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  1. Petaris

    Question Following up an interview beyond the thank-you email

    If you are moving from afar, I think a modified version of "What's the best place to live?" may be appropriate. You can look at a map and transit schedules but you may not know about local traffic "flow" or daily issues. I would agree that sending an email as soon as possible is a good idea...
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    Sports Ohtani Saga ⚾️

    I got tickets as well. The Cubs were handing out tickets a few weeks ago and I scored two! :D
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    MoJ considers joint custody system

    I'm glad its improving but I wonder if the "children's best interests" will really be considered in a meaningful way or if it will be the same nonsense that it currently is. BS! According to that same article they already had joint custody in Taiwan already. In my opinion this was blatant...
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    Filing taxes: hitting the language barrier

    When accountants become more than just a time saver for filing taxes, for individuals, then the taxes are too complicated. I am convinced that part of the reason taxes are so complicated in the US is so that tax/accounting companies can make money.
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    Crime Man arrested after robbery attempt at Tokyo bank

    I mean, if your going to rob a bank you may as well go big. 🤷‍♂️
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    Travel News Ghibli Park to open on 1 November

    I would love to see this park but it really looks like it would be an expensive ordeal. Are they still requiring reservations with the need to reserve months in advance?
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    News Thirteen years after meltdown, Fukushima nuclear cleanup reveals mysteries

    This is one of the reasons why I am not a fan of nuclear power. It's only clean if you ignore the radioactive waste, which is unfortunately what most power companies do by just shoving it somewhere to store it. It's only safe if you ignore the catastrophic accidents. :(
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    Environment McDonald's Japan starts charging for plastic bags

    A $0.07 USD bag tax here, in Chicago, has resulted in a huge reduction of plastic bag use. A lot of places now have heavier-duty plastic bags, paper bags, or cloth bags available and many people use them. It doesn't seem to take a lot of extra cost to change someone's mind on them.
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    News JPY at its weakest level vs. USD since 2002

    Maybe that would increase site traffic and the additional ad revenue would help with the hosting costs. 😆
  10. Petaris

    Greetings from Canada

    Welcome to JREF! :)
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    News JPY at its weakest level vs. USD since 2002

    I wouldn't mind if it stayed that way until after our yearly Japan trip. Last year was pretty awesome expense wise for the trip.
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    Society Japanese women buy Valentine's Day chocolates for themselves

    I'm a bit surprised that this is news. I would have thought it would have been obvious that women in Japan, as likely everywhere else, buy chocolates for themselves. Is it specifically because the valentines chocolates are meant only as gifts to others?
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    News Stricter rules for foreigners with permanent residency

    Or some just don't understand it and that there are many others similar to it. The US permanent resident policy really isn't any different on these two items. Whether or not it gets enforced is another question.
  14. Petaris

    Culture Setsubun - the Japanese bean-throwing festival

    Somehow I am always the target of the thrown soy beans, as well as the person responsible for picking them all up. I have noticed that the tradition, which once took place only at the entrance to the living space now included the entirety of the living space, and cleanup now takes a good 20-30...
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    Tech 7-Eleven Japan to launch unmanned convenience stores

    We did loose the store near us but I thought it had more to do with the lack of people during the pandemic then anything else.
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    Tech 7-Eleven Japan to launch unmanned convenience stores

    That just seems prone to issue. I'm surprised they didn't go the Amazon Go route and just have the scan at entrance and automatic checkout based on what you took.
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    News Women to participate in a Naked Festival for the first time

    Why in the world would you hold a festival like that during a time of year when you can expect it to be so cold?
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    Japan Photos 2024

    The rarely seen chameleon condor eagle. :LOL:
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    News Rising foreign interest in Japan's abandoned buildings

    Indeed, you would think developers would be all over that land. Ripping down the old house and putting up a brand new one while making a huge profit of course. That is actually a problem here, any "affordable" houses/properties are bought up by developers as soon as they come on the market...
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    Society 30% of Japan's unmarried adults under 50 never dated

    @Vincent3 Probably the same reasons as in the US. People don't want the stress and expense of a relationship and potentially kids. A lot of people now are just too selfish and/or self-centered to ever work in a relationship without having to adjust their mindset considerably.
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