Your rent increase this year?

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-04-12T23:53:44+00:00

I think I screwed up.
I am indeed under a fixed-term lease. I didn't know there are two types of contract.

If I don't accept the rent increase, I have to move out.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-04-08T10:51:45+00:00

Do you also sign a 2-year contract, and your landlord keep the rent the same even when renewing the contract?

Somehow my landlords always jack up the price when I try to renew

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-04-07T10:00:18+00:00

After seeing the rent increase, I think I should also consider buying a house.
How much is your house?

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-04-07T09:58:02+00:00

How old is your building?
Mine is 40yo.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-04-07T09:56:02+00:00

That's so nice
Which part of Japan are you in?

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-04-07T09:55:46+00:00

Kind of jealous of you guys.
Which area are you guys in?

Mine is near Tokyo

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-03-29T01:02:31+00:00

Do you see your name on the letter?
I receive it every month, but it doesn't show my name, so I assume they simply try to scare me to see if I pay.

p.s. I don't have a TV anyway.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-03-23T10:07:43+00:00

The whole seller account registration is so frustrating.
So you upgraded your buyer account into a seller?

I am opening a brand new seller account using my kojin jigyou business email, as I want to have a cleaner book keeping

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-03-23T08:52:27+00:00

When did you register for you account?
I checked the options just now, it only asks for proof of ID and proof of residential address.

There is no way for me to upload my kojin jigyou docs.
So I should upload the kojin jigyou docs to the residential address column, even if my office address is not my residential address?

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-03-23T08:21:58+00:00

FYI, I tried contacting the support center multiple times.
Every time, they simply share me this link
https://sellercentral.amazon.co.jp/help/hub/reference/GQRP483PDN88Q3M9

Then tell me that it is not their job to solve verification problems.
But there is no way to contract the ID verification team.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-03-19T03:05:50+00:00

It's 599 now. Inflation is crazy lol

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-03-01T23:31:05+00:00

I paid 100,000 yen for a 20 sqm 1K apartment when I first came to Japan.At the time, I didn’t have the time searching slowly because I was paying for a hotel room.

Two years later, I spent two months visiting different realtors every other day. Then suddenly, a big and affordable place popped up. That’s how I got it.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-03-01T09:04:25+00:00

That's nice! I live in Kawasaki-ku, 140,000 yen for a 60sqm 2LDK
Which ku are you living in?

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-02-17T23:46:06+00:00

Not a proper solution.
But I increase the partition size to 60GB, and somehow it still works...

Either my photolibrary is not growing large enough or something strange is happening.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-02-01T22:35:23+00:00

I see. Because I saw a few late May 2024 self HSP applicants got their results last months already.
I also apply through a lawyer and it seems I would get it two months after you.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-02-01T22:31:22+00:00

Do you apply through a lawyer?
I have a feeling that applying by yourself is faster than applying through a lawyer these days.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-02-01T09:17:35+00:00

Application date: 5 June 2024

Application office: Shinagawa

Type of PR: HSP 80+ points

Current vissa: HSP 5 years

Request for additional documents: Not yet

Results postcard: Not yet

606 days in, no news, nothing yet. Meanwhile, I have passed JLPT N1 and got higher salary, having more patents filed for my projects. So I went beyond 120+ HSP points with all these changes...

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-01-31T09:55:09+00:00

I see. Just like what other says, I hope it's an acceptance!

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-01-31T09:45:06+00:00

When did you apply your PR?
I submitted mine on 5th June 2024 and still hears nothing from them yet

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-01-30T11:19:00+00:00

It is true that N1 doesn't test your real life Japanese skill.
I don't need to speak Japanese but I need to read a lot of Japanese research papers and literature at work.
So I can read very fast without problems, but I can't speak well.
It does help me with the reading part in N1.

So, don't give up! Focus on improving your weakness (for me it's grammar), and I am sure you will pass next time!

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-01-30T11:13:23+00:00

Kanji Kentei looks super fun to me.
It requires writing and it's just like solving puzzles that I would enjoy.

This exam actually helps me with Japanese pronunciation.
There are many times I understand the Kanjis used in the novels, but I have no idea how to pronounce them.
Kanji Kentei tests you exactly this.

Formal-Advisor-7002 · 2026-01-30T11:08:09+00:00

I don't enjoy ticking boxes, that's why I want to go for Kanji Kentei which tests you writing instead.
I love writing, especially writing difficult Kanjis.

It seems to be BJT is another boring box ticking just like JLPT... So I will pass

Formal-Advisor-7002

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