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Things to Consider While Living in Tokyo

January 25, 2015 by andy

Things to Consider While Living In Tokyo

Tokyo, one of the 47 prefectures, is the largest city and the capital of Japan. It is better called a metropolis rather than a prefecture and is the largest in the world with more than 30 million inhabitants. Having Useful Addresses: One important aspect of living in Tokyo is finding addresses. It is important to […]

Filed Under: Japan Stories, Living in Japan Tagged With: accommodation, addresses, banking services, childcare, healthcare, kckudr, living in tokyo, shopping, tokyo, transport

Living in the Land of the Rising Sun

January 21, 2015 by andy

Living In The Land Of The Rising Sun

A friend recently asked me what it’s actually like for a non-Japanese person to live in Japan, (knowing that my wife and I have lived here for 14 years). The hardest part about answering that question is fitting it into the length of an article, but as the Japanese say, “Ganbarimasu!” (I’ll do my best!) […]

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