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• Akihiro
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• 2022/10/02 19:27

Since I live in California, I thought it would be fun to start a new hobby, gold dusting. My question is, do you know of any places in OC where I can pick up gold dust ？?

• pooske
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• 2022/09/22 23:14

End of life, but which is better ？

I've heard that in the U.S. it's hard to have that kind of money, that you need more than $1 million over 10 years to be miserable in a nursing home. So if you move in when you are in your 70s and live to be 90, you would need $2 million.
On the other hand, in Japan, if you have 50 million yen for 10 years, they will take care of you in a decent place. 100 million yen for 20 years.

The current view is to be based in the U.S. until you have some freedom to move around, and then sell to Japan.

The food would be better than the US facility, and since all the kids are back in Japan, they would come to see us once in a while.
What do you all think?

I retired at 55. I will receive a pension from Japan starting next month and from the U.S. next year I will receive a pension from the U.S. I am 61 years old.
90% of my assets are in the US. I have a residence in Japan and live in both.

What are your candid thoughts?

• アメリカ人
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• 2022/08/30 18:31

！

Whenever I post a topic like this, I always get anti-car people and agitators, but I'm not afraid of them ！ I'll take it ！ （ lol ）

I'll share my story with you.

① I left my turn signal out （ and forgot ？ ？ ） to turn, change lanes, and just drive straight...ouch

②

③

The above are not so common in Japan, but here in LA, the above 3 are always seen at least once a day. I come across the above three at least once a day here in LA, it's so frequent, it's crazy!

• KT
• 2022/09/26 20:14

I would like to know,
When entering the U.S. after a temporary return to Japan, recently it seems that you can come out directly after picking up your suitcase without customs inspection, but
I have heard that you may be asked if you are carrying food at the immigration.
If I say I have food, do they also ask what I have in detail? ？ I always buy various kinds of food, but I bring things like consommé that I can't bring in and soup noodle items that I can't. I'm nervous about it.
I have been fine in the past, but has anyone had their luggage opened at LAX recently? ？ What do they ask you and what do you say?

• union
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• 2022/09/29 09:32

Recently, I have been watching more and more old movies and enjoying them.

The Condition of Man, My Pleasant Home, Utame Onna Oboe Sho, Onna no Sonen, The Lights Before the Wind, Tora-san series,

The Call of the Faraway Mountain, Seven Samurai, Tsubaki Sanjuro, Etc,... I have seen these movies many times.

What is your favorite movie? ＾ ＾

• ペタペタ
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• 2022/09/25 09:31

Hi ！ I have a question to ask for the wisdom of someone who is good at DYI.

If the surface of a table or desk has become bumpy due to deterioration, I would sand it and apply some sort of varnish, but I am looking for a way to avoid a sticky surface after completion.

I can't say it well, but I want to avoid a situation where the paper sticks to the surface when I put it down to write, or the paint temporarily sticks to each other.

I wish I could lay something down, but it is difficult to find a material that is perfect and easy to work with.

If you have any information on how and what to use, please let me know 🙏

Any other ideas are welcome.

Right now I just want to get the surface of the coffee table clean and ready for study.

Thank you very much.

• ちから
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• 2022/09/28 16:05

Hello, I have lived in CA for over 20 years and I thought CA was a great place to live, the climate is wonderful and there are a lot of Asians.　There have been many policies that I don't agree with, but now they are so far to the left that I find them unacceptable, especially in the area of anti-Corona measures and schooling
I am so tired of living in this state that I don't even care about the climate anymore.
In terms of politics, I can't speak loudly enough about conservative views, and many Japanese people don't agree with me at all in terms of corona measures
We have become estranged since the corona disaster.　I have met many Americans who share similar values, but I have not met any Japanese who share the same opinions, and I would
like to make your acquaintance if you feel the same way. If you have different values, please do me a favor and don't come through.　Thank you in advance.

• pipi
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• 2022/09/28 10:04

Please tell me
if you know how to enter Los Angeles with a dog.

When I arrive at LAX airport, I first go through immigration
pick up my luggage, go to customs and declare that I have a dog
and present my documents etc. ？
I am not a permanent resident, but will be coming to the US on an F1 visa.
I would like to know if you can help me.

• MASAKO
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• 2022/09/28 17:05

I want to use UBER to go to the airport
I have 5 suitcases.

How can I arrange in advance to choose a car that can take 5 suitcases ？

I can't find the UBER app ・ ・ ・

Please help me.

• 藤井
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• 2022/09/28 20:32

I am interested in sending money through WISE.

https://wise.com/jp/blog/how-to-use-wise

Even though I read the step-by-step on this official website

① Japanese residents can send money from their Japanese bank account to →

② There are only two explanations: → Overseas residents transfer money from their overseas bank account to

Japanese bank account.
This may be the only possible explanation, but
Just to be sure, I would like to ask someone who is familiar with Wise


③ A resident in Japan can transfer money from his/her own US bank account to → a Japanese ？


I am a Japan resident, but I still have my own bank account at Union Bank because I was in LA until last month.

Can a Japanese resident use WISE to transfer money from a Union Bank account in the US to a Japanese bank account ？

and if so, how?

The step-by-step on the official page mentioned earlier does not describe how to send money in this way at all, of course, so

If anyone knows, please tell me as specifically as possible. Please.