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This is pedantic but you're thinking of "romanization", the act of transliterating Japanese with the Roman alphabet ( romaji ). There are different systems of romanization, most no…

I got Calrose about a month back for just over 3000 yen, which is slightly cheaper than the homegrown stuff. The issue is that a year ago the homegrown stuff was going for 1500 yen…

But how did you optimize this prompt?

https://wordlerds.pages.dev/ It's Wordle but multiplayer and each player only gets one guess. Right now it's just for my friend group, but I may try to open it up so you can make y…

It's finding a domestic company that allows remote work five days a week that's the challenge.

FYI, The length-of-stay requirements for permanent residence are actually longer than for citizenship. Guidelines for Permission for Permanent Residence [1] > In principle, the per…

This is a common misconception. The reason you don't hear more about English-speaking westerners gaining Japanese citizenship is because they don't recognize dual citizenship. Reno…

The insistence on using non-standard capitalization in Japanese organization names is too damn high. Why must JAPAN be written in all caps? (My company similarly insists on not cap…

I would imagine most people earning under the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion limit ($112,000 in 2022) are taking that over the FTC, if just to avoid the headache.

In Japan they're also often missing the "willing to rent to foreigners" flag. Using aggregate sites like Suumo to find places you like ends up being a waste of time when so many pl…

I'm a programmer in Japan. This is completely normal. It looks ridiculous to have English syntax mixed in with Japanese variables, not great for legibility.

The unfortunate thing in Japan, where I (as well as the author, I believe) reside, is that the government decided to cop out on documentation for foreign residents. Every foreign r…