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1. I am in the process of going to court from a traff... 4k view 68 res Problem / Need advice Today 19:38
I am in my second year in LA for a research study abroad program.
I was caught speeding ＋ no child restraint （ shoulder belt ） in Utah on May 31 and will be appearing in court.
I would like ...
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2. There was an a**hole in Joshua Tree. 650 view 10 res Problem / Need advice Yesterday 10:01
I went to Joshua Tree a few days ago and there was an a*s at the gate. I had a friend with me whose status was a bit questionable and I froze in my car for a moment, but I glanced around the car and w...
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3. About financial institutions that can be maintaine... 762 view 8 res Problem / Need advice 2026/01/12 13:16
I plan to return to Japan permanently in the near future after returning my U.S. permanent resident status. I need to leave my financial institution in the U.S. for various reasons, including the rece...
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4. Obtaining a Social Security Number 363 view 1 res Problem / Need advice 2025/12/27 12:26
I arrived in Torrance on 12/19 as an expat.
I needed a social security number ASAP and was able to get an appointment at the Compton office on 12/26, but it was cancelled due to a sudden office c...
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5. Immigration inspection after receiving a warning 765 view 5 res Problem / Need advice 2025/12/17 01:34
I was doing private tours with Vima and Loco Tavi, and I got a letter from California Public Utilities saying that I had received a warning notice.
I think the customer who picked me up took a pi...
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6. stain removal 742 view 3 res Problem / Need advice 2025/12/05 17:42
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.
T...
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7. How to receive SMS verification from the U.S. afte... 1k view 6 res Problem / Need advice 2025/10/26 15:07
I am planning to return to Japan permanently in the near future.
I will cancel my phone number in the U.S., but I would like to know if there is a safe and inexpensive way to receive SMS verifica...
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8. Community Property in California 1k view 6 res Problem / Need advice 2025/10/24 10:22
We have been thinking about buying a house for several years for our daughter's future school district, but since last year my husband and I have been having marital problems and have been living sepa...
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9. Receipt of inheritance money in Japan 1k view 15 res Problem / Need advice 2025/10/23 08:55
I am having trouble receiving my inheritance in cash because I do not have a bank account in Japan. Since the yen is currently weak, I am not considering sending money overseas from my siblings in Jap...
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10. About Venmo Settings 1k view 5 res Problem / Need advice 2025/09/14 20:11
I am trying to set up Venmo, but I can't get it to work with my bank account. The account number is correct, but it is in Temporary Frozen status. I have tried contacting the help center, but they onl...
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11. Iphone and Android Both good and bad 1k view 7 res Problem / Need advice 2025/08/29 19:42
Question for you all.

I am currently using an IPhone and it was not doing well so I paid to have it repaired in the past.
After almost a year after the repair, now it sometimes freezes....
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12. I have a question about hospitals. 928 view 1 res Problem / Need advice 2025/08/27 01:14
Hello, I am looking for a Japanese-speaking psychiatrist near
Korea Town and downtown. I am looking for a Japanese speaking psychiatrist in Korea Town or near downtown. I would like to kno...
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13. Female Uber Eats Drivers 1k view 3 res Problem / Need advice 2025/08/25 11:06
I am a female in my 20s. Is it dangerous for a Japanese woman （ of short stature ） to work as an Uber Eats delivery driver as a part time job?

I understand that a part time job in a restaura...
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14. Additional U.S. Citizenship Documents （ Employment... 502 view 2 res Problem / Need advice 2025/08/02 19:46
I would like to apply for US citizenship after almost 25 years of employment based permanent residence, what should I attach to the additional documents section ？ There are no specific instructions ot...
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15. question 753 view 4 res Problem / Need advice 2025/07/27 22:32
Public middle school anywhere in North Hollywood
if you know of any good schools.
please help me 🤲.
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16. Discrimination I want to die 2k view 10 res Problem / Need advice 2025/07/04 14:54
I am racially discriminated at work. I often feel like I want to die at a moment's notice. Today, at the end of the day, I sat in my car and didn't move for several hours. I don't even feel like eatin...
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17. 80/50 problem 4k view 51 res Problem / Need advice 2025/06/24 09:08
I have an only daughter who is in her 50's and unemployed.

In the past I worked for a few years, but

now I do not work and spend

every day playing games.
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18. Immigration SNS 5k view 59 res Problem / Need advice 2025/06/14 18:11
A friend of mine was hit by immigration and went back to Japan, apparently they found out he was doing private tours on social networking sites. He was also doing LocoTabi and VimaTravel and they foun...
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19. Divorce in Orange County 390 view 0 res Problem / Need advice 2025/05/21 17:59

Does anyone have any experience in hiring a professional to prepare only the divorce papers to be filed with the Orange County Court ？
If you have used any law firms,
it would be very h...
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20. seriously considering divorce 2k view 14 res Problem / Need advice 2025/04/29 07:57
There are a lot of morally harassed husbands in the world.
My family is the same. They say things like, "You are trash of society" and "It would be better for the world if you died.

I a...
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21. Support for American Universities 730 view 2 res Problem / Need advice 2025/04/02 12:16
Please excuse my post.

I am considering my child's college education in the US.
Right now my son is in 9th grade and I am looking for someone or a company that can help him through coll...
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22. Psychological abuse of narcissistic/Asperger's par... 4k view 55 res Problem / Need advice 2025/03/10 10:52
Is there anyone in a similar situation ？
・ Don't apologize even if you are at fault, blame the other person
・ All responsibility lies with your partner
・ You may be good but your partne...
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23. I don't know if he's good enough now. 1k view 4 res Problem / Need advice 2025/03/09 21:40
I have a very sweet Asian boyfriend, but I get the impression that he is not thinking about our future or becoming a family. I am not sure if I want to marry him or not due to our different values. I ...
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24. Times have changed. 3k view 11 res Problem / Need advice 2025/03/03 14:52
My nephew in Japan asked me, "Is it safe to use private tours in Los Angeles ？?
I was surprised to find some pages that clearly did not have a business license.
I asked the president of a to...
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25. I am looking for a place where my grandfather, gra... 8k view 35 res Problem / Need advice 2025/02/12 12:07
It was a long time ago, around 1930, I was running a flower shop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Three years later, for some reason or other, they returned to Japan, but when the three of them were stil...
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26. Text message from Japan 3k view 21 res Problem / Need advice 2025/02/11 17:08
Does anyone know how to receive text messages from Japan on an American cell phone ？ Yahoo Japan requires registration of a cell phone number. I don't know how to do this since I don't have a Japanese...
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27. Relocating to LA with family, house hunting and sc... 1k view 6 res Problem / Need advice 2025/02/02 13:02
Nice to meet you.

I am relocating to Los Angeles for my husband's work.
I will be working in Burbank and am looking for a place to live within a 30 minute commute. （ Rent can be up to a...
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28. Marriage after overstay, green card 12k view 56 res Problem / Need advice 2025/01/23 08:26
Hello. I entered the country previously on a tourist visa to meet my American boyfriend (now husband). My boyfriend became sick with an internal disease and while I was taking care of him, his visa ex...
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29. language school 1k view 10 res Problem / Need advice 2025/01/05 07:53
I'm a woman in her twenties, married and raising a family here in Japan.
My brother would like to go to a language school for a short term starting in the spring, but he doesn't have any friends ...
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30. Remittance to Japan $ 250,000 5k view 13 res Problem / Need advice 2024/12/27 10:15
I would like to send the money through my bank and would like to know your experience.　Thank you in advance.
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31. US BANK 1k view 12 res Problem / Need advice 2024/12/20 15:20
Does US BANK have customer service in Japanese? I searched but could not find any.
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32. My passport and green card have different last nam... 2k view 3 res Problem / Need advice 2024/11/30 20:09
Nice to meet you ！

I am married to an American and hold a GC. When we got married, I took my husband's surname in the Japanese family register. In the U.S., I kept my maiden name and switche...
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33. Failure to yield the right-of-way to an emergency ... 1k view 28 res Problem / Need advice 2024/11/18 18:41
The other day in Los Angeles, I was driving on a one-way street with three lanes in each direction, and a police car came up behind me with its lights flashing, but I couldn't change course to the rig...
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34. OB/GYN in Orange County 659 view 2 res Problem / Need advice 2024/11/16 14:48
I am looking for an OB/GYN in Orange County.
I would be happy if you could recommend a doctor/hospital ！
I have not found any Japanese doctors when I looked for one, and I'm not sure if I ca...
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35. Medical Examination for Green Card 1k view 1 res Problem / Need advice 2024/11/14 17:39
For status adjustment, I am going to take a medical checkup for a green card in the US. It seems that I need an English translation of my immunization record, but I was wondering if anyone has been ab...
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36. Server Chip 12k view 27 res Problem / Need advice 2024/11/01 12:45
I am currently a lunch server at a Japanese restaurant. The restaurant is open all night with no lunch break, but servers rotate with dinner servers at 4:30pm.
Since there is one server for both ...
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37. Conversion of checks upon return to Japan 1k view 21 res Problem / Need advice 2024/10/25 13:01
This is about refunds for electricity, apartment security deposits, etc. due to a move.

I am requesting a US based agent to receive checks and other mailings upon my return to Japan.
Fo...
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38. What you need to know about green card renewal 19k view 26 res Problem / Need advice 2024/10/12 10:47
Any advice would be appreciated.

★ In order to renew my permanent residence, I need

① current green card
② Japanese passport
③ drivers license
④ finger print
⑤ ...
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39. Cooking class for beginners 6k view 13 res Problem / Need advice 2024/10/10 19:23
I am a beginner and looking for a cooking class near Torrance. I would like to learn general American food if possible, but if it is difficult, I can start with Japanese food. Do you know of any ？
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40. Postpartum pelvic correction 649 view 0 res Problem / Need advice 2024/10/10 19:23
If anyone knows of a place near Los Angeles where I can get postpartum pelvic correction, please give me some information ？ ？
Thank you very much.
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41. About Secondary Income 5k view 9 res Problem / Need advice 2024/10/10 19:22
I am currently working full time.
My status is green card.
I would like to increase my income, but I am busy with my day job, so I don't plan to put that much effort into my side job, but wh...
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42. Career Advice 1k view 0 res Problem / Need advice 2024/10/10 19:22
My profession is finance. I had previous accounting experience. But it is still difficult during my job search. What is your question ？ FP&I want to get into A entry level ！
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43. 【ご報告】　航空券間違えて買ってしまい野球観戦が。。。 605 view 0 res Problem / Need advice 2024/09/08 19:41
上記のタイトルでご相談したものです。
その節はたくさんのアドバイスありがとうございました。
無事、当日ボブルヘッドゲットできました！

結局ロスに住んでいる友人が助けてくれて
空港への迎い、荷物の預かりなとをしてくれた結果
16時にはスタジアムに到着でき、17時にはゲートを通ることができました。

荷物も手荷物のみ、飛行機も前方の席の確保などできるこ...
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44. Hospital specializing in thyroid 5k view 10 res Problem / Need advice 2024/09/03 09:12
I recently moved to Irvine.

I have had thyroid problems for 10 years since I was in Japan and need to go to the hospital here as well.
If anyone has been to a hospital for the same thyr...
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45. I bought a wrong airline ticket, and I couldn't go... 17k view 67 res Problem / Need advice 2024/08/30 11:40
Can anyone please give me some wisdom?

Because I bought the wrong airline tickets
I may not be able to make it
to the Dodgers game ＆ to watch the Dodgers game or to the dist...
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46. PMS Consultant 1k view 2 res Problem / Need advice 2024/08/26 00:22
How do you deal with premenstrual syndrome sufferers ？

especially the mood swings.
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47. About U.S. Addresses 16k view 63 res Problem / Need advice 2024/08/16 13:15
I used to live in LA until a few years ago, but I am now back in Japan.

I don't have an address in the US at this time, but I need an address in the US to receive mail.

I know ther...
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48. I want to drive a Tesla cybertruck. 6k view 9 res Problem / Need advice 2024/07/23 14:56
I am a 28 year old male who wants to drive a Tesla Cybertruck.

Thank you for your time.
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49. Water leak in apartment 1k view 26 res Problem / Need advice 2024/07/17 08:52
I moved in in April and recently used the air conditioner for the first time, and after turning it off, water leaked onto the floor. However, he did not come to see me right away. In the meantime, the...
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50. Unjustified claims from hospitals 2k view 10 res Problem / Need advice 2024/07/16 11:31
I had the flu in January of this year and was treated by Urgent Care. In April, I called the hospital and they acknowledged their mistake and said they would stop billing me, but the other day I recei...
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