Assuming living is required, the following 47 results were found.
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you want it 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...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer
them to “go back to Africa” after freedom was finally granted. I remember watching a TV interview with a Filipina housewife living in Japan. She said something like 'Foreigners living in Japan are basically slaves that pay taxes.' • If you make waves,...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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You bow when talking on the phone. You've figured out kanji for your name. You have a personal inkan and a koseki, and you know what those are. You've accidentally said 「お疲れ様です」 to a friend from your native country. You take your shoes off when...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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your middle name nor ask about your non-existent inkan. In short, they put more effort into capturing the niche foreigner-living-in-Japan market. The bigger banks don't really do that because they don't need to--they're big and already have massive...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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While jobless irresponsible American me managed to get a decent credit card as a college student, responsibly-employed living-in-Japan me failed time and time again. Don't bother with Shinsei. While it's true that Shinsei Bank is known as the most...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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drinks the size of a trash can and free refills! eating Mexican food at 3 am Georgio's pizza delivery forced air heating living in the same time zone as your friends using feet, miles, and Fahrenheit as units of measurement dinner at Islands (Island...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Podcasthttps://japanatron.com/?view=category&id=52
land of the rising sun. A wide variety of topics related to Japan are covered, all told from the standpoint of an American living in Tokyo.
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blankets much like ancient Egyptian embalmers going to town on the latest deceased pharaoh. The only sign there is a living being under all the comforters is a nose poking out for air. If she could, she would sleep with a snorkel. Now I find myself...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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accounting and economics at university hoping that the knowledge would endow me with financial skills applicable to smart living. I saved, invested, and had my fair share of failures, but I almost always walked away with something learned. In the end I...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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a TV producer with Nihonkai Television. He wanted to feature me on a show that was gonna introduce some foreign musicians living in Tottori (all 2 of us). The catch was that it was gonna be live TV filmed while I was supposed to be at work. Luckily, the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Why Japanese Girls Are Hothttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10041-why-japanese-girls-are-hot
They're Rich Despite the popping of the boom bubble in the early 90s, Japan maintains an extremely high standard of living laden with ridiculous excess. Japanese people dress-up their dogs in outfits far nicer than my own. Ok, that doesn't say much for...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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time due to the "Lehman Shock," but I had heard that entertainment work was a readily-available work avenue for foreigners living in Japan. Fearing I was facing an arduous and time-consuming job hunt, I hoped entertainment work could counterbalance my...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Show Biz
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establishing new businesses. It's now easier than ever to start your own company. Register a Personal Seal Most foreigners living in Japan are already familiar with the inkan system, so I won't go into exhaustive detail. If you haven't already done so,...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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resort. They're surprisingly respectful when it comes to protecting privacy. That is, unless you're one of 2 foreigners living in a countryside town. In that case half the town knows you wear adult diapers and drink gin by the gallon. America is an...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- 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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Japan doesn't have nearly the content library that Netflix USA has, I am most definitely keeping my Smart DNS subscription. Living abroad in Japan I often miss out on cool stuff that my home country comes up with. Netflix USA and Pandora are prime...
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- 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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Apple Store (duh!) You're guaranteed to get what you pay for. Up until recently this was not an easy option for those of us living in Japan because the Apple Store here did not sell unlocked phones. But that has finally changed! Japan's Apple Store has...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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2013/12/5 Japan's Apple store has finally started selling unlocked iPhones! Nice! Now a new door has opened for those of us living in Japan. Unfortunately, according to a kind reader (comment below), the unlocked iPhone from the Japan Apple Store cannot...
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- Author: Mondaiji
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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