Assuming year is required, the following 21 results were found.
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homegrown in a small village in Japan? You are in luck, as all you have to do is pay your residence and income tax for the year, and these gifts can be yours for practically free! It’s hard to believe there is actually a program like this, but Japan’s...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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I Was A Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10066-i-was-a-freak
went through a really weird phase my first year of college. Maybe it was the unchecked freedom granted after high school graduation, or an overdeveloped need to assert my individuality, or the weed I was smoking--but in short I became a freak. I still...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Maybe you have just moved to Japan and want to get a leg-up on your language studies? Maybe you have been in Japan for years and would finally like to learn to speak fluently? Maybe you want to move to Japan, but are afraid you won’t be able to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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and hence requires a slower method, or one of the reasons below: Unlocks were offline for 1 month due to the Chinese New Year. Unlocks will start coming through from this Friday on a limited number per day, please be patient. This made me laugh and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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37 - Japanese Holidayshttps://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10384:37-japanese-holidays&catid=52
Prepare for a whirlwind tour of the year covering my favorite Japanese holidays. I enjoy the not-working, eating, and getting drunk aspects; but complain about the having to buy and do stuff. Special thanks to the listener that suggested this topic.
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Podcast
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gotten my wild imagination reigned in, back to what to pack. I’ve been living in Asia off and on now for approximately four years, and I have got this down when it comes to city traveling. Now, I am the first one to admit I’m not the best at traveling...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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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 wonders on me. Its overpriced cramped living spaces have afforded me the privilege of aggressively...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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your visa could go bye-bye. PR does not have this problem. You're your own sponsor. * You don't have to renew it every 1~3 years. * You can get stuff like credit cards and home loans. While it's not impossible to get these without PR, you can enjoy more...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Make sure you have the money! You'll have to provide a photocopy of your bankbook to prove you have the capital. * Tax Year – Is your company tax year January ~ December or April ~ March? A good rule of thumb is to get your registration date as far from...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Religious Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/1004-religious-freak
when you were a child? ______________________________________________ I'm 18 yr old and graduated from high school this year. I'm taking a year off. I went to a public school. I am a sedevacantist, one who believes that the popes over the past 50 yrs...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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your card is used. - Get free credit reports. USA credit reporting agencies are required by law to provide this free once a year upon request. - Enable credit freezes, preventing new credit to be opened in your name. - More info here: Living Abroad -...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer
I had officially become a darkworker. Step 10 I posted the video on YouTube. There it stayed with lackluster hits for over a year. Then some pissed-off right-wing foreigner-hating Japanese dude stumbled upon my video and ripped it off YouTube. He then...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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in Asia, and I want it. Cool--Linode offers a Japan location, but dammit...it's sold out and has been like that for over a year. Luckily, I found, filtered, and tried 2 cloud server providers that met my requirements. Vultr PROS * Simple, economical...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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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 woman, your specific Western physique and clothing...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Driving Permits With an international driving permit, foreigners can drive all around the country for not more than one year even if the permit is valid for more than 12 months. Also, this permit is not issued in Japan but in your own country. If you...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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NTT Docomo, Au by KDDI, or Softbank. While the big three Japanese providers will usually force you into an over-priced 2-year auto-renewing service contract inseparable from the bundled phone, MVNOs can and will sell you just the SIM card and service....
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Japan's Smoking Addictionhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10083-japans-smoking-addiction
that will place a 100-yen tax on each and every pack of cigarettes sold in Japan. I was shocked this wasn't done 10 years ago. Japan has a major problem with smoking addiction, and here are some possible reasons why: They're Cheap A pack of cigs cost...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Laid Offhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10063-laid-off
off, and the purchasers understandably chose to use their own in-house financial services if they had them. During the year after Lehman's fall, my company saw a notable weight of its business literally slip through its fingers. Various cost-saving...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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in LA I visited LA for Christmas and New Years. It was awesome seeing everyone again as it had been over a year since being back. The place hasn't changed much, but it was really strange walking around inside my family's house with shoes on. I just had...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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has added an element of challenge to the class. Go Slow We started a new "semester" cuz the Japanese financial and school year begins in April. I have a bunch of new students that often give me the "deer in the headlights" look. Whoops. I'd better slow...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside