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Not dodgy at all, its my tax withheld certificate from my previous employer. He, on the other hand, is a very dodgy Ekaiwa owner hence why I don't want him to know my current address or employer. I don't know the details but I beleive he tried to tell the police a gaikokujin teacher was responsible for a stolen bike that was possibly a company bike. Also breaking at least one labour law, you know usual dodgy Eikaiwa stuff. Thanks for the links. Most appreciated.

Thanks mate PM sent, please reply if you have time. Does anyone know how you specify the post office you want it sent to (ie the address or a branch name)? Do I have to visit the post office to set it up first? Sorry I cant find any info on the net.

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That is an awful lot of translating you want done, I don't know about the other guys on here that do the translating but it can take an hour or so to do even one sticker for me if it has uncommon kanji (or more importantly and especially in the case of names of people/places - unusual readings of the kanji). I will give you some info now but I haven't got time to do it all right now. Sorry. Name of owner: Nissan Prince Saitama (Need more time to research the next bit) company. Address of owner: Saitama prefecture, Saitama city, Chuo ward, Shimochiai 4 chome (section of the ward) 24-15

Hi, does anyone know if it is possible to have packages sent to a post office in Japan (then I can pick them up from the post office). I want to receive a package without the sender knowing my home address. If so do you know what the name of the service is called? I was told kakitome but isn't that just registered mail? There aren't any English speakers at the post offices near me and my Japanese isn't trustworthy enough to communicate this relatively difficult question. Thanks in advance.

what about the cans of azuki bean soup bought from the vending machine - mmm sickly sweet and lumpy...yummo. Being a Japanese electric car I imagine you are expected to sit in the seiza position. The cars movement is actually controlled by a keitai with accelerometers (also attached to the keitai is a variety of barely recognizeably ornaments making the keitais total weight exceed the actual weight of the vehicle). What looks like the steering wheel is actually a headrest for having a snooze on after you have eaten your bento in the conbinis carpark.

Thanks mate!

Might be interested, haven't had much of a chance to look into it yet, but definitely want to go. I will PM you.

I am thinking that with no roof, the head room will be quite adequate, having said that I am quite drunk on highballs and namabiiru so I may not have any conception of reality....

I am sure that some of you, especially those coming to Japan soon will be interested in this, http://injapan.gaijinpot.com/2010/11/08/se...rt-maid-trains/

No worries That sucks that you had to pay for a belt replacement you didn't need but better safe than sorry. Unless you got it done for free under a warranty or something in which case,

It is the kilometers at which the belt was last changed After the ¨km¨ are _ year and _ month A more literal translation for the 3rd line before the ¨km¨ is: 交換 exhange 時 time 行 go 走 run 距 離 distance I am quite sure about the words for distance and exchange and I know the meanings of the go, run, time kanji but I am not sure if they actually make another word as I cant find a great translation, something like running time I think. So overall I think a decent translation would be something like: time and distance traveled when last exchanged.

Just a couple of random photos from a festival in Gifu - I didn't get much time to look around. The car is an electric single seater. I am no motorbike fan but I thought these were pretty cool. I dont know why there was some guy playing a mini piano but I am sure someone can insert a joke about a 6 inch pianist These photos were taken with a digital camera that predates humanities discovery of fire so please excuse the quality.

I am an assistant English teacher in Japan and need a family photo for a class. Rather than use a proper one I would prefer to use a more humorous one. So I just randomly downloaded a picture of a family photo in front of the opera house and I want my face to replace all the faces on the photo and hair as follows; oldest guy- grey hair younger guy- blonde hair oldest woman- grey long hair other woman- brown long hair baby- red long hair The hair can come from any pics even cartoons - I am not looking for a professional job just something that will hopefully get a laugh out of the school kids (while paying homage to Aphex Twins Come to Daddy film clip - cant imagine too many people know that one ) If anyone has some spare time I would really appreciate it.

Green tea and maccha ice cream??? or alternatively you could drag your tongue through a pot hole puddle....same taste I reckon only kidding, I just dont like green tea. If it is your thing then go for it . If you are in central Japan and want to try sweets try the coffee shop chain called Komeda. They have a dish called Shironawaru - vanilla ice cream on a pancake/danish type thing. Definitely agree with Amayama about the temperature drop, not only there in Kyoto but anywhere in Japan where you find a temple with greenery you will notice how much cooler it is inside....now I just gotta work out how to convince the local Buddhists that setting up a quarter mile strip in their temple grounds will give them Dali Lama levels of Karma.....

No worries, Shinkansen is the bullet train. All the signs in English around stations etc will say Shinkansen, Japanese people rarely if every refer to it as the bullet train even when writing translations in English so it might be easier for you on your trip if you get used to seeing it. If you are going to be sight seeing in Osaka my personal recommendation above everything else is the Osaka Aquarium - Kaiyukan. It wasnt that long ago that it was arguably the best aquarium in the world. Even though there are better ones now, including Okinawa, it is still an amazing place to visit - try and be there for the whale shark feeding. Also while in Osaka you might like to visit Shinsaibashi which is a great place to try Osakas famous foods such as Takoyaki and Okonomiyaki. Or if you are really wanting some Western food there is a Shakeys pizza there which has all you can eat for a reasonable price - has Japanese curry rice as well as pizzas. Shinsaibashi also has plenty of clothes shopping and toys/games to keep the missus and kid happy. I love Nagoya as a place to live but as far as tourist destinations go its pretty average compared to many other places in Japan. You will probably want to check out the Aichi Toyota museum which is a bit of a trek from Nagoya station but from what I hear well worth it - has many MANY cars not only Toyotas and is way better than the Toyota museum in Odaiba (Tokyo). Nagoya castle is worth a look but Osaka castle is much better. Between Nagoya and Osaka are Kyoto and Nara which are both fantastic for seeing old buildings etc.

Nagoya is more convenient but check the airline ticket price as when I came here last year it was much cheaper to fly Jetstar to Osaka then Shinkansen to Nagoya, Jetstar didnt (and I am pretty sure still doesnt) fly to Nagoya. Plus you get the experience of riding the Shinkansen which in my opinion is an awesome way of traveling. 50mins Shinkansen from Shin Osaka to Nagoya. There are also cheaper options for getting from Osaka to Nagoya - the Kintetsu line is much cheaper especially if you go to a discount ticket shop. It is much slower though - about 2 hours I believe. I am pretty sure there is a bus that will take you from Nagoya station to Suzuka when the F1 is on - shouldnt be too expensive - sorry I dont have any details you will have to search the net.

No worries

First picture is just telling you to use high octane/premium second picture says to change oil at 70356km and the date of the last change was 30th March (doesnt state the year) セイロモータース is seiro (or seilo) motors, I assume the name of the company that did the last oil change.

I have many interests including of course cars and due to my ride being many thousands of kilometers away I am often found facedown on roads in Gifu and Aichi smelling tyre rubber and silently weeping. I miss my wagz.

Absolutely agree, it is only decades of market pressure that forced Apple to start allowing competition into their hardware/software, whereas PCs have always been a lot more about freedom for people to make what they want and Microsoft supplies the OS. I dont pretend to have the experience of the network admin guys on this forum but I can not think of any positive experiences I have had with them. As far as performance goes when I was at Uni 2 years ago it was almost impossible to get a seat at a PC because everyone wanted them but you could always get a seat at a Mac because waiting for minutes for an application to start on a Mac was somewhat comparable to the pain I imagine would come from driving a 3 inch nail into your kneecap. Even though they were newer than the PCs they would take forever to load something as simple as Mozilla Firefox. One of the more satisfying things I have done in my life was buying an ipod nano rip off for $40 on the net and never having to use itunes with it. It was like getting to throw a shoe at Steve Jobs. Awseome.

To be honest I only did it so I could get heaps of free food and to boost my ego by impressing my junior high students. Inevitably ending up looking clueless and losing the ability to speak Japanese due to nerves was just a bonus. Did your mate go through one of the gaijin agencies - I think there is one in Nagoya that advertises in the written English media a bit. Would be good to do some media work like that if I could get into it. Is your mate Barry (the older guy who occasionally appears on variety shows) or the younger guy with blonde curly hair. Or is he not Aussie at all?

Awesome..... could never have hoped to put it better myself.