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What kind of social media do Japanese people use?
Right now, I spend most of my time on Reddit and tumblr and Instagram. I also have Twitter. My Instagram reels and explore are a lot of content from Reddit and tumblr, and mostly English content, with a few johnnys snippets mixed in. It also shows me cute makeup products and cafes. Japanese dramas can make me feel awkward with their spacing of conversation and stuff and I generally prefer Full House, Brooklyn 99 and Criminal Minds.
What media do Japanese people use?? Where can I start spending my time so I have more topics in common with my Japanese peers?(My biggest hope is to make more friends and talk to guys)
honestly the main one thatll get you into convo with people your age is tiktok. like it or not that's where everyone's pulling their references from these days - trending sounds, skits, even news clips. japanese tiktok has its own ecosystem separate from the global one so you might need to reset your algorithm a bit by searching for 日本のトレンド or following some japanese college accounts
twitter is also huge here but it's way more fragmented than in the US. people use it like a group chat with their mutuals more than a public square. try following some medical school accounts or 医学生 meme pages, the humor is pretty specific but once you get it you'll have a lot to talk about with classmates
line is the messaging app everyone uses but it's not really a media discovery thing. it's more that if you're not on line you're basically unreachable to most japanese people. the stickers and read receipts are a whole social language too
for dramas and shows honestly you don't need to force yourself to like japanese ones if they feel awkward. but maybe try terrace house or some variety shows like あちこちオードリー - the conversation flow is more natural than scripted dramas and people talk about them a lot. also 独占インタビュー clips on youtube with popular artists or comedians give you easy talking points
honestly just get on tiktok jp and follow some trending hashtags like #新入生 or #大学生活. that's where most people our age actually hang out and share memes about classes and shit. you'll start seeing the same jokes your classmates are laughing at
also try watching テラスハウス or 恋愛ドラマ on netflix jp - the conversation pacing is way more natural than regular dramas and gives u actual talking points. plus guys love talking about who they'd date from those shows
for line you prob already have it but join some open chats through your uni's line group. med school people always have separate chats for each year and they share study memes and complain about professors there
ngl you should check out Instagram's explore page but set your location to a japanese city, it'll pivot your feed hard. the japanese beauty community on there is massive and they have their own slang like "盛れる" for photos that make you look good, guys use it too. also LINE is unavoidable here, but the stickers are a whole conversation language, people bond over having the same obscure sticker sets from like ゆるキャラ or サンリオ stuff.
for talking to guys specifically, a lot of them are into watching 格付けチェック on youtube, it's this variety show where celebrities guess expensive things, everyone references it. and honestly just ask your classmates what they watched on テレビ last night, even if you dont watch it yourself, people love explaining drama plots. the key is just being curious about their recommendations rather than trying to match them perfectly
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Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.