Small Freelance Jobs on Humanities Visa – Tax?
If I have a humanities visa on a full time contract, and I want to do a few…
House Purchase — need recos for solar panel batteries
Hello! Finally gave in to the Japan life and planning to buy a lovely secondhand house in Gunma…
Homesteading in Japan
Hello! I (28F) live in Tokyo-almost-Kanagawa but me and my partner (29M, Japanese) discuss plans to move back…
I was stopped by police for “using my phone” but..
A couple of weeks ago, I was pulled over by police for “using my phone” while driving. When…
Naming a child in Japan
Hello fellow residents I would like to run this situation by you , so someone who has more…
I’m a little scared of the delivery person..
Yesterday, i did a delivery for a new house. My house is still empty, and i was using…
Do you break “rules” here?
Does anyone else ever feel like they’re constantly “almost” breaking some minor rule in Japan? For example, I…
Any way to look up my past addresses in Japan?
TLDR: I need to find some addresses that I previously lived at but have now completely forgotten. Is…
Redundancy in Japan?
Hello everyone, I am currently employed by a French company in Japan (in their Japanese branch, which is…
Where to get affordable blood tests in Tokyo?
I’d like to get blood tests for hormones & hematocrit. by Yakpapi
Friend was held by the police for 4 hours for returning a key
I am writing this because this is something that happened to my Japanese friend, and usually these stories…
Stop Japanese flexing
Stop flexing your Japanese abilities unnecessarily. I have been here almost 9 years and I have never taken…