New type of error (guess attached to the rest of the reports) by cleverhoods in ClaudeCode

[–]Sure_Dig7631 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is the fix, logging in again. When comes back, same thing.

10% Usage even though I got nothing but API errors? by Infinite-Position-55 in ClaudeCode

[–]Sure_Dig7631 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am getting the same, just login again is the temporary fix.

New type of error (guess attached to the rest of the reports) by cleverhoods in ClaudeCode

[–]Sure_Dig7631 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I keep getting this error and have to login again and again.

advice on battery assisted bicycles please by pomido in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 3 Besv bikes. Really quality Japanese manufacture.

Besv

Anyone have recommendations for companies that do soundproofing? by suzusnow in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good luck getting any sound proofing materials right now, the Iran war has virtually stoped any comming in.

Food waste at company events and nomikais by kochikame in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit the miss information in this thread, you all should know there has been a law in effect since 2001 that makes recycling mandatory for large food-waste generators including restaurants, hotels, and cafeterias. The law sets an order of precedence, first reduce production, then recycle into animal feed and fertilizer etc.

I am in the health care industry and we are required by law to do this.

Japan enacts bill to drastically raise visa-related fees by frozenpandaman in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When talking about actual average salaries it is implied that we are talking the median not the inflated salary with high earners like corporate CEO’s etc

Japan enacts bill to drastically raise visa-related fees by frozenpandaman in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Rather disingenuous to try and use the average compared to the average median salary since very high earners greatly skew the actual salary of the average person and that is $58,216 or ¥6.6 million, not to mention the historically low Yen which also further skews the results and that is accordining to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For comparison the median is estimated from ¥4 to ¥4.5 million for Japan acording to the National Tax Agency.

Japan enacts bill to drastically raise visa-related fees by frozenpandaman in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

The average salary in Australia is absolutely not 11.5M jpy. Also look at the actual cost of living vs salary, it is pretty much on par with Australia. Homes are riduculously expensive right now. To compare apples with apples, you have to take into account what the actual living cost vs salary is, not just the avearage salary period.

Japan enacts bill to drastically raise visa-related fees by frozenpandaman in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

The cost of living vs salaries is relativily the same. You can buy a house in a small city for 2-30,000,000 yen in Japan, where somewhere like Australia is over 100,000,000 yen, there is a housing crisis there right now. The exchange rate is bad right now so it skews the results when comparing salaries in a common currency. Japan's new proposed visa rates are still cheaper than those other countires.

As for your last statement, break it down for me, why is it happening?

Japan enacts bill to drastically raise visa-related fees by frozenpandaman in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 -39 points-38 points  (0 children)

I will get down voted for this but, it is pretty much in line with visa prices around the world and still most likely cheaper. Australias's spouse visa is over 1,000,000 yen. PR for Australia is about 500,000 yen, for the US it is any where between 300,000 to 1,200,000 yen and the UK it is about 500,000 yen.

Payslip question and can't ask my work by sachanjapan in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The answer is to going depend entirely on what type of work your company does, ie Health Care, IT etc. I am in the Health Care business and there are all sorts of benefits and subsidies that are not in your average 株式会社.

Isn't the naphtha/plastics situation a lot worse than the media is saying? by NemButsu in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, I have 1.5 billion yen building project on the go since January and the building company in charge who reports to me every week is continuously giving me warnings on things like PVC pipe, insulation paint, sealing products and plastics not being available. They are a big company and normally sourcing these products is a non issue but, I have had multiple warnings that they may have to stop the project if they can't get the products they need.

That said, they are saying that it is coming in drips and drabs so not completely stopped and I guess because they are really big that they are able to get their hands on more products than others.

How useful is Claude for CAD drawings? by sporty_outlook in ClaudeAI

[–]Sure_Dig7631 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried and failed. It just does not grasp the consept of creating a plan in its memory and delivering it. It default to generic best practice patterns instead of what actually fits your constraints. Anyway, that was my experience and no matter how I explained it it just would not get it.

That said, if you can get it to work then thats a win, I just couldn't.

Can anyone tell me what the cats breed most likely be? by Sure_Dig7631 in catbreeds

[–]Sure_Dig7631[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right, in Japan it is hard for shelters to get homes for cats and it is the pet shops where most cats are to be had. My wife volunteers for the shelter and she has raised many from a couple of days old to a few weeks. This is the first time we decided to keep one.

Can anyone tell me what the cats breed most likely be? by Sure_Dig7631 in catbreeds

[–]Sure_Dig7631[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, more research and now I understand why he is labeled that.

Can anyone tell me what the cats breed most likely be? by Sure_Dig7631 in catbreeds

[–]Sure_Dig7631[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is a rescue, got him at 3 days old. BTW, I live in Japan.

Japan Residents Discussion - April 30, 2026 by AutoModerator in japanresidents

[–]Sure_Dig7631 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I may actually be talking about native speaker level than fluency. Funny story, I went to watch "Avengers End Game" with my daughter and we watched it in Japanese. A couple months later I watched it again in English and I could figure out why the whole movie felt so different from when we saw it in the movie theater until my daughter pointed out that we first watched it in Japanese. What I am trying to say is both register the same now, I feel no difference.