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• 倍金萬です
• 2026/03/22 (Sun) 21:29
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"Double the money . ."

There is no such thing as "bad".

Why is it "bad" to "judge" with your own eyes how many （ people ） you have been in the past?

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/04/27 (Mon) 09:54
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In #4561, I wrote "I was born in the middle of the war", but the Japanese dictionary defines "Sengen-ka" as

＊ the generation who spent their youth during the period of World War II. ＊ ＊

as opposed to the postwar generation, and since I was born about a year before the end of the war (or more precisely, the anniversary of "defeat" ）), I

do not belong to the "wenchu-ha". I don't really care about that. I don't really care, but I was curious.

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/04/30 (Thu) 09:30
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The date for another trip to Japan is approaching this year, and I will be bringing my cell phone with me, which is a T-Mobile cell phone.

Currently, when you arrive in Japan and get off the plane, your cell phone is automatically connected to the cell phone company, right?

I haven't been to Japan for the past 2 years, so I don't know the current situation in that area.

If you have been to Japan recently, please let us know how your cellphone works when you arrive in Japan,

or what kind of operation you have to do.

• 倍金萬
• 2026/05/24 (Sun) 23:13
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Three days ago, on May 21, I "returned" to LAX because I am a US citizen. I usually fly ANA, but this was my first time to fly Zip Air. I think it was $ 510 for a round trip (same as other airlines, but I forgot the exact price due to my late age).

As for seat comfort, I think it was slightly narrower than JAL/ANA. I was born a full year before the end of the war and have a long torso and short legs, but when I try to sit comfortably, my knees just touch the back of the front seat.

Also, there is no monitor screen in the front, that is, on this side of the backrest of the front seat. If you want to watch movies, you have to bring your own Laptop or IPad. My wife was watching a recorded drama on the IPad, while I was listening to music with the earphones she lent me. The earphones are tiny ones that go in your ears.

As an overall evaluation, I have the impression that it is not "cheap or bad" but "cheap so this is what you get". I recommend it to those who want to keep the round-trip fee low.

• バイキンマン君
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• 2026/05/25 (Mon) 10:26
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Most of this trip to Japan was also spent in Tokyo.

We went to Kaminarimon-dori in Asakusa to buy sweatshirts with hiragana characters on them as souvenirs, especially for Segare and Totsan, both of whom are of Totsan age.

However, it was the day of the annual Sanja Festival in Asakusa. So, the Nakamise street was so crowded that foreign tourists and others could not walk there properly.

It was also lunch time and all the diners and restaurants were full. Finally, I found a small restaurant and peeked in, only to find that a couple of oriental tourists had just finished eating and were leaving, so I was lucky to get in.

I wonder what was on the menu. I'm too late in life to remember. I have a vague memory of eating cold tokoroten as well. Even that simple thing was served with nostalgia.

I remember eating kanten and tokoroten.

• YY
• 2026/05/27 (Wed) 15:18
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I returned from Japan in late April.　

What surprised me was that green card holders used to be in the US citizen line, but this time they were in the foreigner line.　

In other words.　It means that the line for visitors to the U.S. from other countries (Japan ） is now much longer.

So, this time it took about 1 hour and 40 minutes.　 (The parking fee for the person who was picking me up was huge. Sweat ）

• Limonada
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• 2026/06/03 (Wed) 11:41
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♯ 3

If you don't have GE, you can usually get through immigration earlier if you have the MPC app on your phone. I did not enter the country from LAX, but I could not use the airport wifi because it was not connected.

Only P3 and P4 parking lots at LAX have increased in price, so an hour and 40 minutes would have cost $ about 39 ？.

• YY
• 2026/06/03 (Wed) 13:46
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#4

I didn't know about the MPC app.　It's going to be very useful ！

So, I immediately googled MPC.　I found out that ESTA certification is required.

I also read about ESTA certification.

"ESTA （ Electronic System for Travel Authorization ） is an electronic travel authorization system for travelers from countries participating in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program （ VWP ） to the United States for short-term business ・ tourism purposes of 90 days or less. The electronic travel authorization system is used to obtain a travel authorization prior to boarding a flight from a U.S. Visa Waiver Program VWP country to the U.S. for short-term business tourism for 90 days or less.　The following is a list of the countries that are participating in the system.

In other words.

I am a GC holder, not a short stay visitor, so unfortunately I can't seem to use this app.　 （ Too bad ！ ）

But it seems that if many US visitors use this MPC app, they will use a different line of entry, so I guess it will help us as a result ？
First of all, thanks for the valuable information! ！

By the way, parking fee.　
Arrival （ Scheduled ） A little bit earlier than the time, I was waiting for me at LAX, so it was a little bit more expensive. \．

• M
• 2026/06/03 (Wed) 20:48
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MPC application, I used it last year to enter the country. I am a green card holder and my son is a citizen, but we were able to use it.
You can register your family together. It was summer vacation, but the MPC lane was very fast and very empty, so I recommend it.

• K
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• Yesterday 11:27
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Can MPC be used at any terminal ？?

• ヒデキ
• 2026/06/07 (Sun) 17:09
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If you ask for a lawyer, you will be paid immediately and you can get compensation.

• 塩麹
• 2026/02/16 (Mon) 09:15
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Where can I buy dried koji ？?

• 塩麹
• 2026/02/17 (Tue) 12:44
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I just went to 99 Ranch and it wasn't there, TC is having trouble getting through on the phone 😭.

• また値上げ🫠
• 2026/02/17 (Tue) 20:33
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Shiokouji

It's sold at Nijya
It's the refrigerated area where they have tofu and stuff.

• 塩麹
• 2026/02/18 (Wed) 06:46
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Is it Nijya ！ I don't have it near me 😭I live in OC

Is there dried koji in refrigeration ？ I looked it up and found that dried koji is when the water content is reduced to about 10%, so maybe it is not that dry …

In Japan It seems to be everywhere, but at 99Ranch I was told that they don't even know what koji is, so I am having difficulty. I don't know much about it and I'm not good at explaining it either 😞

Thanks again for the price increase🫠😊.

• ri___km
• 2026/04/01 (Wed) 20:45
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Stroller wagons are not allowed at California Disney, but I see a lot of them in the park. I'm tagging them in common, but what kind of people can get permission ？.

• Gardena90247
• 2026/05/12 (Tue) 14:35
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Before the Corona fiasco, I used to take free bus tours to casinos,
comp hotels, and spend most weekends playing golf for a senior fee.
The participants were of all races and ages, and it was quite enjoyable, but
now, ？ for some reason, the free bus trips seem to have disappeared.
Going to the local senior center is not very interesting.
I wonder if there is some place where the elderly can spend their time in peace ？ ？ ？
Every week, my wifey takes me to Pasadena for ballroom dancing, and I spend my waiting time in the park.
This is pretty good without spending money ！ If you ask Are you Alone? in rapid succession, you'll run into quite a few beautiful women. 、、、、、

• The倍金萬
• 2026/05/27 (Wed) 12:15
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！ I did it again ！

Today （ I drove ） to a nearby city senior center (about 2miles away) for a yoga class for the elderly
My wife drove me to the center.

I went into the room where the yoga class was held, spread out the equipment and waited for the class, but Dahlemo did not show up. I went to the receptionist and asked her about it, but she told me that there was no class today.

I had no choice but to pack my gear and ask my wife to pick me up to go home. The phone function has been turned off because of the fees.

My yoga gear including iron arrays is very heavy. I carried it all the way to my house in the heat. This is what I call "stepping on it and kicking it". Well, let's think positively that it was a good exercise.

• バイキンマン
• 2026/06/01 (Mon) 10:22
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I am a late-aged Bikinman, over 80 years old.

I am constantly battling with my anpanics and I am feeling the vapors these days.

I'm also starting to get the "blahs" of late age, but I haven't had any major obstacles in my real life yet.

The larger one is also doing kaipen every morning without any problems.

I walk for almost an hour every day.

While walking, I use my smart phone to play hit songs from Japan (Japanese ・ US) that were popular when I was young.

Paul ・ Anka, Neil ・ Sedaka, Connie ・ Francis, etc.

What were your memorable hits from your youth?

Connie Francis' ♪ Among My Souvenirs ♪ is a great one.

• バイキンマン
• 2026/06/02 (Tue) 10:30
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＞ Paul ・ Anka, Neil ・ Sedaka, Connie ・ Francis,

You all know these guys.

And Elvis ・ Presley, and many others, but they don't come up in the blurbs.

In Japanese songs, ♪ Boku wa nai chichi, yokomuite, nai chichi ♪ and so on.

Ayumi Ishida's ♪ Blue Light ・ Yokohama ♪ and Mieko Hirota,

I could go on and on, but I can't name the singers because of my foggy memory 😢
In addition, music inserted in movies like "The Railroad Man" was also a hit in those days.

Old blokes like me seem to like the phrase "back then".

"In those days," even though televisions were becoming more and more popular, I was still bitten by the radio to listen to the hit parade. Sweat.

• バイキンマン
• 2026/06/06 (Sat) 10:32
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Yesterday, after attending the graduation ceremony for my grandson's high school graduation, all three generations gathered at our house for a party.

My wife prepared the meal from the morning, and we had a dinner table full of food and drinks.

My grandson will be a college student this fall. This means that we, the granddaughters, will be in our later years of life.

It's about time to "pick them up". I am still in perfect health.

• Kame
• 2026/06/02 (Tue) 13:18
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There's a Japanese cleaning company called Kito Kito.

• ペネロペ
• 2026/06/04 (Thu) 20:23
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I saw the Review and it looks good ！ Thanks for the introduction ！

• Mk
• 2026/06/05 (Fri) 13:23
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I was unable to find. thank you.

• ZYM40
• 2026/06/01 (Mon) 03:49
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Dear ABC

I have read your article with great interest. Thank you for the valuable information.
Does Punahou have such a site?

Actually, I am still wondering which school to send my child to.

• 三好
• 2026/06/01 (Mon) 10:51
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I see from ABC's link that Punahou has an advantage in higher education. We have seen the list of schools in Punahou first, so we appreciate the comparison. Thank you for sharing this information.

We took the middle entrance exam and were accepted to Punahou waitpool Iolani and paid the deposit to Iolani, but luckily we received a call from Punahou waitpool yesterday. It was also a factor in my decision to go with Punahou. Thank you very much. I had heard that Punahou has more affluent families.

• ローゼン
• 2026/06/02 (Tue) 18:28
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Wow ！ Iolani has zero ⁇ from Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford ！
I thought there were a few Iolani who went to MIT every year.
I thought there were a few people going to MIT every year in Iolani. UC schools like UCLA and UC Berkeley are not as common as in Punahou, but UC San Diego, Davis and Irvine are more common.
My son is studying for the middle school entrance exam, and Tutor told me that the SSAT passing line for middle school is also 10% higher than Punahou.
Iolani is also good for Kinder because it's easy to get in, but if you look at their graduation record, … it's not as good as Punahou.
Punahou is still a good choice.
Thanks for letting us know the latest status of Iolani.

• ABC
• 2026/06/03 (Wed) 23:42
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My daughter graduated from Iolani. Naturally I was a fan of Iolani.
After hearing your opinions, I looked into it in detail. I can conclude that Punahou and Iolani are the best choice for Punahou.
Looking at the situation in Kinder today, it will not change in the next ten years. No, it is likely that the difference will be even greater.
Conversely, if you cannot pass Punahou, Iolani is the only choice.
Even though we are taking the Kinder exam, in the end we want to get them into a good college.
In the U.S., college entrance exams are based on school grades, teacher recommendation letters, essays, interviews, etc.
I applied to 11 schools, 3 were memorial exams ？
2 were stop-losses, and as a result, I received acceptance letters from 7 schools.
I failed the 3 schools that the school said I couldn't go to. The one school I didn't want to go to even if I was accepted was also a no-go.
I passed all the other schools that I thought I might be able to get into.
I have the impression that Iorani's support for university entrance exams was very good.
I was told that it was impossible, but it was still impossible.
The problem was just beginning: tuition and living expenses.
There are merit-based and need-based scholarships.
Families who go to Punahou or Iolani are unlikely to have need-based.
Every college has given me merit-based scholarships. But 1 ． 50,000 ～ 2 ． $50,000.
Education ： about $70,000, living expenses ： about $20,000, I can't do very well.
State universities have lower tuition, but if you are not a US citizen, you will not get preferential treatment in California.
I know there are many people whose only option is UH for these reasons.

• ABC
• 2026/06/04 (Thu) 18:04
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I will write some more to add.
If you want to go to college in the Mainland, you need at least $70,000/year.
This also goes up every year.
If this is not financially feasible for you, you should not choose Punahou or Iolani in the first place ？
There are 12796 students at UH. That's about 3200 students/year.
There are about 50 people in total who go to UH from Punahou and Iolani.
Mid-pack and others combined would not be 100 people.
In other words, an estimated 3,100 are enrolled from Public.
I think there is an option to go to UH while getting top grades at Public instead of choosing Punahou or Iolani from the start.
This would save about $400,000 over 12 years.

If you are accepted to the college you apply to, you will be notified of the cost and the scholarship you will receive after the acceptance letter.
I thought I would get a few scholarships even on a need-based basis.
In fact, it was merit-based only.

In the end, I had the painful experience of convincing my daughter, who was accepted, that it was financially impossible.
The good thing about going to Iolani is that I got accepted to a lot of good colleges even though I couldn't go, and I made a lot of good friends.

• Moja2
• 2026/04/21 (Tue) 19:51
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The University of Tsukuba has a VPN that you can use for free. It is a little tricky to connect, but I always use it to watch TVer.

https://www.vpngate.net/ja/howto_openvpn.aspx

I use SoftEther VPN Client.

• VPNのこと
• 2026/04/22 (Wed) 21:23
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Thank you Moja2😊

Is this something I have to do every time ？ I don't understand it at a glance and I think I will fail before I start💦

I'm grateful that it is free to use and I will try my best but what you wrote seems a bit difficult😅😅 I'll try my best, but what it says seems a bit difficult 😅.

• Moja2
• 2026/04/23 (Thu) 19:46
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In my case, I only connect to a VPN when I want to watch TVer or Japanese Amapura, and disconnect it when I'm done.
The trick is to choose a VPN from the list that has a speed of 100Mbps or more, and to choose a VPN that does not have "public" at the beginning. Also, sometimes the connection is lost in the middle, so you have to reconnect to another VPN. Well, anyway, it's free, so I'm willing to overlook a few inconveniences.

• ブルー
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• 2026/05/27 (Wed) 20:05
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I thought a company called Sankaku connection was doing this.

• Nika
• 2026/06/04 (Thu) 16:43
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I want to watch Japanese TV programs, but recently I can't watch the free ones, so I switched to Jme, but I can't watch most of the variety shows.
What kind of sites do you subscribe to ？ Are you able to watch variety shows ？ Please let me know.