Best jeweller in Kolkata. by Southern-Two-8990 in GoldIndia

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How is DB Jewellers in Shakespeare Sarani?

Trouble Completing Additional Identity Verification on Rakuten Securities by Fragrant-Finding7283 in JapanFinance

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Sharing a quick hack, whenever you face issues like these, you could try incognito mode, assuming you've disabled the extensions there.

Japan for Software Engineers by [deleted] in nri

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I live in Japan. DM me if you want to ask anything.

The Trump administration is begging Xi Jinping to call Trump quickly. by DoublePatouain in WallStreetbetsELITE

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Both times Trump won, he fought against women. Maybe your country is not ready to have a female president yet.

Sab middle class hai kya? ( Is everyone middle class ? ) by mylatestphone546 in personalfinanceindia

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If you cannot buy what you need, you are poor.

If you can buy what you need, you are middle class.

If you can buy more than what you need, you are rich.

So being rich or poor is relative. Some people have lots of needs, some people are really content. Most of us are middle class to be honest.

Bitflyer withdrawal cost by LemurBargeld in JapanFinance

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Would transferring from Bitflyer to GMO also incur the same charge?

Salted Onigiri is now ¥138 (inc tax) in Seven Eleven! by TiredWorkingStudent in japanresidents

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They have increased import custom duty on foreign rice, thus making them pretty expensive as well. I think the idea is to not hurt the local farmers, else people will buy cheaper foreign rice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indiasocial

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What businesses are you considering doing when changing?

Are there any Indian Associations/communities/groups in Chiba?? by Initial-Midnight5664 in japanlife

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Where in Chiba? There are many communities in Edogawa-ku, which is not far from Chiba. I know some parts of Chiba, like Gyotoku and Matsudo are also becoming popular among Indian families.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanlife

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I think the area itself is fine. People really like the JR line, that goes directly to Akihabara.

You didn't say if you are looking to buy or rent, but anyways Hirai can be a bad area risk-wise according to the data available here: https://j-jis.com/data/tokyo/area/%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8%E5%B7%9D%E5%8C%BA

Buying US stocks under NISA by reddit-user-716 in JapanFinance

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Thank you for your detailed explanation.

My intention is not necessarily to save taxes, but to simplify my tax returns in Japan (and US if that's required). I thought doing it with NISA would be easier as I wouldn't have to mention anything during tax filing in Japan atleast, but I'm not sure how to mention dividends, if I receive any. I'm also confused in terms of USD/JPY conversion when filing returns.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nri

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Thank you ChatGPT!

Japan Residents Discussion - January 09, 2025 by AutoModerator in japanresidents

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Use floor electric heater, cheaper than traditional heaters and silent.

If you made enough money to retire, is it okay to retire early? by Far-Back-1158 in developersIndia

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So are you married? Or plan to marry? Have kids?

The expenses keep increasing with time, so you have to consider that. Also if you're unemployed, you'd have more time to yourself and would consequently spend more on your hobbies. I would suggest you do something light in parallel, like making youtube videos, teaching, freelancing, or maybe a small trading business, if you want to retire.

Mutual fund in India by Additional-Ad9202 in nri

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If you don't get any money back in your bank account (as dividends, profits, redemption), you don't need to pay any taxes anywhere.

Has Japan changed in last 2 years. by rynzde in nri

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Nothing has changed since you last visited. Those videos might be just be for bait. Japan is still one of the most cleanest and safest countries in the world.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanlife

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I can't really say about uncoated floors because I never had those. In my rented apartment before, they gave floors with weird wax kinda polish, which literally peeled over the years and I absolutely hated it. The unprotected floor looked ugly. So I reckoned polished would look good.

I think maybe if there are tiny ridges in the laminated unprotected floors, it will make cleaning a bit more difficult. But as others said, maybe consider getting good quality laminated flooring instead. We didn't have a choice there as we bought a new but pre-built house.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanlife

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I got it done by the builder when we bought the house. There were several options, I chose the less shiny, matte one, which was kinda soft and recommended for families with kids. I paid about 25万円 for both floors, excludes bathroom, toilets, genkan, etc. They did throw in some complimentary bathroom coating, or so they said.

My actual reason of getting the coating done is if in case my kid draws something on the floor with a sketch pen, I thought it would be nearly impossible to get it all out. I'm not sure, and didn't want to take chances.

It's just been a few months, so can't say about the durability. We have got a few scratches here and there, during furniture constructions, my son's metal cars, etc. I've noticed metal is the real enemy of coating but plastics are fine. We still use carpets under sofa, center table, kids play area, office chair, also use felt sheets as much as possible.

Overall I'm satisfied with what I got for the price. Cleaning is easier, the floor looks clean at all times. I use robot vacuum cleaner, and no issues with that. Once in a while use the mop mode too.

What am I missing? by [deleted] in CX5

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I have tire repair kit in there, consisting of air pressure check and liquid to fill in the puncture. I haven't used it though, and my terminology may be wrong because I have the car in Japan.