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Thanks JR West Okayama Station! I left my phone on the train to Tokyo on Monday evening. Back in my hands at 3 PM on Wednesday. The delivery guy proudly said “Only in Japan.”
I wasn’t persuaded that getting back a lost phone was a uniquely Japanese experience until I found the note with mascots.
I wasn’t persuaded that getting back a lost phone was a uniquely Japanese experience until I found the note with mascots.
July 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Thanks JR West Okayama Station! I left my phone on the train to Tokyo on Monday evening. Back in my hands at 3 PM on Wednesday. The delivery guy proudly said “Only in Japan.”
I wasn’t persuaded that getting back a lost phone was a uniquely Japanese experience until I found the note with mascots.
I wasn’t persuaded that getting back a lost phone was a uniquely Japanese experience until I found the note with mascots.
A downside to the “furusato nozei” residence tax program is that it takes some paper-folding skills. The upside is that I’ll get some Hokkaido cheese. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hometow...
December 24, 2024 at 11:21 AM
A downside to the “furusato nozei” residence tax program is that it takes some paper-folding skills. The upside is that I’ll get some Hokkaido cheese. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hometow...
Received my sixth dose of COVID-19 Vaccine today. Cost to me was 15,000 JPY. Over 65s and other vulnerable people get it cheaper. Coronavirus hasn’t gone away folks. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Japan gov't urges COVID shots for seniors amid sluggish vaccinations - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese health ministry on Tuesday called for seniors to take routine coronavirus vaccinations ahead of the winter, when infecti
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November 22, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Received my sixth dose of COVID-19 Vaccine today. Cost to me was 15,000 JPY. Over 65s and other vulnerable people get it cheaper. Coronavirus hasn’t gone away folks. mainichi.jp/english/arti...