This subreddit serves as a general hub to discuss most things Japanese and exchange information, **as well as to guide users to subs specializing in things such as daily life, travel or language acquisition.** Users are strongly encouraged to check the sidebar and stickied general questions thread before posting.

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Read all rules and check the list of Japan-related subreddits before submitting. If you have a question that doesn't go in the basic questions thread, 80% of the time it will get a better response somewhere else.

日本語を使いたい方は/r/jaなどのサブレに投稿頂けるようにお願い申し上げます。当サブレは基本的に英語のみ。

Link Submission Rules

Reposts & multiple threads on the same topic, especially current events, will be deleted.
Low-effort posts (trolls, treating the sub like Google etc) will be deleted. Repeat/egregious offenders will be banned. If you have a simple question, your first stop should be Google, not here.
In general, threads which should be posted in a more relevant subreddit (see list above) will be removed. This especially applies to travel photos/questions and language/translation questions.
Posts with no relation to Japan, posts not written in English, posts with vague/clickbait titles, spam (including affiliate links, Discord links, people trying to boost their YouTube subscriptions etc), and posts intended for personal gain (including crowdfunding links) will be removed.
Posts asking for Japan's opinion on popular subjects or posts appealing directly to the sub as if we represent Japan will be removed. This is not a 'national' subreddit and nearly none of the subscribers to this sub are Japanese.
AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts are not allowed except for extraordinary circumstances and require prior approval from the mods as well as verification.
Whenever possible, a moderator or AutoMod will leave a comment in a deleted thread explaining why it has been removed. If you believe your post has been removed in error, contact the moderators.
Vlogs/travel videos/low-quality viral vids are not allowed. Try /r/japanvids, /r/jvlog, /r/moronarmy, /r/japantravel, or /r/videos.
No shitposting/memes allowed.
No fear-/hate-mongering, harassment, shitposting, or soliciting/encouraging illegal activity. Repeat or egregious offenders may be banned.
Do not post personal information, whether it belongs to you or someone else.
Reddit automatically removes comments with URL shorteners (bit.ly etc), it's not us.

Use /r/japantravel for questions/posts related to your vacation or short-term stay, including travelblogs etc.

Before posting, search first to see if your question has been asked before or check one of the following subreddits:

Photo submissions: /r/japanpics

Questions for travel to and within Japan: /r/japantravel

Questions related to the Japanese language: /r/learnjapanese (translation requests belong in /r/translator)

Questions about teaching English: /r/teachinginjapan or /r/jetprogramme/

Questions about moving to Japan (including finding work and the actual process of moving): /r/movingtojapan

Questions regarding life in Japan: /r/japanlife

Questions related to finances, taxes, long-term investing etc: /r/JapanFinance

** Requests for candy, etc from Japan: /r/snackexchange**

Having stuff shipped from Japan: Tenso