Expatriate Life (Society and Culture)

Expatriate Life Sites:

GaijinGals Japan GaijinGals Japan: Geared towards understanding a foreigner's experiences in Japan from a woman's perspective. (Expatriate Life) http://www.freewebs.com/gaijingal/ San Francisco Chronicle - Japan gets tough on visa violators San Francisco Chronicle - Japan gets tough on visa violators: Article on Japan's crackdown on illegal visa overstays, with just a 1-day overstay resulting in jail time and then a 5-year banishment. (Expatriate Life) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/05/10/MNGT16IQK81.DTL Hirokim House Hirokim House: Introduction of Japan and Japanese culture for Filipinos living in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://www.hirokim.ph/ Procedures on Registration of Marriage to a Japanese National Procedures on Registration of Marriage to a Japanese National: Step by step procedures on registering a marriage in or out of Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://www.geocities.com/japanfaq/japanfaq3c.html The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site: Regularly updated site on a suit against the Otaru City government and Hokkaido hot spring owners banning foreigners. (Expatriate Life) http://www.debito.org/otarulawsuit.html Foreign Students and Researchers in Japan: A Survey Foreign Students and Researchers in Japan: A Survey: Survey about the problems encountered by foreigners in Japanese universities and institutes. (Expatriate Life) http://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/~loison/survey/ Japan Window Japan Window: Guide for living in or moving to Japan with Tokyo-Yokohama information and pictures. (Expatriate Life) http://www.globalcompassion.com/japan.htm Gaijin Japan Gaijin Japan: Support group for young people living in Japan or considering it, as well as travel in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gaijin_japan/ Kuwaiti in Japan Kuwaiti in Japan: Group for Kuwaitis interested in Japanese affairs. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kuwaiti-in-japan/ Democrats Abroad Japan Democrats Abroad Japan: Includes guide to American Democratic events in Japan, articles, weblogs, and photo albums. (Expatriate Life) http://demsjapan.typepad.com/blog/ Washington Post: Divorced From Their Children Washington Post: Divorced From Their Children: Article on the dearth of paternal rights to see their children in the case of divorce or abduction. (Expatriate Life) http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A2697-2003Jul16&notFound=true Japaneazy.com Japaneazy.com: Brief articles on happenings in Japan, work, and classifieds. (Expatriate Life) http://www.japaneazy.com APC-Japan APC-Japan: Group for expats in Japan who are also members of Adoptive Parents China. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/apc-Japan The Rice-Paper Ceiling: Breaking through Japanese Corporate Culture The Rice-Paper Ceiling: Breaking through Japanese Corporate Culture: Book excerpt on problems in working for a Japanese company. (Expatriate Life) http://www.stonebridge.com/ricepaperceiling/rice_paper_ceiling.html Eritrea Japan Eritrea Japan: Group includes people related to the "Law School Project" and "Guide Book Project", and acts as a communication bridge between Eritrea and Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eritrea_japan/ JapanNewbie JapanNewbie: An informational community site for those interested in Japan, and the Japanese language. (Expatriate Life) http://www.japannewbie.com/ A Practical Guide to Working as a Scientist in Japan A Practical Guide to Working as a Scientist in Japan: Focusing on working for a science-related firm or teachers of sciences. (Expatriate Life) http://mac122.icu.ac.jp/ridge_html_book/jc0.html Vegan Guide to Japan Vegan Guide to Japan: Information and advice for vegans and vegetarians living in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://www.geocities.com/outoftowntoby/ Kansai Time Out Kansai Time Out: Largest Kansai area ex-pat magazine. (Expatriate Life) http://www.kto.co.jp/ Vietnam Japan Vietnam Japan: A mailing list for Vietnamese in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Vietnam_Japan/ Frugal Japan Frugal Japan: Learning to live economically in one of the world's most expensive countries. (Expatriate Life) http://www.frugaljapan.com/ Living in Japan Living in Japan: Provides some basic pointers for recently arrived foreigners to Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://www.caringkiwi.com/japan/ The Japan FAQ: Know Before You Go The Japan FAQ: Know Before You Go: Important information for anyone visiting or relocating to Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://japaninfo.esmartweb.com/japanfaq.html Japanable.com Japanable.com: A communication site about Japan with a forum to bring people together to talk about common issues on life in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://www.japanable.com/ Japan - Sri Lanka Japan - Sri Lanka: Yahoo group for anyone related to or interested in the two countries. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/japan_srilanka/ Japan Brats Japan Brats: Dedicated to the history and heritage of military brats and expats in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://m.1asphost.com/japanbrats/ Filprof Japan Filprof Japan: A group for Filipino professionals currently working in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/filprof-japan/ Wanderlust - Crooning the Expat Blues Wanderlust - Crooning the Expat Blues: Article by author Karl Taro Greenfeld on visiting the land of his birth and self-identity. (Expatriate Life) http://www.salon.com/wlust/feature/1997/10/00expat.html Gaijin Scientist Gaijin Scientist: Chapter by chapter guide on finding a job, university and company work, and life in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/7513/gaisci/ Japan Bloggers Japan Bloggers: Mailing list for people in Japan keeping a blog. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JapanBloggers/ Japan Traveler Japan Traveler: English information magazine with travel stories and tips, pub and restaurant guide, news, classifieds, personals, events, and job listings. (Expatriate Life) http://www.japantraveler.com/ Owning a Car in Japan Owning a Car in Japan: Detailed procedures on how to register a car in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://en.esllab.jp/owing/ Mama-san's Babies Mama-san's Babies: An Englishwoman's experience of being a bar hostess in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://akasenkuiki.homestead.com/files/babies.html Bytes of Japan Bytes of Japan: Information about teaching English in Japan, observations and photos of festivals, sights and people in Japan. (Expatriate Life) http://farstrider.net/ Angels With Fur Angels With Fur: An expatriot animal lover's group that helps through providing information on pets, adoption, English speaking vets, and other concerns. (Expatriate Life) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AngelsWithFur/