Community Forum | 在留大将

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Looking for someone to speak your native language with in Kyoto. Would you like to join a monthly tea party?

国籍よりも“母語で少し安心したい”人向けの小さなお茶会を考えています。日本語が疲れた日に来られる場所にしたいです。

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Where are you currently advertising for regular meetings of national communities?

Facebook、WhatsApp、LINE、Discordなどバラバラなので、全国版で見える化したいです。国籍別じゃなくても、言語別コミュニティも歓迎。

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Is anyone in Sendai looking for a baby crib? I can hand it over this weekend.

半年ほど使ったベビーベッドです。解体済みで、組み立て説明書も残っています。

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Giving away a bicycle in Naka-ku, Hiroshima. I can help you with the registration transfer.

通勤用に使っていた自転車を無料で譲ります。防犯登録の変更も一緒に警察で対応可能です。

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Giving away a desk I used near Yokohama Station for free.

在宅勤務用に使っていたコンパクトデスクです。解体済みなので車なしでも運びやすいと思います。

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Giving away a rice cooker. Hope to deliver/pick up in Shijo-Karasuma area this week.

一人暮らし用の炊飯器を無料で譲ります。内釜のコーティングもまだ大丈夫で、すぐ使えます。

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Has anyone recently been to an internal medicine or dermatology clinic in Kobe that is foreigner-friendly?

症状説明が不安なので、受付や先生が急がせずに聞いてくれる病院だと助かります。保険証あり、三宮から行ける範囲で探しています。

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I want to create a briefing session explaining the flow of tax returns, designed so foreigners only need to look at this one point to understand.

年末調整で終わらない人向けに、全国版の“最初の一歩”ガイドを一緒に整理したいです。実際に困った点も歓迎。

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I want to know the latest list of documents foreigners should bring for their move-in notification (tennyu todokede) in Shibuya Ward.

引越したばかりで、在留カード、住民票、賃貸契約書あたりは揃えています。最近渋谷区でやった人、必要だったものを教えてください。

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What was the Japanese term for garbage sorting that confused you the most?

燃えるゴミ、燃えないゴミ、資源、粗大……最初の壁として強すぎるので、各自の“ここで詰まった”を集めたいです。

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I want to collect stories from across the country about moments when convenience stores were a lifesaver.

深夜のATM、住民票コピー、チケット支払い、宅配受け取り。外国人生活で“结局是便利店救了我”这种瞬间，欢迎集中补充。

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Anonymous survey: Which type of loneliness is the hardest to explain in Japan?

これは“答えを出す”ためというより、今の気持ちに名前をつけるためのアンケートです。気軽に選んでください。

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Something I couldn't say, but the hardest part of my first life in Japan.

这里不需要完美答案，也不需要“正能量”。如果你也有那些没办法跟身边人直接说出口的瞬间，这里可以匿名地讲。

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A list of items foreigners should buy first during winter in Sapporo.

靴、手袋、滑り止め、家の暖房対策。北海道に来たばかりの人が“これは先に買えばよかった”と思ったものを集めたいです。

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A summary of safe places to wait if you miss the last train in Shibuya, Shinjuku, or Ikebukuro.

都会生活だと、電车问题和夜间移动是很现实的主题。把靠谱的待避点、24小时空间、深夜交通经验集中一下。

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Are there any real estate agencies near Nagoya Station that are easy for foreigners to enter?

内见时日语压力比较大，希望能找到沟通相对耐心、保证公司手续也熟悉的店。欢迎分享实际踩坑经验。

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Community Forum | 在留大将

Does anyone know of a hospital in Yokohama that offers Sunday clinics and is child-friendly?

I want to gather tips on how to lower rent that can be applied anywhere in Japan.

For those working as translators or interpreters, do you ever find the emotional labor exhausting?

On nights when homesickness hits hard lately, what do you all do to get through it?

Looking for someone to speak your native language with in Kyoto. Would you like to join a monthly tea party?

Where are you currently advertising for regular meetings of national communities?

Is anyone in Sendai looking for a baby crib? I can hand it over this weekend.

Giving away a bicycle in Naka-ku, Hiroshima. I can help you with the registration transfer.

Giving away a desk I used near Yokohama Station for free.

Giving away a rice cooker. Hope to deliver/pick up in Shijo-Karasuma area this week.

Has anyone recently been to an internal medicine or dermatology clinic in Kobe that is foreigner-friendly?

I want to create a briefing session explaining the flow of tax returns, designed so foreigners only need to look at this one point to understand.

I want to know the latest list of documents foreigners should bring for their move-in notification (tennyu todokede) in Shibuya Ward.

What was the Japanese term for garbage sorting that confused you the most?

I want to collect stories from across the country about moments when convenience stores were a lifesaver.

Anonymous survey: Which type of loneliness is the hardest to explain in Japan?

Something I couldn't say, but the hardest part of my first life in Japan.

A list of items foreigners should buy first during winter in Sapporo.

A summary of safe places to wait if you miss the last train in Shibuya, Shinjuku, or Ikebukuro.

Are there any real estate agencies near Nagoya Station that are easy for foreigners to enter?