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• 領事館は正しい
• 2026/02/27 (Fri) 23:34
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Hanako Yamada is your real name as a Japanese. Hanako Smith is your quasi-real name in the U.S. only. Your passport is the only document that proves that Hanako Yamada and Hanako Smith are the same person. It is because of this passport that Hanako Yamada can call herself Hanako Smith in the U.S.

Even if there is no problem now in the US, the current rules for marriage certificates may change in the future. If the alias is not used anymore, you will have to change everything to Hanako Yamada, such as Grobal Entry, GC, SSN, driver's license, credit cards, etc. In order to do this, you need to process everything before processing your passport. The first step is to change everything to Hanako Yamada before processing your passport.

• ん？
• 2026/02/28 (Sat) 20:47
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Passport is the only proof ？ Why is that so ？ Is it possible that the middle name ≪(maiden name ≪) that I use in the US was never there ？?

• いちご大福
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• 2026/03/03 (Tue) 22:25
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Thank you for your sympathy and for your replies.

It is really inconvenient and I hope the consulate will update the information. I think that if the IC chip and the name notation in the passport are not the same to begin with, it will not be an official ID. ？ I wonder if the Japanese government did not think of the inconsistency in that area .

I have tried various versions of the name for online purchases as follows.
Hanako Yamada Smith
Hanako YamadaSmith
Hanako Smith

What confused the airport staff in both Japan and the US the least was the >>> on the bottom of the passport. >>>'s name, which was Hanako Yamada.

Has anyone tried removing the alias and had no problem ？ If not, what was the problem ？
Was it easy to change it back ？?

• どうかしてる
• Yesterday 02:29
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Consulate may be right, but I think you're out of your mind when you put (括弧). It's not normal and weird that it's on even though it confuses people in Japan and in the U.S. ？ (括弧) is not part of a normal name. It's an afterthought.

• Yy
• Today 17:10
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I have no problem at all
My ID in the US has my middle name and my husband's last name
I keep my Japanese name on my passport
I take my marriage certificate when I travel and enter the country
I have never shown it to anyone

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/02/26 (Thu) 15:19
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Please let me know.

As I wrote in #4559, I chose ZipAir as my airline to Japan this time.

Where is the ZipAir departure counter at LAX?

Well, it is like a subsidiary of JAL, so is it next to the JAL counter?

Last year I flew back by ANA, and I still remember that there was a long line at the ANA departure counter, and it took about an hour to get to the

counter after arriving at LAX.

Before that, last year I took 118 → 405 from my house in San Fernando Vally and it took more than 2 hours

to get there, when it would have taken about 45 minutes if it was not crowded.

• ZipAir
• 2026/02/27 (Fri) 23:46
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＞ Where is the ZipAir departure counter at LAX?

These days airports share both check-in counters and departure gates on an as-needed and timed basis. You can ask at the information desk when you arrive at the airport where the check-in counter is located.

＞ Economy class seat size seems to be narrower than JAL/ANA.

Are the left and right sides also narrow? Is ZipAir's fuselage narrower than JAL/ANA's?

＞ I am 82 years old now and have basically lived in the US since I was 27

I have repeatedly heard that I was born exactly one year before the war ended. So you must be 81 now, and have decided that 81 will never happen, and jumped from 80 to 82?

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/03/03 (Tue) 22:05
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＞ You can ask at the information desk after you arrive at the airport where to check in.

When I say "after you arrive at the airport", the airport is "somewhat large".

Well, Japanese airlines are located around the first corner of the inverted U, right? ？

It can be interpreted as the vicinity where ANA and JAL are located, right? ？

I think it was about 10 years ago when I was going to SF or Dallas on a domestic business trip with United or American, and I thought the airline was at the end of that reverse U bend. I was told that the airline had moved to the end of the reverse U. I rushed outside and moved as fast as I could run down that straight part of the U. I was in a hurry at that time. I was in a hurry at the time.


Also, is there anything else that I should know beforehand because of Zip? I've heard that WiFi is always available, though I don't remember if it's paid or free, and I'm sure you need it if you're on board for 10 hours. I don't sleep well on the plane. I only have my phone, but my gf is bringing her iPad.

• ZipAir
• Yesterday 13:58
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Sorry Tom Bradley, I should have written "go to the 3rd floor of Terminal B and ask" since some international flights don't use the \ \{Terminal B}}.

One thing you should know in advance is that the ZipAir counter at NRT is on the 4th floor of the North Wing of Terminal 1 when you return. This is not close to either ANA or JAL, JAL is different from the terminal and it would take more than 30 minutes to walk there after pushing luggage.

• 高齢
• Yesterday 21:02
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Mr. Baikin was 72 years old and had a job that required him to travel ？ Wow, 10 years ago.

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/02/02 (Mon) 10:20
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＞ We just need to follow the city's instructions on sewage, electrical wiring, etc.

As far as I know, a city inspector is coming to inspect the property to make sure it is "as directed by the city" and "you are not allowed to sleep over until that inspection is completed". I have heard that "you are not allowed to sleep over until the inspection is completed". However, this information is very old and may have changed.

However, City of Los Angeles is very strict against illegal construction, so if you are planning to renovate your house in this area, please check the city website thoroughly.

• テキサコ
• 2026/02/06 (Fri) 12:45
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I made it last year.
To be clear, it is very expensive and time consuming.
$ 300- $ 600/1 sqft, so 500 sqft 1bd 1ba will cost $ 150k-300k.
Still, if I can rent a 1bd 1ba for $ 1800/mo or so, I'd be happy to turn around a 10%+ yield.

• ええええええ
• 2026/02/09 (Mon) 22:15
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I thought ＄ you could get 2500 for 1Bed1Bath ？. Because it would include utilities and parking (or street parking in front of the house). Even renting a room in a house is expensive, but 1800 is not cheap ＄ for a separate house ？ I wonder what the market rate is.

• ささ
• 2026/02/19 (Thu) 20:05
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1Bed1Bath ＄ where can I get 2500 ？
can I get it in Gardena or Koreatown ？?

• たお
• Yesterday 14:37
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Studio in 2024, 2bd in 2025, 1.5ba ADU built on home site.

Water will be shared, all other systems will be stand alone. We have also secured a parking space.
A city permit will be required at each step during construction. Real estate construction is done by a variety of contractors and the market prices vary, so we always recommend consulting with someone experienced in this field. If you would like to discuss this in more detail, please contact us.

• 佐々オートメンバー
• 2026/03/03 (Tue) 20:45
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Is it for company executives and entertainers? For executives, a local employee will attend to them. Entertainers are usually accompanied by a manager or an escort.

With the 2028 Olympics coming up, I think it is the general tourists who are in demand.

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/02/11 (Wed) 21:16
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Today I went to the hospital for what was supposed to be a routine blood checkup.

A few hours later, I automatically received the test results by e-mail.

Two items are a little out of the safe range, but this is usual and no special treatment is needed.

I go to a paid fitness club twice a week, and I attend a decent weekly yoga class at the LA City Senior Center.

I would like to walk for an hour every day, but I get sloppy and do it every other day.

Well, my body is healthy for an 82 year old, but the blur is starting to show a little, but there is no cure for that.

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/02/23 (Mon) 20:14
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I don't want to go to the trouble of starting a stand-alone topic, so I'll put it here.

"Broadcast Accident" First Pitch

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tyZ8LZoF8X4

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/02/25 (Wed) 17:01
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It's amazing that they even let dogs skydive.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2553958955000103

I was also crazy about this skydiving when I was a student.

At that time, to do this skydiving near Tokyo, you needed a runway where a Cessna plane could take off and land, and a large area of land without trees or buildings where you could land safely with a parachute. Fortunately, the Narashino Airborne Unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Chiba Prefecture was cooperative and allowed us to use their huge drop-off site for parachute drops.

After moving to the US, I dived several times at a diving site in New Jersey, and also at Lake ・ Elsinore in Riverside after moving to LA. This was way back when I was a bachelor.

I still have the parachute I used then lying in my garage. At the time, it was a round parachute that had been used and discarded by the Army and converted for diving. Today's parachutes for diving are mainly long squares and look like wings, right?

Are there any skydivers who come to this bivy?

• サイトウ
• 2026/02/27 (Fri) 18:17
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It may or may not apply to dysautonomia.
I have no experience with this. I suggest you google it and get it treated as soon as possible.

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/02/27 (Fri) 23:02
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＞ Fortunately, the Narashino Airborne Unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Chiba Prefecture was very cooperative and allowed me to use their huge drop field used for parachute drops

Have any of you enlisted in the Self-Defense Forces, including trial enlistment, in any of the Japanese land, sea or air forces?

I enlisted in the Narashino Airborne Corps in Chiba Prefecture, as mentioned above, but only for two weeks.

I was seriously ・ absorbed in training, except for Sundays off, because if my parachute didn't open, I would "die instantly. I was so excited.

I was so sunburned and my cheeks were so chiseled. It was a good experience for me.

Regardless of your political beliefs, I would recommend your child to enlist in the JSDF's civilian human experiment.

• Limonada
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• 2026/02/26 (Thu) 18:28
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I don't know if there is a waiting area or Uber stop, but there is a narrow road that deadends between the Ritz-Carlton and the movie theater, so why don't you walk there ？ It is about a 10 minute walk.

• スッゲーイラつく
• 2026/02/11 (Wed) 12:09
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I bought some takoyaki flour from Donki at TC and there is a sticker stuck on the recipe and I can't remove it. I don't know how much to make 😤😤😤😤They should have put it lower down. The information is unimportant except for the quantity ？.

• 塩麹
• 2026/02/16 (Mon) 09:15
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Where can I buy dried koji ？?

• 塩麹
• 2026/02/17 (Tue) 12:44
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I just went to 99 Ranch and it wasn't there, TC is having trouble getting through on the phone 😭.

• また値上げ🫠
• 2026/02/17 (Tue) 20:33
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Shiokouji

It's sold at Nijya
It's the refrigerated area where they have tofu and stuff.

• 塩麹
• 2026/02/18 (Wed) 06:46
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Is it Nijya ！ I don't have it near me 😭I live in OC

Is there dried koji in refrigeration ？ I looked it up and found that dried koji is when the water content is reduced to about 10%, so maybe it is not that dry …

In Japan It seems to be everywhere, but at 99Ranch I was told that they don't even know what koji is, so I am having difficulty. I don't know much about it and I'm not good at explaining it either 😞

Thanks again for the price increase🫠😊.

• 倍金萬.
• 2026/02/08 (Sun) 09:41
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Is the psychic who calls out to you Japanese?