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The Gaijin’s Dilemma
Dealing with that foreign language that you keep hearing in #Japan: #English.
Tim Odagiri
Oct 22, 20243 min read


Is Japan’s Mercari a Secret Government Entity?
The popular auction site Mercari is asking me lots of probing questions. Is it, perchance, a clandestine branch of the Japanese government?
Tim Odagiri
Oct 1, 20243 min read


Japan, Where the Impossible is Possible (and Vice Versa)
Japan, it turns out, has lots of paperwork. Citizens are somehow able to jet right past the formalities, be they printed forms in...
Tim Odagiri
Sep 16, 20244 min read


Getting Past Japan’s Foreign Resident Banking Barrier
Japan imposes a six-month waiting period on foreign resident bank accounts. Nihon Plus You’s new white paper explains the reasons why...
Tim Odagiri
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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