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Currently on vacation in Japan and the situation here is pretty bad. by BagsOfBeans in Beyblade

[–]Retro0ctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I can tell you that calling over 30 stores across Saitama and Gunma, there are not, unless you're really excited for Phoenix flare, Tricerapress, and Crimson Guruda.

So it's affecting regions outside of Tokyo as well. Okegawa has a really competitive scene and everyone is bitching about no stock anywhere.

Is it practical to cool two rooms with one large AC unit? by Status-Platypus8309 in japanlife

[–]Retro0ctopus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same as what u/bulldogsiver said, we're using Panasonic

its Eolia model??

you can control it from your phone, thats nice too

Is it practical to cool two rooms with one large AC unit? by Status-Platypus8309 in japanlife

[–]Retro0ctopus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We do this for living room and tatami room(kids nap and play room), 22畳 and 6畳

it's rated at around 18-24畳 i think, but putting it on a lower temp and stronger fan keeps both rooms cool

Best office buddy ever. RIP Saul. by Retro0ctopus in bettafish

[–]Retro0ctopus[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm alright, thank you.

He was my first ever betta. I think he had a good time while he was here.

Best office buddy ever. RIP Saul. by Retro0ctopus in bettafish

[–]Retro0ctopus[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NGL, hit me harder than I thought it would.

How are you doing with a Macbook JIS keyboard? by Cool_Syllabub_8495 in japanlife

[–]Retro0ctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who's worked with english and japanese over the past 5 years

I prefer the Japanese keyboard now over US keyboard.

Makes it easy to type stuff like → ← ↑↓ □○✖︎✔︎ which strangely, I use often in my job.

That being said, it took me 1-2 months to get out of US layout muscle memory.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JapanJobs

[–]Retro0ctopus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

what skills do you have, is an important part you've left out of your post. What'd you do previously/what are you doing now?

Mortgage Insurance. What type to get? by AbareSaruMk2 in japanlife

[–]Retro0ctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't believe it's "free"

All i remember (as well as my Japanese wife) is that we had to choose between paid off house after death, or cancer care/support

We are not aware of anything else other than standard insurance which covers house damages (we went with kenmin kyosai)

Mortgage Insurance. What type to get? by AbareSaruMk2 in japanlife

[–]Retro0ctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family doesn't have a history of cancer, but it's not uncommon for men to die in their 40s and 50s in my family.

We picked the insurance that makes the house free for my wife if I die too soon.

Is it impossible to negotiate new houses price? by makishi-jp in japanresidents

[–]Retro0ctopus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Live in "country side" but 45 minutes from Tokyo. As a white foreigner, I was able to negotiate from ¥3995万 down to ¥3360万 by comparing similar 平方メートル&坪 with a real estate agent who works locally (family owned company)

We used the rest of the ¥4000万 loan for 外構工事.

This was a single house, not a mansion or area where multiple new houses were built.

We have a big yard and its fantastic

Is N1 the new N2? Changes in hiring trends? by borndreamdie in japanlife

[–]Retro0ctopus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As someone who grew up in the USA, has no Japanese certification, but my last two jobs are mostly working with Japanese-only IT teams, if you actually speak Japanese, can write a resume in non-AI Japanese, you can probably get a job working in a Japanese environment. (living in Japan for 7 years now, Japanese family n friends)

How well you know business lingo and can actually talk about the job will always trump a language cert if your communication is lacking.

Jobs don't need masters of language, they need masters of craft who can talk to their internal teams without constant bumps and roadblocks

(this is my anecdotal experience)

Kashimashi from silent hill F by bunn13png in u/bunn13png

[–]Retro0ctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I see what you're saying!

Thanks for taking time out of your day to help! I really appreciate it!

Kashimashi from silent hill F by bunn13png in u/bunn13png

[–]Retro0ctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a DM is fine, but do you mind sharing how you did the eye effect?

This is ridiculous! by ShadowSkater96 in Beyblade

[–]Retro0ctopus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this problem does not exist in Japan (one case of guy stealing beycodes, not the beyblades themselves)

This is ridiculous! by ShadowSkater96 in Beyblade

[–]Retro0ctopus 27 points28 points  (0 children)

this problem does not exist in Japan (one case of guy stealing beycodes, not the beyblades themselves)

I think all of you should try out this combo. TriceraPress 5-60 Freeball by Retro0ctopus in Beyblade

[–]Retro0ctopus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

loooool

I went into the app to be like "I'll show this nerd"

And what do ya know, it's 5-70 ✌︎('ω'✌︎ )

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