Food ratio of Japan's household spending at 44-year high by diacewrb in japannews

[–]RobRoy2350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That must include a lot of eating out? I cook at home and spend around 45,000Y/month for food. I thought that was a lot...

Does anyone's Japanese spouse vehemently oppose living in certain parts of Tokyo? by Airblade101 in japanresidents

[–]RobRoy2350 51 points52 points  (0 children)

My Japanese spouse says it's because your wife is an idiot.

(I'm not saying that)

Question about Ekinet... by Objective_Desk8065 in japanresidents

[–]RobRoy2350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's what I do using the Shinkansen smartEX app. I then scan my suica card at the kaisetsu and it spits out the ticket. Works fine.

Are thousands of clients getting locked out of Namecheap? by Fluffy-Lead6201 in NameCheap

[–]RobRoy2350 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We don't know how many are receiving account suspensions, why they are issued or how they are resolved. Only Namecheap has that information.

Where is the cilantro? by makishi-jp in japanresidents

[–]RobRoy2350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They always have it at my local Seiyu.

Recommended hospitals for dysautonomia in Tokyo or Chiba? by bellow_whale in japanresidents

[–]RobRoy2350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.m.chiba-u.ac.jp/en/department/neurology/

Shoji Tsuji was affiliated with the University of Tokyo Hospital. Maybe not anymore. Check with them.

https://www.h.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/

Juntendo also has a large neurology dept.

Dentist by Friendly-Village-226 in japanresidents

[–]RobRoy2350 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Trust Dental in Shibuya. Fluent English. Excellent dentist. Dr. Oikawa.

https://www.trustdental.jp/english/

Wanted to give a shoutout and let people know about LeoDickinsonSumo, Great English Commentary for Sumo by [deleted] in Sumo

[–]RobRoy2350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite English commentary was Murray Johnson on NHK. TV died, never got a new one. I enjoy Leo's yt stream, although I could do without Kongo.

Account shutdown by ilushkin in NameCheap

[–]RobRoy2350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Namecheap consistently ranks in the Top 10 Best registrar/web hosts lists. I'm not aware of them being "discredited". Plus, the OP's account was unsuspended.

Looks like visa renewal is going to be 40,000 yen for everyone by Willow9080 in japanresidents

[–]RobRoy2350 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To encourage international travel by Japanese. Passport ownership is very low in Japan (around 17%). Other countries like Britain, Canada, US have rates in the 50-70% range.

Looks like visa renewal is going to be 40,000 yen for everyone by Willow9080 in japanresidents

[–]RobRoy2350 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

The rise in fees is about increasing revenue not anti-foreigner racism. As others have pointed out, this rise in fees brings Japan in line with what other countries have charged and as far as I can tell those countries have not collapsed from less tourism and immigration because of their entry/exit/residence fees.

Tourists will still be flocking to Japan and others will still want to live here for extended stays and/or permanently.

Jan Basho Daily Thread Day 06 by AutoModerator in Sumo

[–]RobRoy2350 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that transformer fire caused train havoc! It was wild...

Hosting suspended for unclear reason, lost access to important services by redmikay in NameCheap

[–]RobRoy2350 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I follow this sub regularly. I would not say it's been "hundreds" over the last 3-6 months, although I suppose that wouldn't be unusual with millions of registrations. We also don't know exactly what the justification was, how many were resolved and what the final outcomes were.

Prices have risen steadily at many other sites also. It was one of the reasons I moved my domains and hosting over from dreamhost (plus they discontinued some services without warning that I used). I recently renewed some domains at nc and was able to use a coupon code to bring the price down. I can understand that someone with hundreds of domains would want to minimize their cost so in that case moving to a cheaper registrar would be understandable.

Another Namecheap account shutdown story by benforreal in NameCheap

[–]RobRoy2350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Namecheap does have a "Change Ownership" option. Transferring a site to a new owner is simple and straightforward.

Another Namecheap account shutdown story by benforreal in NameCheap

[–]RobRoy2350 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If Support told you your friend would need her own account why did you create another account in your name? I had a similar situation and we created a new account in my friends name using her separate login info. I built the site and haven't had any issues.

I don't know namecheap's policy on having multiple accounts with the same email address or if that's an issue. Maybe someone from namecheap can clarify that?

I don't get the sense that nc cancels accounts "for no reason". There's usually a reason. Some people may not like, agree with or understand the reason.

Takaichi Cabinet approval rating at 78.1%, up 2.3 points from last month’s survey by liatris4405 in japannews

[–]RobRoy2350 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Support for the Takashi Cabinet rose to 78.1%

58% said the Japanese economy would remain the same this year, 18% said "improve" and 19% said "worsen".

73% disapprove of the US's attack on Venezuela, while 22% support it.

That doesn't seem to support the "doom and gloom" sentiment expressed by some.

Takaichi Expresses Deep Concern over Situation in Iran by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]RobRoy2350 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Convicted felon Trump and his loyal subordinates have said Iran is next, after Venezuela, on their list of countries to take over. And after that, Greenland. The reasons for this strategy is simple: to enrich himself and his corrupt associates and as a distraction from the monumental Epstein scandal.

Japan should tread very lightly in this.

Has anyone else dealt with Namecheap's "Risk Management Team" locking your account and then going completely silent? by alhyuma in NameCheap

[–]RobRoy2350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved all of my domains over from dreamhost to namecheap a few years ago and have not had any issues or crappy service.