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ロシアでは日本人男性に対してどのような印象がありますか？(若い人,Age18-30)

what impression do Russian have about Japanese men？
good, bad, no interest....

i welcome answers in Russian i'll use translater

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chekist
22 Aug 2021

  • Country or region Russian Federation

Too infantil

boris_pi
22 Aug 2021

  • Country or region Russian Federation

Что именно вас интересует: поведение, образ жизни характер, внешность?

Многие известные японцы очень крутые: Куросава, Акутагава, Мураками... Басё, Кобаяси Исса, Догэн 😄
Многие японцы мне симпатичны и, несомненно, интересны, так как это совершенно другая (и весьма богатая) культура и другой взгляд на мир.

Лично мне кажется (и меня это удручает), что японская нация и особенно мужчины повально страдают невротическими расстройствами, поскольку давление общества на отдельную личность чрезмерно высоко. На мой взгляд, современным японцам не хватает внутренней свободы и уверенности в себе.

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xSE7ENx
23 Aug 2021

  • Country or region Japan
@chekist
is it visual aspect, appearance....(外見)
OR Personality, character...(内面)
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xSE7ENx
23 Aug 2021

  • Country or region Japan
@boris_pi
回答ありがとうございます！
現代の日本人に対して何か固定観念があれば知りたいと思いました(留学や交際など)
個人的な考えの部分が役に立ちました！

Thank you for your reply.
I wanted to know if you have stereotypes about modern Japanese.(to study abroad, date...like that)
your ''personally speaking'' part was what i want to know.
Deleted user
23 Aug 2021

There are a lot of weeaboos here. So...

JunDV8
23 Aug 2021

  • Country or region Russian Federation
That's an interesting question, and I would like to be honest, so please, don't get offended. There are, of course, some stereotypes about Japanese people in Russia. Nothing new to you, I'm sure: "Japanese are weird" is number 1, "Japanese work too much and even die in their offices" number 2 and "Japanese men have an unhealthy interest in schoolgirls and have many sexual deviations" number 3. I guess, those are the most popular,they are influenced by contemporary culture, including anime. Russian men often see Japanese men as having a bit feminine looks, which is, again, influenced by anime and pop-culture. At the same time, those, who are interested in war history, often believe Japanese to be extremely cruel and sadistic (Nanking Massacre, Unit 731, Morimura Seiichi's book "The Devil's Gluttony (悪魔の飽食) is translated into Russian). This is the negative side. There is a positive one as well - thanks to art and culture, classic and contemporary literature, anime, history. Japanese are definitely seen as a nation with rich and interesting culture. The general attitude towards Japan in Russia is most likely neutral-positive (subjective impressions, of course) + there is a percent of Japan fans (=anime fans in most cases). Speaking for myself, as a Russian woman, I find Japanese men and women quite attractive in general, I like their love for order, their politeness, and their ability to see beauty in nature. But again, I may be influenced by literature and art. I have only met Japanese tourists in Sweden and in St. Petersburg, and they behaved very different from Chinese tourists (exactly like I expected). Thinking about the Japanese, I always remember James Ballard's quote from 'Empire of the Sun" about Japanese being lonely inside. That's the impression they make. Sorry for a huge answer :)

That's an interesting question, and I would like to be honest, so please, don't get offended.

There are, of course, some stereotypes about Japanese people in Russia. Nothing new to you, I'm sure: "Japanese are weird" is number 1, "Japanese work too much and even die in their offices" number 2 and "Japanese men have an unhealthy interest in schoolgirls and have many sexual deviations" number 3. I guess, those are the most popular,they are influenced by contemporary culture, including anime. Russian men often see Japanese men as having a bit feminine looks, which is, again, influenced by anime and pop-culture.

At the same time, those, who are interested in war history, often believe Japanese to be extremely cruel and sadistic (Nanking Massacre, Unit 731, Morimura Seiichi's book "The Devil's Gluttony (悪魔の飽食) is translated into Russian).

This is the negative side. There is a positive one as well - thanks to art and culture, classic and contemporary literature, anime, history. Japanese are definitely seen as a nation with rich and interesting culture. The general attitude towards Japan in Russia is most likely neutral-positive (subjective impressions, of course) + there is a percent of Japan fans (=anime fans in most cases).

Speaking for myself, as a Russian woman, I find Japanese men and women quite attractive in general, I like their love for order, their politeness, and their ability to see beauty in nature. But again, I may be influenced by literature and art. I have only met Japanese tourists in Sweden and in St. Petersburg, and they behaved very different from Chinese tourists (exactly like I expected). Thinking about the Japanese, I always remember James Ballard's quote from 'Empire of the Sun" about Japanese being lonely inside. That's the impression they make.
Sorry for a huge answer :)

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xSE7ENx
23 Aug 2021

  • Country or region Japan
@lerable you have a point there
たしかにそれも言えてますね
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xSE7ENx
23 Aug 2021

  • Country or region Japan
@JunDV8 thank you for your comment!

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For the Japanese ourselves, Japan is not as strange as the stereotypes, but the trend is undeniable. Overtime is still a persistent problem, if not death by overwork, and the consumption of sexual contents of under 18(manga and anime) is certainly unthinkable by world standards.

On the other hand, the Nanking Massacre and other pre-World War II stories were told during the time of the Empire of Japan, which is very different from today's Japan.

Nevertheless, I was relieved to see that the evaluation was generally neutral or positive.

Incidentally, Japanese people (in my subjective opinion) have an image of vodka and beautiful women.

日本人自身からすると、そのステレオタイプほど変な国ではないですが、たしかにその傾向は否めません。過労死まではいかずとも、残業は未だに根強い問題です。18歳以下を性コンテンツ(マンガ、アニメ)として消費していることもたしかで、世界標準では考えられないでしょう。

一方で、南京大虐殺など、第二次世界大戦以前については｢大日本帝国｣時代の話であり、現在の日本とは大きく異なると思います。

とはいえ、概ねはニュートラルあるいはポジティブな評価で安心しました。

ちなみに、日本人は(私の主観ですが)ウォッカと美女のイメージです。
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JunDV8
24 Aug 2021

  • Country or region Russian Federation

@xSE7ENx it is neutral-positive indeed. If you come to Russia as a tourist and say you are from Japan, I think most people will react positively and will be interested. Just don't forget to say you are from Japan, as Russians are not good at telling Japanese from Chinese and Koreans (only in Vladivostok, may be), and the attitude towards Chinese tourists is not always positive.

Deleted user
2 Sep 2021

I don't like them much for their gregariousness and for their support fascist party "自由民主党", but it is tolerable. What is really annoying is that so many of them hate Koreans — culturally Korea is closest country to Japan, so they hatred to Koreans remind me similar idiotic hatred many Russian people towards Ukrainian.
If you are looking for a Russian partner, it's would be rather easy — Russians are prone to international marriage, so if you are not nationalist, you will get along. Try some language exchange sites like InterPals there is a lot of Russian people there who want to make Japanese friends.

xSE7ENx
2 Sep 2021

  • Country or region Japan
@cinizm-protasov
Thank you for the reply!
you are familiar with Japanese politics.

these are actual Japan i think
・自由民主党 is not so popular but the others are not good at all, too bad.
自民党 is chose by process of elimination.
・Japanese like Koreans! especially young one loves Koreans / Korean culture.
However, it can be said that old people hate Korean government (not Korean people)

And it is new for me that Russians are prone to international marriage.

I'm glad to hear that. thanks again.
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Voskhod
17 Sep 2021

  • Country or region Russian Federation

Из положительных моментов, можно отметить странность японцев и их трудолюбие.
Мне очень нравится, что японцы очень ценят труд и трудятся не только ради денег. Находят ценность в своем труде как таковом.
Из аниме видно, что японцы уважают труд, это пронизано им, ничего подобного Bakuman или Chihayafuru я не видел ни в западных, ни в отечественных произведениях.

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