41.01 Japan Life
Arrival
Portal
- JP-Mirai: Information for foreign workers in Japan.
- Weather
- Web-Japan: General information about Japan.
- Videos for the Daily Life Orientation (ID/EN)
Wiki
Social
- MeetUp
- WebHack MeetUp
- Reddit (Main)
- Jimoty
- ICJ Network (Indonesian)
Other Subreddit
- Subreddit
- /r/movingtojapan - For people preparing to live in Japan
- /r/JapanLife - Subreddit for people already living in Japan
- /r/JapanFinance - Subreddit for Japan-centric financial advice (including banking, taxes, investing)
- /r/TeachingInJapan - Subreddit for people teaching in Japan
- /r/JapanNews - News About Japan
- /r/JapanTravel - Subreddit for potential Japan travelers
- /r/japanpics - for Japan-related photos
- /r/japanparents - Parenting resources
- /r/JapanArt - Japanese Art
- /r/JapanPlaces - Know somewhere cool? Want to go somewhere cool?
- /r/RideItJapan - Tired of walking or cycling? Try a scooter or a motorcycle and RIDEITJAPAN!
- /r/FukushimaChronicles - About the March 11th disaster in Japan
- Food
- /r/JapaneseFood - omu omu omu
- /r/Ramen - the real stuff!
- /r/Bento - bento recipes, techniques, and creations
- /r/sushi - Focus is more on Western-style but it’s a popular subreddit
- Japanese Language-Related
- /r/Translator - Need a translation? Go here.
- /r/LearnJapanese - for people learning the language
- /r/JapaneseResources - Japanese media for education and research
- Sports
- /r/japansports - all things sporting in Japan
- /r/NPB - yakyuu, aka Japanese baseball
- /r/Jleague - Japanese Soccer
- /r/Sumo - big men running into each other
- /r/Judo - the Japanese martial art
- Pop Culture
- /r/Anime - Yep. It’s anime.
- /r/JDorama - … and j-dramas!
- /r/Weeaboo - Japanese pop culture
- /r/JapaneseMusic - All about Japanese music
- /r/JPop - J-pop and Shibuya-kei music
- /r/Otaku - Japanese and otaku sub-culture
- /r/JapaneseFiction - For Japanese fiction lovers
Bank and Remittance
Bank
For an account opening, you will probably need two forms of identification.
Digital bank:
Conventional bank:
I recommend creating an account with MUFG Bank. If that’s not an option, JP Post Bank (Yuucho) should be your last choice. For phone number verification, use the phone number of someone you know. If you register with your company’s number, you’ll need to change it later if you want to use the mobile app or make direct transfer payments (e.g., for a mobile SIM contract).
- MUFG
- JP Post: Yuucho
- Others: SMBC, SBI Shinsei
Detailed article about banking in Japan.