Friday, June 24, 2011

Best Cell Phone for living in Japan

Best Cell Phone for living in Japan?
I am going to be going to school in Japan for the next 4 years but will be coming back in the summer and I need a phone that won't cost very much and will Work throughout Japan and The U.S. I was To get a plan through one of the Major U.S. providers but there cost looks rather high. So anyone with any suggestions that would be great.
Cell Phones & Plans - 1 Answers
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How about if I tell you what we do?... I moved to Japan from the U.S. I had to discontinue service with my previous cellphone company because it doesn't work over here. It's possible to have a "world phone" but, in addition to paying the price of your phone plan in the U.S., you would also pay for those international calls (incoming and outgoing) by the minute. It's expensive. Don't even bother, alright?... If you simply "can't live" without a cellphone in the U.S., they have some decent pre-paid phones like T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile... You could buy one of those to use in the U.S. when you're not at school. I picked up a pre-paid cellphone at SoftBank and it worked awesome. I think you have to buy a refill card for it every couple of months... Which isn't very expensive at all. It's cheaper than the price of a cellphone plan... You can spend 300 yen (a little more than $3.00) a month to have unlimited e-mail to your phone. You also recieve free incoming phone calls from anywhere. Yes, anywhere... * You have to have at least "some" money on it, though. The cellphone I had in particular was 5,000 yen (roughly, $50.00) and it was nicer than some of the cellphones in the U.S. It had a 2 megapixel camera, a dictionary, an in-phone translator, a photo editor... SoftBank http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/ We use Skype on our computer for U.S. calls. You can make international calls and have a U.S. phone number. Which means that incoming and outgoing calls to the U.S. are local. How cool is that?... It's what alot of Americans do over here. Skype http://www.skype.com We use DoCoMo now. We don't have the pre-paid phones anymore (it's cheaper for us because we have multiple phones). You can pick up some free ones or pay just a little bit a month for the extent of your two-year contract, which is standard like in the U.S. ... DoCoMo http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/ Do some research but, don't ever trust a phone company. (I worked for one, I know.)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Can anyone suggest a good fashion design school in Hong Kong, japan or Korea

Can anyone suggest a good fashion design school in Hong Kong, japan or Korea?

Other - Education - 2 Answers
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Here are some I found: Osaka Sogo College of Design- Japan Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Institute of Textiles and Clothing- Hong Kong
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Cosmetology schools in Japan

Cosmetology schools in Japan?
I will be in Japan for 10 months coming up in March, and I was interested in possibly getting my cosmetologist liscence while I am there. I tried googling it and searching through the answers here, but I can't seem to find a cosmetology school anywhere. I am going to be living in Osaka if that makes any difference.
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http://www.biyousengaku.com/ http://veeschool.com/beauty_SL001_osaka/school.html http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&safe=off&q=%E7%BE%8E%E5%AE%B9%E8%A1%93%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1+%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&btnG=%E6%A4%9C%E7%B4%A2&lr=&aq=f&oq= Can you speak Japanese at a native level? Because that's the only way they're going to be teaching the classes. You're going to be here for 10 months, what type of Visa do you have? Because you're not allowed to do certain things depending on that. And are you even sure that a Japanese cosmetology license will transfer back to your home country? Many foreign licenses do not transfer to Japan.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Why some schools in Japan let the kids where uniforms and some don't

Why some schools in Japan let the kids where uniforms and some don't?
Here in America is to difference the private schools from the public... But what is the reason in Japan for the divided idea of what kids should be wearing? I know the question sounds stupid but is just plain simple curiosity...sorry
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Most schools in Japan need to wear a uniform and the main reason that I saw is to keep the social classes the same. Most schools here are based upon your intelligence and not how much money you are paying for school.
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Most kids who go to school in japan wear uniforms. The uniforms identifies which school the child goes to. So if they do any bad stuff out in public, a witness can instantly identify the student and where the school the kid is from...
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One answer talk about being able to identify students through their uniform if they did something bad, but actually that is only a part of it. The uniform is the source of pride for the schools. School administrators want their students to be proud to wear the school uniforms and be associated with the school. They also want their students to have a sense of belonging, and inclusion. It sort of works for the high level schools, but it works in reverse for students of the lower end schools. You are right. Japan has become divided as to whether or not to keep uniforms or allow students to wear their own clothes. So many issues surround that idea it is not even funny. Money, identity, bullying, self-expression, Independence, to name just a few. But for now, uniforms are old school and people with the old school up bringing are in power. So nothing will change for some time. So, to answer your question directly. It all depends on who is running the school. If the board of trustees is progressive, they will not require uniforms. If they are old school, which most of them are, they will require uniforms. It seems very hit and miss, but the government doesn't want to get into the issue of legislating fashion. That would just open a whole other can of worms. Here is a clip from Wikipedia about school uniforms: Japan introduced Western-style school uniforms in the late 19th century as a part of its modernization program. Today, school uniforms are almost universal in the public and private school systems. They are also used in some women's colleges. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_school_uniforms