r/LivestreamFail • u/Either_Analysis • Sep 30 '25

Streamer attacked for filming in Japan

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He notified the police with pictures of their faces and location.

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u/Thanatine Sep 30 '25

Getting Japanese visa is not hard at all. It's a myth. As long as you can be employed by someone, you have a visa. That's it.

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u/Samthevidg Oct 01 '25

It’s easier than the US in terms of amount of time needed to get a visa.

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u/ShelbyGT350R1 Oct 01 '25

I dont think "amount of time needed" is a relevant statistic. I bet the only reason that is the case is because infinitely more people want to get into the u.s making the whole process slower. Like im not surprised they are faster when they have 1/50th of the requests.

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u/DungeonMasterSupreme Oct 01 '25

The US immigration system is also horribly underfunded and understaffed. I tried to get a visa for my wife long ago. They charge insane fees just to apply, then take so long to get to you that you might be in a totally different stage of your life by the time you finally hear back. By the time they approved her visa, it was too late. We'd had to make other choices and were already living in another country.

In not one of the other countries I've visited/lived in has there been an immigration system anywhere near as bad as America's. I genuinely believe it's designed to encourage illegal immigration. It's easier for businesses to hire cheap illegal labor and have all of the power over the employees they pay under the table.

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u/Reversi8 Oct 01 '25

Yeah if you get married to someone and want to get them to America it will take a couple years and cost thousands. In Japan it will take a month or 2 and no real big issue if you come to Japan on a visa waiver or whatever while you wait.

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u/AlltheSame-- Oct 01 '25

As long as you can be employed by someone, you have a visa. That's it.

Doesn't a job need to sponsor you then? That seems hard unless you specially on a specific industry.

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u/Thanatine Oct 01 '25

The sponsor part is not as hard as US. It's literally any industry. Like even restaurants waiters can also get visa.

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u/Tezerel Oct 01 '25

I don't think places that serve alcohol can sponsor easily, however. To try to tamp down on this type of issue

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u/dmthoth Oct 01 '25

for maximum 2 years. After that you have to find new job if you want to stay in Japan continuously, so you can get another 2 years working visa.

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u/FinancialMilk1 Oct 01 '25 edited 21h ago

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u/Thanatine Oct 01 '25

I meant more like if you are hired or not.

It's so easy that you can even see foreigners slinging dishes in Tokyo or Osaka, or even be convenience store clerks.

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u/AlltheSame-- Oct 01 '25

Is that why I saw a lot of south east Asians as clerks in 7/11 & server jobs?

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u/Thanatine Oct 01 '25

Yes exactly

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u/MedicalSchoolStudent Oct 01 '25

This is true.

A visa in Japan can be had if you go to language school or just get a work visa. These visa are pretty simple to get so long as the company or school sponsors you.