NPA releases new blue ticket cycling rule book effective April 2026
The new blue ticket system allows police to fine cyclists over 16 for infractions that can be paid…
Weekly Weekend Thread – 15 September 2025
It's Monday! Did you do anything over the weekend? Go somewhere? Meet someone? Try something new? Post…
Hair thinning – Dermatologist recommendations in Tokyo area.
I am 28 Male and have been recently experiencing hair thinning. Wanted to check this with a doctor.…
What’s your experience with domestic flight cancellation? ANA was fair to me.
Last week my flight with ANA from Tokyo to Kobe was cancelled. Bit of a debacle at the…
Washing machine , need help
Hello , Iam in Japan and I need help with washing machine "sharp es tg60l" I was searching…
Need help with hospital
I live in Japan. I have a medical condition that needed urgent care in the past. It improved…
Crossing Solid Yellow Line
Hello! When driving, is it possible to cross the solid yellow line to enter the establishment on the…
Using your phone on the rush hour trains
So this topic came up at work recently. I work at a company with mostly Japanese people, and…
Management removed nesting birds from our apartment which I found very cruel…
There are trees and a small playground in my apartment complex. This summer, many birds built nests in…
Applying for PR – I live with my non-Japanese boyfriend (not married), is he part of my “household”?
Hopefully title explains it. PR application wants information on 家族全員（世帯）. It's just not clear to me if he…
Moving from tokyo to chiba
My boss told me I was needed at another branch, so now I have to move. Been living…
Any advice on cheap(er) way of shipping a single large box to North America?
Need to ship a box that's 280 size, or 1.8m in length (car bumper) to Canada. Anyone know…