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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; LIFELINES</title>
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		<title>Foreign iPhone fans, be aware of Softbank&#8217;s two-year visa rule</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/09/30/how-tos/foreign-iphone-fans-be-aware-of-softbanks-two-year-visa-rule/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=foreign-iphone-fans-be-aware-of-softbanks-two-year-visa-rule</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Softbank requires that you have at least two years remaining on your visa if you wish to pay for a new iPhone handset in monthly installments rather than fork out for the whole lot up front.]]></description>
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		<title>Before you leave Japan, there&#8217;s an awful lot to do</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/09/16/how-tos/before-you-leave-japan-theres-an-awful-lot-to-do/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=before-you-leave-japan-theres-an-awful-lot-to-do</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Preparing to leave Japan can be an overwhelming and time-consuming process, especially if you try to do it in less than two months, as my husband and I did. But regardless how much (or little) time you have to get ready, we learned a few things from our experience that might make yours easier. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Returnee livid after ugly treatment at TBC beauty salon in Tokyo</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/08/26/how-tos/returnee-livid-after-ugly-treatment-at-tbc-beauty-salon-in-tokyo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=returnee-livid-after-ugly-treatment-at-tbc-beauty-salon-in-tokyo</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[beauty services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Returnee reader MQ has vowed to give TBC a wide berth after staff made her feel unwelcome and refused to help her enroll at the beauty empire's  Yurakucho branch.]]></description>
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		<title>So you want to start a business in Japan?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/08/12/how-tos/so-you-want-to-start-a-business-in-japan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=so-you-want-to-start-a-business-in-japan</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keiji Senoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader VS writes: &#8220;I am a Spanish national interested in getting information about how to start a business in Japan. What is the minimum required to invest for this purpose and how is this linked to obtaining a residence status? Any information — in English — or links where I could get this information would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think before you ink if you work with kids</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/07/22/how-tos/think-before-you-ink-if-you-work-with-kids/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=think-before-you-ink-if-you-work-with-kids</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tattoos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yakuza]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am very interested in getting an irezumi (traditional tattoo) in Japan. Are there any artists that will tattoo a foreigner? If so, who and where? My interviewer for the teaching position tried to warn me that tattoos are a 'no-no.]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking to return the spoils of war</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/07/15/how-tos/seeking-to-return-the-spoils-of-war/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=seeking-to-return-the-spoils-of-war</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Embassy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WWII]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lifelines takes a step back in time this week with two questions linked to World War II. First, from reader TT in the U.S. comes a request to help identify the owner of a Japanese sword. He inherited it from his late grandfather, along with some photos of the original owner&#8217;s family in a canister [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADR dispute-solving process offers cheaper, swifter path to justice for many</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/07/08/how-tos/adr-dispute-solving-process-offers-cheaper-swifter-path-to-justice-for-many/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=adr-dispute-solving-process-offers-cheaper-swifter-path-to-justice-for-many</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Kajita</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[courts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mrs. A writes: &#8220;Our family recently moved and our real estate agency knew that we suffer from allergies. We found a place in a quiet neighborhood and now find out that a local business burns its garbage, primarily between 6 and 10 a.m., but also at other times during the day. It seems like no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A year on, what you should already know about residence cards and re-entry</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/06/25/how-tos/a-year-on-what-you-should-already-know-about-residence-cards-and-re-entry/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-year-on-what-you-should-already-know-about-residence-cards-and-re-entry</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masami Kittaka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[expats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice Ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent residency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader CW writes: &#8220;I&#8217;ve lived here 35 years and am a permanent resident. Recently I met an American who had just returned through Tokyo immigration and all the information about his work, residence and visa status was on his card but not on his passport. The passport had not been endorsed. Why is Japan the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quickies on bringing in psychotropics and bags, calling Japan, buying shoes</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/06/18/how-tos/quickies-on-bringing-in-psychotropics-and-bags-calling-japan-buying-shoes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=quickies-on-bringing-in-psychotropics-and-bags-calling-japan-buying-shoes</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/06/18/how-tos/quickies-on-bringing-in-psychotropics-and-bags-calling-japan-buying-shoes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A variety of queries from readers have arrived at Lifelines over the last few weeks, so we&#8217;ll address some of them in this column. &#8226; JL will be coming to Japan in the fall and wants to bring in several types of prescription psychotropic medication. (Common psychotropic drugs include antipsychotics, antidepressants, ADHD drugs, anti-anxiety medications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunting for big-foot: Large shoes tough to track down in Tokyo</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/06/04/how-tos/hunting-for-big-foot-large-shoes-tough-to-track-down-in-tokyo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hunting-for-big-foot-large-shoes-tough-to-track-down-in-tokyo</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[expats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying large shoes in Japan is a bit like trying to find a prime-time TV show that doesn&#8217;t feature at least one past or present member of AKB48: You know they exist, but it often takes perseverance and a measure of luck to track them down. Back home in New Zealand I take a perfectly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When can you fight a job transfer?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/05/28/how-tos/when-can-you-fight-a-job-transfer/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=when-can-you-fight-a-job-transfer</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masako Suzuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[courts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A foreign reader writes: &#8220;My husband is working for a company that has branches in Shinagawa, Narita and Ibaraki. He used to work at the Shinagawa branch, and then he was forced to move to the Narita branch. &#8220;The owner of the company only gave us two weeks&#8217; notice to move to Narita. I lost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fujuri todoke: a valuable insurance policy if your marriage is on the rocks</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/04/23/how-tos/fujuri-todoke-a-valuable-insurance-policy-if-your-marriage-is-on-the-rocks/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fujuri-todoke-a-valuable-insurance-policy-if-your-marriage-is-on-the-rocks</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikiko Otani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader asks: &#8220;What is the name of the form used to &#8216;block&#8217; a ky&#333;gi rikon (divorce by mutual consent) proceeding? Do they have these forms at the local city office or do you have to go to a lawyer&#8217;s office and have them prepared?&#8221; Under Japanese law, a divorce can be finalized by mutual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navigating Japanese divorce law and dealing with false promises</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuichi Kawamoto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[courts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mrs. A writes: &#8220;I&#8217;m a foreigner living in Oita city, married to a Japanese national, with two children. &#8220;We have attended several ch&#333;tei (mediation sessions). Yesterday was the last. My husband said he will file for saiban (litigation), which will be scheduled next year for January or February. &#8220;My worry is that I won&#8217;t get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The illness of depression and how psychotherapy may help</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/02/04/how-tos/the-illness-of-depression-and-how-psychotherapy-may-help/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-illness-of-depression-and-how-psychotherapy-may-help</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Berger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common issues that comes up in sessions with patients at our clinic in Tokyo is depression, and one of the most frequently asked questions is &#8220;How can psychotherapy help people with depression?&#8221; This is a complex question that depends on what we mean by both &#8220;help&#8221; and &#8220;depression.&#8221; Let&#8217;s start with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leave restricted drugs at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CT has a prescription for Adderall (methamphetamine), which is illegal in Japan, and has recently been hired to work on a U.S. base here. &#8220;My plan as of now is to leave my meds at home and try to get a new prescription once I&#8217;m on the military base, which is considered sovereign U.S. territory. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give sufficient notice when breaking an employment contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader JA asks if it&#8217;s legal for an employer to demand compensation if an employee quits their job partway through their contract. &#8220;What about if someone wants to quit their job and break their contract early (say, midway through) but the contract says that if the person doesn&#8217;t give 30 days notice then &#8216;the contract [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing assets with same-sex partner: a tax, legal minefield</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masami Kittaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader writes: &#8220;I&#8217;m a foreigner in a long-term same-sex relationship with a Japanese national. The deed to our house is registered in the name of the Japanese national. Is it possible to have my name put on the deed so that I am not rendered homeless should my partner not survive me? A rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myriad options for studying Japanese in the sticks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader JA is seeking a Japanese language school in the countryside here for his 18-year-old son. &#8220;He would like to live in rural Japan and study Japanese for three or four months, and then ski Japan&#8217;s famous powder,&#8221; he writes. &#8220;Is there any resource or direction you can point us to?&#8221; Most of the language [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sites for J-footy fans; variable service at Softbank</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to our Oct. 23 column, &#8221; &#8216;Prenups&#8217; uncommon but doable; aid for avid J. League fans,&#8221; some of our readers wrote in with their favorite Japan soccer resources. One popular suggestion was the Rising Sun News, a site that covers all aspects of football in Japan, which you can find at www.the-rising-sun-news.com/news. Their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employers must be crystal clear about working times</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2012/12/18/how-tos/employers-must-be-crystal-clear-about-working-times/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=employers-must-be-crystal-clear-about-working-times</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyoko Hijikata</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Part-timer &#8220;Mary&#8221; writes: &#8220;Due to the nature of my work, the company wants me to come into the office only when they know they have work for me. This is two to three days a week, and not fixed according to any specific day. &#8220;Therefore, when I leave work, I have to ask my boss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Softbank&#8217;s policies on foreign customers hard to pin down</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of our non-Japanese readers are wondering why, when trying to sort out a phone and contract with Softbank, they often seem to be subject to different rules than Japanese customers &#8212; and even fellow foreign residents. BJ writes: &#8220;When getting an iPhone at Softbank, in my experience, a foreigner must pay outright for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ink doesn&#8217;t always cause a stink at the onsen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to our Nov. 6 column (&#8220;If you need to bring drugs to Japan, sort out the paperwork &#8212; or else&#8221;), regarding how to find tattoo-friendly onsen, a few readers wrote in with their public bathing experiences. &#8220;Apart from private baths as you mention,&#8221; suggested SA, &#8220;one obvious solution would be to go to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupants can suggest a buyout, but final word lies with landlords</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader AP asked how house and land prices are decided in Japan. &#8220;If a person has lived in a house for over 40 years without any type of contract and either the landlord wants to sell or the tenant wants to buy the land and house, how is the price determined? Is there a special [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Splitting up: 50-50 is default when dividing assets at divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikiko Otani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Kathy&#8217; writes: &#8220;My husband and I have a property in Japan, which is under his name. Unfortunately we are filing a divorce now. We have a 5-year-old son, who I am fighting for the custody of. My husband doesn&#8217;t have a job, and he has been cheating on me for a while, and I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If you need to bring drugs to Japan, sort out the paperwork &#8212; or else</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader BM wants to know if morphine can be brought into Japan legally, and if having a tattoo would prevent her from visiting bathing facilities. She writes: &#8220;Due to certain health issues that cause chronic pain, I&#8217;ve been on a prescription of morphine for many years. I read somewhere that because morphine is a controlled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Prenups&#8217; uncommon but doable; aid for avid J. League fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lana is planning to get married in Japan and wants to know if it&#8217;s possible to arrange a prenuptial agreement. &#8220;I am about to get married to a Japanese national and would like to inquire about &#8216;prenup&#8217; agreements in Japan,&#8221; she writes. &#8220;Are they upheld by the court? If we were to write up our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retirees can be rehired, but often under worse conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader PW teaches at an international school in Tokyo and wants to know about Japan&#8217;s retirement laws: &#8220;My school says the retirement age is 60. They will let you keep teaching until age 65, but during that time you lose all retirement pay and raises are frozen. At 65 the teacher must retire. Is there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burden of proof lies with employer to justify withdrawing job offers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader DD writes: &#8220;I am currently unemployed. My last day as an employee of my previous company (Company A) was July 31. My reason for leaving was 1) management had decided to shut down the Tokyo team, and 2) I was going to join a competitor (Company B). &#8220;My first meeting with Company B was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Companies liable for drug trial damages</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Gaijin cards valid until 2015 &#8212; but not at the post office</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader AM informed us that Japan Post no longer accepts alien registration cards as valid identification. &#8220;Even though alien registration certificates are valid until 2015, Japan Post decided effective July 9, 2012, to no longer accept such cards. Please see this website,&#8221; he writes. &#8220;I found this out when needing to show identification for receiving [...]]]></description>
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