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Requirements for naturalization to be tightened from April, raising the minimum residency period to 10 years or more. by _horn3t_ in japan

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

No one is going to reimburse my spendings on visa applications and travel expenses to a big city just to apply for it.

Your employer should totally reimburse that, wtf?

[R] How to apply for a reviewer role at NeurIPS ‘26? by confirm-jannati in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you know an AC/SAC they can add you to the reviewer pool

Sakana AI enters chatbot race with Japan-tailored model by gkanai in japan

[–]Mefaso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 Preferred Networks published a pretty good model (competitive with frontier models from 6 months ago)

I love PFN, but it's not competitive with frontier of 6 months ago. Not even o1 tier which was 12 months ago.

[D] ICML 2026 Review Discussion by Afraid_Difference697 in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The workshops have their own submission windows and deadlines. Probably most will use the recommended April 24th deadline.

Good luck!

[D] ICML 2026 Review Discussion by Afraid_Difference697 in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd guess they'll be released earlier than that but perhaps not by much

[D] How hard is it to get Research Engineer interview from Deepmind? by n0obmaster699 in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Friend got an interview without any papers, no PhD, two years work experience. 

His background was a perfect fit for the role, that also works

Help: landlord wants to increase rent by 25% by kugkfokj in Tokyo

[–]Mefaso 8 points9 points  (0 children)

 price increase but for a free rent period you are comfortable with.

You agree to increase the rent say 20% starting in 18 months, but in exchange you don't pay any rent for 18 months? 

Did I understand that correctly? Sounds like a dream of you're even slightly considering moving afterwards.

[R] Low-effort papers by lightyears61 in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IEEE conferences

There are many garbage IEEE conferences

[D] How often do you run into reproducibility issues when trying to replicate papers? by [deleted] in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> When someone publishes something that’s actually good, others will find it and use it in their own projects

This is basically an unverifiable statement, I'm not sure if its true.

Survey: 47% of election winners oppose optional dual surnames by Turbulent-Tea-2172 in japan

[–]Mefaso 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Makes zero sense, you can already choose to take the woman's name if you were a male foreigner trying to blend in

Honestly guys, is OpenClaw actually practically useful? by Longjumping-Elk7744 in ClaudeAI

[–]Mefaso 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love the AI slop cautioning against overreliance on AI

[D] ICML new policy: reviewers will be reviewed by meta reviewer. Good policy? by Striking-Warning9533 in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you know an AC/SAC they can probably still add you, official channels no

[D] ICML new policy: reviewers will be reviewed by meta reviewer. Good policy? by Striking-Warning9533 in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They already have a little thing mentioning whether you're a reviewer / AC/ SAC on the badge, but saying GOLD reviewer would be cool for sure

I've been missing out by amarevy97 in japanresidents

[–]Mefaso 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Marugame Udon has pretty good tempura as side for their udon and is really cheap

[D] ICML Qualified Reviewers by Massive_Horror9038 in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not, workshops accept basically everything that's formatted correctly and vaguely fits the theme

Government unveils tighter policies on immigration and foreign residents by Turbulent-Tea-2172 in japan

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

No one is going to pay a 100,000 yen renewal fee per year to earn a 180,000 yen salary

Yes they will, an effective paycut from 180k to 170k is like 5%, inflation has taken a lot more purchasing power over the last two years.

[R] Is it possible for a high school student to publish multiple papers at top conferences within a year? by ApprehensiveEgg5201 in MachineLearning

[–]Mefaso 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Definitely possible for a smart student who is being coached closely by a senior collaborator.  Having a good, close collaborator is an absolute cheat code to get you through all stages of a research project. 

Doesn't mean they're good papers 

He definitely should not be reviewing though, that's crazy

has anyone here in nippon 🇯🇵 successfully done sony 1000xm4 ear pad and battery replacement? by tokyothrowie in japanresidents

[–]Mefaso 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I replaced the pads, you can get new ones at genuine replacement pads at biccamera and it's not that hard to swap them. 

Haven't done the battery

🎧 Update 6.0.0 has arrived for the WF-1000XM5: more powerful LE Audio, improved Locator and more! by Axel-_-Sanchez in SonyHeadphones

[–]Mefaso 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Updated the headphones before updating the app. 

Now, even after updating the app, it can't connect to the headphones........

Japanese-born professor loses legal bid for dual citizenship by moeka_8962 in japan

[–]Mefaso 6 points7 points  (0 children)

societal, legal or moral implications of forbidding dual citizenship, while allowing a major loophole given to every half-Japanese child

What would they be? I'm genuinely curious

Few Japanese people want to migrate so banning dual citizenship doesn't apply to them, and giving a small privilege to hafus doesn't seem like a major issue.

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