There seem to be quite a lot of stories of Indonesians working abroad as PMI and living there, some even getting married. However, this is different from Neo Japan, which was initially never interested in becoming a PMI to Japan. But maybe this is what is called fate, he goes to work in Japan, then meets a Japanese girl, and...?
Neo Japan was originally just a PMI but is now married and living in Japan. The name Neo Japan is currently going viral in cyberspace since a podcast was circulated with Denny Sumargo, one of the well-known podcasters in Indonesia on the YouTube channel CURHAT BANG Denny Sumargo.
adbmi.org – Neo Japan is an Indonesian citizen from Lombok whose real name is Dian Kusuma, currently living in Japan, a country famous for its cherry blossoms. And even married a Japanese girl named Haru-Chan who is now a convert and changed her name to Fatima.
His life was complete with the presence of his son, who was named Yusuf, after the Muslim name. Initially he was just an ordinary PMI and became as successful as he is today.
Quoted from the YouTube channel CURHAT BANG Denny Sumargo, starting in 2011 when you were invited to become a PMI candidate for Japan, Neo Japan, who was just joining in, apparently passed the selection as a PMI candidate for Japan.
In fact, his brother invited those who did not pass the selection to return to their hometown. Finally, Neo went to Japan alone because he didn't pass the selection.
"At first I just followed my brother who asked me to go to Japan, I passed, my brother returned home because he didn't pass," said Neo Japan on Denny Sumargo's CURHAT BANG podcast.
Neo Japan said that because they entered the G to G (Government to Government) program or the government program, they took more time, lots of tests both mentally and physically. At first he was hesitant but because there was a support system from his family, he finally went.
He added, “The people who were sent to Japan were perfect people. "So in NTB, 365 people were tested, 32 of whom passed, including me."
Neo Japan tells his story from working as a PMI in Japan until he became what he is today to Denny Sumargo on the Youtube Chanel CURHAT BANG Denny Sumargo.
He initially had difficulty mingling with Japanese people because of the language factor, it was difficult to communicate. In fact, he said that for almost a year he was unable to communicate well with Japanese people.
"When they (Japanese people) speak, we understand, but when we want to reply, we don't understand what they are saying, because putting the words together is difficult," he said to Desnny Sumargo.
He added that there were many cases of people who came to Japan illegally or unofficially who received unpleasant treatment because of several barriers, one of which was language or communication.
Unlike people who work using official channels, they (Japanese people) don't dare do anything because they know that we are protected by the government, if we do anything wrong we can report it and they will be subject to sanctions.
Neo Japan Work and Live in Japan
At first, it was a bit difficult for Neo to mingle with fellow Japanese employees because he had not fully mastered the language. But he was determined, he found a way to be able to speak Japanese quickly.
"I was looking for ways to be able to speak Japanese quickly, finally I went to the park to play, I looked for Japanese people and asked them to chat," explained Neo.
I worked in a factory for 2 years, experiencing many things ranging from culture shock to discrimination at work.
At work, I was in an internship position, the salary was unequal even though the work was the same. Employees who are Japanese and me are different, the salary of Japanese people is higher than that of me who is a foreigner. But what can I do, I remain silent, because I have no power or resources, he concluded.
I know of cases of bullying or violence in the workplace because there are minimal protection factors for friends who come to Japan using illegal routes.
"The Japanese know that if we come to work unofficially, they can do anything to us. And we can't report it because we're afraid of being sent home," said Neo.
Neo also said that he once wanted to be arrested by the Japanese police for a trivial matter, just trying to be friendly to Japanese people who were still children.
At that time he had just come home and saw a child playing in front of his house and tried to greet him like in Indonesia. Because he felt that saying hello was a normal thing, Neo tried to get closer by giving his child's toys to the children playing in front of his house.
Something that Neo didn't expect happened. After he did that, he entered the house and not long after, the police knocked on his house door. He was amazed because of this.
It turned out that the person who reported it was the child he greeted in front of his house earlier because he was greeting him. The rules in Japan are strict, he said. So don't imagine how good it is to work in Japan, there are also many difficulties. You have to prepare as hard as you can mentally.
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