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a lot of practice, and trial and error, however. It's almost as difficult--if not more so--than acquiring the talent in the first place. Therefore, my goal is to exchange my hesitation and nervousness for the life-learning experience of it all. A...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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an odd coincidence that the new head teacher has the exact same name. We threw a going away party for Maiko (she's leaving first) at my apartment this past weekend. I was amazed that we fit 10 people into my 22 square-meter apartment. I wrote Maiko a...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer
drummer, I interviewed him on video one fateful morning. Inter-splicing my jackass comments, I edited the video into my first attempt at a comedy video. It wasn't really comedy for anyone other than myself. It was revenge. But it felt good. I had...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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on my second home in Japan also known as the train system, and I awoke to something disturbing, confusing, and alarming. First off, I was stationed in the women-only train car, so something like this has obviously happened before if there is already a...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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version of Batocera. Below are my notes and tips that got the controller working. 1) Put the controller into pairing mode first, then start Bluetooth discovery on Batocera. Use the Android D-input (Start + B) pairing mode. 2) After pairing it, it will...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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Japanese Studyhttps://japanatron.com/directory/10415-japanese-study
years and years have been melting away in flames of coherence. "OMG! So that's how that works!" I wish I had this app when I first started studying Japanese. It would've rescued me from countless nights crying myself to sleep. * Free lite versions...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Directory
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a few lessons in multiple seasons with different dialogs, examples, teachers, etc. So if you're not entirely clear after the first lesson, it will certainly appear again in another. I love this! THE NOT-SO-GOOD * At the end of the day, it's still online...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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Japan is a culture of indirect communication. When I first started learning Japanese, my teachers never failed to stress this. The language has countless examples of indirect communication via subtle queues that you just have to discern and somehow...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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browser installed, I used the headless setup process, which is very well-documented here: https://rclone.org/remote_setup/ I first tried my Mac for this, but couldn't get it working. I gave up and succeeded with my Windows 10 PC. I'm not saying that...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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sure, but something about "too much of a good thing" perhaps? My wife and daughter were opposed to this purchase in the first place, so they refuse to assist with the consumption of the pasta sauce. Instead of pasta I start making things like pizza...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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to physically visit a post office hurt the convenience factor. Solution #5: Post Office International Money Order When I first moved to Japan, the cheapest transfer option was to buy international money orders at a Japanese post office and snail-mail...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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freeze and crash. After making the changes below, Illustrator now works quite well. My gut tells me that the key was the first step. * Grant the INTERACTIVE user full access to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Illustrator. * Make sure any pending Windows updates...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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Babysitting Services in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/directory/10357-babysitting-services-in-japan
mobile app for when you’re on the go. Japan Babysitter Service The Japan Babysitter Service, established in 1972, is Japan’s first babysitting company. ACSA-accredited and supporting parents for over 40 years, Japan Babysitter Service offers some great...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Directory
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have a USA phone number because I live abroad. Am I forever doomed to answer recycled personal questions when logging in? First I tried Skype because they offer USA and other overseas phone numbers that can be forwarded to your Skype account or phone....
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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The Kyoto Poopie Incidenthttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/1001-the-kyoto-incident
consisting of tofu dishes. They served tonyu, which is this milky, heavy type of tofu. It's like a dessert. This was my first time eating it. Well, it didn't sit too well on my stomach, and I actually got a mild case of the shits right there in the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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and bicycles. The more you donate, the more luxurious and more expensive these gifts become. However, it's important to first calculate your maximum allowed tax deduction, as this determines how large a donation you can make and how extravagant a gift...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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are some frequently occurring situations and tips on handling them politely. Staring Whether you’re coming to Japan for the first time as a tourist or you’re on your fifth year of living there, glances and staring never go out of fashion. As a foreign...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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since yielded to pragmatism. Unfortunately for Japan, STD testing still carries a lumbering stigma. I'll never forget the first (and only) time I requested one at my local clinic. The nurse abruptly broke eye contact, lowered her voice, and darted away...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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My first attempt at an interview with a fellow expat living in Japan.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Videos
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fairly extensively about because it's the only one on this list that yours truly has actually used. B-Mobile is one of the first and only providers to offer full phone service, and they have an assortment of SIM-only libations. Their pricing is fairly...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General