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LIFELINES

COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 2, 2004
Immigration, acting and yellow pages
Otemachi still open? Dave was in a panic last week. He had just realized his three-year visa required renewal, and wondered if the immigration office in Otemachi was still open.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 26, 2004
Dodgy landlords and police
Dodgy landlord I was two weeks late with my rent and the landlord locked me out of my apartment. Is there anything I can do?
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 19, 2004
Agents, China dance and culture
Ole Latina! In addition to Dagmusic, (introduced in Lifelines; Sept. 24), there are quite a number of other companies in Tokyo who specialize in contracting foreign professional singers and musicians for TV CMs and soundlogos.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 5, 2004
Alien card concerns and a visitor
Fall is a beautiful time in Japan. If you have a chance, try and get away to to the mountains somewhere -- Nikko, Chichibu . . . it is absolutely beautiful.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 28, 2004
New talent, cheap fares and STDs
Talent scouting Jan believes she has a great voice and wonders how to find representation in Japan. "Are there any agencies that take on foreigners?"
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 21, 2004
Office space and garbage
The office I am starting a small business and looking for an office. I hear that you have to pay many months -- up to a year -- to rent an office. Is this true and is there anything I can do about it?
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 14, 2004
Legal help, lucky Jim, and trauma
Legal advice An addendum to Lifelines of Aug. 30.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 7, 2004
Scammers, counseling, health costs
Counseling Is there such thing as counseling in Japan? I have been married for 7 years and am having problems, yet my wife refuses to even discuss it. Is there some place we or I could go for help?
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 31, 2004
Air travel, kids stuff and wills
Air travel R.M. has a friend who wants to come and visit Japan, but he needs to use a portable oxygen tank from time to time.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 17, 2004
Mosquitoes, surgery and cheap words
More on mozzies A reader named Rodney was interested in information about "ka" (mosquitoes) in a July column. He says there are few things he hates in this world, even among the insect family, "but I do abhor mosquitoes!" He did some research on mosquito repellents about a year ago and learned that...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 3, 2004
Health costs, counselling, and new jobs
Health Insurance I have been in Japan over a year and I have enrolled in Japanese Health Insurance. My first three monthly premiums cost 1,500 yen, but I have since been re-assessed and now my monthly premiums have jumped to a whopping 57,000 yen a month.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 27, 2004
A pottery master and mosquitoes
Bernard Leach John writes that his parents will be hosting Japanese friends in the U.K. this coming autumn.
COMMUNITY / LIFELINES
Jul 20, 2004
More credit and readers need help
More free credit Reader "Tokyo Angel" got a no-charge credit card after hunting around for a while. She currently has a Nicos Visa card through the post office (application forms are available from all post offices) that has no annual fee and which includes full travel insurance aswell, even if you don't...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 13, 2004
Adoption and no-charge credit cards
Adopting Dave and his Japanese wife want to adopt a baby.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 6, 2004
Healthcare overseas and pension cares
Overseas health I have heard that under some circumstances it is possible to use National Health Insurance Coverage outside of Japan. Is this true? If so, under what circumstances?
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 29, 2004
Large clothes, scooters and passport help
Larger fashions Susan has info on where to find larger-sized clothes for women. "You can find Ladies LL size at the Ito Yokado Store in Shinagawa Ward (Oimachi Line, Rinkai Line and Keihin Line). Dress shop 'Miharu' (3F; phone 03-5743-0306) stays open until 11 p.m." Car parking is free to buying customers....
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 22, 2004
Visa cards, pensions and thesaurus info
Visa card Is it possible to get a zero annual fee Visa or Mastercard from a Japanese bank? It is quite common in the U.S., but I have never heard of or seen one here.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 15, 2004
Free guides, counseling and a bet
Howzat! Graham, Operations Manager at the YC&AC (Yokohama Country & Athletic Club) located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, follows up an enquiry about cricket from Jake on June 1.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 1, 2004
More on bilingualism and cricket
Background English Referring to Kanagawa Rod's contribution on bilingualism (Lifelines: May 18), John Edward Philips recommends "an even better source of background English, if you can afford it."
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 25, 2004
More pension information and hiking
Pension I I am a foreign national living and working in Japan. I have heard that when I leave Japan, I will be reimbursed for my contributions to the national insurance , unemployment insurance or national pension plans.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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