Japan - In Reality

Vending 1 – Hot and Cold Drinks, screen for advertising and user input, prepaid RFID reader, Coin insert.

Vending 2 – Snack vender with item input pad.

Vending 3 – LCD input screen and used container recycling.

The spoken and unspoken.

Cultural issues.

What is not said.

Types of consulting in Japan.

What services are needed.

Save for the bad times.

IT related consulting.

Networking.

What companies pay for.

Getting paid.

Long term view.

Rail Transportation history.

Previous inefficiencies.

Now you can use your smartphone and prepaid cards to travel on trains and buses.

Speeds.

Private lines and subway.

Driving on toll roads.

Airports.

Airline prices.

Seaports.

Japanese healthcare system.

National healthcare insurance plan.

What is the per capita cost of healthcare?

How is the premium calculated?

Going to the doctor or hospital.

When to arrive at the doctor.

Efficiencies.

Payment system.

Comparison to the US system.

Where Japan is globally.

Go west or go east?

Tokyo is how far from Bejing by train?

Go by Boat?

Okinawa is further south than Kyushu but Kyushu is a large island.

How far from Russia?

How many people around Tokyo?

How big is Japan?

Everything is in Tokyo.

Where do half of Japanese live?

Now the Senkaku Islands are under Japan National Control. China is trying to occupy them.

The concept of time and how to think of time while in Japan.

Time is of the essence.

People are busy.

When to make appointments?

How to schedule your trip.

How tight should your schedule be?

Can you rely on transportation schedules?

Punctuality.

Communication timeline.

How long are friendships?

What kind of “money” to use? Now ATM (cash cards, debit cards) can be readily used at Seven Eleven or other convenience stores (mini mart) which are more prevalent than all banks and post offices put together, on almost every other corner in large cities.

Citi bank has left Japan.

Prepaid cards are now very prevalent and if you have a smartphone specifically for the Japanese market they can save those cards in an app and you can swipe the smartphone to pay.

Banking in Japan.

I originally started this with podcasts in 2012 and found the process way too time consuming.  But I have a new way of doing the blogs and podcasts that can be much less time consuming so I will see if I can get this system up and working.  On each blog I will post short notes.

You unlock this door with the key of final revelation,

into another dimension of understanding,

a dimension of hearing what is unsaid

a dimension of seeing the usual

you are moving into a land of inscrutability and vague substance

You’ve just crossed over into…..Japan

Get a passport.

Do you need a Visa?

Who to contact to get a flight?  Now some airline companies have cheaper prices than general websites such as Travelocity.

Ride the trains.  Get a pass?

What kind of “money” to use?  Now ATM (cash cards, debit cards) can be readily used at Seven Eleven or other convenience stores which are more prevalent than all banks and post offices put together.

HOTEL

Executive

Business

size

smoking

Tourist – Ryokan?

price

wake up

Vagabond

Kaosan

Sakura

Getting stuck out late at night

Sleep in the Manga shops – beware of smoke

Internet as well – booth types require address in Japan

Capsule Hotel

Agoda.com is a good site to find almost any place to stay in Japan.  AirBnB hosting is also available.  Small business hotels can be found using Goggle Maps.

SENTO

teaching in Japan