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Vivinavi Hawaii
Where do you think Waikiki is in Tokyo ??(4kview/28res)
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Adultery More Common After Pandemic?(1kview/2res)
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Japan and Hawaii Comparison(12kview/42res)
Daily life 2025/04/09 22:41
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Pick up at LAX-Terminal B(1kview/3res)
Question 2025/04/09 08:49
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Destination of children(479view/1res)
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Hibiscus and crown flower(433view/0res)
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Regarding vaccinations required for preschool enro...(1kview/4res)
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Vivinavi San Francisco
Personal Customs Clearance at Airports in the U.S.(544view/0res)
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Support for American Universities(800view/2res)
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Sending money to Japan(1kview/9res)
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Where do you think Waikiki is in Tokyo ??

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  • Waikiki
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  • 2025/04/03 14:46

This is a silly question, but Waikiki is almost like Asakusa in Tokyo for me because I almost never go there as a tourist, but I think everyone has a different image, so what kind of image do you have ?
If you have a more sparkling image, it would be Odaiba or something.

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#21
  • Ritz
  • 2025/04/04 (Fri) 23:14
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It seems that the government is dividing the wealthy (Market Price) and the common people (Affordable) in the same condominium in order to prevent the deterioration of public safety. The lower floors may be Affordable.

Affordable units can be bought for about $250,000 less depending on the property, but some of them do not have access to a gym.

Since Corona, many investors and remote workers have moved to Hawaii, and
single-family homes have skyrocketed. Condos have also gone up.

Hawaii is an island, so I think of it as comfortable country living.
It cannot be compared to a Japanese place. It is totally different from Japan.

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#23
  • Waikiki
  • 2025/04/05 (Sat) 00:40
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Topic.
The reason I started this topic is because I told someone who lives in Japan that I live near Waikiki but rarely go there and he wondered why I don't go there. ? I thought it was Asakusa, but I wondered if there was a better analogy.
I think it is natural for everyone to feel differently. There is no correct answer.

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  • ワイキキ在住10年
  • 2025/04/05 (Sat) 18:14
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#18 Summarize. I agree with the viewpoint of

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#26
  • サイゼリア
  • 2025/04/08 (Tue) 16:57
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I agree with
#18 I'll put it all together.
Kakaako is not a good image of the area, but
Hokua and Nauru condos are OK.

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#27
  • モンジ3
  • 2025/04/09 (Wed) 16:59
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Waikiki is Shinjuku ?
Shinjuku has an image of crime with many yakuza and adult entertainment
Then I thought of Asakusa ? but
Asakusa still has an image of Showa-style coffee shops where you can smoke inside and
inexpensive standing eateries.
I still think Ginza fits the bill.

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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Adultery More Common After Pandemic?

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  • Yutaka_zo
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  • 2025/03/05 17:48

Do you think more people have engage in adultery more afte the pandemic since people were home more often?

Not gonna lie. Not really happy in my marriage but can’t divorce my wife. Is there a lot of Japanese married women that engage in adultery? How and where do they look if I would assume most work from home or take care of the home?

#2
  • 2025/03/06 (Thu) 18:40
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It's been quite a while since the pandemic.
There's been a temporary increase in working from home, but not nearly back to where it was before the pandemic ?

And I don't understand how it makes sense that if people stay home more often, there will be more infidelity.

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Vivinavi Hawaii
Japan and Hawaii Comparison

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#1
  • マナ
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  • 2024/08/11 07:06

About living in Hawaii. I have a question for those who live or have lived in Hawaii. In comparing life in Hawaii and Japan, what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of Hawaii over Japan, and what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of Japan over Hawaii ? Would you like to live in Hawaii again ? If you currently live in Hawaii, would you like to stay in Hawaii or return to Japan? If you live in Hawaii now, do you want to live in Hawaii forever?

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#38
  • ホヌ
  • 2025/04/08 (Tue) 21:33
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I know a woman (in her 50s) who works from early morning to late at night, and she said she can barely pay her rent and eat. I asked her if she was not better off going back to her parents' house in Japan and working part time ?. She replied, "I want to marry you, but most middle-aged Japanese men are bald and not very cool, but there are middle-aged men here who are cool and have a lot of hair. I wanted to advise her that these men with fluffy hair would be looking for young attractive women, not old ladies like you, but I decided not to. There seem to be a lot of middle-aged Japanese women in Hawaii who are just too good to be true.

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#39
  • Yoshi
  • 2025/04/08 (Tue) 22:37
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I think Hawaii is the worst right now
Prices are too high and there are many homeless people. The number of Japanese and tourists has decreased a lot. Ten years ago, even though prices were relatively high, it was not a cosmopolitan island. Even for ordinary people. I am honestly worried about what will happen in the future.

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#40
  • tonton
  • 2025/04/09 (Wed) 06:42
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#38 Honu
I think there are men and women like that everywhere, not just in Hawaii.
In the end, people with the same vibrations are attracted to each other, so there are people who can marry and have
partners no matter where they go.
I think the key is being able to read the atmosphere.

There are many attractive people in Hawaii, both men and women, who have been married more than once.

Men and women are not only good looking, but especially in Hawaii, those who can afford it
will be in great demand.
If you get a job that pays well, you might be popular.

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#42
  • Yoshi
  • 2025/04/09 (Wed) 12:31
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Honu-san
It is a fantasy heaven rather than a real life hell
If you are going to live in a hellish marriage with a balding old man, it is a billion times better to live alone and free.

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#43
  • Hauʻoli
  • 2025/04/09 (Wed) 22:41
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Everything is far better in Hawaii
truly heaven and hell

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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Pick up at LAX-Terminal B

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#1
  • 久々
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  • 2025/04/07 09:09

It's been a while since I've had a pickup at LAX, so please keep me up to date.
If I want to pick up at Terminal B around noon today, what do you recommend? ?
The free pickup (loading) area on the ground floor of the terminal parking lot that used to be convenient is no longer there ?
How is the cellphone How is the waiting lot? ?
Is it still possible to enter the terminal parking lot even if it costs a little more ??

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#2
  • もっともだ
  • 2025/04/07 (Mon) 09:37
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The parking lot in the airport is the same as it used to be, and I believe the first floor pick-up area for the free 20 minutes is also the same as it used to be, but I'm sorry if it's under construction. No general vehicles can enter. So, it is very difficult to pick up passengers as soon as they come out, like in the past, because they can't find a place to park their car and have to go around several times
Many people come to the upper departure level and wait at the end of the hall to pick up their luggage If you don't have much luggage, it's easiest for the driver to have a shuttle come to the cellphone waiting lot.

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#3
  • 相変わらず読みにくい↑
  • 2025/04/09 (Wed) 00:41
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Airport pickup is usually the way to go. You can pick up in one shot. You shouldn't have to do several rounds unless you accidentally passed by it or something.

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Vivinavi Hawaii
Destination of children

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  • Mama
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  • 2025/04/02 04:19

Please excuse my post.

We are considering where to send our child to college in the US.

My son is almost in middle school and I am not sure when to start preparing and what kind of preparation is needed.

We are looking for someone or a company to help us through college.

I look forward to hearing back from anyone with similar ideas or information.

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Vivinavi Hawaii
Hibiscus and crown flower

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  • プアナ
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  • 2025/04/07 18:51

I am looking for hibiscus ( red ) flowers and crown flowers.
Crown flowers are only leaves when I see them, and hibiscus ( red is what I am looking for ) I can't find any at all.
If anyone knows where I can find the flowers, please let me know.

I am looking for 3-4 hibiscus and enough crown flowers to make a short lei.

Thank you in advance.

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Regarding vaccinations required for preschool enrollment from Japan

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#1
  • yuyuyu
  • mail
  • 2025/03/08 12:39

I have a son who will be 3 years old in April.
He is still in Japan and we plan to enter Hawaii in mid-June to start preschool in July.
We are still undecided on when we will be able to get insurance for our son, so we are planning to get the necessary vaccinations in Japan before entering the country.

So I am having trouble finding out about this.
① The vaccine for Hepatitis A is 2 doses of Aimgen approved in Japan
→ I will get an additional dose at a pediatrician in Hawaii after 6 months
Will Aimgen be recognized as a vaccine for Hepatitis A ?

② MR is I have been vaccinated, but not for Otafuku.
Should I give MMR ? Is it OK to give only mumps ?

I have inquired at preschools and Japanese outpatient clinic for vaccines for overseas travel but still do not know.
If you have any experience or know more about this, I would love to know.

Thank you very much.

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#2
  • Pre
  • 2025/03/27 (Thu) 01:04
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どなたかから返答いただけましたか?
彼はまだ日本におりというのは3歳の息子さんの事ですか?質問主さんは今ハワイにいるのでしょうか?今から探して7月から通えるプリスクールは見つからない思います。もしかしたら特殊な所があれば受け入れてもらえるかもしれませんが。普通は学校が始まる1年前位にはもう定員が埋まっている所がほとんどだと思います。
予防接種に関しては息子さんがお世話になる小児科を決めて、そこのドクターにアドバイスを貰う事になるのでは無いでしょうか?

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#3

I don't know if this will be helpful as it is a bit old, but
Here is the information about the immunization shots when my son came to Hawaii in 2018 at the age of 4.

MR, mumps, and chickenpox are live vaccines in Japan, so we had to re-give inactive vaccines.

Hib is covered by one MMRV ( combined measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox ) in Hawaii.

As a result, the inoculations I had in Japan were much wasted.
Even if I had received all the routine inoculations, I would have had to get 4 additional inoculations: 1 quadruple combination DPT-IPV, 1 MMRV, 1 measles, and 1 Hib.

In my case, I myself had come to HA first and consulted with the pediatrician, but was told that I could not proceed until he arrived
My husband and son arrived,
I requested the shots along with the physical examination to be submitted to the preschool,
and checked them against my mother-child book. I checked it against my mother's health handbook and got the necessary inoculations3.

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#4
  • サマースクール
  • 2025/03/27 (Thu) 23:13
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Central Union can get you in if you donate money. There are many Japanese children who are expatriates and come in halfway through the year. The local resident group has an exam every year in January, but there are no children who come in from the middle of the year because they are expatriates or something. Recently in the last three or four years, the popularity of the school has decreased and if they take the exam, they all pass, so that may have something to do with it.

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#5

Hello.
I just moved to Hawaii from Japan last October
and enrolled my daughter in Central Union.
We got in without any test or interview. !
Since I didn't understand English very well, a Japanese speaking person from Central Union accompanied me to visit the school.

When I arrived in Hawaii, I made an appointment to visit the school and was allowed to tour the school. I visited a pediatrician who speaks Japanese and got a certificate for necessary vaccinations. I showed my MCH handbook to the pediatrician and everything went smoothly, including the missing vaccinations ? !.

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Vivinavi San Francisco
Personal Customs Clearance at Airports in the U.S.

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  • ソロモン
  • mail
  • 2025/04/02 21:31

I would like to know if anyone has cleared customs privately at San Francisco airport or other airports in the U.S., and if so, I would appreciate your wisdom.
I was able to arrange for the export, but I was told to take care of the import and subsequent procedures on my own.
Could you please tell us what the procedure was like?
If the procedure is difficult, I would like to find a company that can handle customs clearance on my behalf, but if you have any information on how to find one, please let me know.
The package contains tropical fish, 2 boxes of styrofoam, and we are in the process of checking with the CDC and United States Fish and Wildlife Service regarding entry requirements for tropical fish.
I will take an Uber to pick up the package and bring it back.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

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Support for American Universities

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  • Mama
  • mail
  • 2025/04/02 04:06

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 college.

I look forward to hearing back from anyone with similar ideas or information.

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#2
  • Reila 911
  • 2025/04/02 (Wed) 09:07
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You are looking for a company or professional that provides support for your child from 9th grade through college in the United States. The following information may be helpful :

These resources may help you find a professional or company that offers support for your child to attend college in the United States. If you need more information, please let us know ! College Connect 101: They specialize in helping families navigate the college application process. You can reach them at (424) 800-2248.

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  • Reila 911
  • 2025/04/02 (Wed) 09:09
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College Board: They provide resources for SAT, AP, and other college-related assessments. Their contact number is 866-756-7346. For questions about applying for aid and the FAFSA form, you can call 1-800-433-3243.

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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Sending money to Japan

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#1
  • mimi
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  • 2025/02/18 19:07

I would like to send money to my parents in Japan. ?
Also, will I have to pay taxes on the money I send ?

Please let me know if you know anything.
Thank you very much.

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#2

For small amounts, WISE use is a good choice, but for larger amounts, the fees are lower from the bank.
If the amount exceeds 1.1 million yen per year, the recipient will be subject to transfer tax on the excess amount.

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#3

I put it in my brother's Sony Bank foreign currency deposit ( at a good rate ) and he sends me monthly living expenses from there.
If it is properly used for living expenses, there is no gift tax.
For example, if the money sent is not used by the parents and is saved, it is considered to be a "transfer of assets, not living expenses" and gift tax may be incurred. Please be careful not to send large sums of money in one lump sum.

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#4
  • もっともだ
  • 2025/02/19 (Wed) 23:07
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For large amounts, bank transfers can only be sent in several installments, each time incurring a fee
WISE can send the money in one shot, so it's cheaper.

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