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LIFELINES

COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 29, 2006
A word of advice on guarantors
Pay-for-guarantor Reader Harold has some comments on a past query in the Lifelines column.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 22, 2006
Rakugo and a noisy neighbor
Rakugo Ewan, teaching in Tokyo, is interested in Japanese story-telling. "I don't know if you have heard but story-telling in the U.K. is enjoying quite a revival. Edinburgh has the first center for story-telling ever created in the world, funded by the Scottish Storytelling Forum and the Church of...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 15, 2006
Must I pay to renew my lease?
Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy Japan. The mountains, the ocean, the beautiful "inaka" or countryside where time seems to have stopped. It's a good time also to thank God for the simple things that make life in Japan so special -- telephones that work, trains that run on time and people that bring...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 1, 2006
Island travel and Mac help
Airport on Ogasawara? J and partner have heard that there is an air service to Ogasawara (the Bonin Islands) -- described in my book Insider's Tokyo (2001) as "Tokyo furthest flung outpost."
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 25, 2006
Renting and dual nationality
In Japan, "truth" is often a very nebulous concept. A "situational ethics" approach to life here directly affects law and gives birth to the "don't ask, don't tell" attitude, which is pervasive in Japan.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 18, 2006
Gold value, dogs and carpentry
Gold, gold, gold Andrew in San Francisco has come through with some very helpful advice on gold (Lifelines: July 4).
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 11, 2006
Food and citizenship concerns
Dual citizenship Joe is looking for further clarification on the dual citizenship issue raised in the June 27 Lifelines column.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 4, 2006
Yoga, gold and pet adoption
Maternity yoga Chris is pregnant and living in the Osaka area, and wants to know if there is anywhere she can practice yoga in her condition.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 27, 2006
On dual citizenship, pensions
Dual citizenship Reader S. doesn't recall ever reading anything in the Lifelines column on dual citizenship.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 20, 2006
Cleaning, bikes and a miracle
Cheap bike Caroline needs a bike but doesn't want to spend a lot. "I heard I can buy, very cheaply, bikes that have been left at inconvenient places, such as train stations, towed away and not retrieved by their owners after a year. Can you give me more details about where such depots might be?"
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 13, 2006
Pensions, credit and new law
Missing pension Reader X began working for a company here eight years ago, at which time his employers failed to inform him of his right to enroll in the Employees' Pension and Health Insurance Programs.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 6, 2006
Cleaning, ID checks, 'Kimigayo'
Help! Louise writes is looking for a good housekeeping crew or individual in Saitama. She sees ads for the Tokyo area, but not locally.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 30, 2006
'Gokiburi,' new law and residency
Cockroaches One of our readers has been having problems with cockroaches recently. She has been cleaning the apartment regularly, placing cockroach traps and even used a "bomb" to try and get rid of them, all to no avail.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 23, 2006
Air con fury and posting
What? AH in Hokkaido wonders if I have been in Japan too long.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 16, 2006
Airports, pensions, cell phones
Immigration change I am reading a lot about the new immigration laws and the possible changes that could apply in regards to airport arrival/re-entry.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 9, 2006
Home help, Kimigayo, raccoons
Silver centers Viki in Saitama read the first posting about utilizing Silver Center workers and then this past week read that Saitama might have not caught onto the idea yet.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 2, 2006
Fingerprint fears and TELL news
Immigration law Michael asks how the new immigration law for foreign arrivals will affect those with re-entry visas. "Can we still use the Japanese national line, or will we have to go to the foreigners line? Japanese nationals are not being photographed or fingerprinted."
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 25, 2006
Temples, air cons and food
To begin, some responses to earlier columns:
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 11, 2006
Cheese, yoga and knitting
We're well aware that Tokyo is not the be all and end all of the country, but it's hard to get information useful to the foreign community when we are all so scattered. This is why the following two mails are so welcome. Thanks guys.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 4, 2006
Permanent residency and names
Permanent residency Having been granted permanent residency a couple of years ago, I have been concerned about ensuring that I do not jeopardize it by overlooking any technicalities.
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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