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no contact information on the site except for their phone number. Try calling it and see what happens. What does this tell you? This isn't a company--it's a scam. * The UK company registration number also disappeared. Again, what does this tell you?...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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balancing process--a process that could have gone smoother had the cryptic manual been better. Even after watching a couple YouTube videos, I still couldn't get it to work properly. The motors made an nasty grinding noise shortly after turning it on. I...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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a short list of survival tips for other Westerners finding themselves imbued with overwhelmingly Japanese coworkers. Lie Your Ass Off You will be asked many many times how old you are, if you have a significant other, where you're from--and in extreme...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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If you're reading this, you too probably want to get your impossible-to-unlock iPhone carrier-unlocked. You did some googling and found officialiphoneunlock.co.uk (also doing business as iphoneimei.net). You read a lot of positive reviews. You saw...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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How To Look Awesomehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10098-how-to-look-awesome
you want to look awesome like I do, then follow these simple rules. Do something about losing your hair. If you're losing your hair, then do 1 of 3 things: Shave your head. Or at least crop your hair short. Take hair meds like Propecia. Get a hair...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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account can prove a disheartening day-to-day challenge. I offer some tips on how to save money in Japan. Go With the Flow You live in Japan, but you just love Mexican food. Well, you're in the wrong place, my friend. I suggest giving up that affiliation...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Mobile Phones in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10168-mobile-phones-in-japan
Japan can be a pain in the arse mobile phone-wise. Japan loves provider-locking stuff, so the big providers won't just sell you a SIM. You may be able to get a "disposable" or "rental" phone at the airport, but I've heard mixed success stories on this....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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stupid white dog. I ascertained the only way to achieve such freedom was with a SIM unlocked phone plus a SIM-only pay-as-you-go (PAYG) service provider. With these 2 things I would be able to escape from Softbank's dictatorial rule for good. Step 1:...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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questions regarding their mobile phone services. I share the questions and answers below. Can I choose the phone number? You cannot choose your phone number if you order the SIM card online. BMobile did say that you may have luck choosing a phone number...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Tokyo Makes Me Hate Peoplehttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10081-tokyo-makes-me-hate-people
greatly relieve the annoyance caused by living under such people pressure. Consider this advice on becoming a Tokyo hermit if you happen to share in my frustrations. Consider it me-deprecating entertainment if you do not. Stay At Home The most...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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talking about when they experience Apple's idea of mouse pointer acceleration. The mouse pointer just doesn't move the way you'd expect. Before migrating to a Mac, I highly advise trying out the desktop mouse action in an Apple store. If you agree with...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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divorced from traditional bank and post office solutions that harvests the crowd-sourcing power of the Internet to transfer your money. I've had a superb customer experience with them so far and highly recommend their service. POSITIVE - You exchange...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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his time gardening. Fair enough. Fortunately, I stumbled upon a parcel forwarding service known as Shipito. They provide you with a USA address (and even a European one too) that you can use to order things online. Then for a reasonable fee they forward...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer
husband?). He told me he got the note, but that he has to play early in the morning—something about the sun and the spirits. You gotta love organized religion—wine into blood, fire and brimstone, sun and moon, spirits and holy books. Why can't you just...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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in Europe and Japan? Personally, it took me a very long time to warm-up to the idea. It must be my American culture. * Do you see many transsexuals on TV? In Japan, transsexuals rule show business. Imagine how a cross-dressing TV commentator would be...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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This is an outline of a presentation I delivered called "Safeguarding Your Digital Life." It summarizes best practices to follow for keeping your online identity safe from hackers and identity thieves. Feedback and additional tips are more than...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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and access to a human teacher, and there's a free account option to try out a lite version of the service for as long as you wish. * As a paid subscription service, you're paying out your own money. That in itself pushes you to use it and get studyin'....
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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Why I Hate the Apple Storehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10149-why-i-hate-the-apple-store
like a pig in my winter wear because the place is flooded with trendy, power-guzzling halogen lights. How very non-green of you, Apple. Some trendy Apple chick comes along and asks me what version of OSX I'm upgrading from. I say 10.4. She says I need...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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USA and Pandora are prime examples. On one trip back to the States, my friends demonstrated the infinite advantages of an all-you-can-watch flat-rate streaming service. I wiped the drool from my lips. I too wanted this magic boom stick; however, for...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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everyone wonders why I fall asleep in a car. My body just goes into Asian work-power mode. Sleep on the train, get up when your subconscious hears that magical intercom announce your approaching stop in its monotone yet elegant way, and then go, go, go....
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General