Friday, July 29, 2011

Do the japan hokkaido pilld weight reducing actually work.?

Question:

I just want to know if they actually workk or not

Answer:

Diet pills are never a good idea. Never.

How popular are Indian restaurants in Tokyo, do they sell vegetarian food?

Question:

How much should I expect to pay for a dinner for two?

Answer:

Foreign restaurants like Indian are in major cities in Japan and do offer nice tasty dishes. For me, the best veggie dishes are the Indian ones. If you can track down an Indian restaurant, you will have a nice time. If you can afford to, take a trip to India and enjoy authentic Indian food found no where else.

What do cell phones from Japan and Korea look like?

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And are they superior to cell phones found in the USA?

Answer:

Just look up Japanese and Korean cell phone companies..

The Korean LG phones are so nice! :)

EDIT: This is a right or wrong question? OKE..

Are earthquakes in tokyo really bad?

Question:

i wanna no cuz ive always wanted to go to tokyo (even move there when im older) but everybody tells me earthquakes there are horible. Is that true? and how many time a month/year do they have earthquakes?

Answer:

NO, for short.

Usually a lot of smaller earthquakes occur after a huge earthquake.
In Tokyo, I have felt some quakes after 3.11.
You can see the history of them from this site:
http://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/ea…

But about 30 million people are living around Tokyo.
And after 3.11, I've never heard any damages caused by quakes.

What time do they air detective conan in japan?

Question:

Answer:

It starts at 6pm on Saturday in Tokyo. But it depends on each region, I think.

What is the japanese of "present"?

Question:

Answer:

good lord. "Present" can be an adjective, verb, or noun.

present adj.: He is present in class. (出席している）　shusseki shite iru.

present v. : present a （prize）ご褒美を(贈呈)する　　zoutei suru.

present n.: プレゼント　 purezento --- like a christmas present. That's the easiest one to use if you are talking about a gift/present.

And there are many other uses of "present" in English but probably one of these three right?

And Google Translate is like asking a monkey to do your taxes---it doesn't add up. Don't use it without someone who can proofread it. (by proofread, I mean change everything it says and start again from scratch.)

Official Nendoroids and Figma's?

Question:

Where can you but them?? Please don't say amazon or ebay, most of them are bootlegs. I already know Sears and Yesasia has them, anywhere else??

Answer:

I'm not sure but they are produce by "good smile company", right?
They have showroom and cafe at Matsudo, Chiba prefecture.

http://www.goodsmile.info/
http://www.goodsmilecafe.jp/access.html

Advice about living near Shinjuku/Shibuya?

Question:

I want to live near Shinjuku or Shibuya in Tokyo and be close to the most youthful parts of Tokyo. Would I still be able to experience this if I live somewhere on the Yamanote line (i.e. Ikebukuro, Ebisu)? I'm also very interested in any artsy districts (i.e. cafes, Apple stores, modern art museums)

Also, I was thinking to rent a live-work loft or a studio apartment on the Yamanote line... Gaba says they will pay me ￥250,000. Do you have any links to find lofts/studios around that rate?

If you just answer part of the question that's ok.

Answer:

It's unrealistic to live in Shibuya or Shinjuku only with 250,000 yen salary. You have to pay taxes and others so your actual disposable income will be like 210,000 yen.

And it will cost you 100,000 yen even for a small studio in Shibuya or Shinjuku. You wouldn't have much money to spend on other things.

>Would I still be able to experience this if I live somewhere on the Yamanote line (i.e. Ikebukuro, Ebisu)?

You can easily go to other places as Tokyo has extensive train network. I think Sugamo or Komagome are cheaper places on Yamanote line.

Is the nuclear power plant in Japan still leaking radiation?

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Answer:

Yes, nothing has been stopped.

I am very confused with a Japanese phone number?

Question:

the number is
0909XXXXXXX but how do i do it so i can call it from london
(Eg. london numbers have +44 at the start)

Answer:

Assuming 0909 is the city code, dial:
081909 (landline)
or
+81909 (mobile)

How is it like being black in japan?

Question:

I want to go to japan when i get older. I was planing to go to college their but i dont know when japan will recover from the earthquake and sunami. hopefully it wont take a long time. Anyway ive heard that people have many expierence in japan and some are nice and some are not. I actually plan to live their after i learn more things while im college. I was just hoping some one could tell me how its like. and please be as detailed as you want. dont leave any rude comments please. thanks

Answer:

1. For college, you'll probably need financial aid. At least your parents will appreciate it if you got some. So look for scholarship opportunities. As a black female (are you a black female?) There are lots of scholarships available in the USA. At least some of them have to be for overseas study.

I would recommend doing your freshman year of college in the USA (you're too young to drink anyway in Japan until you're twenty), and then in your second year, move on to Japan. But the credits don't transfer usually.

Check out Temple University, and the several other Universities that have campuses in Japan.

Or do grad school, or go to a language school after you graduate from University in the USA. Many choices.
I know many black folks living in Japan, from the USA, UK, Jamaica,South Africa, Haiti, and Africa. You will hear that there are so many Africans in Tokyo/other big cities, that people tend to think all blacks are Africans. Africans are known for their dubious employment and their tendency to say they are "American" while speaking Nigerian pidgin English that no one understands.
JET hires from all over the English speaking world, which is how I met South Africans (black and white), and a Jamaican English teacher. But of course most black English teachers are from the USA.
You know how it is. Old people tend to be intimidated. Young women (high school girls,) if you are female will talk about your body. (they do this with white girls too.) Since Japanese kids rarely see blacks or whites in rural areas, if you live there, you will hear it. "Her skin is the color of chocolate!" or to me "His nose is huge! He looks like Pinnochio!" or commenting on a girl's breast size (other girls and even grown women do this.)---However this kind of stuff is considered rude by most Japanese so it's usually kids who say something. And it's not the "I hate you" type of racism, it's more like "Wow...Look at it! " like you are an object at a zoo.

Blacks in Japan have told me they cannot stand to hear whites in Japan talk about "racism" because even today, and definitely 50 years ago, blacks had it much, much worse in the USA than they would have had in Japan.

You have to understand that us whites from the USA have never been a minority (well, some of us) so it is our first time being the only white guy on the train, and have people look at us. Some white people get really, really angry about this. But some blacks say "Hey it's better than Arkansas." so I guess I can understand that.

Will my debit card work in Japan?

Question:

I recently got a new debit mastercard, but it doesn't have a cirrus logo on the back like my old one did. Where the cirrus logo was now just has the mastercard logo. Will it still work in Japanese 7/11 atms?

Answer:

Yes it will work but next time please ask your bank and not us as they are in a better position to advice you. Also inform them of your travels i.e. when you will be in and out so that they don't block your card if you decide to use it (thinking it is fraudulent). While you are at it, have a look at prepaid Visa, MasterCard's etc for use in Japan as they have cheaper rates than current debit and credit cards

Is safe to travel to Japan?

Question:

we are planning on having our honeymoon in Japan on March 2012. Im concerned about the radiation after I read this
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-widens-ban-on-radioactive-beef-to-miyagi

Answer:

99%+ of Japan is safe. The only danger zone there is about a 20 km radius around the Fukushima nuke plant.
The problem with the beef is some cows were fed contaminated hay. That beef is being recalled and destroyed.
What you're talking about is 8 months away. No one can tell you hoe things will be at that time.

Can someone translate this page to me? its in japanese?

Question:

http://s1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee434/pam204/?action=view&current=108.jpg

Answer:

give up no one is gonna answer

Japanese books question?

Question:

I seriously have no idea where else I could ask this question, so I'll ask it here.

What light novels would you recommend? Especially those similar to No.6, I like its conversations. I'm talking about the original Japanese works, of course. Please don't recommend Murakami, he's not a light novelist, plus I'm looking for something in the same league like books I've listed below.

Light novels I've already read/am reading now:
Durarara!!
Baccano!
Kami-sama no Memochou
No.6 (especially like this one)
Mawari no Penguin Drum (love it)
Shinrei Tantei Yakumo
Ouda Hideo's works (In the Pool, Kuchuu Buranko)
Bakemonogatari
Gosick
Spice & Wolf

Answer:

The followings are so-called light novelists:

新井素子 Motoko Arai
氷室冴子 Saeko Himuro
中里融司 Yuuji Nakazato
乙一 Otsuichi
桜庭一樹 Kazuki Sakuraba
*宮部みゆき Miyuki Miyabe

I've read only * Miyuki Miyabe.

What would 45.000 yen be in american dollars?

Question:

title

Answer:

One yen currently is worth 0.0130 dollar.
Is that 45 or 45,000 as in thousand ?

Should i stay in hakone or odawara?

Question:

hey guys,
going to japan for a few days next month. i had 2 questions which you guys could me answer

1) (i think) hotels are kinda hard to book in hakone, compared to other cities in japan. hotels and expensive and ryokans are expensive too. just going to be there for one night, so can you guys recommend a good budget place where i can spend the night?

2) now, do i really have to spend a night in hakone, or can i just spend the night in odawara. is that a cheaper option?

thanks guys!

Answer:

1) Google with
ペンション (coming from pension, but doesn't mean seniors welfare) 箱根、民宿　箱根
or 国民宿舎　箱根

2) I would stay in Hakone....

What do i do with this?

Question:

Its a Japanese lottery ticket! I'm I in the yen?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64688576@N0…

Answer:

The drawing lottery will be held on 9th August.
Waite and check.

Which one is better tokyo disney land or disney sea?

Question:

so i'm going to japan for vacation with my family on august, and we just can choose one between disney land or disney sea...
i haven't gone to japan before and i don't know which one is better to go to since we just can go to one of them
i'm 16 years old and my brother is 11, which one do you think is better and more appropriate for us?
i actually really want to go to both of the parks but unfortunately we can't :(
please help me to choose i really don't have any idea :( :(

Answer:

Disney Sea is better if you can visit Land in your country. Otherwise, Disneyland is better.

Little Jumping Spiders?

Question:

Since the weather has turned warm and its started to rain often I've been finding these small black and light brown spiders that instead of crawling they mostly jump from one spot to the other. . .they aren't very big but they aren't tiny either and they are kindof compact (legs aren't spread out far from its body)

they really freak me out to no end. . .so i'd like to more about them. . .I come from Dover, Delaware in the US and I've never seen a spider jump or even one bigger than the width of a toothbrush.

Have you found them in your place? what kind of spider is it? anything else?

Answer:

Yes actually I have.

I live in Wisconsin and one day while picking up my little brothers room i found two. They were brown, "compact" as you say, and they jumped.

I think it might be the "Phidippus audax"
It's the most common household jumping spider.
Pic
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Phidippus…
Obviously an extreme close up

"Jumping spiders commonly reside near doorjambs and windowsills."

Wikipedia says "The average size of adults ranges from roughly 13 to 20 mm in length."
That sounds about the size of the ones I found in my brothers room.

I also found this "This species is common in southeastern Canada, most of the United States and parts of northern Central America, and has been introduced to Hawaii and the Nicobar Islands."

Hope this helped and that's the spider your talking about (:

Where in Tokyo can you get those Ganbare Nippon T-shirts?

Question:

I know you can order them online but where can you buy them in Tokyo? Or do they not sell them in Tokyo? I'm kinda hazy about this Ganbare Nippon Red Cross situation.

Answer:

Near the train station at Harajuku
Just ask around

Does anyone know about this Japanese song?

Question:

I heard a very nice song from Hey Say Jump Summary 2010 concert. This song was sang by Snow Prince Gasshoudan in that concert. I would like to know what is the title of this song and who is the singer of this song. I don't think the original singer is Snow Prince Gasshoudan.
Link to the song:
http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/vie…

Answer:

title: With love
artist: Takizawa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideaki_Tak…

How much would a holiday to Japan cost?

Question:

Including flight tickets (for 2 people with return). Hotel costs. And we are planning to stay for 1 to 1 and half week. in $ or euros. I'm not looking for luxuries. Thnx.

Answer:

How much can you afford to pay for travel? in other words how much can you afford without going broke i.e. getting loans, overdrafts etc. if you can answer that then you would be able to know how much money to bring

Japanese!!! Can someone check this?

Question:

Answer:

59-3, 60-3, 61-3, 62-3, 63-1
64-3, 65-2, 66-1

Maybe 牟礼洋子 is 群ようこ

What are some Japanese (in japan only) Yaoi or boys love publishing companys names?

Question:

I got bored and came up with this funny idea for a BL manga where this guy is a really good comic artist and always wanted to be a Shounen jump mangaka...but instead he gets stuck in a Boys love mangaka company instead...I'm very stuck on the name of the company though...Can I get a list of Boys love company's from japan cause I only can find ones that are BL translation company's from the US...Gomenasai, I'm very detail oriented...(bows) I am very thankful for your help

Answer:

Japanese Yaoi publisher...

> Kadokawa Shoten
Yaoi manga magazine: Asuka Ciel
Manga title: Junjou Romantica, Yume Musubi Koi Musubi, Brother x Brother, Koi cha no Osahou etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Gentosha.
Yaoi manga magazine: Rutile, Lynx
Manga title: Dear Green, Bukiyou na Silent, Keep Out, Croquis, etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Libre Shuppan
Yaoi manga magazine: b-Boy, Be x Boy, Junk! Boy
Manga title: Finder series, Hidoku Shinaide, Haru wo Daite ita, Royal Fiance, Bokura no Oukoku, etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Kaiousha
Yaoi manga magazine: Gush
Manga title: Koisuru Boukun, Bitansan Renai, Little Butterfly, Hatsuai etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Takuma Shoten
Yaoi manga magazine: Chara, Chara Selection
Manga title: Crimson Spell, Escape, Room 1/2, Tsumasaki ni Kiss, etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Taiyoh Tosho
Yaoi manga magazine: Craft, Hertz
Manga title: Doushitemo Furetakunai, Interval, Junjou to Furachi, Touch Blue, etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Houbunsha
Yaoi manga magazine: Hanaoto
Manga title: Kirai ja nai kedo, Non Tea Room, Arashi no Ato, Bed Room Tour!, etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Medi-a-tion
Yaoi manga magazine: Comique Hug
Manga title: Sensei Kiss Shite Ii desu ka?, Border, etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Issuisya
Yaoi manga magazine: Boys L, Zettai Reido
Manga title: Prisoner, Glamorous Lip, White Guardian, Stop! Goshujinsama , etc
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…
> Core Magazine
Yaoi manga magazine: Drap
Manga title: Otona Keikenchi, Acid Flower, Kirepapa, Double Face, etc.
http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.h…

What does japan look like now?

Question:

Any recent Pictures after all the earthquakes and everything? I really wanna see how it looks over there.

Answer:

We've been there last April (a month after the earthquake) to visit my dad, we've never mind whatever danger we will face because we love the country. I'm a Filipino and I have been amazed on what their country is, it still looks the same when we've been there for the last two years.. There are no signs of panicking, the country is still beautiful and organized and the people are still happy, hospitable and polite(for me Japanese people are the most hospitable and politest people here on earth). It's really different to my country. But I don't know, we've never been to Fukushima, we only stayed at Tokyo.. It's really fun there and I hope I will be there again because my dad is back to sea for his work.. :D

Where Can I Buy G Works Magazine(Japanese) Online?

Question:

Its a japanese classic auto magazine, more particularly Im looking for a special issue, " S30Z".
I have found a website that carried it but can not remember. Looking to ship to US.

Answer:

Umm... old Fairlady!

Do you mean this?
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4779612128

I guess you can get it from amazon.co.jp, not .com.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/help/customer…

What are some good Japanese songs that sound like club music?

Question:

club music as in music they play in dance clubs presently.

Answer: