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Filming a JAPANESE MALL with a 90's Camcorder
Japan is one busy country and Japanese shopping malls are like theme parks - always busy with plenty to see and do. So when I picked up a 1999 camcorder, I knew it was my destiny to use it at my local mall. Outside of shopping, there are always so many things to do. We visited the Pokemon Center (and maybe bought several Pokemon plushies), held some puppies, stumbled across an anime cosplay convention and drank Japan's best (objectively) banana milkshake.
I hope you enjoy this unique take on a life in Japan vlog.
If you did enjoy the video, feel free to leave a comment. I read them all and will respond to every single one. Cheers!
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  • @johnbell1810
    @johnbell1810 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    There's also the dark chocolate web

  • @abikyoukan2
    @abikyoukan2 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    as someone who has the JLPT N1 and is currently learning programming, this video gave me motivation to change to data science 🤣

  • @silverian
    @silverian 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Great info! It would be nice if you continue to create videos about IT in Japan.

  • @klausklausi7484
    @klausklausi7484 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I mean, it's good if you have no career and you want to start. For myself as an IT Professional this salary is a joke. And the bad thing is that I earn as normal employee as much as a senior manager in such a data cente. At least I assume it. I checked several job offers for my profession (Test Automation Engineer) and they offer around 7.000.000 bis 9.000.000 Yen/year and I earn twice as much. I'm not even a senior though. I would only move to Japan as a business owner.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      It’s a fair point. When moving to Japan you have to take into consideration how far the money goes. Even my current position pays much more back in my home country, but if I was there I wouldn’t be able to buy a house, see a doctor and everything else is far more expensive.

  • @tianshui7307
    @tianshui7307 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for this video. I have some questions regarding these jobs. Is there a reason why they're specifically aiming for foreigners? And are there opportunies for career growth? I've been teaching English for a long time and to be honest, there is no career growth as teacher in Japan.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      They aim at foreigners because the job requires a high level of fluency in English as you’re communicating with global teams and all the internal software and tooling is English. There’s plenty of opportunity for career growth, you can change teams, departments, move up vertically into management etc. there’s annual pay increases, promotions etc. Once you’re in a company it’s much easier to network within the company.

  • @Amr_dev_
    @Amr_dev_ วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm not able to hear you clearly from the music 😅

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan วันที่ผ่านมา

      Are you sure it’s not my accent 👀 just kidding haha, apologies. Feel free to used closed captions if you need to. Only realised it was too loud after I uploaded it 🥲

  • @fabio.1
    @fabio.1 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, thanks!

  • @EyeIn_The_Sky
    @EyeIn_The_Sky 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow those are really low wages and the cost of living in Japan is so high. WTH?

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan วันที่ผ่านมา

      In comparison to most other developed first world countries the cost of living is actually pretty low. Rent/mortgage rates and super low. You can get a loan for a house at 0.1% fixed. Health care is super cheap and high quality. And general living costs are very low too. The money goes a long way here. It’s only expensive when you want to start buying foreign products

  • @amirzx9351
    @amirzx9351 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's my dream to live in Japan and working in a data center is my dream job and i have ton of experience and certifications. Thank you for this video now i have my goal ( working in a data center in Japan) I thought it's just a dream

  • @user-wy1qm2hr5v
    @user-wy1qm2hr5v 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If you havent posted already, it would be very interesting to see you develop this series based on the stuff you covered! I'd be so down to keep watching videos that would help prep us to move to Japan in this field. Like videos covering different starting points (no experience, some experience, covering the logisitics of moving out to japan, etc...)

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Great idea! I am finishing an edit for a video right now but after that I’m planning on doing a video of the route/path I took and how I ended up where I am now

  • @staynjohnson4221
    @staynjohnson4221 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    music too loud

  • @Funkteon
    @Funkteon 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Soooo, a senior data centre technician in Japan makes 40% less money than me, an Aussie high school dropout (in Australia) doing what can only be described as account management admin work for a tiny little IT managed services provider... Holy fuckamoly, Japan is a povvo country with regard to wages...

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You have to take into account the economy itself as well as cost of living though. Rent/housing is extremely cheap, health care is cheap and extremely good, crime rates are low, general costs of living is also very low. So the money goes a lot further. Comparing the salary of one country to another without these additional factors doesn’t mean much by itself

  • @utubebroadcastme
    @utubebroadcastme 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the background music is a bit too dramatic 😅

  • @shiyason213
    @shiyason213 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is so interesting to me.. I worked in Japanese startups for 10+ years now and I never once thought about "data centers" as a possibility for employment. I also started my programming journey in Japan with no experience.

  • @jackson7108
    @jackson7108 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Loved the vid, what are these apartments called i really like that layout.

    • @jackson7108
      @jackson7108 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      like name of apartment building im looking at moving soon

  • @kohbold
    @kohbold 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In order to get a work Visa in Japan as a foreigner, you must have a bachelors degree in a relevant field or 10 years of documented work experience. IT degrees are... eh. Certificates are usually more respected and sought after just due to the fact that technology changes in IT before you would even get done with said bachelors you are training for. Anyway, I would love to go to Japan but their immigration policies are too ridiculous and they don't recognize worldwide standard certs are qualifiers such as CompTIA and Cisco. Then they complain about not being able to find enough workers. Complete clown shoes.

  • @sniperene
    @sniperene 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    lower a little bit the volume of the music in the background is too high , for the rest interesting video :]

  • @Cali2Kyushu
    @Cali2Kyushu 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi thanks for this video! I'm an American living in Japan on spousal visa and I have been on the job search in Japan coming out of a 2 year eikawa teaching stint and recently moved to Fukuoka. I've been doing a Data Analytics Course through Google, right now a little over halfway completed, and have been searching for a job (applying to roughly 4-5 positions a week) for the past 3 months or so. Revamping my resume and trying to persevere but it's been discouraging. I don't want to teach anymore and I'm trying to get into tech.

  • @rajeevkumar-cv4uw
    @rajeevkumar-cv4uw 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In my city Jammu, India is most beautiful houses best then Japan.

  • @tenminutetokyo2643
    @tenminutetokyo2643 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Except that AWS and Google will flood in 1,000,000 Indians.

  • @Pat315
    @Pat315 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That pay is absolutely abysmal.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Depends what you’re comparing it to. If comparing it other countries like UK, US etc it seems low, but the quality of life factor has to be taken into account. Health care is very cheap and good here, housing/rent is cheap, general cost of living is low, low crime rates etc. so the money goes a lot further

    • @Pat315
      @Pat315 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Retro-Japan It's a good point. I live in Australia so cost of living is much higher than in Japan at the moment. I'm comparing my job in Software Engineering to this though so maybe it's not apples to apples. Thanks :)

  • @readjordan2257
    @readjordan2257 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man. I love baked beans too. In the southern US its very common, especially for all major holidays including Thanksgiving and 4th of July. While we don't put them on bread, we do wipe up the beans with whatever bread we're eating with. Dinner rolls, regular bread, garlic bread or..if its chili and beans, pumpernickel bread.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Very surprised anyone is still watching this video but thanks nonetheless. Good to hear that there are places in the states that eats them, my pal from Florida was ripping into me for saying baked beans on toast is good 👀

  • @icosmo
    @icosmo 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey, I'm doing a semester abroad in Japan at the end of this year and I've been thinking about gaining some experience in the IT sector on the side because I'm studying business informatics. Unfortunately, I'm at a relatively remote university in Otaru, but maybe there are data centers there as well? I would be very grateful for any tips in this direction, and great video by the way.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Most of the data centers are in Osaka, Tokyo and Chiba just due to regional requirements (power, seismic isolation etc). Perhaps as companies grow they will begin to expand their regions

    • @icosmo
      @icosmo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Retro-Japan So what would you recommend regarding my situation?

  • @shiouming
    @shiouming 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cool! What size is that in sqr m or sqr ft?

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s around 60 square meters sqr

    • @shiouming
      @shiouming 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Retro-Japan No wonder. It's really spacious.

  • @kyopan23
    @kyopan23 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can you do a video on what positions do you recommend for individuals with 5-10 years of experience in other fields of IT with no Japanese knowledge? Great video, very informative

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sounds like a good idea! Will be doing a follow up to this video in a couple of months then will look into other opportunities. Although I must say, this one is a bit of a unicorn imo

  • @WebDevJapan
    @WebDevJapan 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is very useful information. I will share it with people I know!

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for watching! Glad you found it informative

  • @masterskyd1
    @masterskyd1 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hello thank you for sharing this information with us. I have been an IT guy over 30 years. I would like to find a job remotely or inside in Japan. Could you give me some hints about to find a job there?

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I personally feel the data center route is a great stepping stone which can allow you to get into a big company and then from there looking into moving to other roles. I know about 4 people in my current company who do that

    • @masterskyd1
      @masterskyd1 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Retro-Japan Could you share with me an email who could accept my CV?

  • @shaharelimlech6447
    @shaharelimlech6447 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Grate video! Do you know if these positions require a degree? I heard in Japan they are strict about having a degree.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The positions themselves don’t require a degree but I believe the requirements for a work visa in Japan include a bachelors degree or equivalent

  • @alcoholic4792
    @alcoholic4792 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I work as a data center tech for an American company that starts with Letter E and I can tell u it’s terrible, they make u work 12 hour days and night shifts alternating, and u don’t even know ur shift until the month before, it will seriously destroy ur health and social life, maybe it’s just this company, I don’t know how it is for other places.

    • @alcoholic4792
      @alcoholic4792 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And in my case I only handle layer 1 stuff like racking and stacking, and unrelated stuff like keeping track of shipment and vendors. I don’t get to learn any layer 2 stuff whatsoever so I feel like I’m not learning actual transferable skills like networking

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I know who you are referring to. I interviewed a few people trying to move out from there a few weeks back and I heard similar cases. It’s quite different in some of the other major providers, much better shifts and work life balance. There are more responsibilities too and more opportunities for growth. My old company used to have a pop site in the E companies location and the technicians were basically just like remote hands staff. Maybe it’s worth you looking into moving into some of the companies I mentioned in this video.

  • @kazi1
    @kazi1 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video 👍🏻

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for watching 🤝

  • @ArekkusuMiyazaki
    @ArekkusuMiyazaki 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have experience in IT but no Certifications, do I still have any chance?

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Experience in IT is more valuable than certification in my experience

    • @goyanihimalay4127
      @goyanihimalay4127 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Retro-JapanI have 3 year of experience in Java spring boot Microservices can you provide some reference please?

  • @yuvarajkz
    @yuvarajkz 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can you tell me the procedure to become a data center [the syllabus and coding language], And bit explain about your road map that helped you ? please

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There is no programming/coding involved for data center work. I’ll be putting out a video on the path I took in a couple of months!

  • @VivekKumar-zb2sx
    @VivekKumar-zb2sx 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What is the salary for IT jobs as a freshers in Japan. In range.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      For Japanese companies it’s typically quite low (250,000 - 300,000JPY per month). For foreign companies such as the ones I’ve mentioned, trainee positions are around 350,000 - 400,000 JPY per month

  • @char680
    @char680 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    hello sir i have been working in tokyo for 5 years as a network engineer for a japanese company. i have been working for the same company since graduating from college(shinsotsu) , and my salary is roughly 5million yen a year including bonuses and overtime. i would like to work at a cushy global company which will also allow me to work at home like you. i am a bit tired from the typical japanese style company can you please recommend me a way to find a new job.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I would say data centers are a good way to get into a company and then from there you can explore options such as transferring to other roles within the company that are remote. That’s what I did

  • @Dodong0
    @Dodong0 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Footage makes my heart sing… I used to make so many videos in the mid-to-late 90s so it looks exactly like the videos of my youth.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for watching! Glad it poked at some nostalgia

  • @Dodong0
    @Dodong0 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You’d be right at home at a Japanese sports day event holding one of those… modern versions haven’t changed too much in form factor.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Too right, camcorders are still very popular here, I’ve always found that quite fascinating

  • @salsichalivre5401
    @salsichalivre5401 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man, what the hell this music so loud all along the video.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sorry!

    • @salsichalivre5401
      @salsichalivre5401 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@Retro-Japan its okay baby. Just check next times

  • @avogadzo7953
    @avogadzo7953 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The background music is way too loud. ;-;

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Apologies

  • @nealkashya
    @nealkashya 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What would be the scope for someone with 3+ years experience in Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a Server Engineer(Proliant,Apollo and Bladesystem) and in VMware as a Host and V.M SME (vSPhere/ESXi)?

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      In terms of experience I’d say you are in good standing

  • @ReynaldoLSo
    @ReynaldoLSo 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ohhhh weeeeeh

  • @jamu8060
    @jamu8060 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Does anyone know what helpdesk experience can do for you in Japan? I have A+ and Security+ certifications at the moment and working on my CCNA.

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’d say that it’s good experience to have and is quite transferable to the DC. The main difference is the tickets are broken servers, networking equipment and you don’t deal with customers or end users at all

  • @mungunshagaitumurbaatar8443
    @mungunshagaitumurbaatar8443 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you ✨

  • @marcihuppi
    @marcihuppi 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great idea!

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for watching!

  • @JoshJuniOffical
    @JoshJuniOffical 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just got laid off from my IT job in the American seafood industry! Now traveling Asia for 3 months.. I’d want to work IT for Japan but I don’t speak their language. Great video 👍

  • @CreativeBoy100
    @CreativeBoy100 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi whats the song at 1:20

  • @Carp0rn
    @Carp0rn 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey bro how can I connect with you on LinkedIn?

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I can’t share my account over comments for privacy reasons but I’m sure you can find my face on LinkedIn if you search data center employees in Japan

    • @Carp0rn
      @Carp0rn 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Retro-JapanNo problem I actually found you my name is Alejandro Mendoza, I have IT experience. Hope we can connect thanks.

  • @Atmatan_Kabbaher
    @Atmatan_Kabbaher 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Would be really nice to find a quiet line operator job on a night shift to work. I've wanted to live in japan since i was a child. The great benefit of working at night in Japan is that your boss cant force you out drinking into the early morning as easily, because your morning is actually the afternoon. Things are weird with the culture there right now though, a lot of disrespect from tourists finally causing enough problems that something is being done, so now may not be the best time for white people to start invading and colonizing yet another country that isn't theirs. Maybe I'll wait it out another couple of years to see what happens on the global stage first..

    • @Retro-Japan
      @Retro-Japan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good thing about the DC jobs is it’s mainly foreign management and staff so there is no nomikai culture where you get forced for drinks or anything of that nature. There is a big tourism boom right now but to be honest it’s only the really bad examples that get highlighted. I did a recent tour around with my cousin and it didn’t feel overly crowded anywhere to be honest

    • @Atmatan_Kabbaher
      @Atmatan_Kabbaher 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Retro-Japan It's kind of insane but I actually really want to apply for Hololive: a pretty competitive spot right now but a rapidly growing brand and industry. I actually see the future of computing in embedded: not cloud. It'll take a while before the collapse comes for enterprise, but be assured it's coming; users want ownership, so it doesn't matter what corpos want.