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Hair removal: Waxing - Girls, advice please?!

chochajin wrote in expatsjapan May 23, 2012 11:21

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Sugi allergies ;A;

lilly_faust wrote in expatsjapan Jan 23, 2012 20:34

Hi everyone ( Read more... )

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Leaving Japan

kueken23 wrote in expatsjapan Aug 03, 2011 13:32

Hi, it's me again ( Read more... )

leaving japan, banking/finances, general advice

Leaving japan

taiyou_no_ao wrote in expatsjapan Aug 01, 2011 23:22

Hi everyone, I've lived in Japan for 5 years but after spending several months out of Japan I decided that it's time for me to leave. Since I originally planned on returning to Japan I kept my apartment and all my stuff in Japan so I have to return in september and take about a month to move everything and close things. So I have some questions ( Read more... )

leaving japan, computers/electronics, banking/finances, documents, moving, general advice

NEWS FROM JAPAN

breau wrote in expatsjapan Mar 18, 2011 22:05

Hey All,

If you're interested in truthful reporting of events, a guy named Katz has been broadcasting for a week live from his apartment - he is translating ALL the news conferences and collecting ALL the info and reporting back.

Check him out. He's given all of his time to try and help people figure out what is going on. living in japan, general advice, news, earthquakes, community, disasters

Postgrad Japanese studies - useful?

lie_kun wrote in expatsjapan Jan 25, 2011 18:15

If you have the time, I'm just looking for a little help with postgrad studies and how it helped you ( Read more... )

jobs, general advice, non-teaching jobs, going to school

Help with Tokyo Geography!

sjcarpediem wrote in expatsjapan Dec 03, 2010 10:58

Hey, all!

I may be moving to Tokyo next month (from Kansai) and know NOTHING about the geography. What wards should I start looking in for affordabe/decent housing???

My definition of affordable/decent (knowing NOTHING about living in Kanto) :

6-8man/month maybe 9
I'm sure everywhere is w/i 10-15 minutes of a train station, right (since I ( Read more... )

tokyo, living in japan, moving, general advice, accommodation/housing

Tokyo New Years Eve / Accommodation

blushingblood wrote in expatsjapan Nov 28, 2010 22:31

I posted not too long ago asking for recommendations for Tokyo hostels. The responses were great and helped a ton! Unfortunately we ran into a problem: we can't find a hostel/hotel we can afford for one of the nights we'll be there: new years eve. They appear to be all booked up ( Read more... )

general advice, accommodation/housing

Getting makeup shipped to Japan

koneko_desu wrote in expatsjapan Nov 25, 2010 23:16

I didn't think I'd run into so much trouble trying to get some makeup but after hours of searching I've decided to seek some help from those that are more experienced with this.

I'm looking to get the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion and the Manic Panic Vampire Red Eye Shadow but it seems I can't get them from North America over to Japan. I ( Read more... )

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How do I clean my floors? D:

dearmisterecho wrote in expatsjapan Nov 01, 2010 21:24

I need help figuring out what floor cleaning products I need to get. My living area is hardwood so that's easy, but in the kitchen/bathroom area, there is a different kind of flooring and I have no idea what it's called...and thus don't know what type of cleaner I need to get ( Read more... )

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