You also need to secure a parking spot from your landlord and fill in a bunch of more forms.
No, no, no you need to go to the police station not forgetting to bring your stamp (inkan) so that they can visit your parking spot and make sure it’s appropriate. Say you want to buy a car, it’s not as simple as I like that Ferrari let me pay and take it home today. Of course, you have to fill in forms where you are from but the extent of which is incomparable to Japan. Let me give you some examples of when you have to fill in forms or go through some sort of bureaucracy. But the reality is if you are living in Japan as a foreigner it’s something you’ll have to get used to. If you haven’t been able to tell by now that was a not-so-funny joke. The idea of filling in forms really has me excited. Find ones that can speak English even if it’s not the closest clinic to you.
Tip: Before you get sick ask a Japanese speaking friend or your workplace to find any local services such as doctors and dentists. Welcome to the difficulties of living in Japan as a foreigner! Of course, an easy solution is to start learning Japanese which, I guess is easier said than done. A lot of the time or should I say most of the time the doctor or service provider speaks little to no English. To be honest the battle isn’t over even once you’ve found what you were looking for. This can be very frustrating especially when you’re ill but it’s all part of living your life as a foreigner in Japan. So imagine this, you’re sick you go to the clinic and they say sorry we don’t deal with those kinds of issues. But I hear you ask, why don’t you just use Google? Yes, you can find some information on Google but it is very limited and most often then not it’s all in Japanese on top of all that the clinic may be a specialist clinic that only deals with certain ailments such as ear and throat. You are limited in your ability to find local clinics or hospitals. Say one day you fall ill or get an injury and need to go to the doctors. There are many situations foreigners living in Japan find frustratingly difficult and one of them is finding appropriate services. This can leave you and them frustrated, edgy or amused. Note: Take your phone you will need Google Translate.ĭoing daily tasks is very troublesome when you can’t speak the language you can spend a good 10 minutes struggling to understand each other.
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