Why is Lawson in Shin-Ōkubo asking me for a guarantor (保証人) for a part-time job?
I called a Lawson in Shin-Ōkubo to apply for a baito, and the manager told me I’d need…
24 hour ventilation system placed on the wall, effective during summer in Japan? Pros and cons,pls.
24 hour ventilation system placed on the wall, effective during summer in Japan? Pros and cons,pls. by Tough_Handle8733
Moving to Oita City for a job
Hi everyone! I have tried to do some research on Oita City but have come up short. Background:…
U.S. Consulate translation template links broken
Trying to get paperwork done to declare my newborn and wanted to use the translation templates from the…
My US Visa card suddenly can’t do contact payment today
I’m still on the train. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. Touch payment is working, but…
Need a live translation app for lengthy meetings
Hi, We have several employees that don't speak business Japanese. Recently the frequency of meetings in Japanese increased…
Contemplating about my career path
Hello! I’ve been living in Japan for a few months now on an engineer visa, working at a…
Medical issue – please help!! (from a clueless Irish Tokyo resident)
Hi all, I’ve been living in Tokyo for about 3 months now. About 5 weeks ago, I got…
driver’s license conversion — orig. license will expire between written and practical road exams
I'm from one of the US states that requires the written and road test for conversion. I have…
Has anyone actually had HIFU done here? My local clinic is pushing it hard.
Every time I go to my regular skin clinic for a facial, they try to sell me a…
Has any one worked in one of those global-ish companies tried moving from Japan to the States?
I’ve currently working at one in the Tokyo office and looking forward for moving to the states in…
Is it really a Japan thing?
More and more I've been thinking, trying to determine which things about [my] life in Japan (good or…