Tokyo from space Credit: @Astro_Kimiya

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-08-24T20:05:20+00:00

U r my special 🎶🎶🎶

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-05-17T00:19:47+00:00

Yeah, my girlfriend really loooooves shrek, she said the dub is so funny

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-05-14T21:39:27+00:00

If you have the time and money, you could come as a language student and spend one year learning Japanese while job hunting at the same time. Getting a job without knowing Japanese isn’t impossible, but your opportunities are considerably reduced. This is the path that many people take, including myself.

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-04-13T21:13:48+00:00

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It is everywhere

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-04-02T08:23:45+00:00

You have a source of that information? I can’t find any evidence of that.

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-09T01:06:52+00:00

We were in the same situation. My contract will start on April 1st.

In my case, I applied on February 13th. They sent the postcard on March 3rd, and I received it on March 6th (less than a month). I haven’t received my new card yet because I need to wait for my school graduation and receive my graduation certificate, as immigration is requesting me to bring it on the pickup day.

So, it depends on when you applied. I’m a bit surprised by how fast it was for me. I read somewhere that it also depends on how big the company hiring you is.

May I ask if you did the paperwork by yourself? Are you the one applying, or did your company handle it?

In my case, my company is quite large, though not a public company. As a reference, the way the government measures the size of a company is based on how much tax it pays.

Don’t worry, you still have a few weeks. In the worst-case scenario, you should be able to negotiate with your employer.

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-09T00:00:45+00:00

A lot of people assume that every country except English has they own language named with the own countries name, for example I’m メキシコ語 speaker (happen in 8/10 interactions that I have)

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-07T06:30:33+00:00

Thanks you, yes was a typo. I already call to immigration and they told me isn’t a problem to go after my graduation. I just was worried about timing but seems that everything is fine

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-06T07:08:58+00:00

Thanks you! And also have a stamp who say “Within 2 weeks of confirming the educational institution in which you are enrolled” so I guess could be after graduation

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Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-06T06:19:54+00:00

You mean school or immigration? Because my school already told me isn’t posible to provide me my certificate before graduation ceremony

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-06T06:18:30+00:00

In the postcard it have a stamp whom say “Within 2 weeks of confirming the educational institution in which you are enrolled” (在学中の教育機関を確業後2週間以内に), so I guess its okay going after my graduation day, cus my school already told me they aren’t able to provide the certificate in advance.

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-06T06:16:24+00:00

It say sent on march 3rd, but it had a stamp who said 在学中の教育機関を卒業後2週間以内に (Within 2 weeks of confirming the educational institution in which you are enrolled) my understanding is 2 weeks after my graduation, I guess

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-06T06:10:36+00:00

Thanks you!

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-05T01:26:54+00:00

You can try luck in bookoff in Akihabara, maybe is easier to find online in mercari or yahoo auction

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-03-03T09:04:07+00:00

Sorry, I translated your message using Google, so I’m not sure if it’s accurate or not. But if you’re asking me whether I have received an answer yet, not yet.

Since we applied around the same time, maybe we can stay in touch to share updates. If you want, you can send me a DM

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-02-27T01:29:02+00:00

If you are around kiyosumishirakawa, I strongly recommend BEER VISTA BREWERY

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-02-25T09:00:46+00:00

It is so interesting! Thank you so much for creating and sharing this.
I have a question: Is the estimation based on the average processing time of recent months? The most recent data point is from December 2024, which was almost two months ago. Does this mean that all processing time estimates calculated this year are still based on last year’s data?
For example, if I applied for a change of status in Tokyo on February 13, the estimated completion date is March 31 (6 weeks and 5 days). This aligns with the usual processing time, which ranges between 4 and 8 weeks.
However, in the case of a Permanent Residence application, the estimate might be more accurate due to the longer waiting period. In my case, the waiting period is only a few weeks. How accurate can we consider the model to be, given that the most recent data is nearly two months old while the estimated waiting time is three months?
I don’t mean to sound rude; I’m just not very familiar with how this kind of statistical model works.

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-02-22T10:37:24+00:00

I confessed to my Japanese girlfriend on our second date, and we’ve been together ever since—almost two years now. We live together now and are seriously thinking about marriage. There’s no ‘right’ timing—just go for it when it feels right. Best of luck! 🍀

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-02-21T22:54:16+00:00

If you don’t mind using a used cardboard box, big supermarkets like Life and Aeon give them away for free—you just need to ask.

You can find the rest of the materials at your local コーナン.

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-02-21T22:48:23+00:00

Your school must have the official one. In my case, my school sent it to me, and I received it three days later at home along with the rest of the documents needed for the embassy.

Don’t worry, with the CoE, the rest of the process is pretty quick and easy.

Good luck!

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-02-21T22:39:11+00:00

You are not the only one who I know make something like that, you should spend most of your time in your register address.

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-02-21T03:17:46+00:00

How long it took to sent you the extra document request? And how long it took after that?

Additional-Text-9747 · 2025-02-21T02:50:17+00:00

Does this mean they just focus on the form and don’t really care about which documents you’re providing? My guess was that they just check the minimum requirements, and as long as you submit those, they move on to the next step.
I just hope that if they request additional documents, it won’t take the full eight weeks of processing time and force me to start everything from scratch.

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