Sunny Rock has listed out many great websites that are useful for preparing to come to Japan. See them here!

There are lots and lots of (both silly and serious) entertainment you can found in Japan. Know a thing or two about them because they are great ice breakers when you meet new friends! Click here to find out more!

Getting a Keitai from Softbank

FINALLY FINALLY! I WENT BACK TO YOBASHI CAMERA AND GOT MY KEITAI TODAY.  Since yesterday I forgot to bring my passport, today I made sure I had both my passport and alien registration document.  I found the staff that I saw yesterday….he reserved a phone for me so I was grateful.

So to get a keitai, [...]

Back to reality….job search begins

After spending the first couple of weeks my time in Japan traveling and settling down, it is time to start hunting for jobs.  I have already gotten a reply back from Robert Half and they told me there is nothing for me in terms of senior accountant/analyst roles.  Of course I expected that since I [...]

Opening a bank account

So after leaving Handai Dorm in the afternoon yesterday, I went to Umeda to open my bank account at Shinsei bank.  I decided on Shinsei because, even though they are small, they offer the much lower fees compare to the other big 2. Shnsei does not offer teller service and everything is either done online, [...]

Shinkansen / Alien Registration

Dave came back to Osaka safely last night. I was expecting him to show up at around 8 but he got back at 11. What happened?

If you have rode on the Shinkansen (bullet train) you may know that there are three kinds of service: Kodama, which stops at every Shinkansen stations; Hikari, which [...]

packing packing packing!

It’s only about a week to go and I have started packing, of course. I am bringing mostly clothes and daily essentials. The temperature fluctuates alot (see table below found on Wikipedia), so I have to bring some winter clothes. I don’t plan on buying a lot of clothes there….I want to save up more [...]