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  1. How to Receive SMS Passcodes Abroadhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10344-how-to-receive-sms-passcodes-abroad

    security-conscious me. I found a VoIP provider called Anveo that offers USA and other overseas phone numbers that can receive SMS shortcodes. I "bought" the USA phone number of my choosing, then configured it to forward to my Japan mobile phone. I sent...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: General
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  2. Japan's Donation Tax Program Delivers Fancy Almost-Free Giftshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10341-japan-s-donation-tax-program-delivers-fancy-almost-free-gifts

    your maximum allowed tax deduction, as this determines how large a donation you can make and how extravagant a gift you can receive. For example, a single person making 4 million yen per year could donate 43,000 yen and get a tax deduction of 41,000...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: General
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  3. My Adventures in Spam Blockinghttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10172-my-adventures-in-spam-blocking

    properly configure mail servers if outbound mail is going to work. If my server does reject legitimate mail, the sender receives a bounce-back stating that something is wrong with their mail server configuration, and I see the rejection in my mail logs....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: IT
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  4. Scam Alert - officialiphoneunlock.co.uk - Part 2https://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10194-scam-alert-officialiphoneunlock-co-uk-part-2

    the Facebook profiles have "liked" the Officialiphoneunlock.co.uk Facebook page. Can it be any more barefaced? I also receive emails like the one pasted below (and friend requests) from some questionable company known as Reverse Media Group. Perhaps...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: General
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  5. How to Start a Company in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10088-how-to-start-a-company-in-japan

    process. Keep the others for yourself. The entire procedure is quick and straightforward. When finished you'll also receive a card similar to an ATM card to make any future changes to the seal registration. This is a security measure to prevent identity...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
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  6. MS Outlook - None of your email accounts could send to this recipienthttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10263-ms-outlook-none-of-your-email-accounts-could-send-to-this-recipient

    PROBLEM You send email to a recipient, but immediately receive an error bounce-back message that says "None of your email accounts could send to this recipient." I'm running Microsoft Outlook 2010 in cached mode, so I'm not sure if this issue occurs in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: IT
    • Language: *
  7. Technologyhttps://japanatron.com/directory/10414-technology

    easing the maintenance of homeland presence while living life as an expat. I explain in more depth in this article: How to Receive SMS Passcodes Abroad If you do plan on using Anveo, please enter my referral code when signing up: 7317773 This simple act...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: Directory
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  8. How to Get USA Stuff Shipped to You in Japan - Living Abroadhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10377-how-to-get-usa-stuff-shipped-to-you-in-japan-living-abroad

    services like a no-sales-tax Oregon address and package consolidation. I found their website clean and intuitive. I receive a friendly email notification when a package arrives for me, and it even includes a picture of the package. I then login to the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: General
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  9. Babysitting Services in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/directory/10357-babysitting-services-in-japan

    Although the program does not require registered babysitters to be certified, all babysitters available through the program receive training before becoming available to the community, and some communities also require babysitters to have some sort of...

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    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: Directory
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  10. Market, Market, Market - How to Be a Freelance English Teacher in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10326-market-market-market-how-to-be-a-freelance-english-teacher-in-japan

    was very rewarding and not just financially. The pay was more than adequate, far more, unfortunately, than teachers would receive in the US. The hours were fair, and a lot of times I was paid to travel for work doing seminars for different schools...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: General
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  11. Things My Parents Did Righthttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10017-things-my-parents-did-right

    first date, sheer organization goes a long way. Taught Me Financial Responsibility On birthdays and holidays I would often receive a card and money from relatives. However, half of the gift was swiftly seized by my parents and deposited in to my...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
    • Language: *
  12. Blackberry - How to Manually Install BB Firmware and Japanese Text Inputhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10235-blackberry-how-to-manually-install-bb-firmware-and-japanese-text-input

    Blackberry is essentially dead in Japan, I face a pesky challenge of getting Japanese text input to work on Blackberries I receive from our head office. Unfortunately, several other guides on the web explaining how to manually install BB firmware are...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: IT
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  13. Sumida Hospital's Clinical Trials Program Seeks Participants in Tokyohttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10219-sumida-hospital-s-clinical-trials-program-seeks-participants-in-tokyo

    value and blog-worthiness. I described the experience in detail here: The Clinical Trial Since I'm on their mailing list, I receive occasional invitations and information regarding their other clinical trials. They currently seek Caucasian and Hispanic...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
    • Language: *
  14. How to Get Your Computer Repaired in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10212-how-to-get-your-computer-repaired-in-japan

    the article topic. * I may update and/or revise my approach, including adding paid supportoptions. Please do not expect to receive free Japan tech support for the rest of your life. * Please be prepared to pay for my IT assistance and/or asked for a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
    • Language: *
  15. Setting Up SPF on Zimbra Running on Ubuntuhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10192-setting-up-spf-on-zimbra-running-on-ubuntu

    should see a line in the log that indicates the SPF module is starting. cat zimbra.log | grep SPF 5. Hopefully you won't receive any more spoofed email. If you do, then check the mail headers and see if the SPF check is listed. Perhaps you have to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: IT
    • Language: *
  16. Life in Japan - How I Cut My Mobile Phone Bill In Halfhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10181-life-in-japan-how-i-cut-my-mobile-phone-bill-in-half

    happy since my mobile bill is now half what it was, and my contract obligation is only 2 months. UPDATE - 2014/1/12 I often receive questions asking which phones can be used withBmobile's service. Please see this list:...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
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  17. Mobile Phones in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10168-mobile-phones-in-japan

    short-term SIMs for data-only access. You won't have a Japan phone number, but you can use something like Skype to make and receive voice calls. The only caveat is that your phone must be provider unlocked. If your mobile phone is provider-branded (e.g....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
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  18. My Experience with Inagawa Motoko (IMO) Talent Agencyhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/show-biz/10077-my-experience-with-inagawa-motoko-imo-talent-agency

    only thing I got paid was excuses. How I Got Paid I finally got paid by simply writing them an email that said, "If I don't receive my money by Friday, I will go to the Labor Department (労働基準監督署) on Monday." I was paid the same day I wrote the email, so...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: Show Biz
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  19. What Japan Taught Me About Americahttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10076-what-japan-taught-me-about-america

    but they can't enjoy all the benefits of full citizenship. Why would anyone fight for sub par citizenship? * Women did not receive the right to vote until 1920. This means women have been able to vote during 89 out of America's 233-year history. That's...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
    • Language: *
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