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Tag Archives: bureaucracy

New zairyu card

Doug Reports Posted on February 24, 2014 by dougFebruary 24, 2014

Dear Diary. Oh wait. This is public. I’ll bore you with my day anyway. In 2012 Japan changed its “alien registration” system. All foreigners are supposed to carry an alien registration card (gaikoku tourokushou) with with them. The card needed … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged bureaucracy, government, japan | 3 Replies

Another 10 years gone by – passport renewed!

Doug Reports Posted on April 27, 2013 by dougApril 27, 2013

I decided to take a chance on the “passport renewal by mail” since the Embassy said it was safe. So easy! 1. Download the filled-in form from their web site. 2. I took my own photo on my iMac and … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged bureaucracy | 2 Replies

U.S. embassy visit

Doug Reports Posted on July 18, 2012 by dougJuly 18, 2012

I’m on the way home now from the embassy. I needed to get something notarized and this is the only place to do it here. The line to get in stretches way beyond what you can see. Fortunately U.S. citizens … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged bureaucracy, Embassy, tokyo | Leave a reply

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