English teaching jobs) are hostile towards foreigners, and the language will take years of investment to pick up, and you'll need the language.
Some of the kindest folks - to whites. At least from what my dad, who is Japanese, has said, they see themselves as belonging to a racial rung below that of whites/Europeans. But they also see themselves as being higher up than other Asians and treat them as such. Of course, thatโs just him and how heโs seen it. He moved to America three or four decades ago, so some things may be different. He still holds the idea that not much has changed.
For the record Iโm a tall ass black man and I can honestly say I never had an issue like that while I was out there. The people there loved me and I love them. I have seen cases where they may treat other Asian races โless thanโ, but that is still considered chick fil a level service.
They're not on the streets but you have people basically living in glorified closet-shacks a bit off the beaten path. There's plumbing and power but it's the bare minimum. Yakuza 7 actually has a modestly sympathetic take on the homeless issue.
jdeezy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Still better than tent cities and public defecation in us
Honestly, I'm always impressed by the overnight road/bridge time lapse from Japandutch tunnel built in a weekend that floats around once in a while. There's several bridges that are closed to be repaired where I live that have been closed for YEARS. Anybody that works in construction who knows why this happens? Is it red tape and inspections?
Money. Doing work like this significantly increases the cost of construction. This technique isnโt new, itโs been done around the world since the 1980s, itโs just so damn expensive.
This highway is the main route from the Dutch capital to Germany. I would guess they decided that a longer impact to traffic on that route would cost the economy more than it would cost extra to use this method of building.
But most cases the extra cost of doing this is assessed to outweigh the cost of traffic impacts, hence why this technique is so rarely used.
JayF1ow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:11 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Teamwork makes the dream work
OnyxPuma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:28 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
That third one isnt a japanese thing? Maybe it originated in japan but i do that in school but with steel and not wood. Its called a lathe (to all the people who are about to say โACKSHUALLY ITS A CNCโ . . . no. A cnc is programmed, a lathe is done by hand. Again- this could be different for wood, and if so thats my bad because we dont use it
This is why Japan is so amazing. I love the country and want to live there. It's definitely the best but it still has issues like the aging population and overworking
abaram ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 18:04:34 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I would argue that Japan treats people more like machines than most cultures. It looks so well put together because there is zero individuality. You are left alone as long as you behave exactly like the social norms, but the second you step out of that boundary you will be ruthlessly cut down.
You sure you can handle that? Even the Japanese people can't.
After Japan lost, they found themselves having to rebuild their entire society, including the devastation from two atomic bombs dropped on them.
They had to overwork themselves to rebuild, catch up, and eventually complete globally (see how in the 80s there were many predictions that Japan would overtake the international world financially--same as how China was seen in the 2000s).
However, most of the people running the country now, are those people that survived that rebuild process, mostly men in old age. They are set in their ways, demand respect (as set by the culture), and what they say goes.
As with many aging men in any other country, they don't understand that life has changed and they continue to push the old ways of being. This is what has a strangle-hold on the "millenials" of Japan, if you will. Much in the same way that old men in America, Australia, insert your country here, seem to be doing as well.
Jelifiss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:13 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Theyโre not that far ahead. 80 years isnโt that long
MikMay99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan is what America wishes it was like, and what some Americans think America is like even though the roles are reversed.
Edit: that last bit sounds a bit confusing, but u get my point.
TR8R2199 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like a lot of their creative manual labour workarounds in 3001 could be avoided by having Japanese technology that existed back in 2001
Japan's population isn't even half of the US, but if the US was in a condensed area like Japan is nothing would get done and we'd be killing each other. Japan (333) has 10x the amount of people per kilometer than the US (34).
iLOLZU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:55 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I love how extra all of these are.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:32 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Me: sees fellow Asian people do cool shit at work
Also me: realizing I work as a custom on logistics
Me again: starts writing on papers like pen a pen ninja
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:26 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think any of the clips were from Japan.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:39 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly seems they are doing 3rd world countries method of work in a 1st world environment. I know for a fact in Japan is "normal" to work way too many hours.....
I want visit Japan so badly, but youโre not allowed to bring in ANY ADHD meds into the country at all. I donโt function well off my meds at all, so iโm not sure iโll ever be able to
Yep impressive. But that level of performance is in exchange of personal happiness and free time. Of you wanna work like a machine then you gotta live like a machine. Except the traffic warden he is just having fun in a boring job.
I've never been to Japan, but I've seen a lot of backwoods american stuff, and I think you could make an accurate venn diagram that would look like tw golf tees crossing over at the tip in regard to this type of stuff.
There not smart we are all just dumb that have maximized fun minimized danger and made sure what the workers are doing is effective so work is done fast
Efficiency is a part of it, but its supposed to be a constant mindset. How often have you thought about the order in which you cook your breakfast? Kaizen practitioners would think about it every time, trying new things to increase both the efficiency but also the quality of the meal.
Their efficiency is hella high but overworking is an issue but unlike other countries they tend to keep work at work instead of bringing it home still horrible for stress but they got us there
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[deleted] ยท 2374 points ยท Posted at 16:51:04 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I love Japan... when I was there
I saw a pot hole on the road early morning, came back that afternoon, it was gone.
Just so efficient
helloinsanity01 ยท 1009 points ยท Posted at 17:11:54 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
apparently though people just drop down dead because theyโre so overworked (i think thereโs a name for it, โKaroshiโ?)
reyerphoto ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 18:00:54 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Live in Japan. Worked on a project for NTT few years back. One of the guys in the office colkapsed. Two others carried him out to a bench in a hallway. They don't work hard really - mainly long hours.
Vectorial1024 ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 18:26:27 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Meetings! Meetings for other meetings! Meetception! Or at least that was what I read about the Japanese a while back
reyerphoto ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:42:55 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Aye - sit and chew the information over and over without taking any action. Drives one nuts. It's an exceptionally conservative environment where any innovation must come from above.
mysticrudnin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:12:47 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
my brother is an engineer in Japan
since he's western, they asked, hey what aren't we doing that western companies are?
they aren't agile, so he thought he could slowly transition to that. he introduced the idea of standup and maybe they could do that in the morning
over a year that turned into a 2 hour meeting about the state of the entire company, every day
when he suggested they stop doing that, his boss was upset because "this was your idea!"
said meeting is also mandatory in person. regardless of the pandemic or any stay at home orders. even if you go home for the rest of the day, you MUST attend that meeting in person.
ConstableBlimeyChips ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:16:49 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The main skill of the average Japanese office worker is to arrive five minutes before their boss does, and leave five minutes after their boss leaves. The same amount of work will get done each day, regardless of how much time passes between these two events.
i_Got_Rocks ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:39:28 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's definitely a factor of "Job is Life." People aren't allowed to go home until the boss does, or they are seen as lazy. If management decides to meet at the bar after work, employees may be required to be there, even if it's just a "social" gathering.
Basically, they're tethered to what the boss says. While in the US, there's a whole other host of problems with people being overworked, we can all agree it's time to call the Capitalistic Machine for what it has become: quite the asshole.
And I like some of Capitalism, but in its current implementation, it's starting to hurt us all more than help us.
reyerphoto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:35 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's similar to be accepted into a family. Capitalism with a twist, if you will. As a new hire you are supposed to work according to instruction manual and spend 10-20 years advancing the ladder. Habbits die hard, and "if it ain't broke - don't fix it" mentality carries on. It has roots in the rice growing methods where each member of family had a role, and every improvisation risked a harvest loss. Family loyalty came first, and modern Japanese society has exactly this structure.
GSDavisArt ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:59:04 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
So yes, people do drop dead at work... But not because of this kind of work. They overwork themselves to impress their bosses. People who are not salaryman generally avoid that fate (though not always, certainly).
Source: lived and worked there in the early 2000s
helloinsanity01 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:59:54 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
yes thatโs what i was referring to, not this work specifically hahaha
izactuallydolan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:14:15 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I had a meeting with Japanese partners and they got off a plane and we were in the meeting until 11 pm. One thing that I found inefficient is that they're totally willing to solve every problem right there in the meeting. I respect that kind of dedication but taking some things offline would be a better use of time.
GimmeTheHotSauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:26 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's kind of cool to see all the salarymen decked out to the nines. It was also interesting to realize how many were probably just low level corporate cogs. Different world.
rmvoerman ยท 247 points ยท Posted at 17:33:06 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I question the validity of this information and the source
hatuhsawl ยท 483 points ยท Posted at 17:43:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Hereโs a Wikipedia, Iโm at work so I canโt check the validity of Wikipediaโs sources but I can confirm that comment OP didnโt just make it up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoshi
Edit: reworded part of the sentence for maximum specificity and clarity
rmvoerman ยท 305 points ยท Posted at 17:48:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I looked it up and got some info from other commenters as well but it looks like it's just like the rest of the world dying from stress from work exept in Japan and China the severeness and the amount of times it happens is higher.
wolfgang784 ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 18:50:02 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
A 19yr old died while on his feet at one of his jobs at Mc Donalds a while ago. He had been up for something insane in the 75+hr range working a bunch of diff jobs to support his mother and siblings. They work to the extreme over there.
savwatson13 ยท 262 points ยท Posted at 17:53:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah people shit on Japanโs overwork culture but itโs been found Americans work just as much overtime. The difference is Americans just take their work home with them. Americaโs work culture can be easily just as bad as Japanโs
supersnaps ยท 198 points ยท Posted at 19:22:00 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
We kill ourselves with booze, horrible diets, and substance abuse long before work stress can take us out.
ChinaWetMarketLover ยท 129 points ยท Posted at 20:05:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh yes the American way
milk4all ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:58:34 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yeah brother!
bites giant oxy fed beef burger
TROLL-MASTER-FLEX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:15:27 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is the way
joeyfromthemoon ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:32:07 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Three cheers for substance abuse!!
dream_tech ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:52:59 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The new My Chemical Romance album sounds awesome.
my_okay_throwaway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:41 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I spit out my coffee (second cup, since caffeine is how Iโm slowly killing myself) laughing at this ๐
bigbrainboiiiiiii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:30:39 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Hip hip hurray
Zenketski ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:06:26 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Substance abuse? rails and Adderall mix with instant coffee what substance abuse
PepeLaughW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:49 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Why live that long, just shoot up the school, duh.
GummoStump ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:39 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't all of these correlated with work and stress, though?
[deleted] ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 18:29:09 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is so true. Itโs early afternoon on a Saturday and I have to go pick up materials for a job Monday here in an hour. Right in the middle of my weekend.
manys ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:01:35 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Just as bad...and with more potholes!
Ryoukugan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:14:13 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Americans take their work home, Japanese just live at work.
LeActualCannibal ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:53:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
If you check the suicide rate by country it is quite obvious that Japan is not fairing well in that respect.
rmvoerman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:48:59 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think you can correlate suicide rates with workpressure immedately like that because there are much more factors that have a play in this and then I'm not even talking about statistics inaccuraries but yeah suicide rates can give some sort indication
Yakhov ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
for context:
According to the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, which included Amazon on its 2019 โDirty Dozenโ list of the most dangerous employers in the United States, six Amazon workers died on the job between November 2018 and April 2019. ... โIt seems Amazon values money way more than life.
DimeBagJoe2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:39 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Uh yah thatโs the point
rmvoerman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:33 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's something different than dropping dead imo but ok
helloinsanity01 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:48:57 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
heavy emphasis on โapparentlyโ as itโs something iโve just heard not thoroughly researched, but that Wiki article is what I was referring to thank you! so dropping down dead may seem like an exaggeration but no itโs really a thing, even with itโs own name in Japan. itโs quite widespread over SE Asia.
masasin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:34 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Its own name just literally is "overwork death". Less of a separate name and more of a description. In some other languages (e.g., German) you'd remove the space, so overworkdeath.
twentyonesandwich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:45:21 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
this Instagram account has plenty of karoshi
helloinsanity01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:25:23 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
why
Emerducks ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:42:02 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It is actually a thing. I donโt know if itโs that extreme, but being overworked and having extreme health problems as a side effect is definitely a phenomenon in Japan. (And China, I believe)
rmvoerman ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 17:43:44 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I can totally Imagine. But I think dropping dead is a little over exaggerated
Emerducks ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:44:48 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoshi
Edit: Donโt downvote them, itโs a perfectly reasonable assumption to make... such a reddit thing to do
LordSteinerTheBoss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:53:50 on December 1, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
lmao @ question popular and googlable facts
8-bit_Gangster ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 17:13:47 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The trains... so clean and punctual.
When I moved back to the states, that was the biggest thing I missed.
disenchanted_youth ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:21:25 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve always loved observing the Shinkansen trains. One thing I noticed is that they were spotless, but the tops were always dusty and grimy. Iโve always wanted to do a thesis or study on the cost of cleaning the tops vs the benefit gained from deceased drag for fuel efficiency.
thefatcat89 ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 17:51:10 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*cries in Massachusetts
ItsFiin3 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:13:35 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*sobs in Rhode Island
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:29:00 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*Sobs more since I live in California now
rebeckso ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:22:39 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*wails in CA
MinimaTheWarrior ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:09:22 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*falls into 5 holes filled with sewers water in brazil
karinaspaldingtweaks ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:41:40 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Cali sucks all around now itโs just becoming the land of tears
zayedd1 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:30:29 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*Dies in Indian
Firefly_6666 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:08:42 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*Laughs in reincarnation
d0nttalk2me ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:28:14 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*bawls in Nebraska
SaltoDaKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:52 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Rhode Island number one!!!!!! in worst road 25% road need repair letโs push for 33%
YourOldBoyRickJames ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:26:41 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
*Tuts in British.
Galaxyz7X ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:33 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Same
ZishaanK ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:18:32 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
In my country they wait for potholes to become damn near sinkholes and then they fill them.
idixon0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:24 on January 7, 2021 ยท (Permalink)
Whaattt?
TessaNO-TessaYES ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:24:49 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
And clean! They are super clean and organized and their manhole covers are decorated!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:34:13 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Very!
hublaka ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:34:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
For a technological country, they ensure lots of their jobs are manual to ensure everyone has a benefit to society. I was there for a week and everyone does something no matter how small the job.
Studawg1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve seen this somewhere before
SaltoDaKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:21 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
In Rhode Island itโs the opposite, some time the city strip the whole street and leave it for next 6 months
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:13 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
OK now live there for more than 5 years like me and work there and migrate there, the wrist things are when they say the words "nihongo ga jouzu desu ne" that means your Japanese is good but in reality that is just polite way of saying stfu. OK for reals tho I'm working on logistics I'm asian I migrated here in Japan but every dya I'm still surprised by the techniques those cargo organazing dudes use, they do be tossing without breaking anything
reallylongshanks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:31 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Theyre also extremely fucking clean, I went there for vacation and I almost saw no trash at all. I was almost blind it was so clean.
idixon0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:57 on January 7, 2021 ยท (Permalink)
Lmaoo
RayJ1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:48 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Thats what happens when you're bred to be a workhorse/robot and not a human with limits.
These workers are like, human 2.0
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:08 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
arent we all.. pawns for corporations?
CaptainBananaAwesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:40 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Every service industry is also a pleasure to be a customer of. Lost my bag with my passport on a train and it was one of the most pleasant experiences of my life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:06 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
At the expense of their labor force of course.
Jumpman707 ยท 493 points ยท Posted at 17:09:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Bright side of Japan, but like any society, there are dark sides of it. Look up the "jouhatsu".
rmvoerman ยท 304 points ยท Posted at 17:34:41 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna google it and it's some weird kind of porn or shit like that I'm gonna be angry. If it was I will not update this comment to let y'all know.
UPDATE: y'all safe.
beluuuuuuga ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 17:36:28 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Commented now. Guys I think it was the p thing cuz she hasn't updated yet.
royaldisorders ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 17:39:17 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. It basically means companies who help people disappear from their normal lives.
Yrddraiggoch ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 17:39:25 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I risked it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jouhatsu
totally not porn, someones really weird fetish maybe, but totally not porn.
abaram ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 18:02:05 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Fetish?
It's comparable to suicide. Don't sully the lives of people being tormented by cultural pressures that you don't understand.
Yrddraiggoch ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 18:04:56 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't mean it that way and I can see how you got that from the way I badly worded it
i_Got_Rocks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:11 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You da real MVP
KNBeaArthur ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:50:31 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Sign me the fuck up.
Lord__of__Texas ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:44:44 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the old Iโm going to Mexico.
Blasted_Lands ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:15:00 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Why is this a dark side? This sounds like a great service to have if you're contemplating suicide.
snchzls ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:46:20 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I need a dust filter for a Hoover Max extract pressure pro model 60. Can you help me with that?
TheIllestBlanco ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:27:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I would rather not unfortunately
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:08 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Jouhatsu literally means Evaporation and itโs sometimes used to describe people just disappearing like steam with nothing left. Itโs not something youโd put speech marks around and is far less a thing than youre trying to make it sound like
MangaIsekaiWeeb ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 18:13:40 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I see so many OSHA violations here. I hope these stunts is just for a video and not the norm.
vicncak ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:29:01 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Of it's the norm, than it's more efficient. Safety and efficiency are inversely proportionate
enadiz_reccos ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:47:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Gonna need you to back that up. I don't see how workplace accidents could be anything but inefficient.
vicncak ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 20:14:04 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Workplace safety measures exist to protect the incompetent and inefficient workers from hurting themselves. Workplace safety is a huge detriment to those who are already skilled in what they do. The more bureaucracy and red tape you add to a simple work procedure the more inefficient it will become because of how the safety measures slow the process down.
enadiz_reccos ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:22:01 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This seems like satire. Safety measures exist to protect ALL workers from mistakes (which even skilled workers will make) as well as equipment failure.
I guess if every worker were absolutely perfect then you wouldn't need safety measures, but that isn't the case.
marm0lade ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:01:07 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The most incompetent workers are the ones that feel annoyed by safety rules because they think they are too skilled to make a mistake or be subject to equipment failure. That's you.
KiNgAnUb1s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:23 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
do some research before spreading misinformation
archerg66 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:38:23 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say they are all "efficient" the three man toss one seems more for fun than efficiency. Same with the traffic director.
Lobsterzilla ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:10:48 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
That is infinitely more efficient than one guy going up and down constantly
archerg66 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:43 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Or maybe they could use a pulley....
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:15 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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vicncak ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:11:16 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Accidents only happen if the workers are incompetent. The empire state building was constructed in 1 year and 45 days, in the early 30's, when construction technology was primitive. And guess what? Not only does the structure still stand, but they also had no safety regulations back then
marm0lade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:42 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is so comically false you must be a pathetic troll.
anarchistfajitas ยท 157 points ยท Posted at 17:27:01 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Their population pyramid is inverted and they have a massive suicide problem so this actually holds up.
jeffjoof ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:37:11 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
now i love japan, but i would never live there, ive heard too much about it that scares me
not saying my country is better, just that i would never move to japan
apeliott ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:54:26 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I did and I love it.
I could write a book about all the problems it has but on balance it works for me and I won't be leaving.
kangaeyou ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:44:12 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yes to the latter part, but it also tends to be overstated. Data from 2016 has it at #30, with the U.S. at #34.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate (Suicide Rates By Country in 2016 graph)
Kush_And_Cobbler ยท 131 points ยท Posted at 17:39:06 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
3001? Almost everything they do in this video has already been made way easier than they were making it with technology.
FutureBlackmail ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 18:41:31 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
One of the clips is literally just a lathe.
imwithadd ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:14:44 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Ya whatโs that about?
FutureBlackmail ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:35:18 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Well, lathes are pretty satisfying to use/watch, but they're not particularly Japanese. And they've been around for a long time.
kickinfatbeats ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:28:25 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I watched it twice trying to figure out what could possibly be remarkable about that part in particular.
Stellar5 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:53:48 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
As a hobbyist woodworker, the remarkable part was that he cut off a chess piece from what was going to be a scrap cutoff from a table leg. It was another example of great skill and efficiency.
ontopofyourmom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:51:49 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Even better, I think it was a spinning top.
toefungi ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:28:25 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah tossing the bricks (tiles?) up on sticks 2 floors, one by one, requiring three people to constantly be in motion... Why not use a pulley, or put them on a cart on an elevator, and move a whole pile of them at once?
ThePonkMist ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:52:36 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I believe itโs actually shovels full of mortar. I agree with you about efficiency but:
1: someone above me said that Japan has a societally contributive culture where everyone does all the jobs, no matter how small.
2: this is impressive because itโs a mixture, that if not caught carefully, can and will slop all over. The fact that two dudes in succession can catch piles of mortar without spilling it, efficiency aside, speaks to a pretty unique skill.
kirbo88 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:11:49 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's plaster for the wall. It comes premixed in buckets, mixing it outside by hand and throwing it to two people is a waste of time and man power. One man job to do the plastering. Not to mention the guy in the middle of the chain is on a roof without scaffolding/harness/guide rail.
swamp_peanuts ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:06:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Let the weebs have their fun.
GTAdriver1988 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:40 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I was gonna say the same thing. Nothing about this seems futuristic and some of it even seems old school. The guys banging the post in could be replaced by a pile driver, not to mention the people moving the foam stuff around could be done by a machine too. If anything a lot of this stuff seems a little inefficient and a waste of man power. I'm sure Japan is a great place but you could definitely find way way way better example of Japan being futuristic.
ComplexinglyPerfect ยท 207 points ยท Posted at 17:27:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I get a little sad every time I see Japan. I miss it so much. Being in the states sucks once youโve lived there before. Japanese folks are some of the kindest souls on this planet, Amazing manners and respect.
[deleted] ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:08:29 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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costlysalmon ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:54:10 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
We all need a little said sometimes
ComplexinglyPerfect ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:15 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Changed it.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:55:30 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I've always considered moving to japan. How is it there, and how hard would it be to immigrate?
DeusVultMister ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 20:22:20 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Well, first of all, they really don't like foreigners.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:23:01 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Good to know lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:36 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Does that only apply to foreigners living there or tourists too? I went to Japan for 2 weeks and I had a great experience and was treated very well. Maybe I just wasn't there long enough to notice it?
idixon0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:37 on January 7, 2021 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao
apeliott ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:53:17 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I went as a tourist, met a karate master who offered to teach me so I stayed, learned karate, married a hot Japanese girl and bought an apartment in Tokyo.
moneyball32 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:21:31 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Is this the plot to an anime?
apeliott ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:39:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Lol no, I actually don't really like anime.
It's a crazy little story but it's basically how I ended up here. It's all true.
I have a permanent residency visa now.
rotidder_nadnerb ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:42 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Can I live vicariously through you?
apeliott ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:24:09 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, it's not all sake and memes. There's a lot to dislike about the place as well. Works for me though.
Pine-Fern ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:21:11 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Like what? would love to hear your thoughts :)
apeliott ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:02:57 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:35:49 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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apeliott ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:30:05 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's more that those countries don't like Japan very much and there are many disputes around land for example. I think Japan is still technically at war with Russia. North Korea likes to threaten us and sometimes lob missiles our way. South Korea keeps asking for more money over the 'comfort women' thing and China wants to ramp up its military to bully surrounding countries into giving up their territory.
It's certainly a far cry from the relative peace and stability I'm used to in Europe.
screenUWU ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:22:58 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Wow so much to dislike. Thanks for putting it all together
apeliott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:56 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Well, there's a lot to like as well. But if you want the negatives then these are the ones that first come to miw.
screenUWU ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:41:47 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I know, it's just to know what could I encounter if I went there (every country has their things uwu)
PieBob851 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:30:02 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Whats so bad with the NHK? I currently read articles on the easy site as one of my ways to practice Japanese, so I know what it is but not much about them.
apeliott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:55:42 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Many issues, but the biggest complaint is how they harrass, intimidate and bully people into paying for their service, even if you don't use it.
Imagine that I set up a blog about my belly button fluff and demand that everyone in the country with a computer or a phone has to pay $20 a month to me. Don't want to visit my site? Tough shit. I'm going to send people round to your house to demand payment. You have a computer so you could read read my blog if you wanted to. Therefore you owe me money. Don't understand English? Tough shit, pay me. Don't want to pay? Fuck you. I'm gonna lawyer up and take your ass to court.
It's kinda like that.
Noble-Ok ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:36:38 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The occasional attack from Godzilla.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:21:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Nice
apeliott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:15 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, I'm happy :)
ComplexinglyPerfect ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:20:42 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Living there was awesome. I lived in Okinawa for 3 years and another 3 years right outside Tokyo. Depending on what you enjoy (hustle and bustle of the city, Tokyo, or a laid island life in Oki) is gonna make the difference. Regardless Both places are amazing. The people are so nice. I canโt reiterate how polite they are.
The only time I had confrontations was with other Americans stationed there. I never worried about anything. Some malls donโt close until midnight there and they have been times where my family and I would go. When we get there itโd be a bunch of people with their kids, just randomly shopping. I donโt need my gun and I like that.
The food........man....itโs orgasmic. So stuff will catch you off guard, but you still might like it. Tbh Iโm not sure how the immigration process works for Japan. Some of my troops got out and stayed in Japan by marrying a Japanese citizen. Last I checked they are still out there.
If you can swing it. Iโd visit out there and see what you like.
PM_Me_Your_VagOrTits ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:49 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Probably not as good as you imagine it to be. There's good food, and good sight seeing, but you can do all that as a tourist. The working conditions and pay don't match up that well with other countries, folks in Tokyo (main candidate city for non-English teaching jobs) are hostile towards foreigners, and the language will take years of investment to pick up, and you'll need the language.
ouagadouglas ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:41:30 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Some of the kindest folks - to whites. At least from what my dad, who is Japanese, has said, they see themselves as belonging to a racial rung below that of whites/Europeans. But they also see themselves as being higher up than other Asians and treat them as such. Of course, thatโs just him and how heโs seen it. He moved to America three or four decades ago, so some things may be different. He still holds the idea that not much has changed.
ComplexinglyPerfect ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:28:51 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
For the record Iโm a tall ass black man and I can honestly say I never had an issue like that while I was out there. The people there loved me and I love them. I have seen cases where they may treat other Asian races โless thanโ, but that is still considered chick fil a level service.
pm_me_ur_cute_puppy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:22:26 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I canโt wait until I travel to Japan! Although Iโm still young, I would love to travel to Japan some time in the near future!
ComplexinglyPerfect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:22 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You wonโt regret it. Some of the best times of my life were lived out there.
BrilliantNightmare ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 17:41:43 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
How is any of this futuristic?
knightstalk ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 19:08:22 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
because weebs think anything Japanese is perfect
greenw40 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:33:26 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo
Alcohol_Intolerant ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:11:39 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
One's literally a crossing guard for a 3 way intersection. What??
failsafe42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:05 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
And another one is a lathe.
BrilliantNightmare ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:13:06 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Haha youโre right. And when was woodworking futuristic.
Alcohol_Intolerant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:07 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Right? Oh wow a lathe.
apeliott ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:55:46 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You probably haven't seen how bad the drivers are.
RolletRogue ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:35:11 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Well, aside from technology, what else can be considered futuristic, of not working skills.
stevenmorriskeemon ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:49:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Bruh i dont see how any of these show how they live 1000 years ahead only like 2 show more efficiency without spending more money lol
Pand-roo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:12:40 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know if you watched the video properly... did you not see tiny top
Shrek_Layers_oOf ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:16:48 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs literally just a lathe
Pand-roo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:19:17 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Ya a lathe that made tiny top. Japan is clearly living eons ahead of it's time
Mellanchef ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:09:55 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
...And there's only footage of work.
daaangerz0ne ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:08:05 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
In other words, it's very accurate
jimmywarrior ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:34:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure how accurate this is but a family member and a former roommate claim at least in the big cities there are almost no homeless.
jdeezy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:58:35 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm that they are at least not visible in the touristy areas
izactuallydolan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:16:45 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
They're not on the streets but you have people basically living in glorified closet-shacks a bit off the beaten path. There's plumbing and power but it's the bare minimum. Yakuza 7 actually has a modestly sympathetic take on the homeless issue.
jdeezy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Still better than tent cities and public defecation in us
i_Got_Rocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:20 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Huh.
You should research the untouchables of Japan society.
Wonder why you don't see them in most touristy areas.
frostbittenwinds ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:15:05 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This too!
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:19:48 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
lol the fetishism of Japan is insane here, there are talented and efficient workers everywhere in the world.
dickwh1stle ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:39:55 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
If your talking about Japan living in 3001, til, the Japanese have a toilet that recognises your asshole. Link
anonymousss11 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:37:59 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
What was special about the lathe clip?
echodotexe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:22:09 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
u/savevideo
Mother_ducker96 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:23:16 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I love the efficiency! This is extremely satisfying to watch.
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ENGINE_YT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:43:41 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
when they were hammering the poles it reminded me of that scene in Dumbo
BigJack1212 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
So cool!
BashfullyTrashy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:19 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I'm always impressed by the
overnight road/bridge time lapse from Japandutch tunnel built in a weekend that floats around once in a while. There's several bridges that are closed to be repaired where I live that have been closed for YEARS. Anybody that works in construction who knows why this happens? Is it red tape and inspections?JohnnyUtah_QB1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:27:30 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Money. Doing work like this significantly increases the cost of construction. This technique isnโt new, itโs been done around the world since the 1980s, itโs just so damn expensive.
This highway is the main route from the Dutch capital to Germany. I would guess they decided that a longer impact to traffic on that route would cost the economy more than it would cost extra to use this method of building.
But most cases the extra cost of doing this is assessed to outweigh the cost of traffic impacts, hence why this technique is so rarely used.
BigGreenApples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:04 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
r/OSHA
JADESUT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:06 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
KAIZEN.
giantswillbeback ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:10 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks OSHA
JayF1ow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:11 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Teamwork makes the dream work
OnyxPuma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:28 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
That third one isnt a japanese thing? Maybe it originated in japan but i do that in school but with steel and not wood. Its called a lathe (to all the people who are about to say โACKSHUALLY ITS A CNCโ . . . no. A cnc is programmed, a lathe is done by hand. Again- this could be different for wood, and if so thats my bad because we dont use it
Professor_otaku ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:23:51 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is why Japan is so amazing. I love the country and want to live there. It's definitely the best but it still has issues like the aging population and overworking
abaram ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 18:04:34 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I would argue that Japan treats people more like machines than most cultures. It looks so well put together because there is zero individuality. You are left alone as long as you behave exactly like the social norms, but the second you step out of that boundary you will be ruthlessly cut down.
You sure you can handle that? Even the Japanese people can't.
treechopper123 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:40:35 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
very well put
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:54 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd love to go there but would hate to live there
yeFoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:59 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Easy! Live in Japan, but work for international clients through the internet! Or set up some scammy passive income like courses/coaching.
i_Got_Rocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:00 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is probably a remnant of WW2.
After Japan lost, they found themselves having to rebuild their entire society, including the devastation from two atomic bombs dropped on them.
They had to overwork themselves to rebuild, catch up, and eventually complete globally (see how in the 80s there were many predictions that Japan would overtake the international world financially--same as how China was seen in the 2000s).
However, most of the people running the country now, are those people that survived that rebuild process, mostly men in old age. They are set in their ways, demand respect (as set by the culture), and what they say goes.
As with many aging men in any other country, they don't understand that life has changed and they continue to push the old ways of being. This is what has a strangle-hold on the "millenials" of Japan, if you will. Much in the same way that old men in America, Australia, insert your country here, seem to be doing as well.
Jelifiss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:13 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Theyโre not that far ahead. 80 years isnโt that long
Yankee_47 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:59:23 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
2020+80 is not equal to 3000
Jelifiss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I believe weโve stumbled across the joke.
Yankee_47 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:02:10 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Faack
DaemonOwl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:08 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I freaking love the work they do. Tho I'm glad I'm not japanese, I'm so imprecise and clumsy I might hold their whole economy back
karankshah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Takumi of all forms
ave416 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:21 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
They work smart and hard
mgonzzzalez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:09 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
3001: a laced odyssey
hayqjqjaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:01 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
so is covid still around in 3001?
Proto216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Dang, this is why anime is always intense
Red-eyes-skull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:56 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
When you need a visual representation of a nat 20.
Achilliez88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:11 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
They have mastered the art of lean and efficient.
Ps: I love when over 100 year old factories in America "try" to implement lean techniques.... never lasts very long.
kingkrishgaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:57 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what karens would complain
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:02 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This feels like a Disney movie
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:20 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
OSHA has left the chat.
WarriorZombie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Look you should always take pride in the work you do and how you do it
permaculture ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:54 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Sugoi!
ReflexEight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:43 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
0:21
100% drift compatibility. Drift sequence, initiated.
MeepMorpsu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:51 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me feel immensely intimidated.
XxLawn_MowerxX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:33 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You'd be surprised at the absolute brute force Japan has at constructing stuff
BMA_Rocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:40 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The last one was on another level!!
ZenQMeister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:42 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Why would any warehouse store rolls like that (1st clip) without any pallets? that's just inconvenient for transportation
RenatoIguana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:51 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Half of these are related to cylinders what
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:28 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Dude Perfect Japan Edition
begetdie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:22 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Who needs Dude Perfect when you have Japan?
Zidane-Tribalz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:38 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The unity of Japan warms my heart
putinwasabreeki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Bruh everything they did in this video existed before, wtf
HammedBurgur59 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:54 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Work smarter not harder
Synotron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
All good bouta week ago
Crew at my house and we party every week or so
Yo_Piggy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:00 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I live next to a place with lots of logging and that wood trick is cool but it could be sooooo dangerous
ostangestar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:12 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Efficiency is key
SWAGman56786 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Still closer than the Cyberpunk release date
meatballhorse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I'm calling OSHA right now guys hold on.
MikMay99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan is what America wishes it was like, and what some Americans think America is like even though the roles are reversed. Edit: that last bit sounds a bit confusing, but u get my point.
TR8R2199 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like a lot of their creative manual labour workarounds in 3001 could be avoided by having Japanese technology that existed back in 2001
space0watch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:10 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
When other countries do this no one cares lol.
GloomyEra666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:19 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
There's no unskilled labor
RalphTheDog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:57 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get the one with the lathe. What's that about?
AAKurtz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:15 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is what happens when your economy and nation allow you to take pride in your job.
dvrkstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:50 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The essence of productivity
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:29 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
โI went to the year 3000โ
sweetdurt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:57 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan is the country of the efficiency
Kid-Meloso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:34 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
When you realize, that Japanese people arenโt smart. Is just that American people are borderline dumb.
Fahim_2001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:34 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The day when Japan stops using fax, then they will truly be in the future.
ConcentrateSudden712 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:50 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
japan is just crazy. hope to live there soon.
blackmilksociety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:50 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I love that tiny top
PijanyRuski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:56 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to disappoint you but only 3001 was before pur era.
Elad2007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:55 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
When you play minecraft on multiplayer:
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:21 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Because there are no stupid rules just like the states lol
TeeRex1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:50 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Where do you think they learned all that?
Remember Post War Reconstruction?
james_randolph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:59 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan's population isn't even half of the US, but if the US was in a condensed area like Japan is nothing would get done and we'd be killing each other. Japan (333) has 10x the amount of people per kilometer than the US (34).
Walshy231231 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You know lathes are common worldwide, right?
Photonic_Piston ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:05 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Is cyberpunk released there?
Queaew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:11 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine being as smooth as that traffic officer
TheWalkingDead91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:39 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Show this to anyone who doubts that we built the pyramids.
redbadger91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:34 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
What is this? A Dreidl for ants?
pandaolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:31 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This needs sound
peper250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:24 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact: theyre obsessed with efficiency, they do all this for efficiency and welfare of the country
QuantamCitrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:18 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan is in the endgame of life
dompam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:50 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
My man just caught concrete thrown from two stories below him with a fucking shovel
akaAxion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:57 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
They built different, or a different breed
nerdycat04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:04 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Now I feel dumb for living in america....
AlwaysJustinTime69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:17 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is literally what every 15 year old white tiktok girl says.
AmielJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:14 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan also still uses fax machines and are very much against online forms as opposed to paper forms.
I work in Japan so yes they are efficient but some parts are so dated
Blenos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:32 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile China living in 1001
cartesian_dreams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:53 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Those are obviously all androids
YourGranddadsSweater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:13 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Still better than k pop
pedrosauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:43 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan needs stronger labour unions
Juanito_Bombas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:51 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Not much has changed, but they live underwater
Tachena ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:25 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Damn!! ๐ณ
OnlineXIntrovert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:59 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan- Efficiency Personified
Ang31TooGucci ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:54 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Bold of you to assume we will get past 2020
iLOLZU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:55 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I love how extra all of these are.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:32 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Me: sees fellow Asian people do cool shit at work
Also me: realizing I work as a custom on logistics
Me again: starts writing on papers like pen a pen ninja
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:26 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think any of the clips were from Japan.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:39 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly seems they are doing 3rd world countries method of work in a 1st world environment. I know for a fact in Japan is "normal" to work way too many hours.....
Snake_eyes_12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:04 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
No. It's called working smarter not harder.
donkeygana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:36 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
If it only were truly appreciated a small remuneration of wage increase should happen. Butt Nah!
I see that,this is a nightmare for corps in north of the americas. Using brawn is counterproductive, non-conformist.
orang3ninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:55 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
What are the requirements for converting your tourist visa to a working visa?
typewrytten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:53 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I want visit Japan so badly, but youโre not allowed to bring in ANY ADHD meds into the country at all. I donโt function well off my meds at all, so iโm not sure iโll ever be able to
rookierook00000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:06 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Was listening to Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" as I was watching this and somehow it fits.
CreatureZer0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:52 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Oof imagine their debt in 3001
happy8888999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:55 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yep impressive. But that level of performance is in exchange of personal happiness and free time. Of you wanna work like a machine then you gotta live like a machine. Except the traffic warden he is just having fun in a boring job.
Echolocation720 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:54 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
r/FastWorkers
cidtherandom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:56 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Doesnโt Japan have a high rate of suicides? Itโs nice to see them have a little fun at their jobs
tomoyakanno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:51 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Behind it, overworked deaths, bullying, and suicides are hidden.
Knighthonor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:24 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
nice lol
SupremeLeaderMittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:40 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Meth will do that to you lmao
okwerq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:41 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Whatโs the 3rd clip, with the wood? Iโve watched it so many times and still canโt figure out what Iโm watching
anjolielanel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:57 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
We have the same sort of videos here in the US, but it always ends in tragedy
kwismexer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:03 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
All of the sudden I wish I was Japanese
Alden_Is_Happy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:21:40 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt know much about Japanese politico-economics. Theyโre like, super mega capitalist, right?
Sargento_MedBoi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:27:51 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs so G bro
MoonsightMCRGK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:54 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
as a japanese person raised in america yet brought to japan bruh i envy their schools i canโt even use a knife
Gabuyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:25:25 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Absolute kaizen, nothing less.
GouravChayande ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:31:35 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
In about 19 years of time they about to find out what a pandemic means
whateverrughe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:47:36 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I've never been to Japan, but I've seen a lot of backwoods american stuff, and I think you could make an accurate venn diagram that would look like tw golf tees crossing over at the tip in regard to this type of stuff.
cursed-being ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:41:29 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
There not smart we are all just dumb that have maximized fun minimized danger and made sure what the workers are doing is effective so work is done fast
PriklyPinapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:48 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This was in an old Ethan and Hila video...
nicknameedan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:42 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact : japanese is better at being better
Another fun fact : this comment has gone from -5 vote to +4 vote back and forth
TheLionHearted ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:18:49 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
A concept known as Kaizen, in which each person tries to constantly look for better ways to improve tasks.
greenw40 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:34:46 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's called efficiency and it exists outside of Japan fyi.
TheLionHearted ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:15:50 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Efficiency is a part of it, but its supposed to be a constant mindset. How often have you thought about the order in which you cook your breakfast? Kaizen practitioners would think about it every time, trying new things to increase both the efficiency but also the quality of the meal.
N3onknight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:40 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Ah ok so anime are actually not so over-exagerated documentaries
Apple_the_Weeb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:10 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Lol underrated comment
didyoutouchmydrums ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:36 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Is it worth the mental anguish to be that perfect at things?
izactuallydolan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:19 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Is it worth the mental anguish to be "smart but lazy," limping aimlessly from novelty to novelty, wondering why things never "just work out" for you?
didyoutouchmydrums ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:57 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
...yes?
Braevery ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:01 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
God I love japan
Roadie02 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:28 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan. Does. Everything. Better.
desuwushh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:43 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
japanese people are so poised and precise..
Master_Efficient ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:01:35 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile America be like: ๐๐๐
Doeni_M ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:13 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Japan also jerking off to underaged cartoon girls
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:02 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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anonymousss11 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:45:03 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You need to get cultured.
TessaNO-TessaYES ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:24:19 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm gonna say it.
Japan is better than a lot of countries if you donโt count the misogyny.
maliciouscoathanger ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:02:32 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Their efficiency is hella high but overworking is an issue but unlike other countries they tend to keep work at work instead of bringing it home still horrible for stress but they got us there
TaLDoR_RuMBuX ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:40:33 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
WE ARE THE ROBOTS! DUN DUN DADA!
AlbyMBruse ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:46:15 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
In Japan, Work is Worship.
DaSaltBringer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:30:57 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
ๆฅๆฌ. No more.
ThrashPizza ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:27:59 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
ใชใซ๏ผ๏ผ
NoobMemeLordd ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:55:35 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Bro What Do You expect from a country who found โHentaiโ I Love them
(Hentai and Japanese Culture)
INSANE-BRAD-500 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:23 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The japs are still nuts
vicncak ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:02 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is proof that workplace safety regulations just harm efficiency.
footleatherfist ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:35 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
That's what two atomic bombs will do to people. Work is their strong suit not war.
RedBoxGaming ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:37 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Friendly Reminder that the USA nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki gave Japan a better life than the US could every have.
BigNoseNigg4 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:30 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
They still depressed tho
FlatTill ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:52:22 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm In 3001, people will be more unhappy and depressed
coebo22 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:08:40 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Its funny because japan is the most depressed country and workers die from over working so much that they made a word for it
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:22:55 on November 21, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:44 on November 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Where did you get that idea