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A Practical Guide to Living in Japan: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Settle In

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Here’s just what you need to know and do to happily establish yourself in Japan. You’ll get the facts on banking, immigration, and insurance, plus daily-life tips on renting an apartment, hooking up utilities, figuring out transportation, and shopping for furniture. You’ll also get insider advice on how to find a job, learn Japanese, and make new friends, as well as basic ...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published November 1st 2000 by Stone Bridge Press
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Lauren
Exactly what it says on the tin - it's a guide to Japan that focuses on the practical "How do I rent an apartment?" type of questions, rather than a broader cultural guide. For what it is, I thought it was reasonably solid except for one major problem - its section on health care completely left out how to go about seeking mental and psychological health care. Given how common such needs are, and given that Japan's mental health system is so far behind that in the US - or most other English-spea ...more
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Dec 14, 2007 rated it really liked it
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Pretty good. I was looking for an updated version of Living and Working in Japan and this definitely fits the bill. ...more
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