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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...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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sinfulness inherent in all things sexual. In other words, all souls are forever dangling over the fiery pits of hell because of inbuilt moral corruption. Thanks a lot, Adam and Eve! Like it or not Puritanism flows through the veins of America, and it...
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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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chagrin perhaps finding that laptop with an English keyboard proves rather taxing. Or maybe you're forever stalking the elusive desktop English keyboard. Some find luck wandering the snaking streets of Akihabara, seeking that rare shop selling overseas...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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and beautiful belong to the girls of this island nation. From the common and ordinary to the unique and extraordinary, thousands of names are out there to be discovered. Whether they are locals or those who have moved from their homeland, there are many...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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The Clinical Trialhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10078-the-clinical-trial
clinical trial for a drug going through the Japanese equivalent of FDA approval. The drug, approved several years ago in the US, was typically used to combat a stomach parasite and resulting diarrhea. Recently, however, the drug was found to have...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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doesn't look easy." Dirty diapers, public temper tantrums, teen pregnancies, and memories of how much of a pain in the ass I must have been don't exactly encourage me to impregnate my wife-to-be any time soon. I dunno how they did it, but my parents...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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with identity theft while living overseas. Below I compiled some helpful links and tips for keeping a close eye on your USA credit situation. NOTE: Many of these sites are only accessible from within the US, so I recommend a service called Getflix that...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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day, you check your bank account, and you are going broke fast. It’s not that you can’t live inexpensively in Japan; it’s just that you don’t know how to do it yet, and you Need. A. Job. Now. Ask anyone that has lived in Asia, not just Japan, and they...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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to light. The Site Looks Even More Like a Scam * Their fake "5-star Google" rating is gone. It was fake to begin with because it didn't exist. FYI - Here's how to report such abuse of Google's trademarks: https://services.google.com/fb/forms/trademark/...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Laid Offhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10063-laid-off
that shocked. I appreciated being told a few days beforehand and further appreciated the included severance package. Previous layoff "victims" had been told on their last day, so they had only a few hours to pack up their stuff and leave. At least I...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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with one of Kayo's coworkers--an older gentlemen named Uchida-san that really loved talking about his many dogs. He treated us to this upscale Japanese seafood restaurant. You could tell it was a nice restaurant because the fish was not only fresh; it...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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moving to Japan from the US, I had been a vegetarian for 8 years (age 18-26). I originally became one because I thought it healthier to cut meat out altogether as a source of calories. Hopefully, not eating meat would reduce my caloric intake and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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and am sadly addicted to nori potato chips. Getting back to the point--maybe the reason Japan and I click so well is because it's just as anal as I am. Take their airports, for example... NRT to LAX Departing Narita airport I embarked for my hometown of...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Japan's Smoking Addictionhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10083-japans-smoking-addiction
problem with smoking addiction, and here are some possible reasons why: They're Cheap A pack of cigs cost about 300 yen ($3 US). That's an awesome deal compared to a place like Singapore, where they are around $12 US a pack. Most industrialized nations...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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room and told me that I had to be let go. I kinda bought into it before they talked to me (they had me wait a bit) because I've heard horror stories of visa problems and stuff like that. Anyways, it was an April Fools joke. I hate April Fools jokes...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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we had breakfast served in our room. Our room attendant Kayo (same name) was a very sweet older woman, but I think she had a bus to catch back to Osaka that morning cuz she busted into our room at like 7:30 am and started serving breakfast. She kept...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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I noticed a pattern on B-Mobile's website--a pattern that seemed to show that all Docomo Xi phones can get LTE. Since Docomo just started selling the iPhone 5s and 5c, my theory was that Docomo iPhones would get LTE on B-Mobile. I couldn't get LTE on my...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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What I'll just go ahead and say it from the get-go: American culture just doesn't have as many privacy or modesty provisions built into it as Japan does. We Americans all want attention and fame and all the bling-bling that goes with it. We post YouTube...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Financehttps://japanatron.com/directory/10412-finance
Financial services that have come in handy as an expat abroad in Japan. Kanda Accounting This is the Japanese accountant I used to setup my business. Please let him know that David Pavlina referred you since he may give you a discount! More info here:...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Directory