This is probably the best way of learning about life in Japan, without actually being in Japan!
@EpilepticHouseplant2 ай бұрын
Fair dues
@harleyjo48752 ай бұрын
This is basically the most basic comment that could be posted on this channel, other than being Chris or Pete commenting “First”. It isn’t a compliment.
@jonathan-utter2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the compliment.
@lgtokyo26652 ай бұрын
@@ComputerGameAmbience what was your comment?
@rpat-ik5xc2 ай бұрын
I was in Wakkanai in February, up early for coffee at Seico Mart and as I was leaving I went arse up on the snow and ice (it happens). Getting up and brushing off I continued on. Two blocks and several minutes later I hear this honking behind me and glancing around I see a large front end loader (snow plough). Waving him past (I see you) I kept going. But the honking persisted and looking round again I see the driver waving my wallet in his hand (I hadn’t noticed it was missing). He had seen me go tits up from a block away and my black wallet go flying. He collected it and chased me down in his snow plough to return it. He was all smiles as I collected it and thanked him as best I could with my extremely limited Japanese. I cannot imagine anywhere else but Japan where this would happen but it was indicative of my whole experience in Japan. I can’t wait to return soon
@jamesdond6142 ай бұрын
Happens all the time in Thailand, happened to me in London too.
@PolarBear_ed2 ай бұрын
The number one issue of the Assassin's Creed game is the awful ubisoft pricing. Also after they made a comment about how we should be comfortable not owning the game I don't even want to touch anything ubisoft anymore.
@GenesRapture2 ай бұрын
Yes, we need to push for more physical games. Enough with all these just digital games which should be more affordable than $60.
@trenaceandblackmetal56212 ай бұрын
The pricing is the exact same as any other game
@GenesRapture2 ай бұрын
@@trenaceandblackmetal5621 And that’s the problem. Digital games should be more affordable.
@JackFN_VR64Ай бұрын
Just wait 3 years and buy the game during Steam winter or summer sale at 85% discount.
@runelea89202 ай бұрын
I get the sentiment of not being suited to living in a city Chris, its much my reality. The serenity of greenery and wildlife brings inner peace.
@87CHIP2 ай бұрын
I live in Suginami-ku along the Zenpukuji river. There's so much green, a lot of birds, temples and shrines. I don't feel like I'm living in Tokyo, but accessibility to the heart of Tokyo is great from where I live.
@fattiger69572 ай бұрын
I really couldn't care less about any Assassin's Creed game. Ubisoft is one of the least competent developers in video games. They've also become egregiously greedy in recent years, even when compared to other AAA publishers. You want a good open world game set in historical Japan, then play Ghost of Tsushima and Rise of the Ronin. Both are amazing, immersive open world games and neither will try to sell you microtransactions.
@Dan_Mirai2 ай бұрын
When traveling in Japan. I always withdraw money from the ATMs. 7 years ago when I first went the 7-11 Bank ATMs (they are always in 7-11 and if you fly into Haneda there ATMs right outside the doors when you exit customs) were the way to go the exchange rate was always competitive and the transaction fee is marginal. Nowadays any of the ATMs at any of the convience stores are competitive. I haven't notice a huge difference between them all. Just check with the terms of your ATM card if your bank charges foreign transaction fees. Cash is still king but more and more places accept credit cards too. It is always a good idea to have cash on hand. And for those places that accept credit cards using your card there will stop you from using up all your withdrawn cash. 17:33
@The_Lone_Aesir2 ай бұрын
+1 on this. I've been three times and hitting up rhe 7-11 is my go-to. I usually get 10k yen in the form of 10 1k yen notes. When I leave japan I try to have about 2-3k yen in currency and 2k yen loaded on my passmo card for my next visit since the. Yen could rise again before I come back.
@benridesbikes69752 ай бұрын
When I was in Osaka, I was going to walk from Ryokuchikoen station to Umeda as I love a good walk, but I'd met an 84 year old gentleman while taking photos in the park, and he really insisted I take the train. We'd been walking taking photos for probably an hour already, and he took me to the train station and paid for my ticket there as well. He spoke no English and I only had enough Japanese in my command to say that I was going on a jolly Sanpo to Umeda, and to understand where he was leading me! I only have two photos of myself from that trip, he was thoughtful enough to take one with my camera, the idea hadn't even crossed my mind but thanks to him I have a small record of my time in the park and a lovely memory our interactions.
@InterCity1342 ай бұрын
Chris, did you look at noise canceling tools for the mic feed? They can filter out the constant drone of a fan or motor sound. Might be worth a go.
@millennialchicken2 ай бұрын
The thing with Yasuke is that he wasn't specifically a Samurai as everyone has been told he was, but rather as most sources actually say he was, a retainer to the Daimyo Nobunaga. Also it's Ubisoft, they're gonna fumble this as they have fumbled everything for the past 5 years.
@fattiger69572 ай бұрын
As I understand, samurai as a class wasn't as strict during the Sengoku period as it became during the Edo where people's social status was pretty much forever locked. A remarkably skilled Ashigaru (non-samurai soldier) could be elevated to samurai through great deeds. However, had Yasuke been elevated to samurai status, one would assume there would be records of that and there wouldn't be this question.
@user-vv7pz7hf1j2 ай бұрын
@@fattiger6957 exactly. there are no recrods that he was alivated to a samurai status. go and ask japanese people around, under 1% of people would actual know who he was. so you can not even utter from he was a legandary samurai. just being 3 years in japan it is very hard to get trust, espacially for a previous slave
@andrewt37682 ай бұрын
We do know he was given land and was called a "bushi", so we know he was a fighter of decent status. Samurai specifically wasn't a term really used much in that period. So at that point aren't we splitting hairs a bit? The dude sounds like a pretty cool historical figure, actually.
@fattiger69572 ай бұрын
@@andrewt3768 There is a distinction and it is important. There were many soldiers and warriors in Japan during the Sengoku Jidai because it was a embroiled in about 200 years of war. However, calling everyone a samurai would be like calling every solider, even a peasant conscript, in a renaissance battlefield a knight. Like knights, samurai was a specific social class. It was mostly hereditary, but, like I said, a soldier could be elevated through great deeds. It's not splitting hairs because samurai was a very specific title for a very specific class of people.
@andrewt37682 ай бұрын
@@fattiger6957 Right, but a title rarely actually used in documentation at that time, so it's difficult to know for sure if he was or was not one. What I'm trying to say is that for the sake of a video game, it's not some crazy stretch of the legend to call him a samurai. It's not like we've come to expect 100% historical accuracy from Ubisoft. This may be the closest they have come in a long time lol.
@heymagicalday2 ай бұрын
For the money question: my husband and I went to Japan twice last year. The first time we got a ton of yen from our bank, almost enough for the whole trip minus hotels, but my husband kept using his card when we could in fear we’d run of cash, and then we had a bunch of cash that we were trying to spend at the end of the trip. So the second trip we just took a couple hundred in cash because we thought we could mostly use card. Ended up running out about halfway through and tried withdrawing from multiple ATMs at different types of locations, but our card wouldn’t let us. Luckily I had $100 US and we were able to find a currency exchange shop. The main issue was buying train tickets and bus fares. Idk if there is a way to buy them with card, but we only saw cash options. I know other people are able to withdraw cash from ATMs, but I just wanted to tell my story as a little warning in case someone else has the same issue we did.
@nerdtime11992 ай бұрын
never knew about this podcast even thought i'm a regular viewer of abroad in japan! lovely to see more content
@_yadokari2 ай бұрын
I was in Kyoto, got caught in the rain while walking and needed an umbrella. I saw a bunch of them hanging on the front of a kiosk. Thinking they were for sale I asked the old lady there how much for an umbrella. She handed one to me and said "プレゼント". I kept that umbrella for 10 years hoping to return it to her one day but never got the chance.
@Namidagr2 ай бұрын
I also had a similar interaction as well. I was staying in a random neighborhood in Tokyo, one with a small metro station. As it was my first time in Japan, I had failed to get a IC card and had to buy tickets all the time. This is much more complicated than anyone can imagine, because in top of knowing where you are and where you want to go, you also have to know the company that runs the train line and use the appropriate ticket machine. So I was looking at the map, everything in japanese, trying to make out which ticket I should buy. Right there a middle aged japanese woman approached me and asked if I needed help. I told her where I wanted to go, she gave me all the information and proceeded to try to issue my ticket herself. Of course I refused, she insisted and as she was trying to get her money out, her purse tilted and all the loose change were scattered on the station floor. I felt really bad for her, and somewhat embarrassed because I was the one that caused it. Without knowing how to react, when she had gather all her money I just thanked her and walked away...
@T0getherAlone2 ай бұрын
As canadian traveller in japan last year, I found it best to exchange a bit of money early like say $500-1000 so you aren't screwed if your cards don't work right away. Afterwards the bank fees at the ATM's in convenience stores are not that bad and just make sure to take out in similar amounts of 500-1000 so you make the flat fees worth it while not risking all your savings by losing your cash somehow. Travel cards are nice but a lot of Japan was still cash based so they won't do you much good outside Tokyo and Osaka I found.
@elementneon2 ай бұрын
What Chris mentions in the first 3 minutes about the effects of eating or working out only showing weeks or a month later is very much not true. What a person eats will have an effect on the body, generally speaking, within 12 to 48 hours. Most food has long since been digested and expelled by then. Nutrition is about regularly keeping oneself fueled to produce energy and keep all the biological components running as best as one is able. Working out is also something that should show effects within a couple days normally, and also has cumulative effects. Aerobic exercises like running burn whatever calories that they are going to burn immediately, whereas anaerobic exercises like muscle building may actually show results with a short delay. What happens when a person challenges their muscles is not that they "become harder", we are actually counter-intuitively breaking our muscle fibers down in microscopic ways, and proteins in our diet (among other nutrients) help rebuild those gaps in the broken muscle fibers ultimately making them bigger, and if a proper routine is in place, breaking and rebuilding in all the places that continually increase the strength those muscles pull. Ideally I recommend people that are just beginning their workout journey, or beginning anew, to convince themselves to give the process at least 6 months, and at least twice per week on average. Workout as much as one is able, record the numbers of the various workouts (weights, distances, etc.) and just try to maintain or slightly beat them each time.
@TheClintonio2 ай бұрын
I lived in Tokyo for two years before moving to another city in Japan (that I won't name to avoid attracting tourists). The quality of life difference is insane, I can walk to most places easily, catch taxis cheaply, restaraunts aren't packed out the door, people are friendlier, the sea is nearby, the mountains are nearby, every road has greenery on it, lots of trees and randomly open green spaces, it smells better, and I feel I can just walk around easier here without the judgement I get from the tourists in Tokyo who seem to be upset I'm ruining their ideal Japan image by being another non Japanese in their way. So yeah, sadly I need a second home in Tokyo for my new job. Not gonna move back though; I'm done with Tokyo as my main residence.
@bangforyourbuck1012 ай бұрын
This is true. I work in tokyo however. I like living in kanagawa more. I still live in an urban area however 10-20 min drive can get me to nature.
@justinhambidge88112 ай бұрын
Chris, similar to Charlottes old video about buying a second home, how about a weekend home in the country that you can both commute to from Tokyo easily. I live in the south of the UK near the beach which we love and it’s quiet. We have a shared family flat in Camden and I just can’t sleep very well there.
@Ajyia2 ай бұрын
That black samurai controversy is really paying off for Ubisoft. So many people talking about a game that's probably just going to be next bland entry in the never-ending series of Ubisoft games that all largely play the same.
@fattiger69572 ай бұрын
And the sad thing is a great game like Rise of the Ronin went underappreciated. I'm playing it now and it has quenched the same immersive, open world, historical Japanese thirst like Ghost of Tsushima did years ago.
@miguerys95032 ай бұрын
Videogame companies sadly create the controversies themselves to boost engagement in social media, then content creators and grifters hop on that wave to also maximize their views, it's not something that just happens naturally by people commenting. As you rightly point out, it is but a smoke screen and preemptive defense, now every one who says the game is formulaic and unoriginal can be called racists in return.
@blaaaaaaaaaaaaargh2 ай бұрын
The one thing I miss about Japan is Pocari Sweat. I got addicted to that stuff.
@mrlogboy2 ай бұрын
In the fall of 2019, we spent two weeks our very first two weeks ever in Tokyo. And sometime during that trip, do not remember exactly but we were looking for a specific store or specific place for this one time was failing us. we were in a store buying something anyway so my wife again with her limited broken Japanese was asking if she knew where this place was and simple directions. I can do that in Japanese and English went out to the street and said it’s just down there and you make a right. we said thank you and she took my wife and she walked/place and we were so shocked and surprised and we thanked her many many many times.
@mrlogboy2 ай бұрын
Just have said try to get a bank account that will waive your fees. I have such an account that anytime I go to Europe or Japan I can pull money out of the ATM and if that ATM charges a five dollar fee seven dollar fee my bank will pay for that plus any service charge fees from my bank itself they don’t charge me anything
@zachszone20722 ай бұрын
Ive adhd and i both hate and love being in a city after movinf here from a small town 😂 sometimes the noise and volume of people is super overwhelming, sometimes i adore how busy and active life is here
@Taurusus2 ай бұрын
All well and good to say "Don't waste food", and indeed in our first hotel there was a series of tips for travellers that featured that one, but my gosh they throw absolute piles of nosh at you at both of the Ryoukan I've patronised! We made a point of not eating anything during the day (potentially missing out on some local treasures) because we knew there was 8+ courses of fine dining to go back to in the evening. Delicious all, but I was stuffed to the gills and sending back at least the soup largely untouched (the broth was bloody good, but apparently late winter is wild mushroom season, it was served at EVERY meal and I'm not big on the ol' fungi) both morning and night. For the most part though, the serving sizes in Japan are generally much smaller than your average Westerner is probably used to, so it wasn't an issue anywhere else. But at a Ryoukan, I'm afraid I couldn't feel bad about not finishing every bite, it simply wasn't feasible.
@Azu5122 ай бұрын
Both non-Japanese and Japanese fans are mostly disappointed with the choices made with the newest AC game. Not only the pricing is absurd, but the main character choices. They basically put one African servant as samurai and made most people angry when they could have made him a likeable main/side mission character as he should have been. Also Afaik the people they have consulted aren’t really fit for the job from what I heard. Just sad really, after all these years this is what AC Japan looks like, I miss the old ones so much :(
@dacracking5768Ай бұрын
ghost of tushima was fantastic. Hopefully 2 comes and brings a bunch of new stuff to the table. We already know its gonna be stunning
@xiola2 ай бұрын
For money one of my favourite ways is to just pre-pay your credit card by slightly more than the amount you want to withdraw, and then use it to take out cash at the 7-11. Two reasons for this: Every 7-11 has an international ATM so it's always the easiest bet find anywhere/anytime. And debit cards usually have foreign ATM fees, whereas credit cards "fees" are usually just disguised as higher interest rates rather than set transaction fees, so if you pre-pay your cash advance, you won't get hit with that cash advance interest.
@natalian.13202 ай бұрын
In the end you forgot to answer the part of the question when Pete is planning his next trip to Japan. 😉
@obaidullahobaid66762 ай бұрын
chris, how fluent would you say you are at japanese, rate yourself from 1-10 and or using the JLPT 5-1. also did travling to japan and staying there help with learning the language? (interactions, and as such). Just recently found out you had a podcast, I have been loving it so far! cheers!
@demoulius15292 ай бұрын
The assasin creed game gets critiqued because Ubisoft's pricing schemem is insanely greedy. The games tend to have an ingame real life currency shop (even though they are single player games), tons of DLC that give advantages and overall just bland gameplay. Ontop of that 1 of the 2 protags isent a native to the setting which is (to my knowledge) a first for the setting and there are debates if Yaske actually was a samurai at all. The historical documents arent very clear on that with some claiming he was only a retainer or a bodyguard. People are changing the wiki to suit their narratives and alot of mud is beeing swung around by both sides of the aisle. Its overall kinda weird to see if you ask me.
@jaredbowhay-pringle14602 ай бұрын
Best way to get yen is to get a bank account or card in your home country that has zero fees for foreign transactions and ATM withdrawals, then use that with ATMs in Japan whenever you need a bit of cash. Out of habit I stick to 7-Eleven ATMs as they're everywhere and I believe years ago it was only them and Post Office ATMs that were free to use with foreign cards. You'll be prompted whether to be charged in either yen or your local currency, always choose yen.
@Bloodworia2 ай бұрын
Yeah, that's how I do it, too.
@silverian2 ай бұрын
It looks like Yamanote line video came yesterday. Always nice to hear Japan!
@chuck62902 ай бұрын
Always have a 10,000 yen bill in your pocket! Those smaller restaurants and bars sometimes don't take credit cards and it'd avoid an awkward trip to the nearest 7-Eleven.
@27klickslegend2 ай бұрын
even better 10x1000
@jaredbowhay-pringle14602 ай бұрын
@@27klickslegend Agree, I always got for the 1,000x10 option when withdrawing from the 7-Eleven ATMs
@The_Lone_Aesir2 ай бұрын
Yes. I'd suggest have a single 10k note and then ten 1k notes to load up your passmo/suica or hitting up vending machines and food stalls. I don't like breaking a 10k note unless I'm at a bigger place cuz it's basically like paying woth a 100 bucks😊
@XYoukaiX2 ай бұрын
for the Money question, you can get money at the ATM and depending on your bank you only pay the ATM fee which is somewhere between 200-300¥ depending on the ATM and the time of withdrawal. My bank takes 0% and I usually go to 7 Bank as the limit is higher so I can get 100.000¥ at once for ~300¥ fee and telling the ATM that my bank will do the converting so I pay not a single cents more than the 300¥ fee. (choosing the 7 Bank to so the converting they take about 5% or something like that)
@TwistedDemoen2 ай бұрын
Tokyo is mostly a concrete jungle for sure, but there are many nice parks to be found. Especially next to the riversides. I'd recommend visiting Higashi-Ojima's park. Very chill place without tourists and you might spot some veterans playing with RC mini sailboats.
@nihonophilenonsense2 ай бұрын
If the guy who asked about the Ryokan in Hakone is in the comments, I too booked a night in a Ryokan in Hakone on my last trip. I am allergic to seafood and emailed the Ryokan before hand to let them know. They were very happy to source beef and chicken for me and asked the chef to create seperate menus for me and my partner, who is fine with seafood. They would much prefer you let them know in advance as generally the meals are quite large, involving several courses and a lot of them will be fish.
@lukasmihara2 ай бұрын
I lived in Setagaya for a while, and I'd say it's decently green there, but if you're closer to the city center, there surely isn't enough green. Personally I quite like the suburbs of Tokyo (Machida, Tama, etc.). Still close enough to the city so it's convenient, but a bit more green and quiet :) For cash I usually used the 7-11 ATMs. I usually got good rates there.
@jamesdond6142 ай бұрын
I love Cities, living in Bangkok the last 5 years. I lived in London for 40 years, 20 of those years in North Islington ( respect to Jeremy Corbyn).
@NeonIceyy2 ай бұрын
Really wonder if Chris or Pete have ever played the Like a Dragon Ishin Remake from last year. As it's basically like the Yakuza games just that you run and slash around in 1867 Kyoto. Also based on a real story.
@OhGeeGanksta2 ай бұрын
Actually, your around Tokyo video came out before this.
@xiola2 ай бұрын
I can't eat miso (I have a soy/pea protein allergy so somehow soy sauce is okay but miso/tofu/TVP/etc. are too concentrated) and honestly at a cheap/mid-range place where they give me miso without asking I don't worry about it and just leave it on the tray because sometimes a) you don't communicate with your server and just order stuff in a set, or b) there's no guarantee you'll get it or not so asking for "no miso soup please" at some places feels weird if you don't even know it's coming, but sometimes you'll order an entree that doesn't say it comes with anything and you'll end up with miso and salad without asking, at which point it feels too late to ask them to take it back; in those cases it's a little awkward but they won't say anything about it. They'll likely chalk it up to you being a new customer who didn't know what to expect; it's definitely not the worst thing you could do. The obvious things like being loud/impatient/etc. is certainly going to upset them more than not finishing your miso lol. If you go to the same place again you can ask for no miso. That said, if it's clearly included in a set and you're ordering from a server you can definitely ask them for no miso soup please and that's not rude either.
@siobhanomalley19682 ай бұрын
I live in the uk, but I found a shop selling Pocari Sweat yesterday, I was so stoked to try it for the first time! I'd gone to a Chinese supermarket to stock up on miso and fried tofu products and there it was, among the vast selection of peach teas, the iconic blue bottle gleaming temptingly in the fluorescent lighting 😂 it's actually pretty delicious.
@Gavrev2 ай бұрын
I would probably make friends with all the available parks in Tokyo if I were there.. just mix and match visits and spend time there just being. Living in Sheffield, I'm probably in one of the greenest cities in the UK so "green" is something I would probably be quite active with, although I have nothing against concrete as such - Every Tokyo Station vlog was fun and I loved the look of Komagome!
@siobhanomalley19682 ай бұрын
Ahh a fellow Sheffielder 😂 yeah we are really lucky with the greenery here, and being so close to the peak district. Wish the buses weren't so terrible though, we could learn a few things from the Japanese public transport service, eh?
@Gavrev2 ай бұрын
@@siobhanomalley1968 they can leave a little to be desired from time to time.. Lol. Trains are the most egregious disparity with Japan! J-Rail workers would die of shame if they came here..
@ItsBAndBees2 ай бұрын
I had an immersive experience with Chris’ hot studio lol our ACs been broken for two days and I’m waiting on the HVAC guy while listening
@LtColShingSides2 ай бұрын
The problem with Assassin's Creed Shadows isn't that there's a black samurai. The problem is that it's a Ubisoft game. You know it's going to be a half-baked mess at launch.
@jonhaugen57992 ай бұрын
Pete can help take people around in his Japanese Taxi. Plus make some extra coin at the same time.
@Blake_C1372 ай бұрын
Yasuke was not a samurai, he was a servant of Nobunaga based on historical records, and every other AC protagonist has been a native of the region the game was based in, these are the issues people have with it. I’ve never played an AC games but I understand these complaints and they make sense, when every other game has been accurate in its history until the Japanese one, which is the one most requested for years.
@mina862 ай бұрын
Sure, but calling him a servant is misleading. It’s not like he was just some janitor.
@aerialdive2 ай бұрын
he was a retainer more than a servant, he was nobunaga's most trusted one as well. the thing is that the AC game HAS!!!!!!! A NATIVE!!!!! MAIN CHARACTER!!!! people are just being racist. the AC games are not historically accurate anyway.
@PolarBear_ed2 ай бұрын
Fuck Hashiba right, or Shibata, or Mori. Oda's most trusted retainer was Yasuke.
@leastselfawarepotassium2 ай бұрын
Who cares. Assassin’s Creed has never been historically accurate.
@PolarBear_ed2 ай бұрын
Not historically accurate >use Yasuke as one of the protagonist
@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel2 ай бұрын
google has gotten pretty good with using the train system plus the signs are in english (digital signs). funny enough, we did help an elder japanese man with some change to get the train (300 yen).
@RazulLD2 ай бұрын
Hashashin is an Arabic word or Persian, the killers for hire were an order and they lived in the Persian mountains, the word originates from the hashish (a potent weed, you know which one) that they smoked in order to feel closer to heaven.
@RealistReviewer2 ай бұрын
Tell all the Japanese guys who are very disappointed that they cannot play a male Japanese protagonist for 17 years, that they are being "gamer gatey"for objecting to a black retainer non Samurai being cast instead, common Pete... I think they have a valid bone to pick with the game, it should have had 3 protagonists if they wanted to shoe horn in a retainer. Keep everyone happy I say. But then there is the over priced, under developed and borderline racist nature of Assassins creed Shadows. Really best to avoid these controversial games guys.
@lidattruong11052 ай бұрын
When i was in Japan last year, the currency exchange booth at Haneda was very close to the actual exchange rate
@robertbrizendine52 ай бұрын
If you think it’s hot in Japan, you should make a trip to Death Valley, and Furnace Springs at the peak of summer. We don’t get humidity, but, it can get to 130° F(54.4° C). That’s hot.
@laxus57432 ай бұрын
This is not a contest. Both are hot. Yes, one is hotter than the other, but both are miserable. Not everything in life has to be a contest.
@robertbrizendine52 ай бұрын
@@laxus5743 didnt mean it as a contest. Was meant more in jest. Un wad, boo.
@Davidhodges932 ай бұрын
No Chris he was indeed not a samurai
@lauriey60892 ай бұрын
Yes, all types of strangers--have paid for my meals, bought me random things
@user-vv7pz7hf1j2 ай бұрын
DEI brain: resident evil 5 :white straight man is killing zombies that were african → very bad ac shadows : black gay man is killing living japanese people → perfect!
@bruhder58542 ай бұрын
Pete rocking the serj tankien beard
@mgauci452 ай бұрын
Have you heard of any expats who move over to Japan that were military veterans? If so, did they mention how they find their pensions hold up living in Japan? If not, definitely a potential podcast topic. I'm in Canada, I'm both a Canadian and Maltese citizen and I have to be honest, looking really hard at moving elsewhere. I'm a disabled military veteran so I'm looking for places that can look after my needs while at the same time helping my pension (can't believe I'm saying that at 48....) stretch as much as possible. There's a lot of us ready to leave North America. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
@feiryfella2 ай бұрын
If you're Maltese, you've an EU passport. I WISH I still had that! You have many options in the EU that would be cheaper than Japan and more tolerant perhaps (Japan is fab, but can be weird about non Japanese).
@JohnDoe-wf1dy2 ай бұрын
One here. Holds up excellent where I live, Tohoku region. Tokyo can be expensive.
@TheInfantry982 ай бұрын
Or just grab your balls and get a real high paying career in America. Why be an ex pat coward who gives up on his country ?
@mgauci452 ай бұрын
@@TheInfantry98 Because I'm MEDICALLY RETIRED! That means I have money that I EARNED during my twenty year military CAREER. Learn to read Boot.
@xvk2r8t0vxkne72 ай бұрын
Please people (and Chris), do not expect a good game out of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. As nice to have it FINALLY take place in Japan, these days the Assassin’s Creed franchise has been incredibly lazy in game design and monetization. If the gameplay works, characters had compelling stories and background, it’d be a win. But knowing Ubisoft, I have very little faith. Note, it should be a red flag since they never showcased a single gameplay and it’s set to release this November. Hmmmmm…. I wonder.
@jonbaxter22542 ай бұрын
AC Valhalla was beautiful, and so boring.
@The_Lone_Aesir2 ай бұрын
As a picky eater that hates seafood and mayonaise. Both staples in japan, its hard to find food i can eat especially since menus rarely include ingredients. As a result if i cant gurantee whats in the food i just dont eat there cuz it isnt the resturaunts fault im as picky as i am.
@lynda.grace.142 ай бұрын
I empathize. Eating with dietary restrictions is a challenge. Definitely. I memorized the phrases necessary to say what I was allergic to--and you could say your dislikes are an allergy. Before the Google Translate app, I had the info printed in Japanese on a card to present to the restaurant staff. Traveling from one place to another you don't have the advantage of getting to know an establishment where you can be a regular. When I lived in a neighbourhood and got to know a variety of establishments as a regular, some (usually higher end establishments) put my info into their computers and went out of their way to take care of me. Always checking if something I ordered was okay. But without being able to read (or be told) exact ingredients, the culinary experience can be a minefield.
@The_Lone_Aesir2 ай бұрын
@lynda.grace.14 yea I know allergy cards are a thing but I don't like using my preferences like that. I plan to take advantage of the digital nomad visa and if successful I mean create a curated list of places I've found to be safe for me.
@kelvinc2 ай бұрын
Chris I can't blame you for missing the Japanese countryside: you inspired me to take a drive through the Japanese back country during my first visit last year, and it truly is spectacular. 🏞️🚗
@Daniel-ir4ki2 ай бұрын
I’m not a city person either. I’d love to retire in the Japanese countryside
@XYoukaiX2 ай бұрын
wtf oO when I visited London I hated it so much as there was only grey and dark grey everywhere and living here in Tokyo everything is green there are flowers and trees everywhere... oO Maybe it depends a little bit but I ma living on Koenji but I walked 150km in April and 145km in May and I am super surprised each time how there could be so much greenery everywhere
@etiennesharp2 ай бұрын
I took about 50000 yen in cash and just used the ATMs at the combinis after that. Very straightforward.
@tomhoots2 ай бұрын
"TOPLESS WEEK" on the Abroad in Japan Podcast!
@dy-1692 ай бұрын
Pete going by the cyclethons I think a chris calf muscle thumbnail might do better then him being shirtless thumbnail
@ChiChisStreams2 ай бұрын
Oooo I'm looking forward the the Assassin Creed game, and with release date in November, it's the perfect time of year in the UK to just be indoors, play video games and forget that we only get a few hours of light. I get it regarding the living in a city, although I would 100% choose Tokyo vs living in London, at least Tokyo has a nice flow whereas London is just chaos. Awesome podcast video as always!
@ericng57072 ай бұрын
6:02 Maybe it was for a fireworks festival.
@Wabi-sabiME2 ай бұрын
Stay there in Japan, you belong there, besides the earthquakes, Japan is much better than most countries, and you grew up there in the last 11 years
@mariostudio72 ай бұрын
I certainly do. They only reason keeping me here is a contract. Otherwise wouldn't have lasted even for a year.
@oldavo2 ай бұрын
Come back to Sendai!
@Kidda.0062 ай бұрын
Did you also play the DLC for Ghost of Tsushima?
@lividjaffa2 ай бұрын
just turn the air con on brother
@MubashirullahD2 ай бұрын
Ghost of Tsushima was amazing
@baibac60652 ай бұрын
Hashashiin means "hashish users. It's the Arabic equlilevant of saying "crackheads" or "methheads". The original Assassin order (or Hashashin) supposedly employed drugs in their rituals. So they were called by that deragotary name as insult because they were conasidered a cult. Hashish itself means just grass or weed, but it's an euphemism for cannabis.
@Kendoujo2 ай бұрын
13:45, my only ghripe about it being Yasuke is i bet you they're really gonna play down the racism. Like if i'm playing a historical game as a black character i want to experience that level of unrestricted hatred and racism, i hate when its glossed over and revisionist history etc. Like Afro Samurai is an amaazing anime
@predawnbobcat2 ай бұрын
Whatever you do Chris, don't preorder assassins creed or any ubisoft game for that matter
@vinizzlevinizzle61312 ай бұрын
Chris, sun's out guns out!
@user-vv7pz7hf1j2 ай бұрын
the issue is not that ubisoft is putting a black person. the issue is that every part sofar had an authentic figure that is born in that region. only in japan they need to get more DEI points and put a quote "legendary samurai" yasuke instead of any sengoku heros there.. go outside and iterview people in japan if anyone knows even who yasuke was. over 90% will have no clue. because he just carried a sward *which was usually done by kids that time how can someone who just lived in japan for 3 years become a legendary samurai, and how it is depicted wearing a shgun mask? its absurd and coltural appropriation. you can see the like dislike ration in the japanese trailer, because those who know what the whole agenda is for, know that it is active racism against japan and its history. same thing was for stellar blade, we had bolderssgate 3 where you could have intercourse with bear, but showing some cleavage of a real live based korean model character is a no go? those double standarts are more than absurd. politics should be outside of entertainment. because of those DEI hunter parasites many amazing gaming studios were closed and are closing down. no wonder why ubi is on the front page of sweet baby inc.
@TomAt13372 ай бұрын
TL;DW he does
@キラキラくりくり頭Ай бұрын
Take a look at the Japanese videos for the new assassin's creed, Japanese people are NOT happy. To encapsulate the majority of them "oh, ok, you're culturally sensitive about everyone except Japanese people!" Previous assassin's creed characters. Middle East: Arab character Italy: Italian character North America: native American Greece: Greek character Egypt: Egyptian character Japan: Black guy
@darkmanureАй бұрын
As an asian guy, it's incrediably disappointing. We asian males are already extremely marginalized by western media.
@キラキラくりくり頭Ай бұрын
@@darkmanure as a white guy, even I can see that from my perspective. Asian dudes get so little spotlight.
@nirvage27492 ай бұрын
Yes, the authenticity of their woke checkbox.
@jdotoz2 ай бұрын
No acts of kindness? What about that woman who gave you the biscuits on the side of the road and invited you to a party?
@emilianosc3352 ай бұрын
Assassin come from Arabic originally and meant " hashish-eater" ...😄
@EpilepticHouseplant2 ай бұрын
I think assassin is from Arabic but I could be wrong haha
@fattiger69572 ай бұрын
It's from some Middle Eastern language. I'm not sure which, though.
@EpilepticHouseplant2 ай бұрын
@fattiger6957 u sure? I was think the Assyians
@lynda.grace.142 ай бұрын
It's from Arabic through Italian and then French. Basic Google etymology searches will give you that.
@1ytcommenter2 ай бұрын
Waiting for the video Chris and Sharla testing out all the love hotels of tokyo. :)
@JohnDoe-wf1dy2 ай бұрын
It gets worse as you get older for staying fit.
@suara15s342 ай бұрын
if you really will play assassins creed game. please do stream it chris.
@saltycross2 ай бұрын
💜💜💜
@_nihongo_jouzu_2 ай бұрын
Your last two videos were the best ones you've released for a long time, especially love the Tokyo Yamanote Line one, very entertaining.. Not really a fan of videos where you have guests and you banter with them like its a Marvel movie
@beastbum2 ай бұрын
Ignore this guy. More videos with Connor! Make him drink to excess and sleep in the cold!
@_nihongo_jouzu_2 ай бұрын
@@beastbum like Chris said, he's in his midlife now, will prolly be more averse to degenerate content
@Bambam-fw6dl2 ай бұрын
I'm looking forward for the next ubisoft game that takes place in Africa where we play as an Asian and do...some things
@igeljaeger2 ай бұрын
Chris does not understand how you lose weight AT ALL lol. You dont just power through something and then lose your belly. You have to change your lifestyle and exercise every day.
@lushfruit2 ай бұрын
Chris you wont regret speedrunning every main temple in Tokyo
@Kevin-zz9nc2 ай бұрын
No. Cos he avoided the utter shitshow of Brexit.
@jamesdond6142 ай бұрын
You definitely look like you've shed weight, looking lean these days Chris.
@01Grimjoe2 ай бұрын
Ubisoft.. sorry have my first down vote.
@mattcy65912 ай бұрын
Just eat the damn food (unless you have allergies)
@Queltamas2 ай бұрын
There is no Assassin's Creed Japan.
@Njsjdjdjdj2 ай бұрын
I’m your ghost Kris brawd
@AcornElectron2 ай бұрын
The cup noodle looks piss poor when the vent is facing the camera.