u/Diligent-Coffee4986

Is there like a review site or something? I heard that quality varies. I tried looking it up but it just said ask someone you know, but I don't know anyone that well. I think some countries have review sites, even for a different fully public system. But the only times I've ever gone to a doctor/dentist in my life before was the one my mum uses, the one at on campus uni, the one the English speaking medical help service referred me to, and the private one that said they could do my form on really short notice. I've got no idea how to choose one that won't be bad. At least in Japan I understand there isn't a public/private seperatation, and any can take my insurance, and what's covered or not is designated and not up to the clinic. But I don't want to end up with a bad one.

I've already watched UK ones, I feel like watching something else. I know there's lots of European ones but don't know of any specific ones, except The Tunnel, where I found the plot engaging, but didn't like how it was done thematically. Not really into edgey violent thriller, though I don't mind if the story is done well. I like human drama (not like soap opera, but human drama is used for detective shows in Japanese, even though I've never heard it in English, the words are English) and mystery. But I'd prefer stuff that's fairly entertaining/fun to watch and not too slow paced. Comedy/dramedy is fine too. Also open to non European countries, but not USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. (But open to Ireland.)

I saw a post on this sub asking for it in English, but those subs are really annoying because it's English on top but you can see the Japanese underneath. I don't want to pay 2000¥ for wowow tv for whatever.

Both things are banned, but they started making gay romance shows by using overseas production or whatever. Have or will supernatural or horror etc shows been made in the same way? (I'm personally interested in shows set in the modern day and that have plots outside romance, whether they also have romance or not, but I'm also just curious in general whether uncensored shows like that are made.)

Especially the ones on Netflix, but I can also access domestic platforms (at least TVer, I'm not sure about Abema and stuff). I've watched 99.9 Criminal Lawyer, Antihero and started Sins of Kujo. But I'm also interested in police shows and stuff, doesn't have to be lawyer. Some non Japanese crime/mystery shows I enjoyed: DI Raye, Broadchurch, Desire Catcher, Red King, Phantom Lawyer. I'm not really fussy but I prefer entertaining/not too slow paced shows that aren't gratuitously dark/violent for shock value, but have good stories (I don't mind violence and stuff if it contributes to the story). The reason I'm asking is cause I saw netflix has a whole Japanese mystery drama section with loads of shows and I don't know which ones I should bother with.

I thought in most countries, if A kills B because B was threatening to kill someone or their intentional actions would cause someone's death, then if killing B is necessary to stop that, A didn't commit a crime. But in the TV show I was watching (desire catcher) a character went to jail for years because of that situation. I don't know anything about Chinese law (or law in general really) and I was wondering if that's accurrate or not. Also curious about whether it'd be a crime in other countries, and if so a serious crime or not? (I only heard that in Japan it can be completely not a crime if it's proven to be legitimate (正当防衛). But I even learnt that off youtube so I don't know how true it is.)

I'm looking for recs from more different countries than what's usually reccommended. And not remakes of a show from one of those countries. I prefer relatively modern settings and entertaining shows that aren't too slow paced. And I'm not interested in teen shows or too juvenile themes. And I want some sort of interesting plot: drama, mystery, crime, supernatural, ghosts, etc. There can be a romance plot or just a compelling relationship between the leads. (Btw I'm actually a straight guy, but I somehow got used to shows with this dynamic and now I've come to expect it). Shows I liked recently: the Spirealm, Sammys Children's Day, Laws of Attraction.

Like, if a show is set in Taiwan, then obviously if it says dollars that's Taiwanese dollars. But for some reason the subtitles were saying NTD. USD isn't the default dollar and it's ridiculous that people would think it's necessery to clarify that it's not USD when there's absolutely no reason it would be.

Hanzhi dictionary for Japanese speakers would also be fine. Though preferably interface in English or Japanese because I don't know enough Chinese. It'd help me to remember characters in Chinese when I can compare to the Japanese version more easily.

It's really common in the book I'm reading. It's translated to English, but sometimes keeps the honourifics. It's so common I thought it might be an honourific that's at the start for some reason but I don't know. It's always written like eg 'Xiao Ji', like a two character name, but there's so many. Is it just a really common surname? I don't have the Chinese version so I can't check what character it uses. (The book is called Kaleidescope of Death.)