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LIFELINES

COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 1, 2009
Scuba, shipping and 'Tachi' base memories
Scuba source In reply to the inquiry about scuba diving (Lifelines, Oct. 6), Matt writes on behalf of Mar Scuba, the oldest foreigner-run dive operation in Tokyo ( www.marscuba.com ).
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 24, 2009
The tale of K.M. and the missing koseki
An American by birth, K.M. found the inquiry in our Oct. 20 column about koseki tohon, or family registration, very interesting.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 20, 2009
Seeking some advice, a lost father, friend
Where is my father? Yovichi (Yoichi?) Perez is "Japinoy," meaning of Filipino-Japanese ancestry. He saw a letter from a Japinoy like himself, also looking for his father, so he thought he would try his luck with us.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 6, 2009
Scuba, from Sado to Shikoku
Tim writes: "My girlfriend and I have snorkeled around the coast of Japan — Izu, Shikoku, Sado Island — and now plan to scuba-dive in Okinawa this autumn.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 22, 2009
Lifelines lead back to World War II
Seeking an old friend Kevin Roop, writing to us from the U.S., is trying to find an old friend of his 85-year-old father, Vernon Roop, a veteran of World War II who after the war was based with his unit, the 5th AAF, at Tachikawa Air Base in Tokyo.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 8, 2009
Cycling after drink may mean five years in clink
Riding under the influence C.F. in Hiroshima wants to know about the revised law on riding bicycles that went into effect in June 2008. He has heard that police can arrest anyone if they have had a few drinks and are caught riding a bicycle home.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 1, 2009
A license to drive: Readers take the wheel
Japan resident Dee wrote in our last column that she had lost her U.K. driving license and couldn't get a new one from the British licensing authority because she is no longer living in the country.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 18, 2009
Tax and driving licenses: The rub is in the residence
Tax and residency status Reader H.K. is wondering whether the granting of permanent residency will result in tax problems.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 7, 2009
Accommodation advice and visas
It's good to be able to report some positive experiences regarding finding accommodation in Japan. Here are a couple of letters we received.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 16, 2009
Bug-killers, jet lag and rent down payments
Tackling jet lag Newly arrived in Tokyo, Neil is going to have to fly often in his new job, and wonders how best to handle jet lag. He knows about cutting down on food and alcohol, drinking a lot of water and exercising, but wonders if there is any magic trick.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 9, 2009
Easter answers; credit crunch
The letter published in April about Easter in Japan — or rather the lack of it — provoked quite a response. The general consensus appears to be that Easter is too hard to pin down on the calendar for commercialization. Here are a couple of responses:
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 19, 2009
Going clubbing in the capital
New to Tokyo, T.B. is trying to make friends and wants to know if there are any clubs that he can join to meet new people and get involved with the international community.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 21, 2009
Travel by train on a budget
Rail on the cheap In Japan for only a limited time, J.K. is desperate to travel and see as much as possible. But there's a problem. "Cash is pretty limited. Are there any money-saving ways of traveling by train in Japan?"
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 14, 2009
Seeking permanence; ignoring Easter
Easter absence Brenda and family wonder why Easter has been ignored by Japanese commercial interests.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 24, 2009
Tatami care, and dust to dust
Spring cleaning Kate wonders if it is OK to wash tatami mats. "I'm spring-cleaning," she writes.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 10, 2009
Antiwar groups, Almond and Michi Aoyama
Nuts! Where's Almond? Julie was with friends on a bus passing through Roppongi and saw from the window that the famed Almond coffee shop on the crossing was no more.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 3, 2009
Working holidays and Amerasian roots
Mareen, an 18-year-old German citizen, spent three weeks in Japan, loved it, and now wants to come back.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 17, 2009
Dealing with a death abroad
Reader S.B. seeks advice on how to deal with arrangements following the death of a foreign relative in Japan.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 10, 2009
'Neko-cide' prevention; document dealings
'Contemplating neko-cide' writes, "There is a cat next door that in meowing all night causes me to lose sleep, which then hurts my performance at work."
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 20, 2009
Lifelines back to the 1900s
With 2009 so far looking bleak, here are some queries from around the world that take us into the past with the hope of finding positive solutions for the present.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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