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[Save Money] Summer "Furusato Tax" on Eel and Fruit: Best Value! How to Maximize Benefits After Points Were Cancelled

夏天的ふるさと納税返礼品正香。鳗鱼(土用の丑の日前)、樱桃·芒果·哈密瓜这些水果现在都出了。 去年网站自营积分被取消了,但支付端的积分(楽天/Yahoo!高返点

2026-06-17👁 242💬 3♥ 25

Municipal International Exchange Events & Free Japanese Classes — Are You Making Use of Them? (Kanagawa)

외국인도 무료로 쓸 수 있는 게 의외로 많더라고요. 시·구청의 国際交流協会에서 무료/저렴한 일본어 교실, 생활상담, 통역 지원 같은 거요. 가나

2026-06-19👁 394💬 4♥ 21

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

夏になると水道代が地味に上がる。シャワー時間長くなるし、洗濯も増えるし。先日2か月分の請求見てげんなりした。 節水シャワーヘッド変えたら結構違うって聞くけど実際

2026-06-22👁 152💬 3♥ 24

Summer break for kids — Daycare won't take them, or should I send them back home? What do you all think?

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

2026-06-18👁 240💬 3♥ 12

Cockroach season is here again... How to prevent them in apartments? Please 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👁 219💬 4♥ 17

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

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

2026-06-22👁 239💬 2♥ 21

O-chugen (mid-year gifts): Do foreigners need to send them too? To whom? (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👁 172💬 3♥ 25

Running air conditioning 24/7 while working from home... I'm scared of the electricity bill. Also worried about heatstroke among my elderly parents back home.

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👁 76💬 3♥ 13

Tanabata (July 7th) — Write wishes to hang up with your 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👁 200💬 3♥ 11

Nagaoshi no Harae (June 30) and passing through the straw ring — Have you done it? It's 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👁 257💬 2♥ 4

For the flat-rate tax reduction, what happens to those who are not company employees but pay taxes directly ("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👁 169💬 3♥ 14

Switch Online and other subscriptions are increasing July 1 — Time for a subscription audit?

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

2026-06-19👁 241💬 3♥ 7

My Number Insurance Card: The special measure ends at the end of July! Those who 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

Child-rearing leave system (effective April 2027) — How will the Technical Intern Training Program change? Only someone who knows can tell me.

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 seem to resume from July to September... But with high crude oil prices, will costs actually rise anyway?

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 on July 1] Bread, instant noodles, and ham are 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

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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👁 236💬 2♥ 11

Dental treatment: Self-pay vs. Insurance-covered — How much is covered by insurance? Affordable options in Kansai (ongoing thread about dentists).

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