Wednesday, May 4, 2011

How do you become a citizen of Japan?

Question:

I want to be a citizen of japan how do I do it?

Answer:

Condition for Naturalization

1. have continually resided in Japan for 5 years or more;
2. be at least 20 years of age, and must be recognized as having legal capacity under law the laws governing your country;
3. have good conduct;
4. be able to maintain your living either on your assets or skills or of that of your spouse, children, or other members of your country;
5. not hold a nationality of any other country; or, on acquiring Japanese nationality, will renounce the other nationality; (There are some exceptions)
6. never have plotted or advocated the violent destruction of the Japanese government, or have formed or belonged to political party or organization with this aim.

Do I need to buy an Obi for my yukata, or is it fine the way it is?

Question:

Plus, I plan to go to a long big formal event all my friends and family are going to, so is it too much of a gown or sleepwear than for public? It's gorgeous and not that pricey, and I want it. But I'm not sure if I should buy a more suitable one, or just buy an Obi and flaunt it LOL

Thanks.

Answer:

Like I already mentioned in your other question, that is a satin bathrobe. Even if it was a yukata, though, it would be too informal for a formal event. If you want a kimono for a formal event, you need at LEAST an iromuji. Not a yukata and definitely not a satin bathrobe.

Is Psn online in japan ?

Question:

Answer:

No playstation sucks you should get an xbox

Process of getting work in Japan?

Question:

Hi, I was wondering which way I would go about getting work (teaching English) in Japan if I'm coming from the UK. Assuming I have my degree.

Would I simply come to the country as a tourist, and then find a job that comes with sponsorship? Is this generally the norm? Also, how long would the sponsorship process/ getting my visa take?

Thanks

Answer:

In your case you could get a working holiday visa which would make the process much easier. Your a Brit, so it is best to take advantage of something your American competition isn't eligible for. Yes,you can go to Japan on a visitor visa and look for work. When you get a job you just have to go to Seoul or wherever overnight to switch the visa to a work visa when the papers come through after about a month. In the meantime you can work. I suppose that is technically not kosher-but that is what is done and the immigration bureau has to be aware of the practice.However from an employer's point of view who would you like to hire-the person who needs sponsorship and will need time off for a visa run, or the working holiday person who can go to work with no red tape.

English to Japanese :)?

Question:

Would someone be willing to translate something from English to Japanese (via email) for me? :]

Answer:

誰か私の為に英語から日本語へ訳（メールで）してくれませんか？

JAPANESE SPEAKERS!! i need help please help me to translate this in japanese!!?

Question:

Hi! i'm half japanese but i really can't speak it LOL and i need to introduce myself in a contest in japanese, so i need your help to translate this, please NO GOOGLE TRANSLATE!! please do it yourself if you speak Japanese, and please write the romanization (pronunciation) thanks!!

*Hi! i'm Tiffany in SoGen
I started singing at the age of 4, and i love music, i have been a Japanese music lover since always.
*I got interested into Kpop when i was 12 and i listened to TOHOSHINKI for the first time, since then they are my favorite boy band.
*My inspirations are a lot of people, like ....
*My favorite groups are ......
*I dislike girl groups a lot, except 2NE1
*Finally i woud like to say that please support our group and don't stop to follow us!! You'll see that we are very good and i hope that we grow bigger every time, Thank you very much!!

Answer:

you are female, right?
female - watashi male - boku

konnichiwa, sogen no tiffany desu.
watashi (boku) wa, yon sai no koro kara, utatte ite,
ongaku ga daisuki desu.
zutto nihon no poppu myu-jikku (pop music) ga suki desu.
ju-ni sai no toki, Kei poppu nimo kyo-mi wo motte
Tohoshinki wa, tokuni sukina dansei bando desu.
Iroiro na hito kara eikyo- wo ukemashita, tatoeba...
Tokuni sukina guru-pu wa..... desu.
Onna no ko no guru-pu wa, chotto nigate de,
tokuni 2NE1 wa nigate desu. (better not say anything
bad about another group i think. at least say like
they are too sexy so i feel a bit uneasy.
2NE1 wa sekushii sugite, chotto nigate desu.)
Saigo ni, doozo watashi (boku) tachi no guru-pu wo ooen shite kudasai.
Zutto watashi(boku) tachi no onagaku wo kiite kudasai.
watashi(boku) tachi wa ii ongaku wo minasan ni todokete,
minasan to issho ni, zutto seicho- shite ikitai to omotte imasu.
do-mo arigato- gozaimasu/gozaimashita.

Is my Japanese correct?anyone correct me please?

Question:

dear math,
correct this please===>"ちゃんと大人になれ！
自分の問題自分で答えにしろ!"
-->I was translating~
Dear Math,
"please grow up!
solve your own question!"

Answer:

ちゃんと大人になれ！ sounds rough, but if you want to show your anger... fine.
to avoid conflict, もっと大人になって（ほしい）！

自分の問題は自分で解決（かいけつ）してよね！
～しろ！if you prefer rough expression..

Are there still tickets left for Fuji Rock?

Question:

I filled out the form but have they haven't replied.
Has anyone been before?

Answer:

If you are talking about Fuji Rock Festival, they are still accepting application.
http://www.smash-uk.com/frf11/ticket_typ…

How do japanese people have such good skin?

Question:

I'm not saying every Japanese person but the ones I have seen they have really good looking skin. It reminds me of milk. Is it what they eat? Genetics?

Answer:

Green tea after every meal.
It does purify your whole body.

How do you say seafood in Japanese?

Question:

Or rather, I want to make sure I'm doing it right. Is it shifudo nashi kudasai for 'no seafood please' when out dining? I'm a vegetarian and many of the dishes that are considered 'vegetarian' have things like fish paste in them. I could lie and say I have an allergy if it comes to it (ah, the good old 'no no, I'm allergic to alcohol!' lie when you don't want to get plastered with business men!) but.. I'm trying to avoid that.

I already know that niku nashi kudsai will get me no 'meat', but the seafood thing is a problem! I'd hate to go through all of them. =(

Answer:

You basically got it down pat!

シーフード無し下さい。(shi-fu-do nashi kudasai.) would be correct, but one alternate I came up with is:
シーフードを抜きでお願いします。(shi-fu-do wo nuki de onegai shimasu) which basically says the same thing.

Either way works ^^ I hope it goes well!

Pretend ypur are a japanese house wife.?

Question:

and you just saw educational films of american life. in 1947 ish. what are some things you would say to the American head of the Occupation Forces Educational Services about what you saw and your contries needs.

Answer:

All the Japanese know that the Occupation Forces did a great job to liberalize Japanese education system from the pre-war militalism. No question about that.

Where did Japan tsunami affected area?

Question:

Answer:

Mostly northeast Japan.
Places like:

Sendai
Fukushima
Iwate
Ishinomaki
Kesen'numa
Miyagi
Ibaragi
and a lot more.

Where can I learn about japanese swords?

Question:

I´m going to travel to Japan I would love to visit a museum, or a sword maker, could you recommend me a place to learn?

Answer:

By all means go to the sword museum in Shinjuku that Potato Mint recommends,, but you will not be able to learn much just by looking at them. It would be best if you were to study them in a book first, then when you see the actual swords, you will have a greater understanding of what makes them so good.

If you are interested, I recommend The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords by Kokan Nagayama

Where In japan is the best ninja museum's?

Question:

Answer:

The best place for ninja in Japan is Iga-Ueno in Mie Prefecture. It is one of the homes for ninja along with Koga in Shiga prefecture and they have loads on ninjas there. The workers in the local town hall are even all dressed up as ninjas.

How does this sound for a MORE HONEST Japanese Prime minister speech about the reactor?

Question:

We are all going to die. It will be slow and very painful, but it is the proper Japanese way to do things.

Answer:

バッカじゃね？
こういう奴こそ早く死ねばいんだヨ。

How do you say Portal in japanese?

Question:

I'm developing a game, and this knowledge is essential for a suitable name for it.
I would also like to hear a list of unique japanese names for both male and female.

Or if you don't want to tell me a list of names then at least think of one name you think is unique.

Answer:

I went to google translate and they said you can say it like "Pōtaru."

Can you have longer relationships with Japanese friends?

Question:

Answer:

YES, but depending on how he handle and treat me.

How to say in japanese?!??! REALLY IMPORTANT HELP?

Question:

How to say in Japanese: What do you have first block? (or period) (AT SCHOOL)
And how to answer that?

Answer:

１時間目は何の授業ですか？
ichijikanme wa nanno zyugyo desuka?

What are the restrictions for foreigners drinking and clubbing in Japan?

Question:

I'll be going to Japan for 3 weeks in a few months, while I'm there I really want to experience the nightlife. I don't want to drink if it's illegal, but I do really want to go dance, could anyone please tell me the age restrictions?

I'm 18 and look my age :/

Answer:

" Legal " age is 20. But some clubs won't care. If you just want to have a good time, I'm sure there's places that don't sell alcohol.

Good Japanese songs ????

Question:

do you know any cool bands or songs? to introduce me to jpop
what are the most popular jpop bands/singers nowadays
before i only listened to kpop but everyone seem to be interested in jpop so i wanted to try it !
thanx in advance ! and i'll really appreciate it if you put the links to the songs !

Answer:

What is the best way to travel from Narita Airport to Nagoya downtown?

Question:

We have 2 adults and 2 toddlers? What would be the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to travel? Bus or Train? I am assuming on the train my 3 & 5 year old would not need to to buy a ticket. Thank you so much in advance!!

Answer:

Take JR NEX (Japan Rail company - Narita Express) to either Shinagawa or Tokyo station.
(Tokyo and Shinagawa are next station each other. No big difference, but Tokyo station is so big that it's bit trouble some to change over trains, with small kids.)

At Shinagawa or Tokyo Station, change to Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi (Bullet Train) to Nagoya.
From Narita to Shinagawa, it would take about 1 hour. From Tokyo to Nagoya, 1.5 hours.
The price would be about 14,000 JP.Yen (170 US.D). per one adult.
You can purchase and reserve everything at JR Narita Station or ticket counter at the Airport.

Kids younger than 6 would not need tickets if only they don't reserve individual sheets. You can take non-reserved sheets, or keep holding your kids on your lap..... It must be painful for these long trip with your kids and all of your buggages..
If you think you'd need to reserve individual sheets for kids, you would need to purchase extra chickets for kids. It's about the price of 1/2 of adult tickets.

Another possible way it to take another flight from Narita to Nagoya Chubu International Airport.
It might be more convinient, but it costs higher than train and not that qick considering all these waiting time and city transportations. Plus, there are only 3 flights in one day.

Are the people in Tokyo Japan friendly?

Question:

I am in the Air Force and am thinking about submitting to go to Yokota AFB in japan, and was just wondering what people think of the area?

Answer:

They have been friendly to me. It is a very large city so there are lots of people and everyone is not alike.
However, on the whole they are friendly.
Being near a military base can always cause problems because often the civilians have had unpleasant experiences with some military members.
If you remember you are a guest in a foreign country and are polite you should be treated well.

How many dollars would you reccommend to take travelling to usa?

Question:

Doing this trip on a tight budget so how much for a month, not including accomodation.. And what are free fun things to do/ see in orlando, arizona, nevada and california

Answer:

I have no idea how on earth your question got here in JAPAN section.

In Japan and Korea, where do you get married?

Question:

I have recently started adopting the religion Buddhism and I know that that is the main religion in Japan and Korea, so can anyone tell me what the ceremony is like? Where is the marriage taken place? In a Temple? Would I wear a traditional dress? And things of that sort. I would like to hear from Buddhists or anyone that knows.

Thank you to anyone who answers, I really appreciate it!

Answer:

Western styles like beach, garden, hotel & church weddings are becoming more popular now than the traditional ones. They see it as "modern".

Japan may be a Buddhism country but not everyone are religious about it. I'm Buddhist but my lifestyle is not "Buddhist" as you may call it. I eat meat.

If you are marrying a man who is a traditional Buddhist, your wedding might happen in a shrine. But if he's just an average guy like most of us, then you might have a western style with Japanese customs mix in it.

Have you been in Japan after the tsunami?

Question:

If you've been there, could you pleaae give me some tips?

Answer:

I live in Tokyo. There was some rolling blackouts for several weeks after March 11th. But it's mostly normal here.

English to japanese translation?

Question:

I fell down the stairs this morning, pulled a muscle in my leg and I can't come to the lesson today. :)

Answer:

今朝階段から落ちて肉離れを起こしましたので、今日の授業には行けません。
kesa kaidan kara ochite nikubanare wo okoshimashita node, kyono zyugyo niwa ikemasenn.

I am pakistani i have uk student visa how can go visit japan?

Question:

Answer:

If your passport is Pakistani (Pakistan) then you are required to have a tourist visa to visit Japan.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/…

Procedures to apply for a short term visa (tourist)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/…

Your UK student visa is useless to Japan.

Is mount fuji a perfect cone?

Question:

Answer:

No...

Am I going to be the same height as the girls in japan?

Question:

i'll be moving to tokyo, japan next year i'm 19 and i'm 5"2 which is 157.5 cm i believe will i be about the same height as the average japanese girl or will i be a bit taller than them?

Answer:

After Looking at other Yahoo answers, wiki answers and Cha cha answers, it seems you will be just about the same size as them. Apparently, the average height of a Japanese girl is 5'1-5'2. Have fun in Japan! That's so exciting!!!

What does it mean to dream of a japanese calendar?

Question:

it was a japanese calendar it had buddhist sayings on it,i know nothing abt buddhaism or japan??

i have some distant japanese ancestry my great aunt once said,and this is my second 'japanese' dream/.

in the other one I had to sit with many japanese people and write something in japanese ,i wrote no ambition in english.

Answer:

Some dreams are prophecies and some dreams are just the reflection of our thoughts.

Yesterday I was watching a couple of Japanese movies, so I dreamed a tsunami (I turn around and see cars covered with water) but I often dream tsunami (I've heard it means the tough life or something and its pretty usual for many people).

Anyway, I can't explain this dream, although you might try the "dreams" category. However when I was a child I dreamed myself being married with a South Asian man. It came true.

Maybe your dream is telling you that your consciousness wants to learn Japanese or go to Japan or that maybe you were a Japanese in your previous life.

Different words for "life" in Japanese and what's the difference?

Question:

Inochi
Seikatsu
Kurashi

What's the difference and when to use them? (I'm sure there are more words for "life" in Japanese, which I can't remember right now)

Answer:

Inochi: is living itself as the opponent of "death"

Seikatsu
Kurashi: These 2 mean everyday act of life like eating, sleeping, working, shopping, etc

others

jinsei; This is used when you are talking about life in longer term than above 2, like years or decades. Used when talking about marriage, career, etc.

seimei; same as inochi

Help with japanese translation?

Question:

from these two pictures (i cant type japanese so..)

http://uppix.net/1/a/4/3b67097954c8271d0…

and

http://uppix.net/1/f/f/02a935e44b165b681…

Answer:

"The beads change color in ultraviolet (sun)light! You can easily check the strength of the sun's rays by how dark the beads are!!" And from left to right, the diagram is labeled "weak," "medium," and "strong."

The back (second pic) just elaborates more on the same thing, suggesting you use the beads even in the winter when you go skiing or hang them from your cell phone. Even if the beads are at the "weak" level, you could easily tan or burn, so be careful, especially if it goes all the way up to "strong." The bottom paragraph is just full of your usual warnings ("don't expose to open flame," "don't swallow," etc.)

Do most asian parents pay for their child's college funds?

Question:

Answer:

Yes. most of our parents supports us until we can support ourselves. Although there's still some who still lives with their parents even after graduating university, until they get married and have kids.
It would be pretty embarrassing if you are in your mid 20s and your parents still give you allowances, doesn't it?

My parents support my college funds but I still find my own source of income for the "other needs" if you know what I mean.

10 pts. Japanese translation?

Question:

"I guess I'm just lost in the library."

(translate ^that^ statement please).
Thank you very much.

Answer:

図書館で迷ったみたい
toshokan de mayotta mitai

How many comic titles are there in Japan? (I mean manga)?

Question:

I think there used to be about 5 in my country: Dysney ones were the only one I read when I was very small.

Answer:

millions. or count them yourself on www.mangareader.net

What does watashiwa mean in japanese?

Question:

i'm doing a japanese project. and i need to know what 'Watashiwa' means in japanese. Please help me!

Answer:

watashi wa

watashi means, I, and wa means as much as "as for" it refers to the I.

So together it means, As for me.

Eg: Watashi wa nihonjin desu.

literally means, "As for me, am Japanese"

EDIT:
To the two answers below me: It is definitely not "I am". am is the verb 'to be'. Where in "Watashi wa" do you see a verb? If anything, I am would be "Watashi wa imasu", but that sounds kind of weird, as the Japanese often omit the subject.

What is going on in japan?

Question:

I haven't heard any news of what is going on over there lately. How are they doing?

Answer:

They are still reconstructing some black out. The nation is cooperating to bring the nation back. It will take time