PTO upon Resignation: rejected, is this legal?
Hi. I am currently resigning from this company. Gave 2 weeks notice and I have already told them…
Horse riding near Tokyo
I am an experienced rider from Europe that came to Japan for work last month. 🙂 I have…
Where can you buy European/American sized oven glass?
I want to bake some traditional Austrian things for my girlfriend, but the oven glass in Japan is…
House Not Built As Requested
Hi, I am buying a new house, though it is not 注文住宅. When I made the decision to…
Inkan for foreigner for House Purchase: Should it be in English or Katakana?
Hi everyone, I’m a foreign resident/PR Holder in Japan and planning to register my inkan (jitsuin) for a…
dust on clothes (detergent recs?)
recently i’ve noticed i’ve had a fair amount of dust on my clothes (it’s like, a white residue??).…
Where can I practice music? (Kyoto specifically)
Hey so In America I had a brick house where I could be as loud as I want,…
Recommendations for family who will visit
My cousin and her husband will visit Japan in a few months, and I'd like to help them…
No spot for recycling at Leo Palace
I recently moved to Hitachinaka in Ibaraki. When I was updating the town hall with my residence they…
How to send multiple luggage and package as a pickup with Yamato?
I can't find the button to enter how many luggage to send, in my experience before the pickup…
Keep getting comments about my height from Japanese people who think I don’t understand them.
I am 2 meters tall, so gigantic by Japanese standards. Pretty much every day I hear comments from…
Old Woman not minding her business [rant]
So today, my wife and I decided to go to Burger King so I can try their five…