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Some Techies Are Shunning Silicon Valley for the Japanese Dream

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Re: Some Techies Are Shunning Silicon Valley for the Japanese Dream

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You could probably get more where I work (CyberAgent) or similar places like Line, Mercari. Applying is free :)

tried finding a careers page, do you have a link?

Just had a look. Still only in Japanese: https://www.cyberagent.co.jp/careers/professional/jobs3/cont...

Culture info (English): https://www.cyberagent.co.jp/en/way/culture/

Re: Some Techies Are Shunning Silicon Valley for the Japanese Dream

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In case you stay in Japan contact me. Where I work it's no problem to take several weeks off. Otherwise we have a good work climate, too.

I appreciate the offer, but I would be surprised if a Japanese company would be willing to come even remotely close to my current compensation.

That is a valid concern! But trying (if needed) can't hurt. Anyways good luck with everything! :)

Re: Some Techies Are Shunning Silicon Valley for the Japanese Dream

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> Like I said, I'm not saying other countries aren't racist. I'm saying that the Japanese are incredibly racist towards other Asians. You have supplied no data to support this statement, beyond anecdotes. The data I've seen doesn't support the notion that the Japanese are "incredibly racist" against anyone at all.

According to the xenophobia study, even people under 29 in Japan are twice as likely as the entire US population to object to the presence of neighbors of a different race. Older people are four times as likely to object. And with a UN observer saying the racism is primarily directed towards other Asian people which is more than an "anecdote" despite your assertion since he was sent there to assess this specifically,…

1 in 10 people being racist wouldn't really qualify as being "incredibly racist" in my view. Perhaps "incredibly racist" isn't a very useful term anyway.

Yes, it's important to look at data rather than anecdotes. We can both pick anecdotes to support different arguments. I could point out for example that the 4th largest company in Japan was founded by someone of Korean decent...

Yes, there is racism in Japan. Yes, racism is more socially acceptable than in the US. Yes, it seems likely that it is more often directed against Asian neighbours. You have not presented any data that suggests that it is "incredibly racist" in Japan.

I would be interest in further data that quantifies the racism in Japan. Rather than a series of anecdotes that seem to support an opinion you've already formed.

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