I think that Japan must be operated via remote control - I’m not kidding! On my coffee table there are no less than five remotes and most of the buttons are in Kanji! The living room is not the only place that there are remotes - each bedroom has two remotes. […]

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Learning Japanese can be a tough proposition, trust me, I know, but life in Japan when you can’t speak the language is fraught with uncertainty and some pretty amusing experiences (looking back that is!). Here is a portion of a comic strip from the Japan Times that illustrates the challenges well (click on the […]

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Technology sure has changed since 1998 (our last time living in Japan). Here are some of the technology decisions that I will need to make, hopefully with some guidance from my husband’s employer:
Long Distance Calling - Should we use a callback service as described at dial-abroad.org or a VOIP (voice over IP) such […]

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