That last sentence was purely sarcasm.

I definitely took the JLPT N1 just over a year ago and it was hard. I passed and I was very very happy because it was a huge goal of mine for...

I can understand where she is coming from. But leaving Japan is not going to solve her problems. Any place in the universe would be a hell hole if...

Break up! If she has an addictive personality and/or is stupid enough to do illegal drugs in a country with a zero tolerance policy, she it too...

Irrelevant. Tagalog is not any closer to Japanese than Thai. Filipino's in Japan that I come across who speak Japanese I have a hard time...

I don't know how long ago you took the JLPT when it was still levels 4-1. Now it is levels N5-N1 (N2 being the equivalent of the old level 1 now)...

I actually do have very nice nails. And I do groom them myself so I didn't really see any harm in that either. If you live in Tokyo you may notice...

I did google an image of a ring that looks exactly like mine. And it does. I believe it is the exact same ring. The box is even the same. I did take...

I highly doubt the truthfulness of this story about your "friend". My Bull $hit meter went off as soon as a say the word "months" and "my friend" in...

Lol no hat I am afraid. It is not an actual uniform but it feels like one because we have such a strict and exacting dress code. We look like were in...

Well let's be fair here. Men complain that women only want them for their money and women complain that men only want them for their looks. We know...

It might be a Tokyo thing. I have never lived anywhere else in Japan and all my friends are Tokyo Girls. They all kind of fit in that specific niche....

That's interesting because I know a lot of people who consider the Omiai route. One of my ex-coworkers got married by Omiai and she is my age (25). I...

If she is hard up for money yeah. I have seen this type of thing before (I live in Japan) an ex-coworker used to get money from her ex-husband (they...

This is normal in Japan. I hate to throw my J-sisters under the buss but I live with 2 Japanese ladies who are my best girlfriends and are Japanese....

No. At some point we all spoke poorly. Nobody starts out fluent with perfect pronunciation and intonation at 101. People who do look down on their...

I know. I am really thinking hard on this one because it is both are life altering decisions. I am leaning toward no on the abortion because I...

I know why she didn't come back, she broke the news to everybody a month before her wedding/her quit date. She was very happy and ecstatic not to...

It was not spontaneous. I saw this coming after the bank book thing, the phone conversations, and text messages we exchanged. Both are the same guy....

Um..... No.

Thanks! Yes it is. I wear about 3 layers of it constantly. My roommates spend exorbitant amounts of money on getting fake nails done (easily 20000yen...

It is just really complicated for me but I do appreciate the advise. I do have feelings for him (probably because we have been having sex for half a...

I am too afraid to ask. The last girl that left, left a few days before her wedding. She is now a house wife and not working. Maybe they have to give...

I know. That was a stupid reply. I would probably still feel bad no matter which way it went, abortion, miscarriage, adoption. All are painful. It is...

I'm 25. Man in question is 32. Guy I like is 31. Who is ever ready for motherhood? I have never met one person. I will do my best to seriously...

It is not the uniform I love although I do love the uniform if you can call it that. It is my job and my coworkers. I have never had a job and...

It's just an OL job. I make tea and coffee, hand out memo's, assist in meetings, receive clients especially foreign clients, English editing on...

They already know each other we are all mutual friends. We all work in the same building and attend many of the same parties, enkai's, and dinners.

Lol it was pink for 1 week. I dyed it back when vacation was over to get back to work. It was nice though. I feel like I got it out of my system. But...