Exactly. No formal Immigration policy, just a series of case-by-case decisions based on guidelines...

Believe there are two budgets here; the official one, quoted often, and the unofficial one, aka 'zaito', which consists of behind the scenes borrowing from PO savings, pensions funds and other...

One of the best sushi restaurants in the UK was up in the North, near Sunderland, and for that you can thank the guys at Nissan's nearby factory...

Make sure that your landlord allows cats, unless you live in your own place. If you rent, expect to pay an extra month rent deposit to cover possible damage from them.

CitiGold Japan:

Eligibility 25 years of age or older.
Citi Cards Japan, Inc. will use a screening method to determine your eligibility.

Credit Line:
Citi Card Japan, Inc. will determine...

Once they start their own business, they stop becoming a teacher, and become a business person, even if they still teach. They are then responsible for developing and maintaining that business, which...

Here for less than a year Mr/ Ms Know-all? Woo hoo...

Unlike in some American States, you must carry your license with you at all times if you're operating a motor vehicle. You must also carry the...

You'll also need a proper Japan bike license for anything over 50cc.....

Contact JAF - Japan Automobile Federation.

They have these sort of courses, and skid pans, and advertise them in their monthly magazine.

http://www.jaf.or.jp/index.htm

We were talking about clinical practice in the US with better paid, not in Japan.
OP wrote about medical school in Japan, not the US.

Since we are on topic, the biggest hurdle for US physicians...

Try Generali - Assicurazioni Generali. They do General Liability Insurance, but, they may exclude MME, as it is a speciality or professional liability.

Go through a broker, like Mojumdar & Co, in...

You don't need a thick jacket if you use a couple of thin layers - they trap warm air between them which will keep you warm, and offer flexibility.
A thick jacket is on or off.

Wind is another...

I'm not arguing with you about the visa thing

It is the visa thing (in addition to the legal right to practice medicine) that determines if you can or cannot work in a clinical situation with...

You keep both of them in your bag until it blows, or rains. Rain + wind can really drop your temperature and lead to exposure, and that's what kills or weakens you. Use the layer principle, a light...

It was the opinion of a Japanese psychiatric specialist, a friend of mine, who also worked outside of Japan, as well as a drug company director, who markets psychiatric drugs. Very few Japanese will...

Item 2 - this is supervised work/ training for 2 years only, under the 'guidance' of Japanese doctors. Then you have to leave. It is not really specialist training.

To be recognized as a physician...

This is also a useful resource:

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/yosha/yr/nationality/Nationality_primer.html#dual

With an excellent primer on Japanese dual nationality.
...

You'll need some rain and windproof clothing to manage sudden changes in the weather, that's what usually kills the groups of oyajis in the Alps in Japan.

A good pack to carry it, along with some...

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Not quite true...

Doctors from the US can practice anywhere in the world - except Japan, unless they graduate from a Japanese medical school, and pass the Japan...

Get email from her in the bar?

Can't speak or something?

No wonder...

ICI Ishii Sports close to Okubo station + 5 branches elsewhere in Japan
http://ici-sports.com/

Plus a whole bunch of outdoor/ sports shops in the Kanda/ Jinbocho area

Amazon Japan is you are...

Yes, Mori Tower, Roppongi Hills. Take the elevators around the corner from Starbucks.

But an incredibly inefficient reception desk!

What about a VPN?

Had lounge chairs from Nissen, lasted 10 years and still going strong, even with undivided attention of pets and kids...
Dining table and chairs, more than 15 years...

Of course, they have...

second that, or on-line from nissen
www.nissen.co.jp