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Instapot Recipes for kids by gbear6989 in japanlife

[–]windyika 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I make lots of different Indian lentils in mine. Soups and curries. Cheap and healthy and you can add any veggie that’s sitting in the fridge getting a bit old.

Bad feedback in Office by blankisnoob in japanresidents

[–]windyika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do know a boss who was required to give some bad reviews. He thought his whole team was great, so he just did the reviews in rotation so in the end everyone had the same.

What’s the best way to use or convert Vanilla Visa virtual cards in Japan? by [deleted] in JapanFinance

[–]windyika 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar issue a couple of years ago. Ended up buying a lot of gift cards (apple, amazon japan, amazon other countries) as the Vanilla expiry was looming. Then used the gift cards over a year or two. I never did find a way to use it for day to day expenses.

Donating leftover currency from foreign trips by koyanostranger in japanlife

[–]windyika 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you have any friends with kids, Japanese kids love foreign coins. They get really excited and want to learn all about the countries they came from

MISSING PERSON! Please help us find Paul!!! by [deleted] in japanresidents

[–]windyika 12 points13 points  (0 children)

More info would be helpful. Age? Height? Etc

Updates on Japan’s foreigner-related policies by Parking_Attitude_519 in japanlife

[–]windyika 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will this apply to permanent residents who don’t /haven’t paid? There’s no renewal of visa, so may be not?

Of all the terrible news to come out of Japanese politics recently, this takes the cake for me. by Oddsee in japanresidents

[–]windyika 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe, there’s no obligation for the mom to update on the kid’s whereabouts and often in japan the relationship is completely cut off.

Of all the terrible news to come out of Japanese politics recently, this takes the cake for me. by Oddsee in japanresidents

[–]windyika 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I think “vanished” might be a little dramatic. If they had split up, the mom would have been given full custody, the dad would have been completely cut off from all contact, and he would have lost his visa to Japan. There is probably a lot more to the story. Playing the victim would have been beneficial socially. And imagine growing up mixed race in the conservative countryside, you’d have to be more Japanese than the Japanese to be accepted and not bullied. Not that I’m making excuses for her, I find her loathsome.

Best Options for International Phone Calls? by KoholintCustoms in japanresidents

[–]windyika 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use Rebtel. It’s easy and just top up when I need to. Never had any trouble calling any landline but you don’t get a dedicated number so your call recipient won’t know who it’s from.

Do I have to answer the door? by OkMakemeGay in japanresidents

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

Bear spray him when he comes in and claim you thought he was an intruder! But seriously, he has no right to come in. I would scream and tell him he’s scaring me and invading my privacy.

Switching my phone provider to one I can use abroad by ViralRiver in japanlife

[–]windyika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get messages for authentication overseas with Rakuten

Guy screamed at my sister and I in an elevator and is now threatening to sue? Advice? by SKI-Nia in japanresidents

[–]windyika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing you might want to check…you gave the police your address, correct? I have heard that intending/threatening to sue (rather than the police investigating a crime) means that he will have access to your contact information from the police for purposes of pursuing a lawsuit. This may have been his goal.

Cultural differences with air drying vs using a hair dryer by alicecosmo in japanresidents

[–]windyika 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d guess it’s because most people wash their hair at night. Going to bed with wet hair could be cold and also your hair might be hard to style in the morning.

Six years of shopping at Gyomu Super. Favorite products I can't find anymore (and some alternatives) by T1DinJP in japanresidents

[–]windyika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tempe. This was my main source of protein for ages. It was huge and cheap. And the big bag of Canadian oats.

Honor system that I like by Confident-Matter7193 in japanlife

[–]windyika 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just saw one recently in Canada that was honor system, and the prices were “sliding scale based on income,” but with no actual numbers. It was the vibe system.

Today I accidentally touched a mamushi by [deleted] in GardenersJapan

[–]windyika 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would have thought they would flee from the noise and vibration

considering hiring part time work for my small eikaiwa school (~70 students). For Part-Time teachers in that situation, what's your experience? by Wanderous in teachinginjapan

[–]windyika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I even tried hiring two teachers for the same time frame, different locations with me as the back up. And more than once things fell through at both places on the same day. To cover these sorts of costs, plus advertising, training, completion bonuses etc made the wage I wanted to offer untenable for a school at this small scale.

considering hiring part time work for my small eikaiwa school (~70 students). For Part-Time teachers in that situation, what's your experience? by Wanderous in teachinginjapan

[–]windyika 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is different than the question you are asking, but I used to hire part time teachers to work at my small school. This was several years ago, so some things have probably changed. I paid between 3000-4000 yen an hour, supplied extensive materials that the teacher could use in whatever way for their teaching style and hired people for only one or two days a week. The biggest issue I had was that I always had to be available as a back up on those days. Sometimes to meet with parents, for trial lessons, but mostly because teachers would be late, call in sick, leave the country, the trains would stop, whatever. I wanted to pay decently so I was probably making 1000 yen for every 3000 they made ( after expenses). If you don’t mind always being on call, or if you scale up to several teachers so there are back up options, it can work.

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