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Your Real Visa: Difference Between 査証 and 上陸許可 Example of a Japan Visa Example of a Landing Permission Getting a Re-Entry Permit (Going on Holiday) Alternatives to Working Visas Visa Extension to be Tied to Language Ability? New Gaijin Card Changes to the Alien Registration Card New Gaijin Card: Residency Registry New Gaijin Card Don't Change to the New Card Yet!

The Japanese Guarantor Apartment Layouts Apartment Criteria (Outside) Apartment Criteria (Inside) Living as a Couple in Japan Moving House Moving In Moving Out What's it Like to Move in Japan? Agents Signing/Down Payments Deposits More on Deposits Save on Rent and Deposits Inevitable Troubles Moving Belongings Apartment Reviews Living in a LeoPalace Apartment LeoPalace Furnishings and Bathrooms LeoPalace Internet - LEONET Contracts Getting the Keys Paying Rent Cancelling Rental Contracts Cancelling Apartment Contracts Calling the Electric Company Water and Gas "Oh Yeah, Curtains!" Buying a House Foreclosed Property Six Questions on House Buying Finding a Roommate in Japan

Daily Cost of Living Voltage, Wattage and Plugs  Japanese Gas: LP and Toshi. Recycling in Japan: A Guide Winter Insulating a Japanese House for the Winter Why are Japanese Houses SO COLD? Cheap Kerosene Summer How to not Sweat like a Beast in the Summer 16 Ways to Keep Dry This Summer Air-con Buyer's Guide Selection Window Units Screens Mending/Replacing the Paper in Shouji Screens Changing the Paper on Your Fusuma Sliding Doors Changing the Mesh on Your Amido Bug Screens Why No Hot Water in the Bathroom? Kakeibo: Japanese Household Account Book Koseki: Family Registration Rice Cooker Buttons Japanese Cooking Measurements

Sex and Pregnancy Contraception The Cost of Giving Birth in Japan Onsen Onsen Etiquette  How to Find Your Local Onsen Finding Private Onsen in Japan Health Insurance  The Fundamentals [part 1] [part 2] National Health Insurance NHI Employee Health Insurance EHI Optional Insurance Do I Need Insurance At All? Medical Expense Tax Deduction/Refund Doctors etc Going to the Doctor in Japan Going to the Dentist in Japan Ningen Dokku: Full Physical Medical Specialties in Japan Know Your Japanese Prescription Drugs Japanese Pharmacies Over-the-Counter Drugs in Japan How to Donate Bone Marrow Suicide Helplines Ugai! Japanese Gargling Obsession Japanese Giant Hornet - Watch Out! Ear Cleaning - The Horrible Truth Hangover Cures/Preventatives The Japanese Straight-Perm

Training with Kettlebells High Quality Kettlebells Now Available Running Tokyo Marathon [part 1] [part 2] Distance Running/Competitions ZMA Suppliments Whey Protein Buying Scuba Diving Equipment

Banking in Japan The Basics Opening an Account Savings and Fixed Deposits Internet Banking and Net Banks J-Debit and Pay-Easy ATMs Domestic Money Transfers International Money Transfers Transferring Money Abroad: The Easy Way Abbreviations in Furikomi Investing Credit Cards The Basics Application Pointers Filling Out an Application Do You Really Need a Japanese Card? Cheap in Japan Receipts Coins Farmers' Markets Comparison Shopping Online Cheap Kerosene e-Statements from NTT Save Money Avoiding Bill Printing Fees Japanese Money - Coins Why Don't Vending Machines Accept Old 500 Yen Coins? Counterfeit 500 Yen Coins

Getting a Japanese Driving License Renewing a Japanese Driving License English-Speaking Driving Schools Foreign License Conversion Do You Need to Take the Test to Convert Your License? Driving Test Tips Checklist on Entering and Exiting the Vehicle Manual Cars Position in the Lane International Permits Converting an Automatic License to a Manual (AT to MT) Automatic to Manual via Test Only Changing the Address on your Driving License Points and Losing Your License Chuuanshin Driving License Center, Nagano (Shiojiri) Map

Differences Between Driving in the US and Japan Buying a Car Buying a Car in Japan 5 Japanese Cars For Tall People Getting an ETC Card Reader Getting an ETC Card (without a credit card) Calculating Highway Tolls Highway Tolls Cheaper for 2011 Post-Earthquake Changes to Tolls Recycling Your Car Selling Your Car Paperwork Registering Your Parking Space Registering Your Hanko/Inkan (needed for buying a house or car) Minicars Getting gas/petrol Winter Tires and Chains Renting a Car in Japan Kenmon: Drink Driving Checkpoints Maintenance Annual Car Checkups Shaken How Much is Shaken? User-Shaken Basics Book a Test Paperwork Test Shed Vocab Shaken at a Shop Choosing a Shop Renewing Shaken After It Expires Japan Traffic Safety Association VICS - Vehicle Information and Communication System Remote Engine Starter Anti-Theft Licence Plates Vehicle Registration and Licence Plates Cheap Car Navi/GPS Units License Plate Trivia Also see: 5 Worst Traits of Japanese Drivers

Cellphone Guide The Basics Important Paperwork Pre-Paid Phones Contract Phones Paying Bills Mobile email Multi-Lingual Phones Renting and Roaming Stand Alone and Data-SIM Cards Mobile Number Portability Requesting an MNP Reservation Number  Japanese iPhone Apps Japanese Android Apps Internet guide Varieties Carriers and Providers Shopping around Signing up Setup Optional Services Bandwidth and Download Limits Downloading Laws Update Routers and Wireless Getting Around Television Region Restrictions VPN Service for YouTube and Netflix in Japan

Specific Products Cheap Kerosene Buying a Used Bike Buying a Car in Japan Cheap Car Navi/GPS Units Winter Car Tires and Chains IKEA Japan Flowers and Gifts Getting ID for Buying Cigarettes (Taspo) High Quality Kettlebells Now Available ZMA Suppliments Whey Protein Health Food, Supplements and Toiletries Buying Scuba Diving Equipment Clothes Buying Clothes Online Clothes and Shoes - Sizing Comparison Shopping Online Food Recipes Healthy Nimono Wheat Gluten Free Soy Sauce Reduced Price Food - Labels and Timing Reading Japanese Nutritional Information International Supermarkets and Other Home Comforts Get Your Japan Grocery Fix in the UK Also see: Why are the Japanese So Lean? Specific Products Potatoes! Hard or Soft Tofu: Momen and Kinu Kanji Mixup? Natto and Tofu 5 Salad Dressings From Japan 5 Japanese Fast Food Joints Salad Greens: Mizuna Instant Miso Dashi Japanese Fruit Picking Seasons 5 Edible Japanese Mushrooms Also see: 5 Poisonous Japanese Mushrooms Also see: Choking on Mochi? Grab a Vacuum Alcohol Hangover Cures/Preventatives Local Beers Local Sake Local Shochu Local Umeshu Brewing your own Beer in Japan Also see: Why are the Japanese such Alcoholic Lightweights? Annoyances The Japanese Guarantor Import Duties on Taxable Goods UC Gift Cards/Vouchers Second-Hand Stores Second-Hand Stores Revisited Buying in Bulk - Wholesalers

Married In Japan Intro Venues Wedding Types Wedding Fairs Negotiating a Price Importing/Exporting Your Pet to/from Japan Media Live International TV in Japan Getting Around Television Region Restrictions English-Language Newspapers The Wipe: That Picture in the Corner on TV Variety Shows Discount Travel and Concert Tickets Net-Print Miracle - Printing Personal Documents at 7/11 The Wonders of 7-11 Copy Machines Make Your Own (Legal) Japanese Postal Stamps How Japanese Addresses Work Japanese Dialects by Region (map) New Year's card and family deaths Letter Sets and Stationary Stamp Placement on Japanese Letters Funny and Interesting How to Take a Crap in Japan How to Take a Poop in Japan (Kids' Version) Japanese Face-Masks Compensated Dating Japan and Marijuana Guile and Deceit in AKB48! Why No Hot Water in the Bathroom? Why Are The Japanese Such Bad Drivers?