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A community for foreign residents in Japan — share tips on visas, insurance, taxes, housing and daily life.

Kids' summer break — after-school programs won't take them, or should we send them back home? What's everyone planning?

Hè đến mà 学童 (chỗ trông trẻ sau giờ học) khu mình kín chỗ, mà hai vợ chồng đều đ

2026-06-18👁 233💬 3♥ 12

Cockroach season is here again... How to prevent them in an apartment? Share cheap and effective methods.

一到梅雨快结束,每年这家伙就出现…在厨房看到一只直接尖叫。之前有蚊子的帖,这次认真聊聊小强(ゴキブリ)对策。放置型的(ブラックキャップ那种)、堵住下水口和空调

2026-06-17👁 173💬 3♥ 17

Summer flights home are insane this year — plus a "deemed re-entry" reminder before you fly.

Booking a summer trip home and the airfares are brutal (peak season + weak yen).

2026-06-22👁 237💬 2♥ 21

Ochugen (mid-year gifts) — do foreigners need to send them too? Who do you send them to? (The etiquette is tricky.)

이맘때 백화점에 お中元 코너가 잔뜩 생기던데, 외국인도 보내는 게 보통인가요? 직장 상사? 거래처? 신세 진 사람? 누구한테 보내는 건지, 안

2026-06-22👁 166💬 3♥ 25

Working from home with the AC on 24/7... The electricity bill is terrifying. Also worried about elderly parents back home getting heatstroke.

在家办公,白天空调基本不敢关,这个月看电费账单都心慌…。设到28度+电风扇、遮光窗帘都做了,还有别的招吗? 还有国内的高龄父母总说「费电」舍不得开空调,中暑真的

2026-06-18👁 74💬 3♥ 13

Tanabata (July 7th) — writing wishes and hanging them with the kids. Anyone have cute ideas?

Sắp đến 七夕 (7/7) rồi. Năm nay muốn cùng hai bé viết 短冊 (giấy điều ước) treo lên

2026-06-18👁 168💬 2♥ 11

Summer purification ritual (June 30th) and passing through the chigaya ring — have you done it? Hard to explain to foreign friends (lol).

もうすぐ6月30日、半年の穢れを祓う「夏越の祓」。神社に大きな茅の輪が出て、八の字にくぐるアレです。子供の頃から何となくやってたけど、外国人の友達に「なんで草の

2026-06-20👁 240💬 2♥ 4

Fixed tax reduction — what about people who aren't company employees and pay taxes themselves (ordinary collection)?

住民税の通知が来たんですが、私はフリーランスで普通徴収(自分で納付)です。会社員は給与から調整されるみたいだけど、自分で払う場合の定額減税ってどう反映されるのか

2026-06-18👁 165💬 3♥ 14

Switch Online & other subscriptions are going up July 1 — time for a subscription audit?

Nintendo Switch Online jumps July 1 (individual monthly 306→400 yen, family 4,50

2026-06-19👁 205💬 2♥ 7

My Number health insurance card — the special exemption ends at the end of July! If you haven't switched yet, hurry up.

중요한 거 공유해요. 기존 종이 보험증 쓰던 특례조치가 **2026년 7월 31일**로 끝납니다. 8월 1일부터는 マイナ保険証 아니면 자치단체에

2026-06-22👁 181💬 3♥ 20

The new "Training and Employment" system (to be implemented April 2027) — how will the technical intern program change? Anyone know?

Nghe nói chế độ 技能実習 sẽ bị thay bằng 育成就労制度, chính thức thi hành từ 1/4/2027. Mụ

2026-06-17👁 184💬 3♥ 3

Electricity and gas subsidies are reportedly resuming from July to September... But is it true that prices will still rise due to high crude oil costs?

ニュースで、電気・ガスの補助が7〜9月に再開、7月使用分は3.5円/kWh値引き(標準家庭で3か月5,000円くらい軽減)って見ました。少し助かる…と思いきや、

2026-06-22👁 201💬 3♥ 25

[Price hike from July 1] Bread, instant noodles, ham — going up again... What should we stock up on now?

又一波涨价…7月1号起山崎制面包306个商品平均涨5.6%,3家泡面公司(赤いきつね·緑のたぬき之类)也一起涨,伊藤ハム220个商品。物价高到想哭。能冷冻的面

2026-06-23👁 94💬 3♥ 24

Test

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2026-06-22👁 20💬 5♥ 1

Heatstroke season — non-AC ways to cope, and what happens to medical costs if you collapse?

Kansai summers get scarier every year… Running the AC nonstop is scary for the b

2026-06-16👁 186💬 6♥ 12

[Free] Moving out — giving away microwave, drying rack, study desk (Tokyo)

Moving apartments at the end of June and would rather give things away than thro

2026-06-16👁 179💬 2♥ 11

Dental: private treatment vs. insurance-covered treatment — what's covered by insurance? Looking for cheap options in Kansai (dental thread continues).

전에 관서 치과 스레(외국어 되는 곳 어디?)가 도움이 많이 됐는데, 이번엔 "비용" 얘기를. 충치 때우는데 "흰 건 자비입니다"라는 말을 듣고

2026-06-16👁 155💬 4♥ 8

Summer bonus — what does everyone use it for? Saving, investing, or going back home? I'm torn every year.

Vừa có tiền thưởng mà năm nào mình cũng phân vân cách dùng… Vật giá cao thì nên

2026-06-16👁 209💬 5♥ 15

Moved from Tokyo to Kyushu and... people are TOO kind? Can't understand the dialect lol.

Six months since work moved me from Tokyo to Kitakyushu. At first I'd freeze bec

2026-06-16👁 171💬 3♥ 13

Community Forum | 在留大将

Water bills skyrocket in summer... Does anyone have water-saving tips?

Kids' summer break — after-school programs won't take them, or should we send them back home? What's everyone planning?

Cockroach season is here again... How to prevent them in an apartment? Share cheap and effective methods.

Summer flights home are insane this year — plus a "deemed re-entry" reminder before you fly.

Ochugen (mid-year gifts) — do foreigners need to send them too? Who do you send them to? (The etiquette is tricky.)

Working from home with the AC on 24/7... The electricity bill is terrifying. Also worried about elderly parents back home getting heatstroke.

Tanabata (July 7th) — writing wishes and hanging them with the kids. Anyone have cute ideas?

Summer purification ritual (June 30th) and passing through the chigaya ring — have you done it? Hard to explain to foreign friends (lol).

Fixed tax reduction — what about people who aren't company employees and pay taxes themselves (ordinary collection)?

Switch Online & other subscriptions are going up July 1 — time for a subscription audit?

My Number health insurance card — the special exemption ends at the end of July! If you haven't switched yet, hurry up.

The new "Training and Employment" system (to be implemented April 2027) — how will the technical intern program change? Anyone know?

Electricity and gas subsidies are reportedly resuming from July to September... But is it true that prices will still rise due to high crude oil costs?

[Price hike from July 1] Bread, instant noodles, ham — going up again... What should we stock up on now?

Test

Heatstroke season — non-AC ways to cope, and what happens to medical costs if you collapse?

[Free] Moving out — giving away microwave, drying rack, study desk (Tokyo)

Dental: private treatment vs. insurance-covered treatment — what's covered by insurance? Looking for cheap options in Kansai (dental thread continues).

Summer bonus — what does everyone use it for? Saving, investing, or going back home? I'm torn every year.

Moved from Tokyo to Kyushu and... people are TOO kind? Can't understand the dialect lol.