DoCoMo is very popular!
Text messages are available almost cell phone in Japan. (need to check) But, I don t recommend because it takes about $1.00- per message. (from US to Japan) E-mail which can send/receive the message to/from PC is available in all Japanese cell phone.
Japan does have a Foreign policy..... they secretly develope weapons without the knowledge of the US government Asians can pretend to be very nice .... and stupid......
Of course. There is far more to foreign policy than just national security- though, on that front, Japan has a large Self-Defense Force as well.
Iron Chef was on television for 6 years, most of the 7 chefs on the show owned restaurants before being on the show, and the few who didn t do now. Also the third Japanese Chef, Morimoto, is now on Iron Chef USA.
this may help...it has all the background info
Since you ve already decided to work for AEON, probably you don t want to hear about negative things... My husband used to work for GEOS, which is similar school to AEON, and he quit before he finished his contract for quot;somequot; reasons. But he enjoyed teaching, and he liked to hang around with his students. Probably you will have a 2-year contract. I would recommend you to teach English for 2 years, and switch the job... My husband taught at GEOS, and then taught at a small, small English school, then started working for the English newspaper company in Tokyo.
My advice is to get into Japanese society as much as you can. Make your Japanese friends. Join a gym. Get into a routine. That ll help you a lot. Of course, it ll help to have foreigner friends too.
Just do as you are told without questioning it! Don t take that job seriously! And enjoy the rest of your time by travelling around Japan!
Don t take it very seriously. You will be teaching English conversation. That means you will be a conversation partner (the technical term is quot;informantquot;) for people who need to learn to actually hear and speak English. They will address you as quot;teacherquot; to give you the proper level of respect, but you won t be a teacher in the sense of teaching anything. You re just a practice partner. Enjoy your time there, but don t take yourself or your job too seriously. Learn as much as you can about Japan, especially the language, while you re there.
1) Get a job and earn it like the rest of us 2) Sell whatever you have that has value on ebay 3) Steal it, and run the risk of getting sent to a prison where you will most likely your rear-end turned into a playground.
sell designer clothing on ebay i can supply you with cheap goods
japan s harajuku is a lot more crazy amp; cute. nothing matches at all, theres hundreds of layers, its not really what somebody would call fashionable, but it is. [if that made sense.] gwen stefani s harajuku is 10x more conservative and i guess you would say quot;calmquot; its american-ized amp; the colors aren t as crazy. theres usually just like one shirt there [where as japanese harajuku is like 2 dresses, vests, tanktops, neon colors, etcetc.]
Gwen Stefani got her inspiration for the Harajuku Lovers line from actually traveling to Japan. She took a lot of components of their style and incorporated them into a more American looking style.
A foreign doctor needs a Japanese license to practice in Japan. That should be fair enough. You are eligible to take the Japanese doctor s exam as a graduate of a non-Japanese medical school. Strangely enough, though, the Japanese government won t issue a work visa to a doctor who isn t a graduate of a Japanese medical school. So it seems the way it works right now, the Japanese work visa for doctors is really only for foreign students who attend Japanese medical school and wish to stay in Japan. Otherwise, there are 14 categories of work visas in Japan. Professor. Artist: Activities for the arts that provide income, including those carried out by composers, songwriters, artists, sculptors, craftspeople, photographers, etc. Religious Activities: Missionary and other religious activities conducted by members of foreign religious organizations. Journalist. Investor/Business Manager: Activities to commence the operation of international trade or other business, to invest in international trade or other business and to operate or manage that business, or to operate or manage international trade or other business on behalf of foreign nationals (including foreign corporations) who have begun such an operation or have invested in such a business. Legal/Accounting Services. Medical Services. Researcher: Activities to engage in examinations, surveys, research, etc. on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Instructor: Activities to engage in language instruction and other education at elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, schools for the blind, handicapped children s schools, miscellaneous schools. Engineer. Specialist in Humanities/International Services: Activities to engage in service that requires knowledge pertinent to jurisprudence, economics, sociology, or other human science fields. Activities to engage in service that requires specific ways of thought or sensitivity based on experience with foreign culture, such as interpreting, translation, copywriting, fashion design, interior design, sales, overseas business, information processing, international finance, design, or public relations and advertising based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Intracompany Transferee: For employees of multinational corporations. Entertainer: Activities to engage in theatrical performances, arts, song, dance, musical performances, sports, or any other show business. Classical music musicians are sometimes miffed their visa category says quot;entertainer.quot; Skilled Labor: Activities to engage in service that requires industrial techniques or skills belonging to special fields on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Half of these categories require a college degree. The other categories require a few years of experience in the field. For example, a chef generally needs 5-10 years of experience to get a visa under skilled labor. The criteria for artist tend to be the ability to make a minimum amount of income from art alone. It may not be a terribly high threshold considering that there are a few foreign animators at anime studios, and those are notoriously low-paying employers.
You need a four year degree to work in Japan. You also need a work visa. To qualify for a work visa you need a solid job offer before you get there. You can t work in Japan as a doctor unless you graduated from a Japanese college. This would also require that you speak, read and write Japanese at a medical level. So I guess it s not possible, period. Maybe on a US military base, but I really doubt that too.
I am not sure of medical practice, but for my corporate transfer I had to prove I had a college degree. Basically, I had to get the university to write an official letter on official letterhead paper stating my completion of graduation and diploma verification. Next, my company (or the company hiring you) in Japan has to prove that they will hire you and sponsor your visa. On paper, the host company in Japan has to show that your position and skill set are unique and cannot be filled by a Japanese national. Once these things are completed, then there is a process to get a special stamp/sticker on your passport from a local Japanese consulate/embassy.
Tokyo you could see the Asakusa temple, the Imperial Palace, or the rainbow bridge Yurikamome! there is also the Meiji Jingu Shrine and Yoyogi park...if you feel adventersome you could visit Disney Land Tokyo! All of these places I have been too and I had a great time! Kyoto is rich in culture and history. One of the most famous place is the Kiyomizudera (temple) I was very moved when I first visited this place!There is also the golden temple Kinkakuji..also very beautifull! The city of Kyoto is loaded with treasures to see! I also very much liked Nijojo Caslte! (((I forgot to mention the Gion Festival!! If you go during the gion festival you will have a really great time!! it is July all month, but many events have certain dates!! please research it is too big to explain but I went and it was the best fesitval in Japan! also Kyoto still has REAL Maiko and Geiko..you know them as Geisha!!))) Hiroshima has the peace park! there are many little shrines as well!
If you go to Hiroshima , then you must go to Miyajima to see the island and the red Torii in the sea.In Osaka the Dotonbori area at night is a must see(Osaka night cruise is a blast), take a day trip to Nara it is not as crowded as some places and the temples and park are beautiful(Naramachi Walker tour is 2000yen,every saturday, 9:25am in front of Kintetsu Nara Station).Kyoto has so much to see and do, that at least a few days here would satisfy you, but you must go to Shimizu-inari (WaRaiDo walking tours can cover all must see sights for very reasonable prices)every monday,wednesday and friday in front of Kyoto station quot;Johnny Hillwalkerquot; runs guided tours to less touristy locations as well as the main sights,be early as his walk is very popular and it is in english. Last but not least Tokyo, all I can say is get a copy of Lonely Planet quot;Tokyoquot; and cover the net for blogs from people that have been there, it has so much to see,don t forget to try all the food.
You can refer some bus tour home page. http://www.hatobus.com/en/index.html The bus tour costs but it usually inexpense to take time effeciently if you don t mind group moving. Japan Rail pass must be prepared for economical travel to and fro. http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/englis... http://www.kyoto.travel/ http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/ http://wikitravel.org/en/Hiroshima
Depends on your intrests. i suggest:: -Tokyo edo museum. :D -Tokyo summer land.
those harajuku freaks lol.
Probably they used the atomic bomb to ensure that Japan will surrender to the US government and not the USSR, since it is believed that in a possible attack of the Red army against Japan the Russians would easily succeed in having Japan to sign a truce with their government and in this way it would be easier to get them under their communist block. Probably they would have done the same with Berlin or perhaps another German and they would have avoided the fact that the Russians were the first to set foot on Berlin. But it seems that using the atomic bomb against a European city would have a very negative effect on the image of the US in Europe
to tomforbucks, Im sorry I hit the thumbs down, I ment to hit the thumbs. I agree with you, Im sorry
Nobody aboved mentioned that the Soviet Union were poised to attack Japan in August of 1945. The United States didn t want the Soviets to attack because the Soviets would have wanted a piece of Japan and it would have been carved up till Germany was. The beginning of the Cold War began before the end of the Second World War. The United States wanted a quick end to the war to keep the Soviet Union out of the Asian front. I agree that dropping the bombs saved lots of military losses and a lot of time but incinerated 100,000 s of innocent people is never justified. If an enemy of America denotated a bomb inside the US and killed millions, would people call that justified? Of course they wouldn t. It d be the greatest crime in human history.
The rational was and early end to the war. Was it justified? That depends on the historian you read. There are excellent and reasonable conclusions on both sides.
Towards the end of the war, the Japanese military was ordered to execute all American POWs if the US ever reached the main Japanese islands. Also, the entire population of Japan would be encouraged to fight back suicidally if the Americans invaded. US generals estimated that more than 100000 soldiers would be dead within the first month. The atomic bombs saved many lives on both sides.
I think it was justified.Not only did it save countless lives but are we all forgetting Pearl Harbor?I know that was not the reason it was done but they were not completely innocent.They attacked Pearl Harbor without provacation.
Look at Iwo Jima and how the Japaneese fought so hard for a piece of rock. It would have taken the lives of a million soldiers to take Japan s main islands. The bomb got their attention - and we ended the war they started. We saved not only our lives, but many more of their soldiers lives, too. Yeah, it was justified. But war still sucks.
I think it was justified-it saved lives on both sides. Even if we assume that Japan would have surrender in a few weeks in any case, then it saved the lives of thousands of POWs, civilian internees, and Chinese civilians. Could Truman really in good conscience think, quot;Sorry all you POWs, internees and people living under Japanese rule in Asia, this A-bomb is just too nasty so you will have to keep dying until the Japanese finally decide to surrender on their ownquot;. It s not just Americans and Japanese who would have died in an invasion of Japan. The Canadian soldiers who had already fought their way across Europe and had been in the war since 1939, were reassembling in Canada to ship out to the Pacific during the summer of 1945. The US Navy transferred about 60 ships to the Soviet Union in 1945 in preparation for the invasion of Japan. You can be sure the Canadian soldiers and Russian sailors were very happy when the bomb was dropped.
to put an end to the war.
Don t put too much confident in Japan which is absolutely different from USA. People there no matter how old they are are all well enough uni-ethnic cultured so deeply. They feel some fear or unrest to stranger because Japanese can judge difference of stranger by their instinct so easily. You may try to adjust yourself into Japan. Once you came into the society accepted, you d feel great tremendously much better than in any place in USA. It is always same in all over the world particularly being unfamiliar with foreigners.
Well most kids just want to go about their daily life. They want to hang out with their friends and go out just like teens in the West. They chat on cell phones, play games etc. Unless you are forced together by school or some other circumstance they will likely ignore you like most other adults. If you speak to them they me be more confident to speak back but don t expect a long conversation. Most Japanese are a little shy about speaking English even if they have some level of skill. They don t want to make a mistake and look foolish. I know it sounds strange but it is important how others view them and if they tried to communicate in English with you and failed they would feel bad so rather than deal with the stress of that many try to avoid having to do it. I found sometimes the older people liked to talk the most. Even if they could not speak English hardly at all they wanted to show their feelings and be of some help when they thought they could. waiting for trains and buses I had many more older people talk with me than younger people who were busy on their keitai. Japanese are friendly but don t expect more than just some social kindness unless you are accepted and that takes a lot of time. Once you become accepted they are very social.
Japanese elders are not either fond or hate foreigners. just they are not used to with foreigners. teenagers and people in mid 20s, like me are just used to seeing and interacting with foreigners, only when foreigners are polite and respectful. Some American women who came to Japan say, quot;Japanese are very polite and respectful to us, moreover, they are super friendly to usquot; i understand that why she/he felt this way, because if Japanese people talk to Americans. for example in the USA. probably they are kind of annoyed because of their English. You know, I used to get obvious negative facial expression everytime I talked to Americans in the USA, back in High shcool. So, when Americans, for example come to Japan, they predict that they will be treated like how they treat ESL people in their country. So, they get surprised of friendliness of Japanese people, when they visit here. Also, as you know, Japanese people are very polite which is nature of Japanese and we tend to place an emphasis on harmony. For example, there are 3 Japanese and 1 obvious Second Japanese learner and they are having conversation in Japanese. What happens is 3 Japanese try to involve this 1 SAJ guy into conversation, and they try to understand what he is saying, so he does not feel bad about his Japanese and consequently feel comfortable satying with 3 Japanese persons. You know this does not happen in America. So Japanese do not automatically become friendly or polite toward foreigners. and Japanese people in all ages are like this. so do not worry.
As a young adult , I ve been to Tokyo twice. Kids/Adults have all been very polite. The Japanese society appears to value harmony, it makes ill our American quot;It s all about ME!quot; mentality.
I think you should buy from Japanese sellers if you find something you love and can t get from local sellers. Just make sure they have good feedback for things like quality and that sort of thing. And definitely check the shipping cost which can get pricey. The other problem is the shipping time. When you order from that far away it takes a while to get to you so you have to be patient. Bonnie
I buy (way too much) on eBay. I would not recommend buying from Japanese sellers mainly because of the cost and hassle of the shipping and going through customs...etc. Also, I personally do not believe they would be excellent quality clothing, unless your buying a 100% silk Komono! Otherwise, I would say to buy from the USA sellers!!
1 Egg 1/3 Cup of flower, I think, it been a while. Water as needed. This makes one serving. Mixing in a food processor is really fast for multipul batches. Mix flower and egg. If to dry add water it to wet add flower. Dough roughly the consistency of playdough. Soft and pliable just this side of not sicky. You can then run through a paste maker or roll out and cut with pizza cutter. The currlies are really hard to make and don’t really change the taste. To cook Toss into lightly sallted boiling water. When tender drain. I usually put it in to my eating bowl and then make my stock. Once the stock is done I port it over the noodles. These noodles can be frozen prior to cooking for long term storage. I occationally have a pasta weekend where I do nothing but make noodle and ravioli that I freeze for later consumption.
It actually is kind of complicated, the most important part is you have to prepare your own ramen stock. The topping can be anything you like (simiply you may get the idea from what you watched in the anime or manga, you can serve ramen with fried boiled or stir fried mix vegetables, roasted pork, boiled egg, seaweed, sweet corn, kimchee,... etc. as toppings) Here is an Authentic recipe for preparing Japanese ramen stock, you may add any flavour you like in the stock when you start to prepare your ramen. I personally like miso ramen most. Tokyo style of flavour is adding soy sauce in the boiling stock then pour on the cooked ramen and serve with different toppings. Some just like to add salt in the hot stock, pour it on the cooked ramen and put butter, corn, seaweed, boiled egg or roast pork as topping. Be creative. Please try to find quot;nama ramenquot; (raw egg ramen) as ingredient (the instant ones taste bad and you would just waste the stock!) lt;lt;lt;lt;lt; Pork amp; Chicken Stock for Ramen gt;gt;gt;gt;gt; 600 g pork or pork bone 1 whole chicken or 3 whole chicken bone 1 onion (cut into big slices) 50 g ginger (no need to peel) 1 carrot (chopped in big pieces) 6 dried shitake mushrooms (soak in water till soft) 3 stalks of celery 1 whole garlic (no need to peel) 5 litre of water 1) Heat a big pot of water, put pork bone or pork amp; chicken into hot water, boil for 5 minutes, drain and water under tap water to remove dirt and blood. 2) Heat 5 litres of water in stock pot, put all the ingredients into hot water (water should cover up the ingredients), boil for 10 minutes over high heat, skim the surface, reduce heat to low 3) cover and simmer for 2.5 hours, yeild around 1.5 to 2 litres of stock and it can be frozen up till 2 months. lt;lt;lt;lt;lt;lt;lt; Miso Ramen gt;gt;gt;gt;gt;gt;gt;gt;gt; serves 1 100 g raw ramen (egg noodle) 1.5 tablespoon Japanese miso paste 1 teaspoon sake (optional) 1 hard boiled egg (cut into half) 2 tablespoons of sweet corn (drain well) 15g green onions (2 stalks), finely chopped 1 big bowl of pork amp; chicken stock 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil salt to taste (if desired) 1) Heat water in a pot over high heat, put ramen noodles in boiling water, stir and boil till 70% cooked (around 2 - 3 minutes depends on the thickness of the noodles). Drain and wash under running tap water till not sticky, slippery, drain well and set aside 2) Combine sake with miso paste in a bowl, heat up pork and chicken stock, dissolve miso paste into hot stock, stir quickly, add ramen in the soup, bring to boil, turn off heat. 3) Place ramen in a big bowl, top with egg, sweet corn, green onion, then pour hot soup over, sprinkle sesame oil. Serve immediately. Below is a link showing the recipe and photo of Tokyo soy sauce ramen, it is easy (a short cut by using chicken stock + Japanese dashi stock), once you have managed how to fix the stock recipe I posted up there, this one is won t be hard for you at all. http://japanesefood.about.com/od/ramen/r... Instant ramen never tasted the same as what I mentioned about here!!! Or in the above web-site!
In Japan, ramen noodles are served with a flavorful broth and topped with different ingredients... sliced pork and eggs... tempura... etc For the Japanese home cook, I believe most use the packaged ramen but just add different toppings to the bowl. Check out the pictures here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen A ramen blogs: Some weird (different) flavors from around the world... lol. http://www.ramenramenramen.net/ http://ramenlovers.blogspot.com/
they buy instant ramen noodles and they just boil those for about 5 min and add meats and veggies
They always look good in anime! They kept showing Nissin Cup Noodles in quot;FREEDOMquot;, makes me hungry! The instant Ramen in Japan is much better. They can even be better than restaurant noodles. They are made with better dough, some of the old fashion ones are deep fried to preserve the flavors. Sorry to disappoint you. At home, we cook the instant ones. We buy the import ones from Japan, Korea, or Hong Kong. If you love hot and spicy, try the Korean Shin ramyun. Japanese ones are usually miso flavored or soy sauce flavored. Chinese ones are often chicken flavored or sesame oil flavored. You can easily find those toppings at Asian stores. Japanese fish cakes come in many shapes and colors. They are fun and delicious. I usually add ham, eggs and shitaki mushrooms. You can add any toppings (sound like pizza) that s goes well with the soup base. I just had one for lunch! lol
Ask any crackhead.
try skyscanner.net
1. pick the airline you want to fly with 2. go to there website 3. find the section that shows prices and chose your destination
800 to 1,500 go to website that u taking the plane n find out
try google.com
Contact your phone company to activate your phone for global use.
You can t use japanese phones in other countries coz the bands are different. but if you could call you service provider you can get it activated for global use.
well it depends if your phone / carrier is a GSM or CDMA net work. If its GSM you need a unlocked tri or quad band phone, all you got to do is insert your existing sim card. you can find unlocked phones on ebay or at www.myworldphone.com
By local train. There s something called a juuhachi kippu which allows you to have a certain amount of days of travel within a certain period, like maybe 5 days in 3 months. It s a really good deal. You d have to ask at a JR station. There are also vendors who sell tickets at a cheaper rate than normal. These are tickets that someone bought but couldn t use and couldn t get refunded. Usually there is a small store like this near a main train station. Bus can sometimes be cheaper than the trains. The shinkansen (bullet train) is quite expensive, so you might want to avoid that unless you re doing extensive travel with not much time. You would get the best deal buying a pass overseas. They are sold at a discounted rate for tourists, but they re still expensive. Check out a book called Lonely Planet - Japan for more details.
You might want to look into the Japan Rail Pass or J-Rail. You can buy them with one, two, three and four week expirations. A travel agent should be able to help. They can be used for unlimited travel on Japan Rail trains, subways, buses, ferries, and the Shinkansen (bullet train). But only on Japan Rail lines. There are other railway, bus, and subway companies and they will not honor it. It may not seem cheap at first but the traveling costs do add up. I ended up saving a couple hundred dollars. It depends upon how far and how much traveling you expect to do. You can substitute bus travel for train and save a little there but you lose a lot of time.
If you are coming to Japan, buy the JR Pass. This will let you use the normally expensive shinkansen. You ll be able to get around quickly and easily if you are traveling long distances. The juhachi kippun is only available at certain times of the year and its only for local trains. It takes 7-8 hours to get from Tokyo and Kyoto. From what I understand it s not for the rare sleeper trains. Overnight bus would be your other option either straight from the JR Highway bus company or from cheap bus companies listed in the free magazines - Metropolis and Tokyo Notice Board (available at Tower Records and HMV). In the city, go for the day passes such as Kyoto you can get a day pass for both bus and subway - however you can opt for just the cheaper bus one if you feel you don t need the subway.
I cycle a lot in Japan. So why not try cycling. You can buy a good second and bicycle for less then $100.00. I love it every bit of it.
The cheapest way is not always the most comfortable or fastest. Overnight highway buses connect major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka and can be really cheap and direct. Highway buses tend to generally be a bit comfortable depending on what type of bus you take and how far you are traveling. Local trains take many many hours (10+ hours sometimes for an otherwise 3 hour trip by bullet train) and require dozens of transfers. The Shinkansen (bullet train) is fast and comfortable, but not neccessarily the quot;cheapestquot; way to travel. There is a thing called the Japan Rail Pass that allows use of JR trains, it costs 28300 Yen (convert into your home currency) for a seven day version. However only get it if you plan on traveling a lot.
subway trains,JR trains...some bus if local
It s JR Pass. Bus is cheap but you need long time. Refer to this blog.
I have 3 letters that answer why American cars aren t significantly cheaper. U A W As for the price difference between cars here and in Japan, I m not sure. My guess would be exchange rate, or cheaper manufacturing costs but I am not entirely sure. I wouldn t be surprised if there are some surcharges on Toyota/Honda/etc. because they are foreign companies even though most of the manufacturing is done in the US. As a side note, Japanese quality has fallen in recent years and American quality has gone up. To the point where Toyota is no longer an automatic Consumer Reports Best Buy.
Many factors come into play. Exchange rate of currency is a daily one. Also labor rates. Like for instance China pays their people nowhere near the labor rate of unionized people in the U.S.A. same was and still is true for Japan (they don t have unions) And Japan is legendary for reliability with it s cars. American cars are not. America has been playing catch up for years to improve it s quality. It s a sad omen that GM and Chrysler are on the brink of the industry they created. Electric cars are not around the corner (volt) and given Gm s recent history nobody wants to be the first guinnea pig to buy them. Mercedes bought Chrysler and gave em up, The Gov bailed out Chrysler and here we are again with them about to go belly up. IMHO if GM bails out Chrylser they both will go belly up and that will leave a very shaky Ford.
Have you ever heard of cheap foreign labor??? In Japan, a dollar an hour...USA -$ 20. per hour w/ union.
American cars are not cheaper in America because whoever is in control of GM and Ford motor groups dont understand the American people, or do they? They pump out continuous overrated automobiles and try and work the quot;built in Americaquot; angle to try and persuade people to buy them. Japenese cars are FAR superior mostly because the manufacturers understand what people want and what it takes to make a quality car. The American auto industry try and block out the overseas car companys by making them charge more to try and undercut them with quot;cheaperquot; yes still overpriced American cars. i saw a commercial for the new Cadillac Escalade hybrid that gets an quot;awesomequot; 20 MPG (on the highway, it still only gets around 12-14 in the city). This isnt worth anything as people want to drive cars that are 40 MPG cars more like the Japanese variety. The Government keeps giving Ford and GM money to stay alive, and they CEOs dont understand why Americans dont buy more of them. its because they arent what people are looking for. People dont want to buy a new Dodge Charger that quaffs gasoline, nor the new Chevrolet Camaro thats about to come out that probably chugs gasoline like a frat boy on a friday night. American car companies need to wake up and smell the Japanese coffee. Then again, Americans need to continue understanding that they need overseas cars to fit their needs. Pay the extra to buy Japanese and hopefully the American car companies will realize their mistakes.
You will have to pay taxes in Japan if you stay more than 6 months of a fiscal year.
i think you will be taxed for the year s income... so next year you will pay your income tax for 2006 earnings
I was former exchanged student stayed Milwaukee 1981 to 1982, now working as radiologic technologist in Osaka Japan. If you would like to work in medical field in Japan, you have to go to school in Japan. you are 9th grade now, so maybe you can visit Japan as exchange student first, then you can make dicision to study in Japan.
This probably isn t the best place to look for a job. Check out this site. www.gaijinpot.com
Not a good idea. You d need to speak, read, and write Japanese on a native level. Can you ?
You need to add drier in the proportion of 9 parts drier to 1 part linseed oil. In Hindi, drier is called quot;Tandoori Chickenquot;
It depends of the purpose. If you wanna use it for musical instruments, they choose natural air seasoning (for 3-10 years). If you wanna know about the lumber (wood) for construction, Japan imports cheap lumbers form China or S.E.A. Because Japanese lumbers are very expensive. So, no data in my hand right now.
It s cheaper to fly from Beijing because it s closer to Japan.
Shanghai to Osaka is usually pretty cheap.
isn t it easier if u look on airline websites?
You re kidding... lol It s possible that China may start competing with US in the future, but Japan would not be on their side as they always been on American side. Maybe in 50 years time, but not within a decade. Even India probably wouldn t join up with China in the economical warfare as they still have got strong relationships with western countries - especially when they play cricket... :P I don t exactly know why, but Asian countries does not seem to have as much co-operation as European countries. It wasn t so surprising to see the Euro happening, but I cannot imagine anyone coming up with an idea of having the quot;Asian Unionquot;! P.S. Jews are already controlling the world mate. They control the American financial markets, which account for half the world s financial sector.
they are confused. china one day might be the next hegemony, japan won t. the population is declining. even in the peakest of time, japan had little influence in the international politics. even back then we were not allowed to join the perm member of the security council. jews already do. they might have lost some influence considering the demise of the lehman brothers. some of their asian and middle eastern business were bought up by japan s investment company. nazis what?
This should be in the China section. In the 1960 s my mother told me China would one day rule the world. Look at China now. You can t find a store that doesn t sell Chinese products. And we now owe them over $500 billion. India is too small and over-crowded.
advancements in technolgy
Are people saying that? REally?
I don′t know about any program in Japan that may allow for you to stay in same host family home as your twin brother. Japan is known for the limited space in their homes, but who knows... There is this program that does definitely allow for you to be hosted by same host family home, but it is not in Japan, sorry. You may want to consider it as it is the highest quality for a much lower cost for comparable programs. Cost for your brother and you, both, might be less than USD8,000 This program does not require for you to have studied Spanish prior to participating. Spain is a wonderful choice and the program www.beautifulspain.com, one of the best if not the best of the programs offered abroad world wide. Location is a safe and most amazingly beautiful beach resort in Northern Spain. Host families are extremely well screened and very loving. This program gets returnees year after year, so great it is. Cost is really reasonable considering everything included (as long as you sign up with this program through their web site as there are organizations that sell the same program for much more so high quality it is). Some of the activities and excursions it offers besides Spanish, cooking and dancing classes are: Guggenheim Museum, paella dinner, bullfight, fireworks on the beach, city tour, medieval towns, fishing villages, many beach days, Aquarium, tall ship vessel excursion, Roman village hiking trip, canoening down the river, shopping, and much more. It offers you the possibility of enrolling with a friend with whom to share same host family home, or for you to stay alone at host family. Many host families count on children of similar age to participating students.
It ll be fine as long as you are lucky guys. It s quite good period not too hot and not too cold in Tokyo.
august to october is the typhoon season in japan. it s important to check the weather often and the temperature is somewhere 14 - 21 C. check first the weather before your flight to know whether to bring umbrella or jacket..
Chilly, Lord, have a wonderful time. I lived there for 2 years, the people are very nice, the country is beautiful. I envy you in all respects. Have a wonderful trip, I m positive you re going to enjoy it.
Avg high of 70 with low of 57. Yes it rains in October. Check out www.weather.com before you go for a 10 day forecast.
Uhh maybe a mix of things
If you do not know Japanese, please do not expect them to go out of their way for you in order to try and be nice,as most Americans,me included, do in this country for all the Hispanic speaking people. I was actually thinking of taking a course in Spanish until it dawned on me that THEY need to learn our language. Therefore, I think it would be a very good idea to learn their language as much as possible.
off course...u need to know english if u go to america ,uk i dont think that japanes know much english
I don t think you have to know Japanese. You may want to learn a few phrases but I think you would be okay. My mom is from Japan and they were taught English in her school. I don t know how it is now, but back years ago she had to take English. Good Luck!
I attended school in Okinawa, I only knew a few words. Swear words, unfortunately. Japanese is a very hard language, But if you are going to be an exchange student, at least learn how to say quot;helloquot;, quot;foodquot;, quot;Toilet, and Thank youquot; in any country you go to. You can probably find a course on-line to learn a foreign language. Just try to remember what its about to be an EXCHANGE student. Someone from Japan is coming here, and has no clue about us US Americans.
Going to other countries is not like coming to America. You go to Japan, then you had better speak Japanese. Go to China, and you had better speak Madarin...go to Mexico, and you had better speak Spanish.
you don t have to master japanese, but you have to know the basic of japanese language. cos few of the japanese could speak english.
No, the point of going to Japan as an exchange student is you learn the language.
Try wikipedia. Look into the Gamelan. I m fairly certain it s Japanese, but other than that I don t know much of it s origins. But do a general google search for quot;music of Kyuushuu, Japanquot; and see what happens.
The previously mentioned translations are one reason, also usually a company over here has to think it will be worth it to acquire the license and distribute it. Unfortunately most of these companies underestimate the American audience and go for movie-based games or re-releases of previous successes as opposed to the more original stuff coming out of Japan.
Well, Japanese games DO have to be translated properly after they ve been finished for domestic release, so it makes sense, especially considering that most Japanese games that are brought to the U.S. are dialog-ridden RPG s.
Translation, marketing, licensed, etc....its not that simple, there a lot of possibilities. some games are more popular in japan in U.S.
depends what system, if you have a ps3 then yea because its made by japs. if you have a 360 you always get it first. 360gt;ps3
because most of quot;our stuffquot; is japanese or other imports plus japan is more evolved then us but china will soon take over
probably because they make alot of our stuff.
It really depends on the plan. Optus International costs around 50c usually, and the Telstra Home Phone in around the same I think (that s exactly what I use too). Although, if you gonna call longer hours, I really recommend you to get a international phone cards. They sell it at convenience stores and internet cafes. Here are some examples; Japan Direct: 3.9c/min to ground line other than tokyo, 18.9c/min to mobile http://www.ozphonecard.com.au/phone-card... Say G day card: 5.9c/min to ground line, 40.9c/min to mobile http://www.saygdaycallingcard.com/ There are several different ones. Not sure which is the cheapest...
I suggest you get the correct answer from your telephone company. It s easy to make the call amp; you can make it now.
I heard you can buy used underwear in vending machines in Japan.
Not slurping my noodles. I know that sounds weird but when I was in Tokyo last summer, i noticed that everybody eating noodles would be slurping up their noodles through their chopsticks and i was told by my colleagues that it was the japanese way of showing that the food was delicious. Oh, and another thing, if you re eating sushi, try not to dip it in soy sauce (they re purists there) and don t leave any food behind on your plate, no matter how weird it looks (I had to eat a live, headless shrimp once, and honest to god, it was still moving between my chopsticks!). I was told that chefs take offense to those things.
I was at a resturaunt and I was eating the rice that came with our meal. I would finish my bowl and then the waitress would refill it, so not wanting to be rude I ate that bowl, and she refilled it, and it went on like this for about 4 bowls of rice and when I felt like I was going to puke because I was so full, a Japanese girl from the table next to ours leaned over and told me that in Japan if you eat all of you rice, that means you want more. If you dont want any more then leave a small scoop in the bottom of the bowl.
I was asking for directions in Namba, and a cute girl decided to help me out. I asked her where Midosuji was, and she was going in the same direction, so she walked me in the right direction. As we were walking, she started rubbing my shoulder and all of a sudden latched onto me. I tried to get her to stop, but she held on to me tighter and was feeling me up with her breasts mashing into my arm. Needless to say, this was quite arousing. I got an erection in the middle of Namba with hundreds of people passing by, and a group of japanese youngsters laughing at me.
Most Japanese are very quot;forgivingquot; of foreign visitors for two reasons. Firstly because most Japanese consider foreigners quot;savagesquot; anyway and secondly most Japanese will rarely utter a negative word against you, you will usually not even know you may have done something considered rude or culturally insensitive. That doesnt mean they don t privately consider you a savage lol. However, most Japanese will be pleased if you at least attempt to respect their intricate ideas of etiquette even if they dont like foreigners. Wearing shoes inside is a big no no. Wearing the wrong slippers in the wrong place is not good. The toilet slippers are only for the toilet. NEVER walk on Tatami (woven mats common in Japan) with shoes on. Put your phone in silent mode when on public transport and dont talk on it. Texting is OK. (I wish my country had this) Dont stab your chopsticks into your rice from above, bad. Never give anyone money unless its in an envelope. Don t take photos of Budha unless it says its ok. Japanese are not big on physical contact, big hugs etc will not win any favours. There are many more things. Gaijin cannot win. Just be polite, respectful in your own way and watch what how other Japanese around you behave. And if you are not sure, just ask. All the Japanese people I have met delighted in confounding me with their unique ways. Finally, if someone in Japan comments on how good your Japanese is, dont get a big head. Japanese will say that no matter how tragic your Japanese language is. Truth is, many Japanese do not speak Japanese well. Many Japanese can not read all kanji well. Many Japanese will break their own etiquette without even thinking about it. Having said all that, Japanese will generally make you feel incredibly welcome and will go right out of their way to help you out. There are many doors closed to foreigners in Japan but sometimes that is merely because the Japanese are unsure how to provide service to foreigners and fear trying to do so. They prefer to provide no service rather than bad service. If you go ahead and visit Japan I am sure you will have an amazing time there. It is the only westernised country left that is quot;differentquot; and although some aspects of Japan are sliding towards the ways of the rest of the western world (ie crime rates) it will take a long time to get there.
Haha. I have loads of stories to tell you then. I was at a sushi bar with my family and I was eating sushi, of course. And then my uncle said something really really really funny and I started choking in the bar. Haha..And the chef looked at me really weird and then he gave me a napkin..Haha. I m not a foreigner though. Just a typical Japanese girl in Japan. Haha.
怒った黒人 was embarrassing.
I have taken China Airline a few times, both economy and business class. There is little difference between airlines in economy class. What makes it different between airlines is business or first class. You don t have to care about CA as long as you take economy. I took good meals, the flight arrived on time, I did not lose my luggage. But even for business class, CA is better than JAL. Their services are not so different but CA is cheaper. So CA is better in cost-effectiveness. The real problem is that CA flight takes off from Tokyo around 19:20 and arrives in Hawaii around 8:20 (which is 3:20 in Japan time). So you will be sleepy when you arrive in Hawaii.
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My husband and I picked up futon sets (futon and comforters) for about 6,000 yen each. You just need to shop around. If you have any other questions, please feel free to mail me.
It runs the gamut. The cheapest I found is quot;8,379yen(inc. tax)quot; for 8items. http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/recomm... An expensive one with very good quality costs 126,000yen! http://www.futontown.co.jp/list3/set_fut... hope this helps!
I d budget about 1 man yen for one set. You can always buy a better one later, or add to what you have w blankets, pillows, etc. Don t forget to air it outside from time to time though.
You can buy a whole set lt;including pillowgt; at Bidders Auction in Japan within 50 US dollars.
Shop around. (I suggest one of the side street shopping areas; you can haggle) It will cost you somewhere from $50 - $USD depending on the fabric, softness, size, etc.
Depends the kind of material, a cheap one is about 10000, also you will have to buy covers, pillow, sheet, a protector... but sometimes they sell sets and are cheaper (check the link for aeon or jusco stores) I hope you are not so tall because the larger one is about 2.10 mts. My experience with them was bad so I dont encourage you to buy one. I bought mine very happy so every day I had to pick it from the wooden floor and put it in the oshire... good but 15 days later my back was breaking for sleeping in the floor so I went to buy a second one like princess pea. This things have to be put outside in the sun because they suck your sweat and Japan is a very humid place. But I couldnt do it because I lived next to a shrine and the fudosan asked me to not hang anything outside to be respectful, so they got me a machine that dries them. I had to leave them drying and return to my house 2 or 3 hours later to turn them the other side EVERYDAY. Leaving a machine working is dangerous because houses are made of wood and if the house burns in Japan you will have to pay it (or pay for insurance against those things). Why to dry them like crazy?, because they will get something called kabi black fungus spots. And you dont want to sleep over those things and catch something rare. Also here is rain season and if you leave them outside drying you will have to sleep on the floor because that thing will be soaking and them outside during snow season. So my electric bill got very high and guess what? kabi appeared on them. I got very angry and said ok I cannot sleep in these so I had to go to the store buy 2 garbage tickets, call the garbage center and ask them to pick them on an appointed day. It was shameful because I had to expose my dirty kabi futons to the japanese community... Dirty foreigner I can hear them Please buy a little nice bed or a bed/sofa (it saves space and you will have a nice place to sit, seiza is not good) , there are delivery services in the stores. It will sound expensive at first but I am telling you my experience so you wont suffer like me. Also your back and your health are worthy. This futons are good for japanese who have a wife or servant on house that dries and keeps it daily for them. I am sorry if I broke your hearth. Good luck
Talk to your local police department
Get in touch with the US embassy in Japan. Try the Japanese Consulate in the US. I don t know if it will help, but it might. Good Luck.
If the embassy doesn t work and you want to try a private eye, this guys might find him for you but it will be very expensive; http://www.if-r.com/english/index.html
Get a bounty hunter. Seriously. That s what my sister did for her s. He was in Australia.
Yes, try the Office of Spite and Vengence for sapsuckers!
The great Kanto Plains is one. Coastal areas is another. further north is mountainous. Great Forests are another. you can also talk about active volcanoes and earthquake areas.
i did mine on japan too but that was last year so i cant remember but i put rice fields and thats all i remember sorry
So, we d be doing your entire project for you?
http://www.gsmworld.com/index.shtml
seemed so... but you need to have roaming on too !
Remember, that Japan is still either overtly or covertly sexist; thus it might behoove you to begin the biz in the states first and become successful here and then, open a 2nd office there!
Japan is gay they bombed us in Pearl Harbor
*DESMOND....quit being an idiot please. They attacked us...we nuked them. Is one worse than the other? Maybe, maybe not. But what matters is that we move on (while still not forgetting the past, but not holding a grudge). But calling Japan quot;GAYquot; is just ignorant and really immature. The www. stays the same, however the TLD (top level domain) changes. In this case, they use the country-code top-level domains (ccTLD): .jp for japan and .kr(I think) for korea
There are, especially through YFU. Your problem is it s too late to apply for them. While you can still apply to go, applications for the scholarships usually close at the end of October. http://www.yfu.org/ Rotary is also much cheaper, but more competitive and may also be closed. http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYout...
well you could check a website called AFS.com maybe you will find something there.
The honest answer is, quot;It mightquot;. Tats are considered the mark of an undesirable person in Japan, if you have one or more you re not allowed to use public bath houses, yadda yadda. If you must go to Japan, get there first and become a citizen, THEN see about getting tatted up.
Learning their language would definitely be a bonus, as most Japanese aren t really fluent in English. But even if you don t learn the language, it isn t that big a problem as road signs, labels and station signs are posted in English as well as Japanese too. Second, you might wanna take a flu vaccination before flying to Japan, and carry some vitamins supplements along with you so that you won t get sick easily. Third, i only brought about 79,000 yen (about US$650) to Tokyo to spend for 8 days. It was just enough. Of course, my accommodations and airfares were already settled. It costs abt US$910 for JAL airlines and 8 days and 7 nights of accommodation. It would be good to start looking for accommodation and airfares 2-3 months before going. Make sure that the hotel you are living at is near to train stations or near to shopping districts, if not, you have to spend quite a sum of money on transportation. And transportation isn t cheap in Japan. If you are going for one week, i suggest that you stay in one city only, because you only have 1 week to explore the city. but if you re going for 2 weeks, then you ll have ample time to explore elsewhere. Check out the websites below for more details. I did my research through these websites and i find them useful.
The best time to get your tickets is generally early or last minute, right? I d avoid going around a national holiday as the fares might be more expensive. A list of holidays is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays_of... If you are going for a week, it is probably not necessary to take language classes. You will be able to get by. I ve known people who have lived in Japan for years with marginal language skills and they get by just fine. If you are going to travel a lot, you should get an JR Rail pass too. More info is here: http://www.japanrailpass.net/
You ll need visas from the Japanese to go in your passports. Here s what the CDC says about the vaccines: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/eastasia.htm#v... I would get the hep A and hep B vaccines, those diseases strike here all the time. The Japanese encephalitis vaccine is expensive, and not really needed in Japan these days.
There are no recommended vaccines when going to Japan. I don t know why someone would think that hep A or B are more prevalent here than anywhere else in the world though ...??! Even people living in Japan don t HAVE to have the Japanese encephalitis vaccination - in fact, when they sent the letter inviting my daughter to have hers recently it had a health warning on it, saying that it often has very severe side-effects! How many people get themselves or their kids vaccinated with THAT on their minds I wonder! If you re Americans you won t need visas, just the passports. If you re NOT Americans, check out this list to see if your country has a visa exemption arrangement with Japan; http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/... If you ARE from a country with a visa exemption agreement, then you don t need any other paperwork provided you re of age . I assume that would mean of age in your OWN country - because in Japan it s higher than many other countries! Start looking around NOW - give yourselves a true idea of how much the flight and hotel will actually cost! Then, if you see a real bargain (from a reputable dealer) you will be able to take advantage! I can t offer advice on any of your other points I m afraid, because I ve only come to Japan to either stay with someone, or to live! But I hope you both have a great time..!!
here is a good site to check out- http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/index.html
You don t need any particular vaccine for Japan, though if you are going to rural areas and basically sticking your bare feet in mud where you are prone to infected mosquito larvae, you would want Japanese encephalitis B.
Work attire for men is dark suit, matching dress shirt and tie; all should be conservative in color and pattern and be in great condition (wrinkle-free). In the hot summer months a regular businessman would be ok wearing a short sleeved dress shirt, but if you are meeting with a Japanese executive the entire suit would be expected. The same guidelines go for women: dress suit (or skirt) in conservative colors and cut. Generally employees should not have visible piercings, and tatoos are a big no-no in most public places. Most younger have dyed hair that is not the original color (brows and reds), but this may not be considered appropriate by traditional people.
You would wear a suit, and be very curtious when conversing.and always call them by there last name follwed by quot;san. example. Tanaka- san. And don;t look bored in the meeting , even if you are! http://www.takemetojapan.com
You would have to dress and act professionally. You would have to work long hours and overtime.
Hi If you are going for business to Japan you have to keep in mind that this (Japan) is a country of contrasts. You have to pay attention not only to explicit communication but to body language as well. My recommendations are: - Dress in dark colors, executive outfit, always use a tie, avoid red and yelow color. - Do not look straight to the eyes for long time, just look briefly and turn your eyes into documents or something else, never to the floor. - Act naturally, they expect you to be a foreigner, not a quot;culture clonequot; - Receive the calling cards with both hands and place them neatly in front of you. bring MANY. - Make an effort to learn everyones names and attach quot;sanquot; at the end. i.e: Alejandro-san, Suzuki-San - Check the resources at the botton, specially how to bow If you need assistance for your business trip in Japan I will be happy to help you...just send me an email. Regards Alejandro
Dark suit and tie. Short hair. No metal on your head. Try going to www.japan-guide.com.
You would wear a business suit, of course, and you would definitely bring business cards, and lots of them. People here exchange them a lot, even if it s just at a school meeting or something with your child s teacher. After meeting someone, you would say something like, quot;Hajimemashitequot; (lit. begin, like lets begin a relationship) or Yoroshiku onegai shimasu (please do..lol) The other answerers summed it up, be on your best behavior, listen, and pretend to be enjoying the meeting.
雇用の証明書. Sorry, forgot the romaji part koyou shomeishou.
I think that would depend on the subject of your documentary. You might want to get in touch with some professional organizations before you go. (For example, if you re doing a documentary on health care, get in touch with Japanese doctors; or if you re interested in looking at youth music, you want to try to contact a few people who are experts in that.) As for places to stay, again, that s going to depend on your subject. If you have any chances to get out of Tokyo, you ll find that prices are cheaper. While in Tokyo, there are some cheap ryokans (inns) you can stay in. EDIT: I thought of something else: you might want to hire a tour guide when you re in Japan, someone who knows something about the subject you re trying to document. She/he could help you meet people and streamline any red tape you re going through.
Above answerer is right, let you know that you must find a willing Japanese for your interview... depends on the subject. not very easy to approach so you must be ready for your presentation so they would be interested. We ve done interview with the homeless, we sat with them and we were be able to explain the reason for interview because we speak Japanese , I hope you ll find Japanese friend to assist you..
Have you ever seen pics of city streets in Japan, elbow to elbow all the time, go to the zipper-hed district in LA, cheaper and the same langauge.
stuff there isn t cheaper than here in US. Besides the clothes are differently sized. Here in AMerican i wear a Medium and then in Japan i wear a size XL becuase my torso is a bit longer. I think you should either go there yourself to try out the clothes or either don t buy them at all so you don t waste any money.
Hahaha, everything there is EXPENSIVE! If your mom is a good-looking western woman, then Japanese men tend to give some free things away. My friend went to Japan and said when she went to the grocer s she got a bunch of free watermelon and other groceries. But for real, things are mega expensive there.
It is based on the yen rate, so she will have to convert money. last I checked the dollar was 107 to yen, maybe less now. clothes are not a good deal. You can Google conversion dollar to yen and get today s rate, and she can do that again the day she leaves, it does flux from day to day. Hopefully it will still be over a dollar. China, electronics, and traditional oriental items, kimonos, sword sets, cloisonne eggs, Japanese dolls, sake sets, tea sets some are combined tea and sake sets, and matching ash trays, and vases. Beautiful umbrellas and fans. Kokeshi dolls, jade items, porcelain temple dogs, and dragons. If you are interested in any of these or curious about how they look go on ebay and type it in and many people sell them there. Not the same as getting it first hand and new. There are so many unique things there. I also purchased a lovely burgundy music box, matching candy dish, tissue box, clock, picture frame, and mirror set for dresser/vanity. They re a lot of things you can match up, if you like. The Japanese utilize space very well so many things have multiple functions like wall clocks that are jewelry boxes, or clocks that look like a large lovely clock but the top lifts up and is a functioning tray with stamps, pads, pencils, paper. and then the face of the clock slides back and inside is a drawer to place/store things in. Tatami mats, Hello Kitty I m sure you know is a Japanese thing made there, so they have a boot load of that Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball Z etc... I would have her look at the cell phones, I would put money on them having something we won t get for a couple of years, just make sure your sim card is compatiable. I really appreciated the oriental art, flowers, and things like that and they also have jade bonsai trees. I go could go on and on, but the choices are limitless. Just tell her what you want and to find it in a Japanese style you won t be disappointed. Except for clothes, she may find a few things but Japan is not known for fashion, and the sizes run very small and short/petite. I wish you were going too, maybe next time. tell her to eat some yakisoba mmmmmm delicious., Edit... Things are NOT super expensive there, it is based on the yen rate, men do NOT typically give away free stuff and at any rate your mom surely cannot bring you back melons. lol as if you want any lmao
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good ones???? idk
Usually it costs 5,000Yen to 10,000Yen per person. It depends on the place and location. I do not recommend quot;Kaiten Sushiquot; that is belt-conveyor sushi. Few Kaiten Sushi serves good fresh one from my experiences. You can have the best one anywhere in Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. It is better to be specified where you try to look for.
In Tokyo, you may want to visit the Tsukiji fish market. You can see the fish that was just caught and is being sold to distributors and restaurant owners. After walking around and taking in the busy activities of the market, you can visit one the nearby sushi and sashimi restaurants. I suggest going to Tsukiji in the early morning, about 0600 or 0700. During that time you will be able to see some very interesting things.
May be seaside cities are better than inland cities to get quite fresh sushi.
you want to know high quality one right? more than 10,000yen without drink. high quality means fisherman fish this morning. not yesterday or farm raised or previously frozen.... so even sushi shop owner doesnt know which fish he can buy today. i have two favorite sushi shop in tokyo. asakusa and tsukiji. tsukiji is very famous for fish market. there are lots of good sushi shops
I m not sure of the particulars of being in Japan on a tourist visa, but if you are married to a Japanese national you are eligible for a visa. If you are planning on getting married in Japan to a Japanese national, you may want to see if there is a special visa for that. I know the US has a fiance visa. Even when you get the visa after you do get married that doesn t give you permanent residency. That s a whole separate and long process. You should ask the hypothetical person you are going to get married to check it out for you. Since they are Japanese they could find out easier than you can.
they is in BIG twubble http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2221.html
get a almost for the best Ollie for a good price heres the link to my seller he sells stuff for way cheaper then any skate shop check your self complete boards or anything you will need and ships to japan and europe hope this helps
The lightest boards are helium and element of my knowledge about buying the skateboards they do have some skate shops but if your not in Tokyo you won t have a good luck finding one. Elements have a good light feel to it, they usually have nice wheels and nice trucks i have an old element and still is more durable and faster than my cousins new birdhouse and the element skaters Njiyah Huston, Victoria Torres if you ever see them skate they do pretty light tricks but the biggest factor of finding a light board is how many peices it has if its a one piece deck it will be the lightest you can get
Foreigner foreigner foreigners~~~~~~ You mean you wanna purchase a room in TOKYO. If so, it is impossible. If you wanna purchase a room in rural area Japan.... this is also impossible. What I tell to foreigner is , if you do not like, just leave and go home
I don t think you re understanding the situation in Japan. It is one of the most crowded countries and has the highest land prices in the world. Even quot;cheapquot; run down condominiums and rural houses start at $200,000 or more to purchase, and the monthly/yearly taxes and fees additionally cost almost as much as renting an apartment, whether you are staying in it or not (this is intentional of course, because the government doesn t want vacant property sitting unused in such a crowded country). Furthermore, if you are not a permanent resident then it is very difficult to own property (especially land) in Japan. They are not terribly fond of foreigners staying there. You would need to have some kind of agent on retainer, which of course is going to bill you monthly whether you are using the property or not. I suggest you look at gaijin houses, weekly mansions, or serviced apartments. They are cheaper than hotels for long visits, but much more practical than renting or owning property for an occasional visit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_in_... A weekly mansion is like a small apartment but billed weekly or monthly instead of needing a 1-2 year contract, and they tend to include furniture and some utilities. A serviced apartment is like a hotel room but much cheaper for long-term stays.
It s expensive but there are no restrictions on non-resident foreigners owning property in Japan as some suppose. Here are the listings for the Nisko resort which is preferred by Australians. http://www.nisekoproperty.com/faq.php
here you go....happy shopping.....
yaaa u can still buy it. on the bottom of the itunes music store, u can c a small american flag and sumthin rite next 2 it. clik on dat and chose the language @ the very BOTTOM. and then it will translate in2 japanese, and then search kingdom hearts. but im not sure if its there tho
If you are outside Japan and want to buy songs from Japan then I think using Webmoney Japan is the best answer. To understand about webmoney japan: just google it. To buy webmoney Japan with Paypal www.sutocorp.com To buy songs with Webmoney Japan http://music.webmoney.jp/ Report Abuse
it s the best out there in terms of pay and benefits. mind you, your experience teaching will depend on the school and teacher you work with. some people find it boring because you don t do anything all day.
Jet is a government program, the rest are private companies. Honestly if you want good solid info on teaching in Japan go to Dave s ESL Cafe: http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewforum.... You ll find answers to 99% off your teaching questions there. They actually moderate their forums there..
okay well its an essay right so you gotta use the sandwich rule introduce topic in introductory paragraph present three ideas you want to compare/contrast -- let them be broad ie: curriculum, hours, strictness. thesis, tie your entire essay into one sentence 2nd para expand on first comparison - tell both side of the story. 3rd para expand on 2nd comparison/contrast - tell both side of the story. 4th para expand on 3rd comparison/contrast - tell both side of the story. concluding paragraph restate the three major comparison/contrasts restate thesis.
Start by making lists. What are some great things about your school (not lunch silly, but real things like text books, homework amount, teachers, size of classroom, seating in classroom, ability to speak one s opinion when asked by teacher). Then make a list of things you do not like. Find the similarities then find the differences. Then start doing research on what school is like for Japanese kids. Maybe even find a Japanese student online and give them your lists, see what they think about it. There are books on education systems in other countries that you can look at.
Japan believes in a tracking system. At a very early age children are tracked into several different catagories. Only the best and brightest go to college. This is why Japan beats the US on tests. They only test their best. We test everyone.
Your introduction — like the five-paragraph-essay, should open generally with an attention getter (with a quotation, anecdote, generalization), and lead into the thesis statement.
I didn t know it was illegal, that sounds rather stupid.
Same reason it is where I live. Safety issue.. they say anyway. I can understand it hinders the structure of a car SLIGHTLY, as a straight panel is stronger than a dinged one, as in... almost nothing, but, what can you do? Fill it with bondo and say it s fixed.
same reason slirping is polite. There are so many cars they expect the opposite of whats expected - lots of dings. those scooters....
It depends on where you are from. For tourism, many countries do not need a visa.
ask ur doctors about shots (if u need them), bring lots of money, bring a copy of ur passport, ta da, ur done. have a safe trip!!
A valid passport should be sufficient. If you were traveling to a developing country, then you would be required to receive certain vaccines, injections to protect you from diseases that such countries are known to still have.
If you are an american no visa is required (for a short term). If you are staying for a long period of time, working, or a student you need a visa.
JUST WHO THE HELL BOMBED PEARL HARBOR? The US didn t drop enough nuclear bombs on Japan to teach them a lesson. WE only had two is the reason they got off so easy. Apologize, HELL NO How many innocent soldiers died during the Bataan death march? How many died building the Bridge on the River Kwai? How many Korean and Chinese peasants were killed by Japanese experiments? Why wasn t Japan punished like Germany for ignoring the worthless Geneva Convension that only we adhere to?
It was an act of war. You bombed Pearl Harbor and we bombed Hiroshima. What goes around comes around. There are 50,000 Americans at the air force base you mentioned, so one person hardly represents all Americans.
Your right about the bombs but had Japan simply surrendered that would not have been necessary. I don t recall any American official having been named a war criminal for dropping those bomb..
They were involved in a war and sided with the gorp who killed more innocent people on a whim than at any time in history. They Attacked Pearl harbor without provocation and in the end they were not backing down, the war could have gone on for years longer. By dropping the bomb it probably saved thousands of lives. Today, because of the US there economy is one of the strongest in the world. I see no reason to apologize, you started it we finished it, and you are better off for it.
I think you are goofy. The war occurred over 60 years ago. Learn some history and get over it.
Japan started it. We (USA) finished it. They should have thought about the consequences before doing a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japan should apologize for Pearl Harbor They started it.
Dishonorable Nipponese soldier say sorry for Bataan Death March first, then Pearl Harbor, then we think about English lesson for you. Then we teach you what war criminal is. Get raped by entire air force base? That must hurt.
Look how many lives were saved by using the bomb, it ended the war that much sooner. Besides the U.S. rebuilt what it destroyed. as for the rapes, real intelligent in basing a whole country off of a few individuals.
That was an all out war. In all out wars the gloves come off. When Tojo and company decided to attack the U.S. because of the embargoes, they did what your Admiral Yamamoto referred to as quot;Awaking a sleeping giant.quot; Pearl harbor was just the kick-off of the quot;gamequot;. Japans aggression was followed up with the invasion of the Philippines, and many other South Pacific Islands. It all started over Japan s invasion of China and the slaughter of 100 s of thousands of Chinese. If you had left the Chinese alone, then you wouldn t be glowing in the dark today.
you started it...we ended it...don t mess with us!
WE WON!
nations is central europe fell limp before them - look at the bloodless conquests germany made before attacking poland in 1939 - the axis gave leverage . The big mistake of the axis of course was for japan to attack pearl harbour and bring the us into the war. Germany nor any of the other axis nations did not want america attacked. With the U.S in the war the leverage of the axis was tilted against the favour of germany austro hungary and romania and italy -
Really, Germany got shafted with this alliance. The Italians turned out to be a handicap and really help contribute to the failure of the German war effort. The Japanese were completely two faced and untrustworthy. The Japanese quickly signed a non aggression pact with USSR despite agreeing to help Hitler with his war on the easter front. They also quite readily accepted any technical or materiel they could get from Germany, but really provided no benefit or support to Germany.
The basic benefit was the division of attention caused by the widely separated Axis powers. While Europe had Germany and Italy to contend with, Asia and North America had Japan. Japan threatened the US, Australia, New Zealand and India with invasion, causing (at least potentially) a division of forces even before the US entered the war. While this did not work in the long run, it did lengthen WWII by causing a large part of the US military effort to be directed into holding Australia and the supply routes between the US and Australia.
This is your A Level history homework isn t it? Get off the computer, read the sources you have been given, and then you will be able to answer it! Take pleasure in the researching aspect of history, not just the marks on your homework!
Worldwide domination if germany and Italy comquered Europe, then Japan will conquer all of asia and australia, Japan have this idea of Asia Co Prosperiy sphere plan on which all of its product must have a ready markets and it needs nations to conquer in asia to do that. Another thing America (USA) is at first reluctant to engage in a full scale war when Europe was invaded by Germany, but when Pearl Harbor attack happens, then he launch a full scale involvement.
Mostly, The Axis was an union of strength against American involvement in the war. Also, Japan having beaten the Chinese could make a second front against Russia. And also it would have help the German if Japan could have fought against Australia where the British troop supply came from. At least that was the idea. Basically, a line of force across the globe.
They where revisonist powers along with italy acting as a power block against the powerful enemies of the US, UK, France and later after 1941 the USSR. Try reading some of the History Books that look at the period 1920 - 1940 for more information concerning the rise of the Fascist and Imperialist blocks in these countries.
I try to do it at banks in Japan beforehand when I visit the family back home in the states. But the leftover dollars when I come back... I just stash them for the next trip. Hard to get Japanese yen in banks back in my little hometown, so no choice really.. it s Japanese banks in my big Japanese city, or the airport. I choose the banks.
http://www.2think.org/dollar-yen-change....
Well, if you have a few dollars left over, i suggest you go to a gaijin bar and see if anyone there my want to buy the dollars from you. Try and find someone to buy them from you. Otherwise, the airport is abosolutly the worst place to buy currency. if you have a bank account in both countries, use loyds of london to get prehaps the best rate
The Post Office is the best place to get the most for your money. [In Japan] The worst place is in the US, since its hard to get for them, and they just don t give you the best deal.
we dropped it to avoid an invasion of japan, but it was wrong. we nuked a civilian target, they bombed pearl harbor, a military site. it avoided a prolonged invasion, but it was wrong.
Some question has been raised if the A-bombs even did end the war. It seems the Japanese military machine was pretty much indifferent to civilian casualties, and it was actually the U.S.S.R. s late entry into the war against Japan that prompted Japan to surrender. But anyway, it s really hard to answer this question without having been there. You ve been at war for 4 years, and you re bleeding the youth of your nation, and there s only a bloody, prolonged end in sight. But now this Device is available, that you believe will end the war in a week. Yes, it causes horrendous civilian casualties, but heck, both sides have been killing civilians on large orders since the war began, so that s little moral obstacle (the firebombing of Dresdan killed more civilians than Hiroshima). So use it, and get it over with. I think that has a lot to do with the thinking of the time. And consider this: If you had a child in the military in the Pacific, or you yourself were there, wouldn t you want this device to be used? Personally, however, I think the U.S. would have established a higher moral ground had it done a quot;demonstrationquot; bombing on an unpopulated area of Japan first with an A-Bomb, and then given both a warning and an ultimatium to end the war. But it s unlikely this would have worked. Japan wasn t ready to quit even after Hiroshima (it took two bombs to end the war). And there was some question about the reliability of the atomic arsenal, such that the government didn t want to quot;wastequot; bombs on non-target areas.
Read a little history, my friend. Put yourself in that time period. An invasion on mainland Japan would ve cost an estimated one million allied casualties. Assuming a 3 to 1 defender/assault ration. That d be about 300K Japanese killed as well, or easily more. So, one million of our guys would ve died, or been severely injured had we not dropped the bomb. About 300K Japanese would die either way. They started it. They got it. It was a no-brainer to drop it. I ll even give you a little more. It was strongly argued by some of the scientists on the Manhattan Project, that a demonstration should take place. They wanted Japanese emissaries to see the first test in the desert. They thought that would convince the Japanese to surrender w/o having to drop it. In later years, these people would ve been tagged as quot;Liberals.quot; Their ideas weren t based in reality. I ll mention Russia for you to ponder on as well. I m glad they re teaching this in school. I think it rates SLIGHTLY higher in importance to what the Sumatrans did 5K yrs. ago......
For all pratical purposes, the war was all ready over. We had won in Germany and could now focus our full efforts in the Pacific. Instead, we choose to show the world our military might. It worked. Was it justified? No. Japan still won the war. How? Because their purpose of going to war was to trade with the US. What was the result? We started trading with Japan. So - from a military standpoint, the USA won. But, if you look at the root cause of the war.... Japan got what they wanted.
The debate goes on.... From what I ve read and understand about the events - I tend to believe that an invasion would have prolonged the war and increased casualties, on both sides. I believe it was better to end it sooner, rather than later, with fewer casualties.
Depreciation rates, even in Japan, are set by management, but are subject to reasonableness test. That is, you can t deprecate your rigs over 1,000 years or 2 years. However, rigs can be depreciated over the useful lifes. It depends on what type of rigs you are talking about. If you are looking at land rigs, then you might depreciate them over 10-20 years. If you are talking about offshore rigs, then you can depreciate them over 25-30 years.
I am guessing that you have your maiden name on the Japan passport and your married name on the US passport and ticket. You are right, show the ticket and US Passport entering and leaving the US (you have to). I don t know the regulations for Japanese passports, but I can t see why they would ask for documentation. That s the point of having a passport, you already showed the proof when you got it. You may want to update your Japanese passport to your US name if it doesn t affect anything such as an estate, property ownership, etc.
When you leave Japan you will show both passports. My brother also has two different names on his passports. The workers usually know what to do, that some people have this situation. But sometimes you encounter people who do not know what to do. Just be persistent and speak to someone higher up if needed. An incident happened with my brother once and upon return to Japan, the manager of the airline counter profusely apologized.
Although I m curious why you have two names on your passports, I m thinking you would want to use only one passport.
Fly during non-peak travel season (around September - mid November and Feb. - May). If you fly around Christmas, the price will be really high. See if there is a Japanese travel agency in New York who can get you a good discount. Asian travel agencies buy seats in bulk and can pass along the savings.
see: http://www.farecompare.com/fare-search/y...
But then you d be taking the foreign exchange rate risk when you had to convert back to Yen to repay the loan. If the Yen suddenly appreciated (so your foreign currency bought less Yen at the time for the repayment of the loan) then you d lose. What would be a neat trick would be to borrow in Yen, convert it to an investment in a foreign fixed deposit and be able buy a hedge to hedge out the foreign exchange rate risk and the credit risk of whereever you put the deposit, ie. the risk of non-repayment of the deposit. If you could do all this and still make a profit, I d be seriously impressed. If I thought about it I could probably think of a bunch of other risks to be considered in such a structure. There are ceratinly a bunch of incidental costs involved that would also decrease the return, for example the bid-offer spread on the conversion of Yen on the way out of Yen and on the way in again.
i just heard about this today too. it is like you have a banana or 2 with room temp water for breakfAST, EAT WHAT you want for lunch and dinner till ur full but, not stuffed http://morningbanana.com/
im pretty sure that if u eat like a banana or two than it has something in it that prevents ur intestines from absorbing certain substances that cause u to gain weight. (i wanna say starch but im not sure...) Also bananas are healthy, low in calories, yet filling. Try googling it for more info.
lol try two glass of luke water and two tablespoon of honey in the morning it helps.best of luck you can also have a piece of tomato.
I wish I could say I knew someone personally but I don t. My best guess is to contact The Japan Times baseball columnist, Wayne Graczyk. He s written the book, quot;Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook and Media Guidequot; and is a member of the Tokyo Sportswriters Club and the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan. His email is Wayne@JapanBall.com maybe he can point you towards other organizations, etc. Good luck!
go to downtown tokyo i dont remeber the exact location but the store for baseball stuff is there get help in japan?
Not true at all. Jail? .... there are Constitution and democracy in Japan. Choosing his job is one of the rights written in Constitution. Article 22. Every person shall have freedom to choose and change his residence and to choose his occupation to the extent that it does not interfere with the public welfare. But before the Bubble Economy, quit and change jobs were not so common because life-time employment and seniority ranking were the major system in Japanese companies. So in most of the case quit a job was not a good idea at that time. However, it really changed after the Bubble and job change is becoming common. Now about 30% of the new graduates quit a job after first few years of their employment.
Not only that, but they will involuntarily circumcise you. ...even it already happened.
Miss out on some really good Sushi!
