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• Penny
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• 2026/04/04 13:53

We are planning to climb Tsurugi in mid-May 2026. We have received information and cooperation from the Exchange Promotion Division of Tsurugi Town Hall, Yuma no Yado and Laforet Tsurugi regarding the reservation. I feel the kindness of the local people. I am very much looking forward to this mountain climbing.

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• アグさん
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• 2026/04/02 23:30

Fiscal year 2026.
We will have our first gathering of the fiscal year.

Date ： April 12, 2026 （ Day ）
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（ 1 Shirogane-cho Ichihara City － 70 ）
Access ： From Yawatajuku Station on Uchibo Line
25 min. walk （ Buses are closed on Sunday ） Private cars allowed Parking lot available
Capacity ： About 20 people ♬ ♪
Program ： ① Self-introduction, update, chat
② My health, language practice, what I keep doing
③ Singing (Ogawa)

Application ： Please send to the following e-mail address ① Name ② Address ③ Cell phone number ④ E-mail address
⑤ Speech pathologist in charge and hospital ・ Name of facility
Contact ： Speech pathologist, Chiba Workers' Hospital, Rehabilitation Department Iwamoto ・ Ikeda
Phone ： 0436 － 74 － 1111 （ Representative ） （ Mon ～ Fri 16 ： after 30 ）
Email ： kotoba.ichihara@ gmail.com
Deadline ： April 6 （ Mon ）
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• アグさん
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• 2026/04/02 23:22

Fiscal year 2026.
We will have our first gathering of the fiscal year.

Date ： April 12, 2026 （ Day ）
10 ： 00 ～ 12 ： 00
Venue ： Shirogane Orthopedic Clinic
（ 1 Shirogane-cho Ichihara City － 70 ）
Access ： From Yawatajuku Station on Uchibo Line
25 min. walk （ Buses are closed on Sunday ） Private cars allowed Parking lot available
Capacity ： About 20 people ♬ ♪
Program ： ① Self-introduction, update, chat
② My health, language practice, what I keep doing
③ Singing (Ogawa)

Application ： Please send to the following e-mail address ① Name ② Address ③ Cell phone number ④ E-mail address
⑤ Speech pathologist in charge and hospital ・ Name of facility
Contact ： Speech pathologist, Chiba Workers' Hospital, Rehabilitation Department Iwamoto ・ Ikeda
Phone ： 0436 － 74 － 1111 （ Representative ） （ Mon ～ Fri 16 ： after 30 ）
Email ： kotoba.ichihara@ gmail.com
Deadline ： April 6 （ Mon ）
Main Sponsor ： Meet up ！ Ichihara Aphasia Friendship Association （ President Yamaguchi ）
＊ Please wear a non-woven mask to prevent infection on the day. Please wear a non-woven cloth mask on the day of the event to prevent infection. Please bring your own drink


Thank you, no charge.

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• アグさん
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• 2026/04/02 23:18

Fiscal year 2026.
We will have our first gathering of the fiscal year.

Date ： April 12, 2026 （ Day ）
10 ： 00 ～ 12 ： 00
Venue ： Shirogane Orthopedic Clinic
（ 1 Shirogane-cho Ichihara City － 70 ）
Access ： From Yawatajuku Station on Uchibo Line
25 min. walk （ Buses are closed on Sunday ） Private cars allowed Parking lot available
Capacity ： About 20 people ♬ ♪
Program ： ① Self-introduction, update, chat
② My health, language practice, what I keep doing
③ Singing (Ogawa)

Application ： Please send to the following e-mail address ① Name ② Address ③ Cell phone number ④ E-mail address
⑤ Speech pathologist in charge and hospital ・ Name of facility
Contact ： Speech pathologist, Chiba Workers' Hospital, Rehabilitation Department Iwamoto ・ Ikeda
Phone ： 0436 － 74 － 1111 （ Representative ） （ Mon ～ Fri 16 ： after 30 ）
Email ： kotoba.ichihara@ gmail.com
Deadline ： April 6 （ Mon ）
Main Sponsor ： Meet up ！ Ichihara Aphasia Friendship Association （ President Yamaguchi ）
＊ Please wear a non-woven mask to prevent infection on the day. Please wear a non-woven cloth mask on the day of the event to prevent infection. Please bring your own drink


Thank you, no charge.

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• Riko
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• 2026/03/18 17:27

I am to have the car transferred to a private party, but I found when I looked it up that I can change the car title and I can take possession of the car even if I am in a provisional state, but people have different opinions.
which is it ？

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#2

• シュワちゃん
• 2026/03/18 (Wed) 20:53
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However, you have to change your name as soon as you buy it, and then you have to get insurance, and then it depends on the insurance company. Note ： If you don't have an international license, you can't take the test.

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• 倍金満　　. .
• 2026/03/21 (Sat) 08:28
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Anyone can buy one without a license, but
please read the driver's handbook if you are driving with a provisional license.

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• yu-ka
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• 2026/03/30 (Mon) 14:48
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Purchases can be made without a license. It is mandatory to purchase insurance within 30 days after the name change. Failure to do so will result in a fine from the DMV.

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• RJ
• 2026/03/31 (Tue) 10:15
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Even with a provisional driver's license, there are insurance companies that will let you in if you have a Japanese driver's license, and you can usually possess one.

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• シュワちゃん
• 2026/03/31 (Tue) 22:56
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There are 1 ～ 2 insurance companies that you can get with a Japanese driver's license, but they are eye-poppingly expensive. I recommend that you get an American driver's license before you get car insurance.

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• ヒロロ
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• 2026/03/31 19:53

I just moved to Kisarazu in March.
If you have any good places to live in Kisarazu, recommendations, good restaurants, etc., I would be happy to share them with me ！.

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• Johnny
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• 2026/02/27 22:01

I am currently employed as a city police officer in a city in California.

I am thinking of starting to provide off-duty security/bodyguard services to executives of Japanese companies and celebrities coming from Japan.

So I would like to know your opinion on how much demand there is for this service.

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#4

• ピストルで襲われたら
• 2026/03/26 (Thu) 20:29
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> If you are attacked with a pistol, you can't even escape with a local employee attending to you.

How many times have you been attacked with a pistol in your many years of living in LA, Showa Oyaji-san? ？ If a Japanese person is suddenly attacked with a pistol as in the LA scandal, it would be news in Japan, but such incidents only happen about once every 10 years. Most of them are caused by problematic behavior on the part of the victim, such as foreign students walking around in the middle of the night. In fact, the crime rate in LA is going down every year.

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• 昭和のおやじ
• 2026/03/27 (Fri) 16:39
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＞ How many times have you been attacked with a pistol in your many years of living in LA, Showa Father ？

Fortunately I have not had that experience, but three people I know have.
One was attacked as he was getting out of his car in a parking lot, but he escaped by giving the attacker money as he demanded. Another was shot from another car while driving. This was probably more of a prank than a robbery, but dangerous enough. Another was shot and killed as he was getting into his car with the proceeds from a store closing. He probably resisted.

There were more Japanese people running Ricker stores then than there are now, and a good number of them had a good deal of experience being held at pistolpoint in the course of their work. It was probably around this time that two Japanese students were shot in the Ralphs parking lot in San Pedro.

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• 昭和のおやじ
• 2026/03/27 (Fri) 16:49
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＞ If a Japanese person is suddenly attacked with a pistol like the Los Angeles scandal, it would be
in the news in Japan, but such incidents happen only about once every 10 years.

It would only be an incident, and only a few of them, that would make the news. There are probably quite a few that were attempted or did not turn into incidents. By the way, the above two people did not report
to the police.

There are incidents in LA even if they are not on Japanese news. Rather than judging that there are few crimes
against Japanese people, it is necessary to be prepared for incidents that occur only once every 10 years or so
.

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• 昭和のおやじ
• 2026/03/27 (Fri) 16:58
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＞ Actually, LA's crime rate is going down every year

That's a good thing.
But "rate" is a crook. It's used in a convenient way.

If there is 1 criminal in every 100 people, that's 1%; if there are 1,000 in every 100,000, that's 1%; if there are 1,000 in every 100,000, that's 1%.
The crime rate when it was policed meticulously and the crime rate in recent times when minor crimes are overlooked.
Crime rate during a period of high violent crime and a period of increased fraud and other crimes.

Claim by immigrants that the number of foreigners living in Japan has increased but the crime rate has not.
They do not mention that the number of crimes has increased.

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• 費用はどのくらいですか
• 2026/03/31 (Tue) 18:08
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True. If you don't report it to the police, it is not recorded as a crime.

Does the crime-free Showa father hire a dedicated bodyguard? What is the cost? It seems that what is needed is a service more for local Japanese than for Japanese entertainers.

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• あずき
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• 2026/03/20 20:23

！ The price was very reasonable and the taste was delicious ！ ！ The sweetness, stickiness and color ！
The sweetness was great! 369> ！
it was the best ！ I also enjoyed the sweet red bean paste ！.

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• M
• 2026/03/27 (Fri) 21:14
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This is my second time ！
It was so good I came back one more time ！ They served me again and I will come back ！

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• いちご大福
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• 2026/02/26 23:13

I am wondering if I should remove my alias at the same time as I renew my passport. The reason is that it is inconvenient for me to not be able to check in online or use any kiosks in the airport. I am not divorced or anything.

Currently we have the following.

Japanese family register ： Hanako Yamada
Passport ： Hanako Yamada (Smith)

My documents in US, Grobal Entry, GC, SSN, license, credit cards all have my husband's surname Smith. I use my husband's surname "Smith" for all my documents in the U.S.

I always buy my boarding passes at Hanako Yamada. Whenever I check in online, I always have to go to the counter and get a boarding pass manually from the staff because they scan my passport and find that my name is different from my name. Every time I have entered the U.S. via Canada a few times, the kiosk also makes an error and I have to wait 30 minutes for the agent to call me.
When entering the U.S. from Japan, I get an error when sending my customs documents and photo through the Global Entry app, and the Global Entry kiosk also has an error. But if you show Global Entry, GC, and passport at immigration, you will be allowed to enter US without any problem. I was told that it is difficult to remove

but when I told the consular officer that I want to remove （ ）, he said that I should not remove because my name will be different from GC and it will be a problem when I enter the country. It is impossible to change my Japanese family register name in time.
I called US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and was told that even if my passport last name and GC last name are different, there is no problem if I have a marriage certificate.
They said that Global Entry should change to Yamada. He told me that if I just change my name, I don't need to re-interview.

I am stuck with the consulate people stopping me. I am not sure if I should continue to use the alias or remove it.
Did you ever remove it because of the same problem? ？ Did you regret taking it off? ？

It is inconvenient to scan your passport at online check-in or to use kiosks at the airport at all, but it is a hassle every time. And outside of the U.S., would it be a problem to have the aliases together ？

Please share your experience.

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• 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 ？?

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• 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 ？?

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• どうかしてる
• 2026/03/04 (Wed) 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.

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• Nana
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• 2026/03/24 (Tue) 10:13
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I am also an international marriage. It's a hassle every time … If you change your name when you get married in the US, it will not match the name on your Japanese transcript. So no matter how you change your name on your passport, you need to check your green card and passport at the counter when you check in for your flight. \If you remove the "Smith" from your passport, you may be required to submit a marriage certificate. In conclusion, I think it is best to leave it as it is.

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• GC
• 2026/03/26 (Thu) 21:00
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Where do you submit it to Marriage cert. ？ at airport ？

To be frank, if it's so complicated, why don't you just change your name back to Hanako Yamada on your passport and carry Marriage Cert. with you ？

? Is this only for married Japanese people? ？ Is it OK for Korean or Chinese passports? ？ It's so complicated that I'm thinking of changing my name back to my maiden name in the US. But I'm getting annoyed because I've been thinking too much about it ？ and wondering if it doesn't make sense since the child's name will be different in the US and Japan after all lol

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• winterrr
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• 2026/02/20 12:16

Hello.
Iolani is recruiting 14 students for 4th grade this year.
14 students means that the number of students is decreasing by about 1 class, is there any reason for this?
The family that is currently attending Iolani at 3rd said that there used to be almost 100 students, but they are quitting and now there are only 86 students. On top of that, he said there are several students who are taking exams to move to Punahou in 4th.
I heard from a student who took the Iolani Kinder test this year that the number of students who took the Iolani test has been decreasing every year and finally reached the 300 student level. I wonder if it is just a difference in popularity that less than half of the students took the Kinder exam while Punahou had almost 800 last year and this year. ？
My son is planning to take the 4th Punahou test this fall, but （ he was not accepted in Kinder, so I was wondering if this is related to the fact that Punahou has more than 90% Asian nationalities? ） I wonder if Iolani will continue to have 4th openings every year?

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• 2026/02/27 (Fri) 01:23
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Iolani School disciplines seniors over sexual list targeting female students, staff, sources say
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/02/26 /iolani-school-disciplines-seniors-over-sexual-list-targeting-female-students-staff-sources-say/
I saw this news article.
If you know specifics, could you please let us know?
I am wondering how such a problem could have occurred at one of the top schools in Hawaii.

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• ニュース
• 2026/02/27 (Fri) 12:31
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Iolani, you were in the news.
My child also started at Iolani from Kinder and now attends the middle school.
Various students are coming from the middle school, and some of them have surprising language and attitudes that my child is surprised.
As a result, it is the parents' responsibility, but my child feels that there are students who have no morals in the school.
In fact, the school's popularity seems to be declining, and the ratio of students who enter is decreasing year by year.
My child's friendships have continued from Kinder, so she is not thinking about changing schools, but I am concerned.
Especially since the school has students with such poor morals that they are in the news. As a parent, I am worried.
I work at a tutoring center
The "serious Iolani" students are changing in quality these days. I have the impression that Punahou has a stricter school discipline and the students are more solid.
If Iolani banned all devices such as cell phones, Apple watches, tablets, etc. in the school, students would be able to communicate with each other, play physically, and
grow up healthy both mentally and physically. This is a very unfortunate incident.

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• 質問
• 2026/03/03 (Tue) 01:01
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Dear Mr. News
Thank you for your prompt reply.
I understand that there are various types of students depending on the grade level from which they entered the school, such as from kinder, middle, and so on. I think it is common all over the world, including Japan and the U.S., that some students have serious problems even at the top level schools, but I am a little concerned to hear that Iolani's school culture is changing somewhat. What will happen now? Thank you very much for sharing your valuable story with us.

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• イオラニとプナホウママ
• 2026/03/24 (Tue) 18:38
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I have a child in second grade at Iolani and first grade at Punahou.
Honestly, Iolani grows up with no real ability for the child to solve their own problems. Counselors, counselors, counselors, every day the kids talk about it.
The counselors are in on everything and the teachers throw everything to the counselors.
At Punahou, emotional management is built from kinder, and even when kids are fighting or struggling with each other, the teachers talk with them about how they can solve the problem by themselves, and how they can think about how they can help each other feel. I, as a parent, also feel that emotional management is being built. I am planning to have my older son take the Punahou 4th exam this fall.
It is nothing but a shame that students at the adult level, who are about to graduate from high school, do not mind childish bullying and slander as they did this time unless they learn more important things at an early age, not just study and follow the rules of the school.
I felt again that it is not a good environment to grow up relying on counselors for the ability to communicate with people, which is so important in life.

Iolani is a good school. Iolani is a good school, but Punahou is a better school in terms of socialization, the ability to think for oneself, and sharing feelings. As a parent of a student, my impression is that Iolani is a school with many challenges other than academics.

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• 2026/03/25 (Wed) 19:28
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Dear Iolani and Punahou mom
Thank you so much for sharing this very valuable comparative information about your two children enrolled at Iolani and Punahou respectively. I read with great interest.
I assume that when your child took the entrance exam, you as a parent visited the school, researched the school, and carefully considered the compatibility with your child before choosing your child's school. You said that you feel that Iolani is "not good", but were these thoughts not grasped during the school tour prior to enrollment?
Are you saying that you were disappointed in many ways after entering the school, although you did not know this during the school tour and the pre-enrollment information session?
Whether it is a school or a job, I am sure that there are many experiences of students who were disappointed when they actually entered a school that seemed to be good at the information session. I would be very grateful if you could tell us more about Iolani.

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