HSP points: Can I claim first-author credit if paper has co-first authors?
I have published three papers as a first author. In the third paper, two authors are listed as…
Any experience fostering a cat?
So I'm an international student in Tokyo, and I live alone. I fostered cats pretty often back in…
Tax adjustment on additional earnings from online teaching
Hello all, I work as an English teacher for a medium size company. Over the last few months…
Paying before signing a contract? Getting an apartment in Tokyo
So my friend is currently doing his first apartment search/contract. Honestly, the agent that he chose is quite…
Japanese words that only really make sense here…
Lately, alongside studying Japanese here, I’ve been going down a bit of a rabbit hole just for fun…
Looking for recommendations for an apartment clean-out / junk removal service in Tokyo
I'm leaving Japan in 1-2 months, and I need to get rid of basically everything in my apartment:…
I desperately need some secret tips on learning Japanese…
(I tried posting this on another dedicated subreddit for learning Japanese, but I guess I needed prior karma…
Japan PR (points-based): does changing to HSP reset the eligibility timeline?
Hi everyone, I’d like to get some second opinions from people who’ve gone through PR / HSP in…
Recording consistently very noisy neighbor?
A tenant living in the room right above me has been a consistent nuisance; playing music loudly and…
Any nail artist, long time resident in Japan, who could give me some information about the trade? 🙏
Especially interested in nail chips. by Critical_Ninja8003
Due for an eye test, best way pf doing it?
Currently living in tokyo and recently got my reminder from by UK opticians that I'm due for an…
A Hang out = All day
I am not complaining. I am very grateful. But has anyone else found that hanging out with a…