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		<title>Is it ok to have a &#8217;sleeping&#8217; Japanese bank account?</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2006-05-10/is-it-ok-to-have-a-sleeping-japanese-bank-account/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 06:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: &#8220;I&#8217;m wondering whether I should keep my Japanese bank account open in Japan. The banks in [my homr country] are terrible. If you leave $50 there for a year, it&#8217;ll disappear from account keeping fees and in fact you&#8217;ll be in debt, rather than having earned any interest. Is it the same in Japan? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Is it getting harder to find and hold on to jobs in Japan if you are a foreigner?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-09-01/is-it-getting-harder-to-find-and-hold-on-to-jobs-in-japan-if-you-are-a-foreigner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: What&#8217;s with people getting fired? Is the job market shrinking or what? I knew that Mr X. used to work at one of my group companies and he does not work there any more&#8230;. Is it getting harder to find and hold on to jobs in Japan if you are a foreigner?

A:  Yep.
Every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do I have to pay for NHK TV?</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-08-03/do-i-have-to-pay-for-nhk-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NHK---Just Say No.(c)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Getting a job in Japan, the easy way</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-07-07/getting-a-job-in-japan-the-easy-way/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-07-07/getting-a-job-in-japan-the-easy-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2005 08:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously in &#8220;Getting a job in Japan, the hard way&#8221;, I failed to cover the the best way to come to Japan: O.P.M. ,other people&#8217;s money or as it universally called here:
   THE PACKAGE. 
The best way to come to Japan is to be Joining a foreign software company and being sent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting a job in Japan, the hard way</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-07-07/geting-a-job-in-japan-the-hard-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The real &#8220;Answer&#8221; to getting a job in Japan is: &#8220;Don&#8217;t.&#8221;
Ok, I&#8217;ve warned you. Now please go ahead and buy any of the books about getting a job in Japan and read it cover to cover. The old Bible of thousands of FG wannabes for the past 20 years, &#8220;JOBS in JAPAN&#8221;  and most [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can I open a bank account in Japan to exchange yen-to-dollars?</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-07-04/can-i-open-a-bank-account-in-japan-to-exchance-yen-to-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-07-04/can-i-open-a-bank-account-in-japan-to-exchance-yen-to-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2005 05:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY&#8221;S QUESTION:
I will be receiving cash gifts in Japan during an upcoming trip (wedding party!)  I&#8217;m certain that the envelopes will all contain YEN, but I will be immediately returning to the U.S. afterward.  How can I avoid fees on exchanging large amounts?  Can I open a bank account in Japan that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I need a Japanese bank account so my company can transfer my salary.</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-01-12/i-need-a-japanese-bank-account-so-my-company-can-transfer-my-salary/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2005-01-12/i-need-a-japanese-bank-account-so-my-company-can-transfer-my-salary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q. I need a Japanese bank account so my company can transfer my salary.
A.  Anybody can open a Japanese Bank account. There a several different kinds of accounts (mostly concerned with savings) so be sure you get a normal account a so called Futsu Koza. 
Simply fill in the application form, it may be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do I have to join the National health system in Japan?</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2004-12-20/do-i-have-to-join-the-national-health-system-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2004-12-20/do-i-have-to-join-the-national-health-system-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2004 01:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q. Do I have to join the National health system in Japan?
A. No. The Kokumin Hoken system is not compulsory, although many people will tell you it is. You can ‘opt out&#8217; by going to your local ward office or town hall and signing a form to that effect. It may require quite a bit [...]]]></description>
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