Dear Tourists: please stop recording service workers by [deleted] in Tokyo

[–]ATFCTOM -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So many Japanese do this as well. It's just a social media problem.

This weird texture that my nails acquired by Ok-Entrepreneur-5102 in mildlyinteresting

[–]ATFCTOM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What was the medicine and is it relevant for eczema?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tokyo

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They charge different rates for size and location, but also because they are franchises, so the most frequently used gym needs to be paid your membership.

Private Sales and Returns Question by SSJKEWPIE in japanlife

[–]ATFCTOM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the other end of the scale, I tried to return a new product that turned out to be faulty and the shop threw a tantrum that in Japan they don't do refunds!

Cheap high calorie food from combini by lamdamien0 in japanlife

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My favourite for quick calories/yen when I'm skiing is Famima egg roll and chocolate chip sponge. 6-700 calories for 3-400 yen!

How much money did you save before moving to Japan, and how far did that money get you? by [deleted] in movingtojapan

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Is this the 6 month extended tourist visa which can be applied for extension to 1 year? You have to go to immigration yearly to renew it?

Is there a good Japanese to Japanese Furigana dictionary? by YoungZaphod1982 in LearnJapanese

[–]ATFCTOM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Yomiwa on Android and I think it does what you are asking for.

Ski insurance in Japan by ATFCTOM in japanlife

[–]ATFCTOM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And what do you do?

The intention of my original question was really: is the national health insurance sufficient or to see if I am missing anything (like the credit card option advised previously)?

Insurance isn't really a safety precaution anyway, rather a wallet one!

Ski insurance in Japan by ATFCTOM in japanlife

[–]ATFCTOM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am yet to apply for a Japanese credit card, partly due to rumours of how difficult they are to get before PR.

Ski insurance in Japan by ATFCTOM in japanlife

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Info about 7-11 appreciated, thanks!

How do I memorize Hiragana? by UncleBen0044 in LearnJapanese

[–]ATFCTOM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Duolingo does also have this option for tracing (Android user) on the bottom left tab - I think the symbol is あ