JAPANESE PROBLEMS: What are Japanese girls and boys worried about?
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As someone who's going to study Japanese in Japan starting next year, a fair warning to any fellow westerners who plan on moving to Japan and renting an apartment there: Renting an apartment in Japan is kind of a small nightmare. In my own country, you pay the monthly rent, as well as a deposit that CAN be as much as that of 3 months' rent, but is usually around one month's rent, and then sometimes you pay utility bills, and that's it.
In JAPAN, you have all of those things, plus the following: 1. "Key money", usually priced at one month's rent, though it can be much higher. This is a gift of gratitude to the landlord, and unlike your deposit, you're not meant to get these money back, even if your stay in the landlord's apartment was completely problem free. Thankfully, in recent years an increasing number of landlords and real estate agencies have begun to offer key money-free rental housing, but it is still very widespread, common, and expected. 2. Agent fee, usually priced at 50%-100% of one month's rent. As the name implies, this is money you pay to the agent (whether a private one or a company) that gets you your apartment. Nedless to say, if you can find an apartment entirely on your own without any agent, agency, or company helping you in any way, then you can avoid this fee, but for a foreigner who doesn't speak Japanese, that is unrealistic and almost impossible, especially if you're trying to find something before you go to Japan, online or otherwise, which of course will most likely be the case for you. 3. Mandatory fire insurance, and mandatory cleaning fees. The prices on these varies, but they're usually not too bad, overall, and are certainly much cheaper than a month's rent, even combined, so I don't really mind them. You still need to pay them though, and unlike key money and agent fees, they are virtually impossible to escape. The cleaning fee is for cleaning done to the apartment before you move in by the way, so don't think you can escape it by saying that you can clean the place yourself. It also doesn't help to say that you don't mind that the place is dirty when you move in, lol.
4. Finally, the notorious guarantor fee...now this one is a particular piece of headache that deserves some extra time and explanation: Basically, in Japan, when you rent an apartment, you are usually required to provide a guarantor who will pay the money owed to the landlord if you for whatever reason are at some point not able to pay your rent. So for Japanese people, typically it would be their parents, for example, or anyone else among their family or friends with a steady well-paying job who are willing to be their guarantor. But nedless to say, for a foreigner moving to Japan, they are unlikely to know anyone in Japan who can be their guarantor, and indeed this can be the case for some Japanese people as well. That's where guarantor companies come in. For a fee, usually from 80-100% of one month's rent, they become your guarantor. Private sellers and real estate companies/agencies that rent out apartments without the need for a guarantor DO exist, but they are very rare, even today. We should actually be happy that guarantor companies exist though, rather than being angry at having to pay their fee, because not too many years ago, they didn't even exist, while the need for a guarantor was as prevalent as ever, meaning that foreigners were pretty much screwed out of finding any apartments for rent in Japan unless they knew people.
So, as you can see, if you combine all of those fees together, you can be left with 5 month's worth of rent or more in intial fees. So you might at first see an apartment for rent in Tokyo priced at 80,000 JPY per month (which is pretty cheap btw, you certainly may not necessarily be that lucky), thinking that "gee, that's a nice and affordable price, I gotta grab that asap!", then you realize that you have to pay around a total of 500,000 JPY in initial costs for the first month before you can even move in. :-/ So keep this in mind when you calculate your budget, and when you're saving up money in advance. Of course after that it's usually just the rent+utility bills each month, but still, those high initial costs can be real killers.
This is good information to know ;-; thank you! But man it hurts to know the truth. I'm planning on studying for only a month but I'll be needing to rent an apartment too...
@Chang
WTF man? I was just trying to helpful and informative for other foreigners planning to move to Japan, so they know what they can expect, and need to be prepared for, economically. What's your problem? You take issue with me raising any kind of criticism against certain aspects of Japan, is that it? Don't be such a snowflake. The fact of the matter is that compared to most western countries, the Japanese practice when it comes to renting an apartment is both a lot more expensive, and a lot more hassle. And it's even worse if you're a foreigner. Criticism where criticism is due. It doesn't mean I have a problem with Japan as a whole. I fucking love Japan. I wouldn't be moving there to study Japanese if I didn't, now would I? I have several complaints about my own country as well, but that doesn't mean I dislike it overall, and you don't see me throwing a fit every time someone from a different country brings up a bad aspect of my own country. You need to grow up, man.
@Rei
You're welcome, I'm glad my information was of some use! :-)
I about spit my water out for the subtitle at 5:20 RESOLSOLSOSOLUTERESOLUTERESOLVE 😂
She got confused haha
I find it so impressive people like CathyCat are multi-lingual and converse with locals so easily.
I'm envious!!!
I'm moving to Tokyo this January! I hope to see Cathy Cat and the Ask Japanese crew out someday!
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I'd like to know which places have the most cheaper rent prices in Japan, between Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. By the way, I've just discovered this channel and I have to say that this videos are pretty interesting, greetings from Colombia.
5:21 okay but, this was so funny...
"Are you jobbing right now?" 😂😂
Really like the 宇宙(outer space) locket you are wearing Miss Cathy.
Are you into the cosmos and outer space?
Agony Aunt Cathy Cat fixing the world one problem at a time ❤️
¥80000 in Japan you only can rent one room but in malaysia with that money you can rent good apartment with swimming pool.. That's why many Japanese wants to retired and spend good life in Malaysia
even worse in hong kong... you pay double that for a very small apartment. i guess singapore have the same problem
@@user-cl8cl6qc5t you were right.. Hong Kong, Singapore and japan among the most expensive country to live
Hi,
I have got admitted to the University of Tokyo as a MEXT scholarship student,
I was wondering if it is possible for students to work there as the amount of scholarship is not really that much?
Could you please help me with it if you have any information about it?
Thank you :)
parsa whoknows I’m not a Japanese person but I’m in Japan right now on an exchange program. I’d say it’s better to ask the teacher (International Affairs if you have one, or a teacher in charge of you) in the university and see what she or he says. Also, you should know this but you have to be fluent in Japanese (maybe JLPT N3? You can check about this) and be willing to have commitment. Some places may require certain amount of hours in a week. I’m talking about part time jobs btw.
If you’re wondering about the pay, it’s about 1000 yen per hour usually and may be more (about 1300) when you work late hours.
Also your visa matters, so check on that! Make sure it allows you to work in Japan!!
All the best to you! ^^
@@judy6520 Thank you very much for your help :), It really helped a lot.
Honestly, I don't have even JLPT N5 :)))), but I really need to work there to survive, 144000 Yen per month is really nothing if someone wants to have fun too.
Isn't there any place for foreigners to work as a foreigner?
I have also heard that it is possible to work for the professor in another project and get paid for that. But I do not know whether it is possible to do that there or not.
All the best to you too! :)
parsa whoknows I’ve heard u can teach English but I’m not what’s the requirement and if you’re allowed since you’re on scholarship.
In my university (private) it is possible to work in sch but it’s like consoling or helping foreign students where u still might need a level of Japanese. Like I mentioned, it depends on the school.
Thank you for your encouragement and I hope you enjoy your time in Japan!!
@@judy6520 Thank you very very much for your responses!!
You really helped me a lot!
I hope you find much more interesting things in Japan :)
amo que pongan sub español ♥♥♥
They have similar problems as pretty much as any young person these days. 👍👍👍
What problem... Here in Europe Education is free. Houses are affordable. I bought a house with 4 bedroom(can make 5 if i build out the loft) for myself alone. 540 euro a month. Got a sportscar Nissan 350z where gasoline is the most expensive in the world. Here nobody drives a sportscar.(too expensive) Also no debt. Got savings account soon to rebuild my whole bathroom and toilet downstairs. Just saved for that. Then going to save for a different car. 5 doors. I don't understand how people in Japan can build up a normal life???? I don't even have that crazy salary.
What is the average wage in Japan? 700 US dollars a month for rent is really cheap compared to the states. Even in the midwest that's considered low.
I googled(tm) and for around $550 it seems that you can get an studio of around 200 square feet in Tokyo, or at least you could two years ago. There will be some upfront money you'll have to pay the landlord because reasons. In a typical year it only snows around two days in Tokyo and if you're working long hours you might not spend that much time at home anyway.
I took a look at similarly priced apartments in KC MO and even less money will get you somewhere between 600-800 square feet. It snows around five days per annum there. Of course you're about 100 times more likely to suffer from a very serious crime in KC MO as you are in Tokyo, so perhaps that ought to be considered also.
According to another search using google(tm) the min wage in Tokyo is around 940円 and the average wage is around 325,000円/month. That doesn't take taxes into account. The minimum wage in KC is around $7.50/hour and there's a ballot initiative to raise it to $12.
Disclaimer. I have never lived in Japan. I only know what I see on the web. There is a good chance I'm wrong. I've never lived in KC either.
Interesting question.
Cassie Kruse what? Damn. Here in the Netherlands I pay €700 a month for my house, and it’s pretty big.
Where are the subtitles in Portuguese? :(
Try renting in my home City of Toronto. I guarantee it won't be fun at all.
please ask japanese boys about what they think about girls with stretch marks 💜💜 love your videos
4:58 . . . nani?! they're so cute! >
I still don't understand the lines they draw on the questionnaire. Very strange.
Bob Flendorg It’s actually a kanji/Chinese character, but people use it to count the number of votes/days etc. It contains five strokes so one complete character: 正 tells us it’s 5 lines or votes, just like how America uses 4 lines and a slash.
The word can mean correct or right way, but it’s just a simple counting mechanism in this case.
Oh.
This has subtitles.
I mean I completely understood it but would have been nice to know
I was so focused on what they were saying i didn't think of that. lmao
That guy who doesn't come home til 8, I feel for him, I hope things work out well him and his Girlfriend, because those ingredients sounds iffy, for a future disaster.
Modern Japanese Slavery for you my friend. :) Japan looks fun.. but to live there must be a horror story. Everything is unaffordable and people make long hours just to lick the balls of the boss. Im not gonna lick the balls of my boss. When something is really going wrong i would say goodbye the same day. I had 5 or more job offers anyway.
Depends on what time he and she wake up. They may have different shifts and a non-traditional job.
can you explain the 500 yen trick?
Basically u save up 500 yen per day.. why it called a trick, because usually people will be surprise on how much money they've saved up
No, not daily, its whenever you get a 500 yen coin you put it in a savings box. Apparently if you save like this for 10 years you would end u with 1 million yen or more.
It's not a trick. People should just feel BAD if they can't safe any money. Just know that you will always stay poor if you just not save money. People who not save money should be ashamed and stay poor forever. It's their own fault.
its for people who spent too much to un needed things
eating out side cause they lazy to cook
I challange you never to step foot in a mall or eat out side for a month you will be surpirse
and good timming its almost the last month of the year hope it can be your new resolution to spend life wisley and to other shoppaholic can read this ;P
LOL!!!!!! $1375/mo for renting a 1 bedroom apt in LA
Her English is fabulous! She barely has an accent d(￣ ￣)
フックかわいい
英語の発音うまいね
Coloca legendas em português por favooooorrr
Mais um Motivo parar Aprender inglês :v
Ah yes boys and girls has know create? Dilemma that translate in Filipino😇
I will better stay in my country and study in IIT
Türkçe altyazılı yapar mısın 🇹🇷🇹🇷
Are roommates not a common thing in Japan? They could save money by piling in somewhere.
do not underestimate the smallness of japanese apartment...
alphaxfang I know how small they are but I'm a cheap bastard. I'd try to find a roommate. Maybe a friend.
i had a roommate here for some months ago and all my japanese friends were VERY surprised, now i live in a one room, luckily its way cheaper than in tokyo
*squints* that makeup artist has lipstick on her teeth.
My problem : being too childish, asking to much questions
“I want a boyfriend” sup?
go to tinder you dipshit
No lie I came cause of the first chick. She's hot.
bruhh.,.....