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Despite living abroad in Japan for quite some time now, I of course still maintain a USA presence of sorts in the form of bank accounts and credit cards. Therefore, a common scenario is sending money between my Japan bank account and my USA one. While...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Living abroad I often find myself comparing the best and worst of my home country with that in Japan. How cool it would be to mix-and-match to create the perfect country precisely customized to my desires. Just as I may visit a friend's house and stare...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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My image of Japan before moving here was that of a polite and reserved culture that treasures quiet and subtlety. Boy was I wrong. Japan can be louder than a rock concert held at a jet engine testing facility, and I'm shocked with what people can get...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Most often referred to in Japan as an MVNO, which stands for "mobile virtual network operator," the following is a potentially-growing list of SIM-only mobile providers that resell services on one of the major Japanese mobile networks: NTT Docomo, Au...
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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
the Tokyo branch office of a much larger European firm, so I often have to assist visitors from overseas offices with their Japan mobile phone woes. I never understood why sometimes their Blackberries just wouldn't work in Japan. Well, after some...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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enforced upon Hollywood. Thank God that's changed. * Most states ban public drinking. Why? Are we that out of control? In Japan, I can buy a beer from a vending machine and drink it on the street. * "In God We Trust" is printed on the money, and "...one...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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To drive or not to drive. That is the question on the minds of many gaijin (foreigners) in Japan, particularly those who are required by law to get a driver’s license in the country. If you live in urban centers such as Tokyo, Nagoya, or Osaka, you may...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Do you want to improve your Japanese level? Maybe you have just moved to Japan and want to get a leg-up on your language studies? Maybe you have been in Japan for years and would finally like to learn to speak fluently? Maybe you want to move to Japan,...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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moving to Japan from the US, I had been a vegetarian for 8 years (age 18-26). I originally became one because I thought it healthier to cut meat out altogether as a source of calories. Hopefully, not eating meat would reduce my caloric intake and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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2 things that I honestly don't think about much and things that Japan isn't really known for, but for that very reason they deserve befitting acknowledgement. Before moving to Japan I never realized that Japan is really really good at building stuff and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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NOTE: Yes, I know that Netflix is now available in Japan. However, the services I explain below have proven extremely valuable to me for viewing streaming services from other countries, such as the USA. Since Netflix Japan doesn't have nearly the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Babysitting Services in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/directory/10357-babysitting-services-in-japan
or suitable, often requiring advance registration procedures. Luckily with some relatively recent developments, parents in Japan can choose from a number of babysitter options to help alleviate the stress of finding someone trustworthy to take care of...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Directory
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Japan--especially the megalopolis areas like Tokyo are notoriously expensive. Finishing the day with a non-empty wallet or bank account can prove a disheartening day-to-day challenge. I offer some tips on how to save money in Japan. Go With the Flow...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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certainly be blacklisted after Softbank uncovers the rogue. There is a light at the end of this dark tunnel, however. The Japanese government passed a law going into effect in 2015 that will force all providers to unlock phones after contractual...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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You're a foreigner living in Japan, and you're in the market for a computer with an English keyboard. To your chagrin perhaps finding that laptop with an English keyboard proves rather taxing. Or maybe you're forever stalking the elusive desktop...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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This is the first of a hopefully continuing series of "USA vs. Japan" articles featuring my snap impressions of Japanese things and how they compare to the USA equivalent. My first chosen topic is a brief and easy one--Subway Sandwich. Although it...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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ever find yourself traveling through coastal Asia, chances are you will pass through or very close to the islands known as Japan. It is a land rich with culture, tradition, myths, legends, and amazing discoveries. There are also many interesting names...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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After conquering the challenge of watching USA Netflix in Japan (explained here: How to Watch Netflix in Japan), there unfortunately still remained a minor dent in my USA TV streaming desires--watching things like NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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A permanent resident visa (aka "PR") is the Mr. Miagi black belt of visas in Japan. Why? Well, I'll tell you why: * Almost all work visas in Japan require some kind of sponsor, usually a company or a spouse. The problem here is that if something...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Japan's culture is one forged in various degrees of shame. And that's a damn shame sometimes because it makes getting a quick STD test at your local clinic all the more socially cumbersome and logistically inconvenient. In my home country an AIDS/HIV...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General