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3. LA Metro Usage and Safety(179view/6res) Question Yesterday 13:35
4. Tell me about useful services and products in the ...(359view/7res) Question 2026/04/14 10:57
5. stain removal(2kview/6res) Problem / Need advice 2026/04/13 07:52
6. Let's gather the elderly ! !(805kview/1070res) Free talk 2026/04/11 17:56
7. Beauty Salon now ?.(545view/3res) Local news 2026/04/10 13:54
8. Is it possible to change my name to John or Mary i...(1kview/10res) Problem / Need advice 2026/04/10 12:46
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(Toyota) Prius

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  • プリちゃん
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  • 2026/04/02 12:42

Hi

gasoline is getting more expensive these days, is the hybrid
Prius a good buy ??

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#5
  • プリウス?
  • 2026/04/04 (Sat) 00:08
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I think the only person who says he's buying a Prius is Bikinman...

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#7

Why is there a surplus of Prius everywhere ??

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#8
  • 断捨離
  • 2026/04/06 (Mon) 16:28
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Whether or not a Hybrid is a good buy depends on your lifestyle. I drive a Toyota SUV Hybrid.

My car is 15 years old, 160,000 miles and gets better gas mileage than the new 2025 Mazda CX-5 I recently bought for my daughter.
Hybrids need to be kept for 6 - 8 years or more to make money, taking into account the rising cost of gasoline. If you plan to drive it all the time, a hybrid is a good choice. If you plan to drive it all the time, a hybrid is the way to go.

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#10

Is there a surplus of Prius on car forums these days ?
Is there a reason ??

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  • Happy S
  • 2026/04/14 (Tue) 19:05
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It's just too overpriced to sell ? 100,000 mile 30 series at that price.

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exceeding the speed limit

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  • 交通違反
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  • Yesterday 12:10

I have a question about speeding in Los Angeles. I recently got a ticket from the police for going 79 mph on a highway with a speed limit of 65 mph. They said I did not have to go to court, but there are options from A to D that I can do and I read the explanation but did not really understand which one I should choose. I am wondering if I will have to pay a fine and if my points will be deducted as well ? I saw on the internet that it has something to do with the increase in insurance rates, so I am very worried. I would appreciate it if you could tell me more about this. Thank you in advance.

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I'm sorry for your loss, can you please explain briefly from A to D ? I saw on the news that cameras are going to be installed to enforce speeding, they are supposed to be activated when you go over 11 mph and take a picture.

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LA Metro Usage and Safety

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  • メトロ
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  • 2026/04/11 11:16

We have a tourist from Japan who wants to visit LA by public transportation, but is it safe to use the Metro ( train ) at night, let alone during the day ?
what about the route from downtown LA to Hollywood or Disneyland ?? If anyone has experience with the ride, please give me some information.

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  • 黒革の手帳
  • 2026/04/12 (Sun) 08:11
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Can the Disneyland route be reached by metro?

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  • 2026/04/12 (Sun) 12:11
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The least safe Metro train is the B Line to Hollywood. I would avoid it at night. Many u-tubers use it though. Metrolink is the way to go to Orange County. It's safe, but there are not many trains.

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  • メトロ
  • 2026/04/12 (Sun) 17:01
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Upon further investigation, it looks like there are a lot of scary things going on, especially late at night. # Thanks for the information, 3.

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#6
  • 倍金萬です
  • 2026/04/13 (Mon) 22:20
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There are no trains running in our San Fernando Valley, right?

Wait a minute, when my grandchildren were in elementary school,

I remember taking them to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

from Universal Studios in San Fernando Valley. I remember taking the subway from Universal Studios in San Fernando Valley to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Sorry to go off-topic.

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Tell me about useful services and products in the U.S.A.:-)

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  • mii
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  • 2026/04/06 20:55

I'm Mika and I recently moved to Los Angeles.
The other day a friend asked me a question and I was at a loss for an answer, so I'd like to learn a lot from those of you who have lived in the US for a long time !
Is there any service or product that you think "I would definitely use this if it existed in Japan" when you live in the U.S. ?

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  • トシ
  • 2026/04/07 (Tue) 10:29
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I'm sure there are many ways, but the one that comes to mind is the Toll road ( toll road ) payment system.
You can make an account online and register your credit card and it will be paid automatically even after you pass through.
When I went back to Japan for a long time, I forgot my ETC card and had to pay in cash every time....

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  • マイル君
  • 2026/04/08 (Wed) 12:58
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I think it has something to do with service, but the return system. Most stores in the U.S. allow smooth returns within about 30 days, even if the item is unboxed.
Shopping in Japan is time consuming because you have to look at the product carefully, touch it, and think about it because you cannot return it.

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#6
  • 倍金萬です
  • 2026/04/11 (Sat) 18:41
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Mile,

You are right.

Most of the products can be returned "after use" unless they are marked "non-returnable".

I have also returned a large box of reverse osmosis filtration equipment (Reverse Osmosis System), the largest of which would not fit in a passenger car.

However, there are long lines at the return counter at Costco and Walmart. If you are not good at it, you may have to wait in line for more than 30 minutes. But everyone is standing in line with a nonchalant look on their face. It's just like America.

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#7
  • ken
  • 2026/04/13 (Mon) 16:11
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I wish they would make Ginger Beer and very spicy Cheetos and Butterfingers available in Japan - ! I'm buying the bomb when I leave ( lol )

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stain removal

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  • サリー
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  • 2025/11/29 18:59

I am in my 50's and I want to get rid of spots on my face
but I don't know which procedure is best.
If possible, I would like to know
if there are any salons you would recommend.
Thank you very much.
***I would like to have OC if possible.

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#3

If you are planning to return to Japan, it would be better to do it then. The price will be much cheaper.

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#4
  • サリー
  • 2025/12/05 (Fri) 17:42
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Thank you for the information.
I would like to go to counseling, but
I have no idea where to go.

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#5

Vitamin c or TAZAROTENE retinol for spots has been effective in my opinion !.

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#6

I did the ZO skin therapeutic course to remove spots.
You purchase the products from the medical spa in Lake Forest below and use the products after washing your face in the morning and at night for about 3 months, I think. Personally, I thought it was fine even if I didn't use ZO Skin's face wash. The 1cm sized spots on my cheeks are gone, and the spots on my temples have rebounded and appeared, but I am happy with the results because they are invisible with regular foundation instead of concealer.

https://www.nursegailaesthetics.com/ZO_Skin_Health.html

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#7
  • Billiardusa
  • 2026/04/13 (Mon) 07:52
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Talk to Kumi from Celibre in Torrance
https://www.instagram.com/celibre.jp?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
Thanks for all your help recently!

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Let's gather the elderly ! !

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#1
  • シニア65
  • 2023/09/23 09:56

How many elderly people of Japanese descent are living in LA? We would be happy to be a place of rest and relaxation for the elderly who use the Koryu Hiroba. We think the eligibility is from 65 years old and up.

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#1061
  • 倍金萬です
  • 2026/03/17 (Tue) 20:49
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#1060 Roachiman,

I moved from NY to LA around 1971, so the hit song at that time was

Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meDpNwem0Vo&list=RDmeDpNwem0Vo&start_radio=1

This was the song. I had heard about it, but the fact that it hardly rains means that I can ride my Motorcycle everyday. So I took a leap of faith, ate lunch at Famous Star and cheap today's specials at Norms Restaurant in the evening, saved up money throughout the year, and bought a new Storts Star that cost less than a Harley-Davidson Full Dress. I bought a new car, a Storts Star, which costs less than a Harley-Davidson Full Dress.

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#1062
  • 倍金満  . .
  • 2026/03/18 (Wed) 09:54
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Around 1971, there were still few skyscrapers
and the Bonaventure Hotel was completed and opened in 1976.
From New York, it's like going to Going Up The Country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bg9iaNgrGc&list=RD1Bg9iaNgrGc&start_radio=1

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#1063
  • 倍金萬です
  • 2026/03/24 (Tue) 20:38
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Have you ever had "homesickness ( homesickness )" when you first arrived here from Japan?

I did. My first time in the U.S. was in the City of New York, where I stayed at the apartment of an older colleague who had come before me. Naturally, I could speak Japanese 24 hours a day, so I felt totally at ease, but I could not stay there for long, so I asked him to choose a suitable rental room from the Rent Room section in the Classified Section of the New York Times or some other local newspaper, and I called him and asked him to show me the room. I called him and asked him to show me the room at that location.

Continued..,

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#1068
  • シックハウス
  • 2026/04/09 (Thu) 18:50
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#1063

I don't understand the connection between rented rooms and homesickness. When you went to see the room, did you suffer from sick building syndrome and became homesick due to mental shock? Did you make the branch manager or senior staff responsible for causing the problem?

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#1070
  • 倍金萬です
  • 2026/04/11 (Sat) 12:01
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> I don't understand the connection between renting a room and homesickness

Sorry, I didn't explain myself well enough.

I started working as an expatriate in an office in New York City, my first foreign country, and I was living in the apartment of a senior Japanese expatriate. Therefore, there were Japanese people around me 24 hours a day, and of course we spoke in Japanese.

After that, I found an apartment for rent near Broadway/104th St. in Uptown New York and moved there. The landlord was a Latino-like grandmother, and of course I could only communicate in English.

On holidays, from my window, I can only see the windows of a similar old apartment building across the street that is 10 or more stories tall. I didn't have anything better to do on my day off, so I just sat around and didn't look at the windows of the apartment across the street, and I felt homesick, as if I had never felt like this in Japan.

I couldn't stay in my room and just sat around, so I went outside and walked east to the north end of the famous Central Park. I walked outside to the east and entered the north end of the famous Central Park. This area is the location of the famous movie/musical West Side Story (1961 film). My office staff told me to be careful because there are street gangs roaming around there, but I didn't get into any danger because I only explored that area in the middle of the day.

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Beauty Salon now ?.

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#1
  • しゅうたろう
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  • 2025/12/17 17:19

I used to live in Torrance a long time ago and there used to be a beauty parlor called Fathalia in Hawthone bld. I wonder if they are still in business today. ? The owner of the salon and I were good friends, but when I sent a message to his old email address, I couldn't reach him because the provider itself is no longer in business. I tried to call FASARIA, but the automated voice mail was not working at all. Please let me know if you know whether FASARIA is working or not. Please let me know !

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Is it possible to change my name to John or Mary in American style when I become a US citizen ??

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  • marykayusa
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  • 2026/04/08 19:44

I am now a permanent resident and my legal name in the US is my American husband's surname + an old-fashioned-looking Japanese name given to me when I was born in Japan. When I told my American acquaintances that I was born and raised in Japan and immigrated to the U.S. as an adult, they "What? I thought you were born here or lived here since your childhood" and they thought I was Japanese American. When I asked a Japanese shopkeeper at a train station in Japan a question in Japanese, he would say, "Oh, ! are you Japanese?

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  • abc
  • 2026/04/09 (Thu) 06:03
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It occurred to me that if you don't like old-fashioned names, you should also avoid old-fashioned names like John or Mary.

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  • 2026/04/09 (Thu) 07:09
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You can get an answer by typing in Google AI mode "Is it possible to change my name to John or Mary in American style when I become a US citizen ??".
Only the first sentence will be listed. "Yes, it is possible to legally ・ officially change your name to an American-style name such as "John" or "Mary" when you obtain US citizenship ( citizenship )."

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#4
  • nbc
  • 2026/04/09 (Thu) 18:36
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I can't do John or Mary. You have to write it alphabetically.

John is possible, but it is a man's name.

In Korean, you can write Jeon, Jeong, or Jong as a woman's name.

Also, you can change your name in court as much as you want without taking your nationality.

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#5

You can change your name to whatever you want at the Oath Ceremony when you get your citizenship.
I didn't know that, so I didn't think about it beforehand. ? ? When I was wondering what to do, I saw a sign that said "Juicy Burger" standing where they were selling hamburgers. I thought for a moment about changing my last name to "Juicyburger" as a joke, but in the end I didn't. It's easy to change it on the spot, but if you want to change it later, you have to apply for it at the court and get it approved, which is a hassle.

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I want to watch Japanese TV programs for free or at a discount

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  • Homie
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  • 2026/04/02 19:54

I used to look forward to watching Fuji Television's Japanese-language newscasts in the morning, but the broadcast has come to an end. As I get older, Japanese TV is pleasant to my ears, regardless of the quality of the content. If anyone knows of a way to watch Japanese language news in the U.S., please let me know!

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#3

If you just want to watch Japanese TV programs on your PC or smartphone, you can buy a VPN with an annual subscription and access TVer, a website where you can watch Japanese TV programs for free.

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I want to grow kumquat.

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  • きんちゃん
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  • 2026/04/03 20:26

I love kumquat and want to grow it, but please tell me what to do.

My mother in law has a great kumquat tree, but the landlord says it is self-sown and he has no knowledge of it.

She wants me to come and get it, but my house is too far away and I can't get there easily.

But I like kumquat so much that I buy it at the supermarket.

I looked up the meaning of the word "kumquat", but I didn't know what it means.

I heard it takes about 5-10 years from seed, so I can't wait 🥹

I wonder if I should cut the tree down and plant it in the ground ? The owner doesn't eat kumquat but the tree is full of fruit so the birds will probably damage it a lot. So he thinks that he should take the whole tree with him.

I think I am the only one eating them. I can't move the tree, but if I cut off a branch or something and get some part of it, can I grow it in my house?

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  • 2026/04/04 (Sat) 16:28
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Usually with trees like that, you cut off the small branches in the off-season and
grow them in pots and fertilize them at first. When they get big enough, you move them to land. I think that's how it works.
I did it with grapes, and they were doing well, but the gardeners threw them away ( tears )
I think it still takes a few years for them to bear fruit.

I think it would be faster to buy them from some nursery ?.

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  • きんちゃん
  • 2026/04/04 (Sat) 22:01
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Thank you ! It takes that long 🥲

For now, I think it would be better to buy one pot of fruit from Nursery, grow and eat it, and enjoy growing the branches I get from that house.

I wonder if I should cut the branches around there ? Do you have any advice ?

Also, I don't think I have ever come across a Nursery that sells Kumquat in the past ?
The last time I saw a potted kumquat plant was about 10 years ago at a swap meet, sold by an Asian guy. I remember regretting it for a while because even then I was traveling far from home and didn't buy it.

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#5

Some types of citrus are banned from sale. I don't know if you can get them because they are regulated to prevent disease and I saw on the news that a vendor in San Diego sued the governor of the state by the million as he had to get rid of his seedlings.
There are plenty of YouTubers who can find you trees to take, but they are more likely to be successful than cuttings.

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  • Marcosilverj
  • 2026/04/05 (Sun) 08:04
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Why not buy some kind of tangerine sapling and graft onto it ?.

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  • メリー子
  • 2026/04/05 (Sun) 10:56
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I planted this tree 30 years ago and at first it produced a kumquat, but since the second year it has produced a lemon that is 15 cm long. I don't want the lemons, I want them to become kumquat, but only lemons. It is a strange tree.

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