As a foreigner in Japan, do you find Japanese society boring and difficult?

I have lived in Japan for 7 years but I have never been bored. As a foreigner, everyone there seems to give me space, so I can be myself and adapt to Japanese culture.

It's hard to live in Japan, yes! However, it is no less difficult compared to living in other foreign countries with an exotic culture. It's difficult because we need to adapt to a new way of life.

Because I'm from an Asian country, I may know more about Japanese culture than Westerners, but I still feel that there are a lot of differences between my country and Japan.

The main points you mentioned here:

People are not friendly or open to others.

I noticed that Japanese people who don't have a good command of Japanese are shy and can't show the friendliness that we expect. However, things would have been much easier if I had reached out to them first to open up opportunities to get to know each other. It takes a little effort.

They like to follow their own choices but will criticize people who are different from them.

Japanese people are strict about what they are familiar with. I think people will criticize themselves for something they are not familiar with as anywhere else in the world (and maybe think it's not a good idea as well). I think it's common for people all over the world, not Japanese people like this.

They want you to get to know them first, even though you don't know anything about what they think.

Sometimes, it's just a barrier set up by both sides. Relationships should be built from one side (I mean lower the barrier). Japanese people are open-minded, but they may not know how to express themselves to people of different cultures.

They don't want to maintain a relationship for a long time.

I don't think so. The Japanese seem to be picky when looking for a friend, but when they find one, they cherish the gift. After I left Japan 5 years ago, I still happen to keep in touch with some of my good friends in Japan.

Understandably, it can be difficult for foreigners to have Japanese friends, but this is similar to foreigners living in other countries.

The work culture is too stressful.

That's true, but now things are much easier since a new generation of Japanese people began to think they should live a more relaxed life.

I think the environment in Japan is very bad, and I don't feel a sense of security there, or China has a sense of security.

No, the quality of the Japanese people is still very high, and life is relatively convenient, the scenery is also very beautiful, the diet is very delicious and healthy, and the air is very fresh.

There will definitely be such a thought, Japanese society is more important than everything else, and overtime has become the norm, even on holidays, it is occupied by overtime, and the boring state of repeating work every day will not be spoken.

His development is mainly a subjective factor, and the outside world has a certain influence but does not play a decisive role.