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As an American guy living abroad in Japan, sending money between the USA and Japan is something I'm used to dealing with. In fact I documented the various international money transfer methods I've used over the years here: How I Send Money Between my...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Living abroad I'm a bit paranoid when it comes to my financial accounts and credit rating back in the States. It would really suck if I were the victim of fraud and didn't even know it. Even worse would be dealing with identity theft while living...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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USA vs. Japan - Beerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10133-usa-vs-japan-beer
too. I can't even tell the difference with their "season limited" releases. Maybe it's just the can. And maybe the entire country shares the same beer recipe. Japan just doesn't have the beer variety that the USA enjoys. When I compare Michelob to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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sofa cushions and dirty socks in the refrigerator. My tidiness could also be the reason I clicked with Japan. Much of this country is a sterile OCD paradise. Tidiness aside, pure organizational skills learned while growing up doing housework have helped...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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mumblings. It's the perfect challenge for anyone learning the language. Without thinking, I hopped in. Japan is a safe country. I'll be fine. It's not that far anyways. He tried to make conversation as he drove up the curvy, ice-coated mountain roads....
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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see! Smoking I saw an anti-smoking campaign on TV. That was a shocker considering everyone and their dogs smoke in this country. Mondaiji Our head teacher Maiko and our assistant manager Keiko are both leaving, so we now have a new head teacher (Maiko)...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Asian dishes, and it compliments beer like nothing else. Naturally, it also includes a heavenly dipping sauce (damn this country makes awesome sauce). My coworker Bryan, and students Shinobu, Hiroko, and Keiko all came over to Miyako's extremely tidy...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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years old, but she rocked the hell out of the heavy Fender bass that otherwise dwarfed her petite stature. They didn't play country music as I was expecting--mostly crowd-pleasing sing-along rock and oldies. Lots of old people danced while I feasted on...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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delivered. I dig that because you can schedule a time when you'll be at home. I guess that's one bonus of living in a small country. They have their logistics down. CA Boy in the Snow It started snowing the other day, and it just continued for like 2...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Tokyo Makes Me Hate Peoplehttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10081-tokyo-makes-me-hate-people
is to simply stay at home. I don't ever go out anymore. Tokyo has sadly turned me into an agoraphobic, and my countryside-bred wife shares in my affliction. The local grocery store is our primary source of sustenance, and the very local Lawson...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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We're The Red Coatshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10086-were-the-red-coats
and white target circles on their chests with sandwich-board signs proudly declaring, “We're the bad guys! Shoot at us!” My country hasn't really “won” a war since 1945; and in those days of conventional warfare, there were distinct teams. The Allies...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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hit single played acoustic coffee house-style all in the hopes of going viral. "Anonymous tips" just don't exist in my home country. We want recognition, dammit! Why? Maybe Hollywood just pays too damn well, inflating our high-cholesterol veins with...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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line. I couldn't even imagine what the foreign passports line was like. What an utterly torturous welcome back to my home country. Was every booth open? Of course not. What's even worse was that the booth for airline crew would sit idle for tens of...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Rude Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10010-rude-japan
simply don't have a person there to bag your groceries. The mysterious lack of this service in such a service-oriented country confused me. However, many people here do not have cars (myself included). As such, we don't buy the 5-ton Costco box of...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Mobile Phones in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10168-mobile-phones-in-japan
phone is provider-branded (e.g. "O2"), it must be able to accept and use SIMs from other providers. It depends on the country. Some like Japan love provider-locking everything. Others don't. Still others can't because the government made it illegal. If...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Living abroad you gain a fascinating perspective on what the rest of the world thinks of your home country. I discuss 4 images of America that I've heard a number of times from the mouths of Japanese people. Don't shoot the messenger!
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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1 is very easy. I recommend avoiding purchasing overseas iPhone models if you're based in Japan since they often differ by country. Overseas models will probably work, but may not get LTE. Please refer to this chart from Apple:...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Great Internet service is not difficult to find here in Japan as this country is known for its hyper-sonic, yet stable Internet infrastructure. What can sometimes be an intimidating task for foreigners is the language skills necessary to complete the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Depending on the maker / vendor, the warranty may not be honored if the equipment has been shipped out of the country of sale.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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smoking, as the fumes bother others in the area. However, vaping appears to be a welcome compromise for this tobacco-loving country. If the fine people of Japan could smoke to their hearts' content without bedeviling adjacent non-smokers (like me), then...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General