Cheapest electricity provider for One room apt.
I just moved to a new apartment in Funabashi from Tokyo and it seems like I don’t have…
I feel like rainy days are the stress test for your shoes in Japan
What is it with the material they use here for the floors? It's usually fine but on rainy…
Silly question about MyNumber Card renewal
Morning! Going through my first round of status of residence renewal and therefore my first MyNumber card renewal.…
Is that still a good choice to live in Japan with business manager VISA?
I moved to Japan one year ago with my family and like here so much, but recently I…
Weekly Praise Thread – 22 May 2026
It's that time of the week again. Please boast and share about the good things that have happened…
International travel during a job switch
Currently on a work (Engineer/Humanities/Int'l) Visa with 2+ years left. Switching Jobs on a tight timeline. New job…
Smelly AC. Professional cleaning not effective
A bit of backstory first. 3 years ago we moved into a brand new rental mansion, nobody lived…
help with returning Amazon package?
Hello! I am trying to return a package to Amazon but getting confused. I’m shipping within Japan. The…
Fat guy broke a Vaporeon statue
This is too funny so I had to share it. Today I was in Wakuraonsen and went to…
Koseki name change as foreign US wife – which documents to submit as proof?
Hi Japanlife, I have a head scratcher of a Japanese bureaucracy question. I married my husband 6 years…
Odds on changing landlord’s mind about internet?
Question: Has anyone ever successfully managed to change the owner/landlord's mind about construction to the common space in…
Can I quit my job before starting the job contract but keep job searching on the work visa?
To start, I did search around for this, but couldn't find specifically about quitting before actually starting the…