I feel like it would be impossible to make a list and say what exactly Japan is like because my experiences as a white-passing mixed Japanese woman are going to be different from a black gaijin man’s, and so on.

I think a good idea is to follow different people here and read! https://twitter.com/ihatecows/status/1254178170644967426

I can definitely recommend off the top of my head the following amazing people:

@UnseenJapanSite
@Ishikawa_Sachi
@farrahakase
@runelapin
@OsakaJack

there are many more but I just woke up and I see people’s avatars in my head and struggle to remember their @

I think by reading accounts on here and seeing our thoughts on issues in real time, ESPECIALLY during COVID as a lot of weaknesses in many different countries’ systems are being exposed right now, is a good introduction and gives a better idea than just answering questions

That being said! Gaijin Twitter, if you wanna shamelessly self-promo on this thread or recommend others you know that chronicle what life is really like here in Japan for you/them, please feel free to comment :)