Im not getting much help with my situation at the english speaking Japan government tax line.

Anyone here have suggestions for a tax accountant in Tokyo that understands English well?

Thanks!

Isn't sarcasm grand? :)

From June 2003 till June 2004 I was in Japan under a WHV.

From June 2003 till December 2003 I was travelling off of my own financial resources

From January 2004 until I left in June I was...

If you truely were just on an extended 1 year holiday in Japan and living off of your own funds (your own casn and credit cards), staying with friends, hostelling, sleeping on beaches etc, and didnt...

Can you even do it? Do they REALLY exist? I dont mean one of those 12 INCH tall table decorations, I want a real 6 foot tall xmas tree for my living room and pine is the best way to go.

Anyone...

Yah before I posted I went through all the WHV postings, and while there was a post on this specific issue, there was no answer.

I'm just going to call :)

Thanks for everyones help and the...

Depends what office I go to? Im in Tokyo, Shinagawa is where I go.

You're saying I could save thousands in air fare if I were to apply at a different office? I don't get it.

I can udnersatnd if...

heres the thing with the diplomas over the internet used as part of your visa thing
what happens if a dude with a fake diploma from a fictious university gets "found out" and deported, and then they...

My WHV expires in a few months.

My company I am working for (internaional) wants to continue employing me. Im working on completing my COE and getting all the relevant documentation in order, but...

Thanks bruin for the response.

You're right, I don't need pure eph, its just when i was home how i did i.t


I had 25mg tablets, nothing else, one of thsoe, a 200mg caffeine pill and a asprin...

yah im familiar with ripped fule, xenadrine, hydroxycut etc...

trying to do it clean, straight up ephedrine, caffeine, asprin, your standard ECA stack.

hmmm.......

Thanks for yoru concern, but before you all jump on the bandwagon and scream ephedrine will kill you, im educated in the proper usage of this and other suppliments that I use when working out.
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My passport expires in about 8 months. Should I get it renewed before applying for my 3 year visa (ie all the stamps and what not?)

Can I go to my local embassy here and do the passport renewal or...

Let me see if im clear on htis.

that list, with the attached PDF documents, seems to be banned substances from athletic competitions, not a list from the ministry of justice or whoever is in...

For example, pure caffeine pills? Yay or nay when your suitcase is spread out at Narita and the customs guy has his hand through your stuff?

Ephedra and other items commonly found at Golds Gym?...

I received my reply from PayPal.

It seems that other than Canadian/US bank accounts, you can not make a transfer from a foreign bank (even if it is added to your paypal profile) into your paypal...

Wow I just re-read my post, looks like I can't spell "Japanese" right :P

I'm waiting on an email from Paypal support that will hopefully provide me with a list of Japanese banking institutions...

Hey guys...

I have a UFJ bank account created here in Tokyo. And a few days ago i created a new paypal account. I then went to add a bank account to my paypal profile. Chose japanse bank, entered...

i have found pine boughs (spelling?) at several fo the flower shops you find dotted around the place. If not bring a japanese speaking person wtih you to a flower shop im sure they can find some or...

haha ive been in Tokyo for awhile and I have YET to find domokun.

Even teh kid stores, I have asked, and they have no clue what im talking about....

grrr

when they applied my 6 month extension sticker to my passport, there is a stamp across it that says "FINAL EXTENSION"

weird, seems like only the "UK" have to be 25 or younger at time of application... I wonder why.

Just wanted to let those who might be at the end of their first WHV visa and are looking to extend for another 6 months that it was a piece of cake.

You need to make 2 trips to the immigration...

Hey all...

Lookin to spruce up my apartment with some Xmas cheer, I wanna put up a (fake) xmas tree. Somthing around 5-6 feet... regular full sized one, not somthing that is 3 feet tall. Yes I...