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You didn't mention which city you need to go to so we can't help you with cheap flights. Use Google Flights to help you find the cheapest flight.

https://www.google.com/flights

As for the boxes, use Japan Post's Sea Mail option (船便). It's the cheapest option to USA but has restrictive sizes. All the size information is on the page below:

https://www.post.japanpost.jp/cgi-kokusai/country.php?cid=7

Read Exposure, from Michael Woodford. He was the CEO of Olympus during the fraud scandal years ago.

Seriously it’s a good and easy read, you get to see how japanese company works from the eyes of foreigner executive. Although not exactly the good part.

Exposure: From President to Whistleblower at Olympus https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/0241963613/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yTxVAb3B4S0VK

Oh! I got the perfect solution. As long as you don't mind a 2x4 wooden board running from floor to ceiling you can support nearly as much weight as you want. I currently have my projector screen hanging off it as well (as a temporary solution.)

Here's my setup: https://imgur.com/tT2ETE7

They are two plastic "feet" that you attach to the ends of the wooden beam. The top foot has a spring which applies a small bit of tension at the ceiling to keep it in place while the bottom supports the weight. You then do whatever modifications you want to the board. The feet have a bit of soft padding so that it doesn't scratch your floor or ceiling. Even if your ceiling has that soft kind of wall paper, as long as you apply it gently it won't dent or scratch it because it only really applies a small amount of pressure to keep itself upright. Pretty ingenious solution I do think.

The feet were around 800 and the beam was around 900 at my home center which they cut to my size for free, so less than 2000 total for that with a few yen worth of rope and screws to hang it.

Alternatively you could do two boards, one for each of the projector supports if you want it to be extremely secure but this works well for now until I make it a more permanent solution. You have various options for how you want to attach the screen to the board, like hooks or whatever.

Edit: Finally found the name. I could never remember it in Japanese. They are called: ディアウォール.

Here is an Amazon link: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00QM84KDM

Edited price. Cheaper than I remember.

There is a very good book about a guy who did this. He worked overseas, came back with a western way of thinking, and started rocking the boat. They demoted him a bunch of times because as he called out his superiors, he told the stories each week in a popular newspaper. The book is an insane read that will have anyone who has put up with Japanese bureaucracy totally agreeing with his points.

Straightjacket Society review

Amazon link

After he published the book he was finally fired for a bullshit reason and died a few years later. The book became very popular in the 90s.

Might help to say what country you want to call. If you use an Android phone, you can install hangouts dialer for free calls to most numbers in the US and Canada.

When our son was that age, he had a few of those songbooks with buttons that played music.

link

Let me pick up the tab for that. Can you make a wishlist on Amazon and share it?

The topic of non-stick pans has come up in the past. Like others the pans at my house tend to get abused and after spending (and wasting) money on more expensive non-stick pans ended up just getting cheap ones and tossing them every year or so.

The praise is that the newer titanium T-fal seem to be much tougher for a non-stick. I've had one for almost a year and there's not even any marks on it and is as good as new.

Normally any PTFE coated pans I've used by now would have scratches and gouges.

Amazon seems to typically have them on sale for ~40-50% at around 2500 yen.

You want something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01LXC8SPF/

It's a lithium ion battery pack that can jump start the car. Just make sure to charge it every couple months as the battery will slowly drain over time.

I'm rocking the internet waters under the PIA banner. No complaints whatsoever and they are really cheap currently. Might want to hear some other people's input though so you get a better picture.

There's a better way, the bypass paywalls extension. For Chrome and Edge there are installation instructions on that page. For Firefox you can get it directly from the Firefox add-ons store. It works on many sites including the Japan Times.

I think there’s 4 categories of toaster ovens:

1. Budget (no brand, <¥3000)

2. Regular (brand, >¥3000, <¥7000)

3. Fancy (Balmuda, >¥7000)

4. Commercial/high end (>¥20,000)

I really care about toaster ovens, but I am frugal and have always gone with the ‘Regular’ options. I currently have a Zojirushi https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/ZOJIRUSHI-Toaster-Temperature-Function-WM22-RM/dp/B00M18PMES and it works great for my purposes

I don’t think ‘Fancy’ gets you any improvement in the toasting, just looks fancy. I think commercial toaster ovens would do something better, but I’ve never tried them.

>child may feel 'no where'ness

There's an excellent book called Third Culture Kids that addresses this fairly well. My mum was from one country, my dad was from a different and was raised in a third. I certainly do feel like I have no home - my "joke" is: "I feel equally uncomfortable everywhere!!"

I obliviously don't know exactly what my kids feel like being mixed kids, but I believe I have a fairly good idea. The thing is, we live in an area that has a very high percentage of international / mixed families and have never heard of any instance of any insults due to race, from our kids or others kids, though I understand it will become a thing at some point.

There's actually a couple of textbooks aimed at foreigners learning how to read various types of handwritten Japanese, it's a little dated but it might be helpful for you in the future:

https://www.amazon.com/Reader-Handwritten-Japanese-P-ONeill/dp/0870116983

I used to run a piercing studio.

For a solution, in a pinch saline solution (for contact lens storage) works just fine, but better to dissolve sea salt or kosher salt (NOT iodized table salt) in distilled water (or boiled water in a cleaned and disinfected bottle) and use that. If you can't read the label, any salt that's sold finely ground you should assume is iodized. Sea salt is generally sold in chunky crystals or flakes. The lighter the colour of the salt the better - colour comes from impurities. You can also follow up the salt cleansing with a little witch hazel.

Do not use alcohol, it will irritate the wound.

Some people will advocate LITHA/LITFA - that's fine for areas with good blood flow, not recommended for ears where the blood flow is somewhat minimal.

If you do get an infection in the piercing, go to a doctor. An infection that's just a few centimetres away from your brain is something to get treated properly.

If it's a public road you'll have to talk to someone at your municipal office, but if you don't get anywhere you could fill it with polymeric sand or gravel which isn't permanent.

That said, if it was done while your house was being built it's possible that it was the developer who was responsible to patch it and never did.

I imagine you might have trouble getting it sorted years later.

I am getting sick of hearing some version of "Oh, I am not a tech person haha" as an excuse not to learn something. I am not talking mechanical engineering, but every day web things. You use the computer (and most likely your phone) most of the damn day. Shut up and learn something. It is well within your ability. The days of "my grandma doesn't know how to use a computer" are over. Your grandma has been on the internet for 30 years.

As an example, markdown. For you "non-techies" out there it is the lingua franca of the development world. True it is primarily used by developers but ANYONE can learn Markdown in 30min - 2hrs (conservative). For christ's sake Excel is more complicated than Markdown.

• This all started with my arch-nemesis Asana. It doesn't support markdown. A productivity tool that doesn't support markdown. Unbelievable.

• I am not saying you should learn markdown if you don't have the need. It was just an example.

I've dealt with bad dandruff my entire life but managed to cut 95% of it this year. What's worked for me:

1. フケミン dandruff shampoo. It comes in small bottles. It's nacho cheese colored. I use it once every 3 days, it gets the job done.
2. Change from hot water to lukewarm water.
3. This is the biggest one. I use a hair dryer now. I had previously just ran a towel through my hair a few times and thought that was fine. I didn't realize that not properly drying your hair creates the ideal fungal environment for dandruff. Overheating your scalp can also cause damage/dandruff, but if you don't properly dry your hair, that's likely one of the biggest issues. I wish I hadn't gone 40+ years without knowing this.
4. Eat less processed foods, oily foods, sugary foods, inflammatory foods.

Thanks to the complaint thread yesterday, I was able to get a new phone at less of an impact on my monthly bill than if I bought one anytime from tomorrow. Also, the whole process only took 90 minutes including the wait time. The guy told me at the end he was still in training, and I told him I was surprised to hear that since everything went so smoothly.

Also, yesterday I found this site - Just Watch, which is great in that it tells you were you can find movies and TV for streaming, rental, or digital purchase.

I used to tutor a half kid whose parents had gotten divorced. I was with her from age 7 to 10. Her mum then remarried another foreign guy lol so we called it quits on the lessons. The mum is an amazing nail tech and she still does my nails though lol. Anyways!

The mum contacted me through Hello Sensei, and said she had tried 1 other teacher before me (but the mum found her to be too quiet). I’d written in my bio that I was a children’s teacher and worked with kids in her age range at the time. That is an option if you are interested in someone coming to your house - I charged ¥3000 an hour and went once a week. The mum also made me dinner every week, I think she wanted to create less of a “lesson” atmosphere and more of a friendly one. It worked well for us and I got free food hehe

I just used to go through these workbooks with her, and chatted with her, got her to explain loads of different things to me, played games. Not very structured but she watched a lot YouTube strictly in English, so mum wanted to focus on her output rather than input - it may be different for you guys. She progressed really well! If that wasn’t what you were looking for, sorry for the long comment lol

Not for fish specifically, but I'd highly recommend Ivan Orkin's The Gaijin Cookbook. The recipes are genuinely really good, when I got it my Japanese wife was pretty doubtful but we've been really impressed. His tsukune and oyakodon are fantastic.
Cookpad is also a really good place to start, and it's easy enough to translate the page if you're still learning Japanese.

This is regulated under the Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law.

To be carried, a knife with a locking mechanism (including slipjoints) must have a blade under 60mm in length (measured from the hilt or bolsters). Further, it must be concealed from view. Your Swiss Army knife probably exceeds 60mm in blade length, stop carrying it.

A knife with no locking mechanism (friction folders, higonokami) may be carried with a blade length of up to 80mm. Again, they must be concealed.

Knives with double edges may not be possessed - at all - if the blade length exceeds 55mm, and are a very risky carry even at legal lengths, as they are treated as weapons.

Switchblade or assisted opening knives that carry the blade through more than 45 degrees of arc may not be possessed if the blade length exceeds 55mm, and are similarly a very risky carry.

HOWEVER....

If a police officer decides that you have a knife for no good reason, they can simply charge you under the Anti-Nuisance Ordinance (name varies by region, but all prefectures have something similar) which is a catch-all that allows you to be arrested when a cop thinks you should be. The usual outcome is that your knife is confiscated after you've had 8-10 hours of your time wasted.

Personally, I stopped carrying knives altogether unless I'm actually going camping. Instead I carry a key tool from NiteIze that has a small cutting edge. Good enough for opening packages and cutting cords, and it's not a knife by any legal definition. For other stuff, I carry a multitool with no cutting edges, just screwdrivers and pliers.

FYI if you want to use NAVITIME in English.

Japan Travel App is the Multilingual version:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navitime.inbound.walk&amp;hl=en

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navitime.inbound.walk&amp;hl=en

1. Yes, absolutely. Some employers might want it if you have no experience but seems you have it, so probably won't make a difference. I never got mine and I've been here a long time...

2. It really depends on where you teach. I've been an eikaiwa (language school) teacher that was really rewarding teaching wise. I've had friends who have been dancing monkeys at those jobs, though, depends on your school and your students. An ALT is also hit and miss. I had the good fortune of being able to do 90% of classes by myself in junior high/ 100% in elementary. There are plenty of teachers who'd rather you just be a tape recorder though. "Repeat after him...." You gotta start somewhere, though.

3. No, I've never heard of it (I'm sure someone will correct me...). It might be a little hard to find a landlord willing to rent to a foreigner. A real estate company will help you find a place pretty easily, though, and they'll handle a lot of the things/costs/etc between you and your landlord. You'll have to pay a large deposit and "key money" (gratuity to landlord) when you move in, though.

4. No, not here. I have two kids in a fairly rural area. No bullying but it might depend on area.

5. Just get a local carrier

6. No but Japan TECHNICALLY made it illegal, as in a criminal offense, to share files like that... so I use BTGuard. .... Just in case

Here you go

app store

Google play

I bought a holder for my phone to use it with selfie-sticks and the small tripods that I have. Saw a good deal for 130 Yen on Amazon and got it. Did not realize that actually there is a small gorilla-pod included!

If anyone is interested, the deal still exists: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00F354QPM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

What does "doubled" mean? Prices on Amazon etc are the same as they've always been, the consoles are in plentiful supply, compared to the Switch

OK, I found a good refutation. A key point is:

> Another thing to notice is that these results appear to be more striking than the effects at Chernobyl. That makes no sense. The paper does not use dose assessments (it uses distance as a proxy) but the highest dose assessments found in Fukushima are ten times lower than the average dose assessment at Chetnobyl. In addition, the Fukushima population should be less at risk because of their high iodine vs Chernobyl's low iodine diet.

There seems to more dubious interpretation of the data going on.

Cleanser: Hada Labo Foaming Cleanser Gentle, Pump type so super easy. My fav cleanser.

Toner: Hada Labo Gokujyun Hyaluronic Acid Premium Lotion (Gold Bottle, clear liquid)

Moisturizer: Same Gold Bottle, but white liquid. As you know, toners are sometimes called lotion here, so be careful not to double buy.

SPF: Not sure about any moisturizer with SPF, but Japanese sunscreen is pretty great, so you can't really go wrong. Biore, Nivea, Skin Aqua are all great, and don't feel thick and gunky like other sunscreens.

That's my routine, and the same products for both AM/PM. For anti aging, discoloration, etc, you might wanna try essences like Vitamin C, I know Melano CC is great.

Curel Intensive Moisture Face Cream. Slather it on. Go to sleep. Thank me later.

Also get a good SPF for your face, it makes a world of difference. I use Anessa or Biore.

I use NordVPN. It's pretty reliable. Sometimes (less than once every two months) it will have a problem where all of its servers are blocked but within a few hours to a day it normally fixes them. You can try I know Hulu won't accept anything BUT American credit cards. I normally use a mix of PayPal and prepaid credit cards.

There you go :

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07FR45RTQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

You put a bit of yogurt in a milk pack, put the pack in the machine and go to bed.

Next morning you put it in the fridge, and when it is cooled down it's as good as all the classic 400g yogurts.

We love the tear-drop-shaped Shizuku humidifiers. No wet filter, so no cleaning that nightmare. I fill up the tank and the reservoir with water and a glug of bleach once a week, and that seems to take care of mold. (Rinse well!) One humidifier will humidify a room for two days (sometimes three) before the tank needs re-filled. There's a cute little glow light in it, if you like that sort of thing (with an off-switch if you don't), and also options for essential oils (which I don't use). We've used them for at least four years, and haven't had any problems with them.

Available at Aeon, Homac . . . probably everywhere. Including Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.jp/超音波式アロマ加湿器-タンク容量3-3L-【SHIZUKU-タッチパネル・OFFタイマー-AHD-015-WH/dp/B00XVHDM9K/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544488638&amp;sr=8-9&amp;keywords=%E3%81%97%E3%81%9A%E3%81%8F%E5%8A%A0%E6%B9%BF%E5%99%A8

But I see it's above your budget.

Well, the baby nurses at the hospital recommended drying towels (and loads of diapers) inside to humidify the air. You can buy a towel rack for 1000 yen, and then just wet some towels, T-shirts, what-have-you every night. They'll be dry in the morning.

If you're 20-40, go on meetup.com, pick one of the many many meetups for Tokyo, and off you go!

If you're over 40, you could still go....but I find the people that go to the bar/international hangout meetups are typically in their 20s and early 30's so...might not be as easy to connect.

To most people who want to be close to the station, 10 is pretty far. I think most people who want to be near the station want to be 7 or closer.

900 meters is actually slightly farther than 10 minutes, legally: http://www.wikiwand.com/ja/%E5%BE%92%E6%AD%A9%E6%89%80%E8%A6%81%E6%99%82%E9%96%93

Edit: Out of curiosity, where is this? If it's in an area where the train isn't all that important, then it might not matter. If it's in Tokyo, I might be interested in moving. :P

If you're somewhat technically savvy set up your own VPN with an Amazon AWS Free tier account (free 1 year AWS up to 750 hours of use per month) It will be far more robust, reliable and faster than PIA.

There are plenty of guides on doing just this if you're not entirely savvy but willing to go on an adventure and learn new things.

That being said, if simplicity is what you're looking for then PIA is arguably one of the better options.

Or if you just want someone to talk to, you can tryout this 7cups an online sites which provides free support to people experiencing emotional distress by connecting them with trained listeners.

Honestly just deal with the dash mount and use the free Yahoo Car Navi (Yahoo カーナビ) on your phone. Unlike Google Maps and Waze it avoids the narrow alleyways, supports address lookup by phone numbers, and it will tell you the cost of the toll roads (including options for ETC) and factor that into the routing decisions. If you link it to a free Yahoo.co.jp account then it also has free traffic.

Got android but not on the Japanese play store? Here's the APK for manual installation.

Many parents worry about their kids having to grapple with two languages at once/learning two languages. However, learning two at once is actually better for the child. Not sure how much language is entering into your decision making, but thought it would be something to consider.

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-speaking-multiple-languages-benefits-the-brain-mia-nacamulli

Well, for good typesetting there is really no alternative to TeX. There is quite a learning curve though, but if if you are looking to use it with Japanese I would recommend XeTeX as it is Unicode compatible. For ruby character support you can import the CJK package and simply do \ruby{食}{た}べる. LyX has Windows support, but I have no experience with it and have no clue if they use XeTeX as their engine. Once again, the learning curve is steep, but if you want good typesetting, for free, TeX is still the way to go. Personally I find it liberating to focus on the content and have a program handle all the nasty layout and typesetting.

I got this to work in following way.

1. ONU to PFsense with WAN set to DHCP6

2. If you don't have Hikari denwa then you are getting a /64 (about as useful as a chocolate teapot) which means you need to use ND-proxy (not supported in pfsense). NDP is the magic sauce all the local routers use to interface with NTT's clusterfuck of an ip6 deployment. The way around this is to find yourself a VPN provider that offers ip6 tunnel support. You set up an openvpn connection through the WAN ipv6 and then tunnel ipv4 through it. Personally I use AirVPN but there are other options.

Final setup is DHCP6 on the WAN to IP6 VPN tunnel passing IP4 traffic from the local LAN. It's clunky as hell but it works, getting ~700Mbps at night, if I swap over to PPPoE on the same hardware (without the openvpn tunnel as well) I cap out at about 10Mbps. Note you will NOT have ipv6 connectivity with this setup from your LAN, the LAN gets an ip4 via PFsense which is being passed out through the Openvpn tunnel.

I've had no problems with ExpressVPN for Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney+, CBS, or HBO Max. The only exception is when I tried Hulu Live TV. It kept asking me to change my home location, and then locked me out.

Off-the-shelf frames here are all metric. A3 to A6, B4 and B5 are the most common sizes available. For anything else, you'll be getting custom framing, which is pricey.

Order from Amazon in the US, plenty of shippers will send them over.

Seriously?? Did you try searching for chamomile shampoo on Amazon? Did you visit a drug store?? Plenty of drug stores sell this stuff.

This stuff-

https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Breasts-Lotion-Solution-Women/dp/B00DGWSD3A

It goes on as a cream, dries to a powder and suppresses sweat. iHerb used to carry it, now it looks like Amazon only, but it's great.

> signing up for a VPN service is seen as intent to break copyright law.

By who? You make it sound like the local police are monitoring international financial transactions looking for five dollar payments to HideMyAss and other VPN providers.

Skip the streaming advice if that's not what your after (those people should have realized when reading that streaming isn't your goal here). If you want to torrent in peace, I'd recommend a VPN. Others have mentioned making sure your torrent client is encrypting as well. I've only been running my VPN when seeding and leeching and have never had an issue.

It is likely that rarely has any one had a problem without using a VPN or encrypting.

The VPN I use is Private Internet Access. It's $7 a month or $40 a year. If you have a Netflix account like me, this also allows you access to that by connecting through a US server.

Google Translate - Has a camera function that translate OK. Useful for translating signs while out and about.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate

Aedict - A free dictionary that uses WWWJDIC dictionary

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sk.baka.aedict

This place, was one of the most comfortable ones I have ever stayed at and the price is ridiculously cheap. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6436694

They don't have baths in the room but they have 3 or 4 private baths that you can reserve. So if you want to put a little tube steak in the lady friend, this'll do.

It is pretty far out in the sticks, though. But it's pretty close to some free, natural onsen. Saw some old lady knockers last time I was there, so worth the drive.

Calibre can be used to remove the DRM from Kindle books so you can read them on any device/system and convert formats if desired.

It's the best way to backup your purchases for future proofing or if you decide to change to a different eReader than kindle.

Before making a large commitment, I'd try out programming, and see if it is something you enjoy and have an aptitude for. There's a large number of online resources for it. One easy way to get started is Progate, which offers interactive courses. I reviewed their introductory course and thought it was pretty well done.

> I forgot how expensive these programs were..

You can also use LibreOffice.

It's completely free, open source, and compatible with Microsoft Office formats.

And it will display Japanese documents just fine.

This little Iris Ohyama oscillating fan is surprisingly powerful, small enough (about 30cm H x 25cm W x 15cm D) to move between rooms easily, not too loud, and only costs about ¥4000.

> "Shogun" by James Clavell

then I'd recommend this book on the actual Anjin-sama...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samurai-William-Adventurer-Unlocked-Japan/dp/0340794682

its very well researched and in the narrative history style.

oi, /u/JustbecauseJapan is it on audable?

What I can absolutely recommend and what has done wonders for me is a cheap vertical bar - something like this (Amazon link). Used to have issues with neck pain and shoulder pain, but hanging down from it (have to bend my knees to actually hang, but whatever) for a bit every day has made all of that go away. Also, at first I could barely hang for 10 seconds, but now I can almost make half a pull-up now, so there's that too :)

If you're up for doing it yourself, I had success with Orange Clean from Costco and the following very strong cleaner from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00L9NO8EG

beside tenki.jp, plain old Yahoo!Tenki , though I do not know whether it will be on non-Japanese store. The registered version will give some rather impressive predictions about whether or not you should take your umbrella for lunch.

Use the VPN comparison chart to filter out by what you want: I use Private Internet Access it's pretty good, no major complaints after over a year. Only minor complaint is Google sometimes thinks I'm in HK even though my VPN is set to Japan.

Can you try with this app ?
NeedSomeMilk is right, cloud stream is the was to go, you will get the video or at least see him trying to catch your phone. It also have a lock option to prevent him to stop the app.

Wow that's nice. Didn't know so many apps exist for this.
There is this guy that is free, you install it on both phones, and it alert you when motion happened and can save the video during the event.

Have a tablet?

Comic Zeal for iDevices

ComiCat for Android.

And once you get it, the entirety of Transmetropolitan is out there too.

>Meet ups are good as you can go places/do things with many people.

I second the meetup idea. You will be pleasantly surprised at the number of groups on meetup.com geared toward foreigners here. You like baking and want access to an oven? There's a meetup for that. Want to learn machine learning with Python? Also a meetup for that. There are some meetups I frequent each month -- PM me if you want a lead on something fun to do.

In my experience if you're looking for a career change relatively quickly, web development would be the way to go. If you have some design sense then that's a huge plus because I've met so many people who can code up a website without any issue but can't make it visually appealing to save their lives.

> Should I even be thinking about changing fields right now while my wife is pregnant?

If you're seriously considering moving into IT then there's no better time than now. It'll just get busier once the baby comes. Even if you think about it and decide to give it a shot, it'll likely be a long time (possibly years) before you can actually make a career change. You could be looking back two years from now thinking "if I had just started that time I'd have two years under my belt".

There will always be excuses to not do something. As for where to get started, you can try either freecodecamp or like the other comment said theodinproject. I'd recommend looking at one or the other and then just sticking with it until you feel like you want to try something else out. Both are really good options.

> I keep telling myself I'll be more motivated once I get my second vaccine but we'll see.

Another things I've found true: waiting around for motivation won't really get you anywhere because even if it comes it'll eventually die out and you'll likely give up. Just give it a shot. Worst case is you end up back where you are now, having only lost time.

Hm, so their problem is with OUT going traffic, there's no limit on download.

Sounds like you need this: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-importexport-snowball-transfer-1-petabyte-per-week-using-amazon-owned-storage-appliances/

or

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/send-us-that-data/

The Osaifu Keitai application is part of the Android build.

If your phone allowed you to remove it and it is now gone, then you can download it again here (this will not enable Osaifu Keitai on a device that does not already support it): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.felicanetworks.mfm.main

If you see block numbers, that means your device uses Mobile FeliCa 3.0 or below.

Because you used Suica, a system split operation (システム分割) was performed, which gives rise to two virtual cards. This is because JR East wishes to manage Suica itself, without using the Common Area provided by FeliCa Networks. PASMO follows the same implementation, but without Mobile FeliCa 4.1, you must choose either Suica or PASMO.

For Mobile FeliCa 3.0, the remaining common area will have 923 blocks available, and the transport area will have 345 blocks available: for Mobile FeliCa 2.0, the transport area will be 246 blocks.

The system split may be undone on a carrier device without charge by taking the phone to a carrier store: if the device has no carrier branding, only the manufacturer can undo the split, and this will be chargeable. This will result in a single area of either 999 blocks (Mobile FeliCa 2.0) or 1275 blocks (Mobile FeliCa 3.0).

It is not necessary to undo the system split for your phone to be accepted for resale because the number of remaining blocks in the Common Area will still be sufficient for all use cases, but if the device is a carrier device, you should consider it. If both areas have zero blocks used, that means the secure element is empty, and it will not cause problems for the buyer of the device.

If you are interested, you may find more information on the different Mobile FeliCa versions here: https://www.reddit.com/user/FelicaDude/comments/fmjlhv/mobile_pasmo_the_metoo_thats_all_about_them_and/

Nothing wrong with that. Support local farmers, support local stores, do all that shit. But I mean, just because it's Japanese doesn't mean it's always going to be the most fitting or appropriate product, y'kno?

In any case, thermal paste is much of a muchness, so if you really want to go that extra meter: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07W4J87CT/

You're unlikely to find anything good under that price range, or at least one that meets your needs. I have a Ninja which works alright but was also significantly more expensive than what you're looking for. Even this miniature version of mine is more expensive. The best blender I've ever used for tearing through ice was a Blendtec but again; expensive.

I use NordVPN, and it works well. NordVPN was by far the best deal that I found on a VPN. Works well with everything except ESPN, where I often need to try several servers until I find one that works.

Personally I like the Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course. Couple of things I like are the giving of examples of the most readings you will probably encounter and the linking to other related kanji and "be aware of similar looking kanji" notes

It links with their kanji dictionary and they have a bunch of graded readers to go along with it, which I love. I think you can get level 1 and maybe 2 free for kindle. The others are pretty reasonably priced.

Thanks for the picture. Unfortunately without taking the cover off, you can't know for sure what wattage it takes.

It appears to be a fluorescent ring like this:

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000WLMR3A

AirZound. Buy one. Use it.

I have one on my bicycle, and it's very, very, very effective.

Order from Amazon USA - shipping is very reasonable.

kukuku reminds me of that snow scoop sling thing....

GF and I saw a kid playing with this during a ski trip one year. We bought a whole lot from Costco, and then I sold them on Amazon for a small profit of about 1500yen each.

Opportunities abound!

Can I use an Instant Pot from the US in Japan with just the plug converter thing, and no transformer for the 10V difference in voltage? Like this one that ships to Japan from Amazon US: Instant Pot

If you go to an art store or home center where they sell art stuff, they should have the brands you are familiar with. Amazon also had it.

All I needed to do was type in gesso. Try google next time, ne?

Best weather of the year, in a tie for late autumn. I have to admit that as I enjoy it, I also feel a sense of dread at what comes after.

Someone mentioned a mini blender yesterday. This just came through my inbox--4600 yen inclusive of shipping, ordered from Amazon US. Link to Amazon site.

I think you're going to have to order it somewhere online outside Japan. Looks like an extremely niche product that would be normally solved by purchasing correct type of headphone. Closest thing I found in various amazon / google searches are all XLR-related for microphones, such as this: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B008TKOU2C

The correct(?) term is probably インピーダンス整合, and the device doing it is インピーダンス変換器, but like I said, anything even remotely relevant appears to be microphone/line level related things, and not for headphones.

Considering that the plug would contain a miniature transformer like this http://nakatadrum.com/pic-labo/mh_038004.jpg I would guess the $10 price you found on ebay is an outlier, and not usual price. There seems to be a definite lack of choices for these devices even on ebay, so finding something similar in Japan on or offline seems to be very unlikely. You're welcome to putz around with the keywords above and see if you can find something, but I doubt it.

Check your local drug stores plenty of them should have it like HAC drug, fit care depot etc. Amazon also has it of course.

Congratulations! :)

Be kind to yourself and listen to your body. I know it's tempting, but try to not google every single symptom you have, because that'll drive you crazy. Listen to your doctor (find one you really trust!) and maybe get a book for reliable information.

This book really helped me figure out how stuff works in Japan.

If it is anything like Bixby Voice (which is disabled on Japanese Galaxy phones) then ~~it is tied to the firmware and not your location.~~ (edit: looks like I was wrong)

However, there are apps that will force your camera to mute just fine. This one works with the default Samsung camera app.

I use streaming services on my Apple TV. I have subscriptions to Netflix and Hulu and I also subscribe to ExpressVPN. Their proxy service allows me to access the US versions of those services. Don't see any reason why it wouldn't work for sports streaming services. It's not illegal to circumvent geolocation services (so long as the content itself isn't illegal), but it is a violation of those services TOS. Still, it's not something they really go after users for. Been doing it for like eight years.

I have this and am very satisfied with it.

A friend has this one, and he likes it as well.

I read regular Japanese news sites (and we have a subscription to Asahi Shimbun); for support I use Aedict with the Aedict Reader plugin. Mark any kanji, word or phrase on a webpage, app or anywhere, and it pops up a floating bubble with the translation. Really, really useful, and it works on any text that you can mark for copying.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.rcsc.yurekuru.android&amp;hl=ja

iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yurekuru-call/id398954883?mt=8

(although it ought to "just work" on iPhone, even on MVNOs. you'll need the app if you're using a pocket wifi or something though)

Yeah, it's actually a design flaw from the origin of the airbag that they might or might not have known about for many many years, that's the gist of the matter here.

What actually happens is that during high humidity and high-temperature airbags that use ammonium nitrate-based propellant without a chemical drying agent can improperly inflate the airbags and even send shrapnel into the person it was supposed to save. link

To date, there have been 11 deaths and approximately 180 injuries due to this problem in the U.S, prompting the recall of 100 million vehicles globally — making it the biggest recall in automotive history.

I mean the engineers at the time (all Japanese by the way) couldn't have foreseen the circumstances of the flaw and I don't blame them since age of the powder plays an important factor as well and brand new airbags did not show this flaw even under the same atmospheric conditions, but I think this came to light from the US initially since the NHTSA made a buzz but I am not sure.

So all-in-all a lot of BULLSHIT from the chick.

> I get my money via PayPal, and I would need a Visa or MasterCard to be able to transfer my money to the Japanese bank account (as far as I know).

You can withdraw from PayPal Japan straight into a Japanese bank account, no need for a debit card. Works the same as with PayPal Sweden.

https://www.paypal.com/jp/webapps/helpcenter/helphub/article/?articleID=FAQ921&amp;m=SRE

> PayPalアカウントの残高は、日本または米国の銀行口座への引き出しが可能です。

I know you said you don't wanna go to parties where you don't know anyone, but is that because you are expecting everyone else knows each other and therefore you'll feel awkward? If so, I would recommend going on meetup.com and seeing if you can find a Christmas language exchange party in Tokyo. Most people attending probably won't know anyone either, so you'll be on a level-playing field.

Granted it is not uncommon to bump into total weirdos at language exchange events, but generally you can make some cool friends. If you go there looking to make friends and not to hook up/flirt, you'll probably enjoy it a lot (ie no pressure to really impress anyone).

I'd like to recommend an app called みてね aka FamilyAlbum by Mixi. It's a free photo sharing app with premium options. You set up your kid/kids in the app with birthday and everything and then upload your photos and videos (3 minutes in the free version, 10 minutes in the premium version) to your heart's content.

You can then share the album with select family members (invited via e-mail or link) and they can access it from their own app (a browser version is also available).

With my wife's parents 3 hours away and my parents on the other side of the world, it's been great to share photos and videos of our son without having to resort to stuff like Facebook or whatever SNS is popular in your home country.

You can also create physical photo albums to gift on special occasions.

https://mitene.us

https://family-album.com

Here are a few photos of allergy markings from random things I pulled out of the kitchen. http://campl.us/bJn3ADbajQm

While Japan is probably not as good as the west with these things, I imagine it's still way better than China, where they can't even keep gutter oil out of food. Of course once you go to a restaurant all bets are off.

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They sell foam wedges on Amazon that you can put under your futon to create an incline.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Sleep-Jockey-Back-Bed-Wedge/dp/B01F6CQ082/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?dchild=1&amp;keywords=%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8&amp;qid=1626983278&amp;sr=8-16

For Kanji, try this app if you have an android phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nowpro.nar03 Used to be my go-to on the crapper for a while. I still gave up before finishing all drills because of course I did, but it was the most fun method I've found.

I don’t mind this soy milk. It’s quite creamy, and doesn’t have such a strong SOYBEAN flavour like a few others I’ve tried.

Anyone have an under sink filtration system that uses one of these huge filters? How often do you change it?

I just changed my filter yesterday after a year of use. I was looking around on YouTube and one guy on there said that he was finally changing his after 3 years! Surprised the hell out of me.

It appears that the MSRP for Japan is 32,978円 for just the unit, and the Amazon.co.jp price is listed as 38,998円, so it's 6020円 over MSRP. So, you are correct in saying it's not MSRP.

However, at the same time, the Switch has become somewhat hard to find, so it makes sense for some places to sell it at a premium. 6000 yen doesn't seem like that much, if you really want one badly. Or just buy a bundle for around 39,000 and make your money go further.

You just need one of these http://internationalconfig.com/prod_shot/30500.jpg (can be had at donki or 100 yen shop or similar) or just buy a new power supply cable that ends in the same arrangement: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B014GLJI2Y/

The extra green thing goes into a screw in your wall socket if there is one, or just left floating if there isn't.

Amazon.

Otherwise, used book stores.

Seriously, that was published 20 years ago....

I made my own bacon. Someone had posted on here in the past that the tricky part was getting hold of curing salt, but upon searching I found that a seller on Amazon had it. Somewhat expensive (1700yen for a 450g jar and another 1600yen shipping) but given that you only use a small amount per batch it should last for ages.

Here's the product page, but I must have been lucky because the seller no longer has it in stock.

You can buy masa dirt cheap on Amazon and corn tortillas are dead simple to make if you don't mind the effort. For the cost of a few packs of tortillas you can have a press and enough masa to last you ages.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B009HMMKPU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_H7P8zbSZ2W5QA

How about something like this: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07124JPBJ/ ?

Glass/stainless, and only ￥5,300 on Amazon. Not insulated, but has automatic re-heating, so it might be a reasonable compromise perhaps?

If you speak Japanese and are looking for a more serious relationship I'd recommend Pairs instead.

It's a little expensive, but that does tend to ensure more thoughtful profiles / interactions.

I met two lovely individuals and had a couple good dates.

I also get popcorn from amazon. Just buy the one that is not an ADD-ON. It's the same price.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B009Z6QOXW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1