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- Holding On to Home
- June 28th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- I cannot express the excitement I feel when I meet other Australians in Japan. I believe it stems from my need to cling to everything and anything about my home country, no matter how small or inconsequential. As an expat, we make that decision to leave home, to l ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan to make illegal downloading of music, videos punishable with jail terms
- June 27th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The government has passed a new amendment to its copyright laws, making illegal downloading punishable with jail terms for the first time. The new law applies to those found in possession of pirated material such as music, DVDs or Blu-ray discs, and could res ... » Continue Reading
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- Social Apartments – A very welcome twist on shared living
- June 25th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Once upon a time the image of shared living brought to mind an old, dirty house that one had to take if they weren’t an expat able to get good service from a regular realtor. However, we are well into the new millennium and while places like this still exist, there a ... » Continue Reading
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- New Resident Cards to be Released in Japan This July (UPDATE)
- June 14th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Discussed during the week on the JPOD, (Japan Today's official podcast) was the new foreigners' registration cards in Japan. Hosted by Kamasami Kong, special guests include NPR radio host and journalist John Matthews, Japan Today editor Chris Betros, Tokyo Comedy St ... » Continue Reading
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- Pediatric Emergency Services in Japan – How to Locate Help and What to Prepare
- June 13th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- One beautiful Sunday afternoon, 3-year-old Tim was invited to his friend’s birthday party. After the kids exchanged presents and played together, cake and some snacks were provided. Tim had a bite of a home-made peanut cookie; a few minutes later, he began to coug ... » Continue Reading
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- Seven Bank joins the international community in Japan
- June 11th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Japan`s festivals always make for an amazing day out and incredible experience and in the last few years, traditional local festivals have been joined by a rich variety of multicultural events. Tokyo`s Thai Festival is one of the biggest of those. Over 345,000pe ... » Continue Reading
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- Tougher times for home loan approvals
- June 5th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- This current period of low-interest rate competition is considered an unprecedented point of time in Japan’s history of property finance. But, rather than low interest rates signaling an ease to borrow, banks are becoming increasingly strict over loan approvals. Tigh ... » Continue Reading
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- Sending Money Overseas from Japan – Made Simple
- June 4th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Want to send money abroad but hate having to waste time at a bank branch or are a bit confused about how to do it? If so, Lloyds Bank has the perfect solution for you. Their well-established GoLloyds Overseas Remittance Service allows you to send money overseas in a q ... » Continue Reading
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- Knowing your body and naturally relieve pain
- May 30th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Karen Carmeli & The Grinberg Method Life in Japan is very exciting — totally different from Western culture and lifestyle, but despite the fascination the country holds for many foreign women, they can easily find themselves too busy, stressed, or lonely as they ... » Continue Reading
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- Which Way After AIJ?
- May 28th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- With an aging population, a decreasing birth rate, and the baby-boomer generation about to retire, you’re sure to have some idea of the depth of the AIJ scandal involving the loss of pension funds for some 880,000 Japanese. Just how did something like this happen an ... » Continue Reading
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