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Re: Warning over new India e-visa

Jonathan Allen — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 08:04:31 -0000

so was there any update from the HCOI about the definition of 'casual business use' ?

This page was the first page in google search for "definition on casual business visit india etv"

Re: There’s nothing weird about ‘sexless’ Japan

Jonathan Allen — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 09:53:55 -0000

the obvious question to ask is how do these statistics compare with similar stats for other countries?

Re: Six railway operators launch English map for tourists

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 07:18:17 -0000

what is so special about Nakano Broadway that its on the map?

Re: So long… and thanks for all the fish

Jonathan Allen — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 09:10:09 -0000

Only just discovered this site closed down. Sorry to see it go . It was a great site.

Re: Camp Express

Jonathan Allen — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:07:09 -0000

There is branch of this chain in Otemachi too

Re: A Neurotic’s Tips to Tokyo Travel

Jonathan Allen — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:57:11 -0000

Great post with some useful advice. Just after I read this, I found a link here http://ikimasho.net/2015/02... shows a map someone created of all the railways in Tokyo Which may prove useful. Google maps has the physical maps of the rail network, but not the logical mapping of what trains run where. I find http://www.hyperdia.com excellent for giving rail times and connections for any trip.

Re: Wasei Eigo: I Can’t Believe It’s Not English!

Jonathan Allen — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:44:16 -0000

What an excellent list. One I'd like to suggest is "Grand Open" for opening event. I don't think Soft skills is specifically Japanese, I've heard this used before I came to japan in management training courses. It sabot about the stuff you really can't teach or measure.

Re: The psychological addiction behind Facebook’s success

Jonathan Allen — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:40:09 -0000

you can't find any more recent studies that one done ten years ago ?

Re: Japanese Bar’s Drunk Shaming Campaign Gets Wasted

Jonathan Allen — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 21:10:56 -0000

You realize you are about six weeks late with this and it's already been exposed as a fake

https://medium.com/race-cla...

Re: What Are Those Stickers on Japanese Cars?

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 05:56:17 -0000

I just renewed my driving license and in the lecture in Japanese you have to attend (whether you understand Japanese or not ) they displayed these signs. Lucky a quick google search of "red and yellow signs of cars japan' led me to this!...

Re: Halloween: Japan’s Most Recent Holiday

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:25:47 -0000

another good video of Friday night last week from Tokyo Fashion http://youtu.be/XCNFA90H38Q

Re: feedly. feed your mind.

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:39:33 -0000

All good things must come to end. Sorry to see it go.

Re: The Art of Running: LED Traces

Jonathan Allen — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:24:48 -0000

I should introduce you to Morgan Fisher, he lives in Tokyo and is also very interested in light photographs like this.

Re: Apple Stores now carrying iPhone 5 cases

Jonathan Allen — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 08:57:15 -0000

never mind the cases. I tried to buy an iPhone 5 in Tokyo today and they are sold out, with no indication when they'll get any more. and no they don't take reservations!

Re: London Underground Tube Diary - Going Underground's Blog

Jonathan Allen — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:36:55 -0000

By coincidence a real Panda ( Shin Shin) just gave birth to a panda cub here at Tokyo Zoo,

Re: Packing for Japan Q&A | Surviving in Japan: (without much Japanese)

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:52:06 -0000

One thing to point out about the electrical stuff, is that some houses / apartments have a 220V supply with a couple of outlets, ( very special 3 pin plugs) usually in the kitchen for running washing machine or drier. so even if you are coming from the UK or other 240 V countries , you can use your kitchen electrical appliances if you are moving over and getting the whole house contents moved over in a container. I wish I'd known this before we gave away our really expensive toaster in the UK.

Re: Healthcare in Japan: Checkup Options | Surviving in Japan: (without much Japanese)

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:16:42 -0000

I've just had mine done last week. I forgot the instruction about not eating for 12 hours before the test, so I had to go back a second time for the blood test, ultra sound and barium drink X-ray. I really don't enjoy the barium drink experience. The rest of it I'm fine with, but do I really need to have that specific test done every year? what exactly are they checking for?

Re: a guide to heaters in Japan

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:04:39 -0000

We got a couple of gas heaters originally. we bought them from Tokyo Gas after our first year here. You need a special gas outlet in the wall, and they also needed to be plugged into an electrical socket too. They give out a lot of heat, but they we didn't like the smell they created and with the two cables they were a bit cumbersome. Also, the gas didn't seem to be any cheaper than the electricity, so we ended up getting rid of them and getting a couple of electric oil filled radiators instead.

Re: 6 ways to find English-language books in Japan | Surviving in Japan: (without much Japanese)

Jonathan Allen — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:11:44 -0000

well there's always the second hand bookshops GoodDay books in Ebisu, Blue Parrot in Takadanbaba and there's a really good Book Off in Shirokandai near Meguro. It has a basement full of very cheap English books fiction and non fiction. I did post on bookshops on my blog a while back with the links http://bit.ly/muntSq

Re: Daniel Gray - Blog - Train in vain

Jonathan Allen — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:35:59 -0000

why do we need to print out tickets anyway. It should be going paperless.
If the airlines can do it surely the trains can doit ?
The way forward is to have it all stored on your phone then you have endless ways to display all the information you ever need and just wave it at the turnstiles as you sail through.
Lets face it, it they are never going to replace all the existing software and printers to make all great looking mockups that people have produced. lets look to the future!

Re: Budget Trouble: Show Me Japan Vol 1 Issue 30

Jonathan Allen — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:13:39 -0000

I'm NOT showing the beautiful side of Japan, but it's a story that needs to be told.

Re: Bicycles: Blue Folding bike

Jonathan Allen — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:35:21 -0000

bicycle? what bicycle ..;)

Re: Budget Trouble: Freezing in Japan

Jonathan Allen — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:34:19 -0000

This is one of my pet peeves too. I delight in asking Japanese if the is a word in Japanese that means 'insulation'. I always get a blank look in return!

The other excuse I can imagine is that houses are not built to last.. everyone wants their house to be NEW, so a lot of houses get demolished after a short lifetime... which is no excuse, but makes it cheaper to build if you don't expect it last long.

And then of course the ever present threat of 'the big one' when the earth moves and the whole lot ends up in a pile of rubble. So what's the point of building to last anyway?

in the mean time I'll shiver and complain in winter and sweat and whinge in summer.

Re: Report: In Japan, Facebook Not So Popular - DesignTAXI.com

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:49:07 -0000

and how exactly does FB enforce the 'real name policy' ?

Re: Inside a Book-Off in Shibuya

Jonathan Allen — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:14:06 -0000

there's a branch in Meguro somewhere that has a lot of English books. There's supposed to be a Christmas sale on which I keep meaning to go to. I was advertised in Metropolis.
I must look it up, but I bet the sale's over by the time I find it..

Anyone outside Japan who wants magazines from Book Off, I'd be happy to purchase them and post them back to you if give me details... contact me via my blog http://seoul-man.blogspot.com