Assuming life is required, the following 87 results were found.
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Being American living a minimalist "Zen" lifestyle is not something that comes naturally to me. I'm used to ample space, spacious lawns and backyards, and a commodious garage packed full with crap I barely ever use. Over the years Japan has worked...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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healthier meal choices. Seeing how many of my fellow Americans were or eventually became grossly overweight, I should make a lifestyle change now to avoid future health issues. Unlike many vegetarians/vegans, I chose the vegetarian lifestyle solely for...
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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...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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I discuss the good, the bad, and the funny regarding life at AEON working as an English conversation teacher in Japan. Was that a run-on sentence?
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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Japanese porn, dress up like an anime character, and do as the Japanese do because you're likely to save more money on daily life if you do so. Those rare and opulent imported treasures you're in love with are likely to chip away at your nest egg....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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conversation teacher in the Japan countryside were the golden days of my Japan experience. I talk primarily about daily life and spending free time in Tottori, Japan.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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you? Using the Japanese language everyday is one of the most challenging things foreigners to Japan encounter when facing life in this country. As an expat you must command more than just the basics; living here requires an entirely new vocabulary,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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I discuss key rules I live by to survive Tokyo's insane population density. If you take these golden nuggets of advice to heart, you will do just fine in Tokyo.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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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...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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isn't quite there yet in my opinion. Namely, you can't call emergency services using VoIP--a serious and potentially life-threatening shortcoming. What to do? At the time I went with a provider known as B-Mobile; however, a myriad of other companies...
- Type: Article
- 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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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...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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I live on the second floor of a central Tokyo apartment building. The advantage of this? I enjoy a brief daily elevator ride (or welcome stair climb) and can escape the building quickly in case of an emergency--I can literally jump off my balcony if...
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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...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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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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mongering is our catharsis--the culture's anti-anxiety pill. It's a release rooted in the over-dramatization of real life. Mocking reality while blending it with mildly fantastical elements helps in dealing with daily stressors. America's entertainment...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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with Google Maps on my phone--but I’ve been blessed with a sharp gut intuition, and I know how to travel with my life in just a handbag and pretty much nothing else. I actually just got back home from work, and I took everything I needed with me,...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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getting used to the fit. But after I got the Jaybird buds, I sold these because the Jaybirds pack almost twice the battery life and don't have an annoying battery charger. Jabra Halo2 Good * No cables. None. * Great battery life * Slick touch controls *...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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I Was A Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10066-i-was-a-freak
nerf products not only a stimulating series of indoor foam sports toys, but also the rock-solid basis upon which to build a life philosophy. "When life's got you down, just nerf it, dude." It was a deeply profound credo upon which I set the pillars of...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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moving not only back into the same house as I, but also the same room was probably the most uncomfortable era in my young life. Move-in day revealed the true extent of the scams. Storage space in our garage filled with stolen kitchen appliances, home...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General