I am seriously looking into getting a puppy but if possible do not want to spend 2 ~4 thousand that the pet shops charge.

I'm in Osaka, can someone let me know how id go about getting one through a rescue organisation.

Also if you've done it yourself please let me know how it went.

Thx.

My wallet was stolen last night in Shibuya. It has my zairyu card and My Number Card in it. I move out of Japan indefinitely in two weeks. Will I need my zairyu card at the airport when leaving? I’m not returning back to Japan so I’m not sure if I need to physically present a card to turn-in or should I be okay with a police report as evidence?

Thanks in advance!

My grandma was Japanese and moved to the Us with my American grandpa in the 1960s. She kept her citizenship and my mom was (or is we think?) a dual citizen. My mom never gave up her citizenship, and last time my mom asked my grandma, she said she registered my birth too, and both me and my mom are on her family koseki.

I called the Japanese embassy and they told me that means my mom and I are both Japanese citizens and to get our passports, we need to bring in the koseki. She said technically we have to chose one citizenship, but they Japan really doesn’t care, and she regularly sees dual citizens getting or renewing their passports, so she encouraged us to get ours.

Problem is, we don’t have our koseki. We have zero contact with anyone in Japan, my grandma is no longer with us, and we have no clue where the koseki is registered at.

Does anyone know how I could find it?

I don't have an English news source yet, but our family and tons of others just spent our Saturday night in the dark. It was nice though, never seen so many stars outside.

proof: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ea11916a1bd8ec3c76c6697b7e6d3d394a8752df

https://imgur.com/a/EYXRQN1

Where could I find all versions of the tale of Kaguya-hime? Surely someone must have compared them?

Hello, can anyone recommend a good driving school for foreigners in Ibaraki(preferably Mito, Hitachinaka, and Hitachi)?

Also, I’m looking for driving schools where I can use 「エポス運転免許クレジット」

Hi, I would like to retrieve my family’s Koseki and have read that it’s easier to do if you’re actually in Japan. I’ll be going at the end of the month so now seems to be a good opportunity to try. My father and I were born in America. My grandmother was born in America, lived in both places, and had dual citizenship but eventually had to choose one, ultimately keeping her American citizenship. Her parents were born in Japan. I don’t have any birth certificates other than my own, but I have access to obituaries and a passenger list for my grandparents and great-grandparents.

Would this be enough to prove lineage? Should I take these documents to the prefecture’s library? Also, does anyone have recommendations for a translator I could hire in Japan to help?

Thank you for any input!

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241105/p2a/00m/0op/013000c

So several stations will now have large locker pods that serve multiple purposes. One of them is to allow you to drop your large luggage off and have it delivered to another location (home/hotel) so that you don't clutter up the trains.

We use YAMATO TRANSPORT for our intra-japan travels, from one city to the next so we don't have to manage it on the trains.

They can also be used for shopping deliveries and other purposes.

Personally, I love the idea for shipping luggage -- Now, if they have it at the airport and not just the train stations that would be fantastic.

"Furthermore, luggage left in lockers at five stations including Tokyo, Ueno and Shinagawa can now be delivered to guests at hotels in the center of the capital the same day."

hi all i am living in tokyo for the next few months and where i was from we can get fresh orange juice quite easily from supermarkets. here i have not found any option. any suggestions would be very much appreciated! thank you.

i have tried googling it but 私はあまり賢くないね and i cannot grasp it at all. looking for help. thank you

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I've got this unusual hakama I picked up years and years ago while putting together a costume. Didn't end up using it, got another that worked out better, and this one has just been taking up space in a plastic bin for the last 20 or so years. I've never been quite sure what this one was intended for, though. It's quite stiff in front, and lacks pleats. The backside is pleated normally, but is significantly shorter than the front panel. I've always wondered if it was part of some theater wardrobe? It seems far too heavy and inconvenient for normal wear (aside from being fancy and loud). I'm clearing out things I don't need and just want to describe it properly when I pop it on ebay or whatever.