‘Japan’ Archives
Getting a Japanese Driver’s License
Beginner's License vs. Regular License If you have spent more than 90 days, but less than 1 year in the country that issued your driver's license you will be eligible for a beginners license only. If you have spent more than 1 year in total (not necessarily consecutive) in the country that issued your driver's license you will be eligible [...]
Onsen … a killer way to Chillax.
If you've spent any amount of time in Japan then you probably know all about Onsen, but for those of you who don't here's a little information to put you in the know. The Onsen is basically Japan's version of the Western "spa", except in my opinion much much better. One reason that I find the Onsen better than a Spa is that often the Onsen are [...]
Natl. Health Insurance now Mandatory – Tied to Visa Renewal
This information has been public for over a month now but I thought I would condense it all here and make it easy for people to follow. Basically in mid-June Japan's legislature passed a new law making it mandatory for all "foreigners" living in Japan to have the National Health Insurance. Come April 2010, if you aren't part of the [...]
