Assuming good is required, the following 94 results were found.
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Mobile Phones in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10168-mobile-phones-in-japan
Softbank has long enjoyed this English-speaking niche, but I've heard that the other 2 are quickly catching up. This is good news for us because it means Japanese companies are taking notice of our market. A Few Money-Saving Tips The provider may sign...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Here's the whole "STD Checker" portfolio: Amazon Japan - STD Checker The kits by "CellSeeFit" are also good, particularly for testing for multiple diseases at once. The 6-disease testing kit is quite popular and a pretty good deal. * Men's version:...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Babysitting Services in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/directory/10357-babysitting-services-in-japan
workers, nurses, etc. As each Family Support Center in a given area differs slightly in their policies and services, it’s a good idea to visit the website for the program in your area; however, the Japan Association of the Advancement of Working Women...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Directory
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mentions) personally recommend. - In general I like the NOW brand, as I find it consistently potent. Nature's Way is also good. - I don't like Japanese brand DHC. Their supplements seem very weak and do next to nothing for me. I gave up on that brand. -...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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vary. I no longer use Shinsei at all for international transfers. Solution #4: Post Office Wire Transfer I used to use the good ol' Japanese Post Office to wire money to my USA bank account because the transfer fee was cheaper than the banks. However, I...
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- Author: Japanatron
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shopping recently. I decided to upgrade my aging Sony Google Assistant speaker to the latest Google Nest Audio. Nice. Sounds good. Upgrade complete. Wrong. I'm forever plagued with IT problems. I must've been cursed by some IT witch or something. Every...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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Japanese Studyhttps://japanatron.com/directory/10415-japanese-study
and I can offer my readers additional discounts. I wrote an honest from-the-heart review here: JapanesePod101 - The Good and Not-So-Good Making Sense of Japanese Book by Jay Rubin Jay Rubin's book "Making Sense of Japanese" proved a godsend for...
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- Author: Japanatron
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for very advanced learners--it's getting a little easy for me King Kanji (Windows Mobile) - www.gakusoft.com Nothing beats a good ol' PDA (or smartphone) with a stylus for studying kanji. I tried to switch to an iPhone platform, but using my finger to...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese
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070 or an easy-to-remember number. Other shops may have different policies. Or it may depend on something as trivial as how good a mood your clerk is in that day. Can I change my phone number? Yes, but you have to purchase a new SIM card package. You...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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* cotton swabs * magnetic hooks HOWEVER, this place is a place of mysterious paradox. In other words, there's most often a good reason it's only 100 yen. Here are some of those reasons: * It will break or wear out soon. * There's less of it in the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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support. Enter Asahi Net. They're an English-speaking Japanese ISP, making it easier to sign-up and obtain support in good ol' English. Their English website, refreshed with a modern look and clear descriptions, does a bang-up job of explaining the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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things like NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. No one keeps me in touch with my home country's news dramas like good ol' Brian Williams, so my mission was to get him streaming to my Tokyo living room. While it is relatively easy to watch USA news and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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credit reports. After signing up with the service, all I had to do was modify the DNS settings on my home router, and I was good to go. The services above also allow you to set whichever Netflix region you prefer (Japan, USA, UK, etc). Now I can watch...
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- Author: Mondaiji
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Why I Hate the Apple Storehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10149-why-i-hate-the-apple-store
This boxed set is 13,000 yen. I say no freakin' way and leave, my mood less than kind as I now have to tell the client the "good news." I briefly looked for stairs to get back down to the first floor, but--big surprise--no stairs. I had to wait for that...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Arvixe Web Hosting Reviewhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10143-arvixe-web-hosting-review
speaking, Arvixe isn't too bad, especially considering the price and included features. Here's my quick review: The Good Excellent price They have ffmpeg installed on their servers, which is a feature not often found on other hosts. They're generally...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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out when you see people wearing shoes in the house. You know the names of all 48 members of AKB48. You like natto. You're so good with chopsticks you can catch flies. You've corrected a Japanese person's kanji stroke order on multiple occasions. You...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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One ample chain pulled taut across the road would do the trick, right? To Conclude I wouldn't live here if Japan weren't a good country. But a few disturbing-the-peace laws with requisite enforcement would get Japan on the road to being a great country....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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How To Look Awesomehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10098-how-to-look-awesome
things: Shave your head. Or at least crop your hair short. Take hair meds like Propecia. Get a hair transplant. And go to a good place. Don't go to a place that's gonna make your head look like a pasta strainer. For God's sake, please don't sport the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
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I am the Office Farterhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10091-i-am-the-office-farter
geeks, stoners, prom queens, fat kids, and so on and so forth. The working world is no different. You've got "Chads" (the good-looking hot shots that always get their way), geeks (IT dept.), lazy overweight managers (the fat kids grown up), office...
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- Author: Mondaiji
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Are you really saving that much money? Is there a more legitimate alternative? I hate to sound cliche, but if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. That's why it's more expensive on Amazon--or why Amazon doesn't sell it in the first place.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT