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- Getting a Japanese Credit Card
- September 2nd, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- Like renting an apartment, obtaining a credit card in Japan is an exercise in patience and pain. To help ease some of that pain we have put together a simple overview to help you on the way. Do you have more personal experiences? Please feel free to add them in the ... » Continue Reading
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- Kobe eyes tattoo ban after marijuana case
- September 2nd, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- As if having tatoos in Japan was not hard enough, now comes this: The Kobe municipal government is considering banning people with tattoos from beaches there following the recent arrests of college students for alleged marijuana possession during a music event, city ... » Continue Reading
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- Getting Married in Japan
- August 31st, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- As a foreign national living in Japan, you can choose to be married either under Japanese law or under the laws of your country. Regardless of your choice, make sure that you meet the requirements of both countries if you wish the marriage to be valid under both laws. ... » Continue Reading
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- Car theft in Japan – the trail from Nagoya to Nairobi
- August 31st, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- Five years ago, Sagamihara City resident Atsuko Kuwata’s Toyota Land cruiser was stolen. In May of this year, the car turned up at an unexpected place: Nairobi, Kenya. A man working at a local auto parts shop in Nairobi had purchased the Land Cruiser from a used car ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese women stand low on the corporate ladder
- August 30th, 2010Category: Work Tips
- Twenty five years have passed since Japan passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Law for Men and Women in order to fight gender inequality at the workplace. By this time, people might think that a horde of college-educated women are calling the shots as corporate ma ... » Continue Reading
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- Remaining upbeat in a down economy
- August 30th, 2010Category: Work Tips
- Although the economy in Japan is slowly jugging along, it certainly isn't back to the full health of recent years and the strong yen is providing extra challenges in the local market. In this situation how do you remain positive, how do you find the peace of mind fro ... » Continue Reading
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- Geek guide to life
- August 30th, 2010Category: Work Tips
- This excellent – and useful in a practical sense - infographic popped up on Geekolgie over the weekend. For both the hard-up job seeker and the busy worker ant out there, it offers plenty of helpful tips to make life a lot more productive and maybe just a little easi ... » Continue Reading
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- Jobs unique to Japan – a business that caters to sexual needs of disabled
- August 27th, 2010Category: Culture
- “The disabled too have sexual desire. Well, of course they do, it goes without saying, and yet most care facilities ignore the fact.” One that doesn’t is a Niigata-based organization called White Hands. “It’s very businesslike,” writes investigative journalist Kaori ... » Continue Reading
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- Shared Residences in East Tokyo
- August 27th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- We featured All Estate Shared Residence last month and today we are looking at another choice they offer for those looking to find a place in Tokyo that has all the convenience and mod-cons with cheaper costs and the chance to live with others. This particular proper ... » Continue Reading
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- Google Top IT Brand in Japan
- August 27th, 2010Category: Work Tips
- We covered a while ago how Google has become the number one choice of where to work for graduates in Japan and now comes this; PCWorld is reporting how the Google brand has just become the number one for IT in Japan. As the PC magazine points out, Microsoft's past in ... » Continue Reading