Joseph Ting
@josephting
Malaysian expat in Japan
Forum posts
20
Contacts
15
About me
Malaysian
Lives in Tokyo
Speaks Mandarin, English, Malay, Japanese
Registration: 25 November 2013
A bit of an obscure question ... by Msdenise31
Hello ! My name is Erin and I'm new to expat . I'm sorry if this post is in the wrong category , I wasn't sure what to place this under . I've been living in Japan for almost 2 years and I'm looking for a different type of ...
Not legal advice but this is one of the possible solution. There are address renting service / virtual offices mostly used by individuals to setup companies and people who will be living overseas for extended period of time. Only certain service ... Read More
Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture by cariatan
Hi all, I am Ai Lian from Malaysia. Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture as i am marrying a Japanese. But i have been told that is really not easy to adapt the Japanese cultures as every place you live will have a community ...
I probably have elementary school level of Japanese in general as there are a lot of words I still don't know yet. As with reading and writing (typing), it will be of much higher level. Depending on your lifestyle, you would probably need more ... Read More
Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture by cariatan
Hi all, I am Ai Lian from Malaysia. Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture as i am marrying a Japanese. But i have been told that is really not easy to adapt the Japanese cultures as every place you live will have a community ...
I can barely converse in Japanese at a daily conversational level. I can stay for at least 5 years for now (visa). Might leave within 5 years, might stay longer than that. I don't know yet. Read More
Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture by cariatan
Hi all, I am Ai Lian from Malaysia. Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture as i am marrying a Japanese. But i have been told that is really not easy to adapt the Japanese cultures as every place you live will have a community ...
I've always wanted to come here as I personally like big city's lifestyle. Tokyo is easily the largest city in the world. A job opportunity came and I took it. That was what brought me here. Read More
Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture by cariatan
Hi all, I am Ai Lian from Malaysia. Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture as i am marrying a Japanese. But i have been told that is really not easy to adapt the Japanese cultures as every place you live will have a community ...
You should be able to check where I'm from by looking at my profile. I was born in Malaysia, currently living alone in Tokyo for work. Came here 2 months ago. As with extreme work culture, it really depends on the company. Jobs with a lot of ... Read More
Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture by cariatan
Hi all, I am Ai Lian from Malaysia. Might be moving to Himeji or Kamigori of Hyogo Prefecture as i am marrying a Japanese. But i have been told that is really not easy to adapt the Japanese cultures as every place you live will have a community ...
I don't understand. You're marrying a Japanese right? Can't you learn Japanese from your fiance? Living expenses varies depending on where you live and by choice. It is quite common to only have 1 family member working in a family of ... Read More
What to do in Tokyo when it rains? by tartanjimmy
Hello I am coming to Tokyo this coming week and it appears that unfortunately the weather will not be good with rain and thunderstorms forecast......馃槬 Please advise me ASAP please if you have any good ideas of 'where to go' in ...
Some temples/shrines and gardens will be really beautiful during rainy season than other times. Hot springs in the rain feels good too. It's a good time to go for Hydrangea viewing during the rainy season as well. Hakone isn't so far away ... Read More
Expand your social circle in Japan by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Moving to Japan means leaving one's family and friends behind. Creating a circle of friends or joining an existing one should therefore be paramount in order to fight loneliness in your host country. But how can one develop a ...
Socializing in Japan is really no different from any other countries. You just have to be aggressive. There are so many people around. Other than that, there are also many events held to make new friends. There are many locals who are eager to meet ... Read More
How easy is it to get a job in Japan for foreigners? by mrdrew
Anyone here moved to Japan for the purpose of finding a job on arrival? I want to know if immigrants can easily find a high tech job in Japan. Please, state specifically your major city of residence
It's definitely rare but Japan is slowly opening up. However, Japanese language proficiency is almost always required unless you work in an environment that requires your English language or any other language only instead. The main reason ... Read More
Should it change ? by Jolieet
:( I was wandering how expat and traveller think about the crowd and uneasy in train? For the men it's ok even its being body close to them but for ladies , how do u think? So do those old folk and young kids as well with stroller and ...
Congestion is a very difficult issue. There's no other way except to increase frequency of the trains which is already quite frequent or adding more stations and lines. If being in a crowded train is just not your thing, you just have to avoid ... Read More
Learning japanese to enter in a music academy by Guest56789
Hello, I would like to talk about a project I would like to realize. I'm actually living in Belgium, I'm 25 years old. I'm actually working for an IT company in Luxembourg and my job will expire the 1st january. That means I will have ...
I'm a Malaysian with native language of Chinese. I also know English and Malay language. In my opinion, it isn't impossible to master Japanese in one year provided that you're living in Japan and speaking only Japanese most of the ... Read More
Any good exercise books to recommend please? by cariatan
Hi , Hope you are well. I am Ai Lian, Malaysian Chinese. Currently working in KL but my boyfriend is a japanese. I actually wanted to learn Japanese by my own but can't find a good exercise book/book for beginner with hiragana & katagana ...
Love the fact that you are with a Japanese while you don't speak Japanese. Hiragana and Katakana is just Japanese's ABC, you need to practice until you burn it into your brain to be able to read hiragana and katakana like ABC. As with the ... Read More
About of Osaka, I will tell you
Thank you for your effort to writing in English. Osaka has been very famous among foreigners mainly because of their unique culture even when compared to Tokyo. I know there are more unique cultures in Japan but Osaka is like the second or third ... Read More
Do the Japanese have bad opinion about foreigners from eastern Europe? by kbelial
Hello all, I am 24 years old, from small country in eastern Europe and planning to visit Japan some day (possibly even live there...haven't decided yet!), but I am also curious what do Japanese people think of foreigners (especially white ...
That was just an example but I don't see much difference. We're all people and I think they see all gaijin as, well, gaijin. You don't have to worry about if they will like/dislike you depending on where you come from. Even if they do, ... Read More
Do the Japanese have bad opinion about foreigners from eastern Europe? by kbelial
Hello all, I am 24 years old, from small country in eastern Europe and planning to visit Japan some day (possibly even live there...haven't decided yet!), but I am also curious what do Japanese people think of foreigners (especially white ...
There are many Japanese who love Russians. So, I don't see why they would dislike any Eastern European. But still, there are a lot of people in Japan and they're not the same. Don't let it stop you because of some people disliking you. Read More
How to get a job In Japan? by Man In UAE
May i ask help from any one to answer me?
The website doesn't seems like it is catered towards foreigners. Read More
Can i study in japan without learning Japaneese
You will probably asked to enroll to a 1 year program in Japanese language learning first prior to starting your university in Japan. Read More
Could you please suggest me about living and getting Job in Japan.
I'm not experienced but what I can say is, get JLPT certification. You'll have more opportunities when you have that qualification. Myself is currently slowly working towards getting at least JLPT N2 certification. So, yeah. Start by working ... Read More
Coming to Japan by rahul2305
Hi there, I am planning to come to japan for an employment. I am new to this part and hence not got knowledge in general cost of living over here. Please let us know the kind of salary I should get if company is providing accommodation. I am into ...
Thanks for the job website names here. So, you think it's better to get certified with JLPT first prior to approaching Japanese job recruiters? Read More
New members of the Japan forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Japan forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hello, I'm a Malaysian and I'm interested in living in Japan. However, I'm still living my life over here and worried if I can survive in Japan without a good proficiency in Japanese language and also financial wise. Read More