Indeed. The UK no longer gives citizenship based on place of birth either. Born in the UK does not guarantee British Citizenship. If the father or mother is British born, yes. If the father became...

Japanese politicians hate foreigners. That's nothing new.
This country will never give foreigners the vote, even in local elections.
The Koreans and Chinese living here have been waiting 60 years...

Students years ago told me that Benesse filed for bankrupty protection about 20 years ago. Then came back from the dead. Now they even have there own education channel on satellite tv, and of course...

I'm a pretty standard 27.5cm or if you prefer, UK9.

So please enlighten us. When you can find a pair that fits you here in Japan, irrelevant of quality, how much do they cost? Oversize shoes aren't cheap....

And Taiwan does?

Well they certainly aren't leather for $10. Sorry for upsetting you USM. Didn't mean anything by it. Just an expression that's all.

Actually I have been to Taiwan a couple of times, and Thailand,...

$10 for a pair of shoes! You cheap Ba******. I wouldn't spend less than $150 for a pair that I have to stand up in for eight hours a day. I'm sure you can get a nice pair of plastic, ill-fitting...

It seems that some Japanese are not only intent on ridding this land of all foreign humans, they're now having a go at alien fish!

"Even the education system teaches that the introduction of...

The form I got in the mail from my city hall and the form my J-wife got, are exactly the same apart from being different colours. The wording is all the same except mine says Gaikokujin something or...

Whatever you do, CALL THE CARD COMPANY NOW AND TELL THEM BEFORE IT DEFAULTS. They will be happy to assist you.

I'm quite aware of that fact.
The OP mentioned "Nagoya Airport" in the first post, which is the old komaki one.

Heh dude, relax yourself.

Here is what I found when I entered the same info into Jorudan.

Yep, that is crap indeed.

The Nankai Rapi-t train is a limited express service from KANSAI AIRPORT to NANKAI NAMBA station (Osaka city centre) only! And it stops a few times also.
There is no...

Irrespective of how many doctor's reports and photos, scans whatever you bring with you, in my experience most Japanese hospitals/doctors will make you have new ones done. This probably has nothing...

Get yourself cable TV and watch Jamie Oliver on Foodies Channel. Can't fault it. Great recipes, and they have a translation at the end for your J-wife if you have one.

Never had any problems at all at real onsens (including at ryokans) , or for that matter at countryside small town sentos. Only in downtown Osaka and the suburbs have I ever been asked about them....

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I find the Seven&I (7/11) brand cup noodle, on sale in Ito Yokado to be very nice indeed. Especially the seafood one. Real tasty.
I guess salt is an issue, but everything in Japan is loaded with it.

Personally, I don't mind the odd person in the street chatting for 5 minutes, or a shop clerk who has nothing better to do. How else do you think the Japanese can use their English in real life,...

Dude, that's a very interesting site. Thank you so much for posting.

Yes, they seem very safe.

See below

http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1702179036&view=62342-0&Start=0

FBC has been around for many many years, and is used by thousands of foreigners and Japanese alike. Completely OK.

Why not try Yamaya next to Nagoya station?

But in Golden Week or Obon you might not be able to get a flight to the UK or equally importantly, back to Japan. Book your flights well in advance unless you want to pay top dollar.

Here is...

Well on a recent visit to China I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was impossible to get a free plastic bag from any store. If you want a bag, you have to pay for one. About 20yen if I...