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yuki126
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2025/02/07 19:13

I was told that the mini bags will be available for purchase on Tuesday, 2/4 in limited quantities. I got this information from a friend of a friend and I don't know how I found out about it. Anyone know how I got the information ？?

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横入り
2025/05/16 (Fri) 15:11
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Some people do.
You are free to sell it for any price, some people line up early in the morning to secure it.
Bubbleheads for Oya's giveaway ＄ I sold 400 and they sold.
＄ They sell upside down prints for 180, and you can buy them if you agree
Onlookers who mess around are the lamest ！.

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2025/05/16 (Fri) 21:55
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They say it's rude to promise to buy something, only to have it withdrawn in the middle of the process. If you don't want to sell, why don't you just say no?

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並んでないです
2025/05/17 (Sat) 09:46
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Sometimes I wonder if someone else came along to buy at a higher price. I was asked by a last minute returnee if I would like to buy a set of educational books for ＄ 10, and I gladly agreed, but the next day I was told "I spilled coffee on them and threw them away". It's strange that there was so much coffee on everything, but I didn't get to see it, and I'm sure ＄ someone was buying it for more than 10.
＄ It's hard to believe that someone would abandon a bag of 3 for ＄ 15, even though they said they would buy it for ＄ 20. Even if someone says they will buy it for 20, normal adults don't dance around the difference.

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2025/05/17 (Sat) 20:54
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In the past, a person offering a low price in Chicago did not respond at all and was raising the price behind the scenes, which led to a flood of complaints, and finally I was banned from that site.

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2025/06/13 (Fri) 00:58
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Then don't buy it. Or buy it yourself. It's hard to get, and you spent hours and hours in line early in the morning to get it, and you spent gasoline to get a rare item, so it has a premium.
I know someone who was able to buy one without standing in line, but he didn't say which store.
I heard there were long lines everywhere in the South Bay. There was a guy who thought they were giving them away for free. He was told by the guy at the store how much and how long the line was there 😆.

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おこめ
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2025/03/30 21:56

Can I get free rice husks or rice bran somewhere ？ Preferably within Orange County.

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2025/05/26 (Mon) 21:25
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If you are using a home rice milling machine, you can always make rice bran, so I think it would be a good idea to post
"Please give me rice bran for sale" at a private sale, etc., and then receive it at the Japanese American market .

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2025/03/17 13:59

I usually keep in touch with my family in Japan via LINE and have never felt inconvenienced, but when I really needed to call a store, I had no way to do so. I also had a problem with not being able to receive a call from the elementary school my child was going to for his/her trial enrollment.

I use pocket Wi-Fi when I go back home. It was also a problem that I could not receive any contact without a Japanese phone number.

What do you do? ？

I used to use a calling card to make calls from the U.S. to stores, but if I didn't use it for a certain period of time, the entire amount would disappear ＄ I lost almost 20 of them.

I would like to do the following

- Call from my US cell phone to Japanese cell phone or land line
- Call to Japanese phone numbers back home and make calls
- Call to my cell phone from elementary schools and other places.

Thank you very much!

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2025/03/18 (Tue) 14:42
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Wouldn't it be expensive to call on 011.81 ？ I don't want to add a plan for just one call, and it's rare to call a landline nowadays, so not many people have a contract. I'd like to know too.

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@ひろりん-w6w
2025/03/18 (Tue) 18:32
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Calling from the U.S. to Japan
SIM card with international calling plan American carriers （ e.g. ： T-Mobile, AT&T ） may offer plans that include international calling to Japan. Please check with your cellular company.

VoIP apps Skype, Google Voice, and LINE call features allow you to call Japanese mobiles and landlines at very low cost if you have a Wi-Fi connection.

Prepaid International Phone Cards Buying a card with low calling rates is another option. However, as you mentioned in the past, please note that the balance may expire or expire while not in use.

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@ひろりん-w6w
2025/03/18 (Tue) 18:34
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Phone number problem when returning home
Prepaid SIM card for Japan Call-capable SIM card for Japan （ e.g. ： docomo, Softbank ） can be purchased and used for a short period when returning home.

eSIM service Recently, there is a service that allows you to temporarily obtain a number for use in Japan using an eSIM. If set up in advance, it will facilitate communication when returning to your hometown.

Rental Cell Phone Service Renting a cell phone with a Japanese number at Narita or Haneda airports is another option.

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@ひろりん-w6w
2025/03/18 (Tue) 18:37
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How to receive calls from elementary schools
If you set up an online number such as Google Voice, you can receive calls in the U.S. similar to Japanese numbers. However, you need to make sure that the elementary school has no problem with you calling the international number.

You can also register a family member or friend as a substitute contact and have them contact you if necessary.

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TEL子
2025/03/21 (Fri) 23:45
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Thank you very much for your kind detail, Hirorin.

As for #7, are you saying that you can also call a landline from LINE ？ I've never done anything other than call your friend on VOICE, but if you're calling a landline, then you can call someone who is not your friend ？ if so. I'd appreciate it.

I paid $ 5 for an app called Viber, but I couldn't figure out how to call it in either Japanese or English, so ＄ 5 left. No matter how many times I try ＆ it doesn't work and the money doesn't decrease, so I've left it alone.

I actually bought an eSIM for #8 last year, but my iPhone won't Unlock and I haven't used it. This year I am planning to get a new phone before I go back home, so if I have last year's eSIM, it means I can get a cell phone. ？ The eSIM is still usable without even activating it.

#9 I can't tell the school or store to call me internationally, so I guess eSIM is the best. ？

I'm not good at this kind of work and searching, so there are many times when I end up buying something but not using it. I am not good at this kind of work and search, but I can't use it even though I bought it.

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2025/02/26 19:32

Spring break is coming up, what are you guys doing ？

My husband is working, so we are spending time together as mother and daughter. But every time we spend it, we don't really do anything special and I feel like it's a waste of time.

My daughter has calmed down since she started elementary school, so I think it would be nice to go away, but I am worried about her, so we always end up not going.

How do you all spend your time ？?

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2025/02/28 (Fri) 14:45
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It was decades ago when we were Topi's age.

We were lucky enough to have good pocketbooks then and bought a house. Many of our neighbors had children in the lower grades of elementary school, and many of them went to the same elementary school, so we, as newcomers, were able to get to know our neighbors easily through our children.

Other parents also felt safe because their children were playing in their neighbors' yards and on nearby streets.

Sorry, for all the useless talk. I still live in a quiet residential neighborhood off a busy main street with heavy car traffic, and I'm sure there is one in several homes with elementary school children, but I don't see kids playing outside in the street. Have times changed a lot, or are the kids also playing on the internet inside the house?

Yes, if your children can play online, let them play with their friends from the same school through the Internet. You will have to monitor the content from time to time, though. In addition, you could let them go to the friend's house or ask them to come over.

As I write this, I realize that times have changed dramatically. My granddaughter is now going to UC San Bernardino, which is over 2 hours away by car or train; UCLA was too difficult and Community College, which is in a walkable city, was too low.

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2025/03/07 (Fri) 20:43
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Nice to meet you ^^
I know it's hard to know how to spend every school vacation.
We also have a 1st grader, and like the Lord, my husband is working so it's just the two of us. I've already decided that I'm not going to spend time with my child and I'm just going to be lazy everyday lol My child is usually busy with school, so I thought it would be nice to have a change of pace once in a while.
We often watch movies together or draw pictures. After that, we have picnics at the park, hang out at the mall, etc.
Lately she seems to be interested in baking sweets, so I'm thinking of making a cake or something for this spring vacation.
Wishing you a happy spring vacation ♪!

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なんとなくぼっち
2025/03/09 (Sun) 06:11
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♪ Making cakes is nice ！ It is good to do something that we usually want to do but haven't been able to do yet, rather than saying we have to go outside ！

I always thought I had to take them somewhere, but it is true that there are things we can do together at home. ！ I would like to try making a cake with them because they have been wanting to make a cake too.

As for picnics, I forgot that we used to make lunch boxes and eat them in the back yard when we had the Corona Disaster, which was a picnic of sorts. It was nice to be able to enjoy a different day in a nearby park and do something we don't always do like that ！ Thank you 😊.

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2025/03/13 (Thu) 00:51
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https://www.foxla.com/news/socal-museums-free-for-all-day-2025

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2025/03/13 (Thu) 12:13
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https://dola.com/p/get-free-admission-at-these-museums-with-your-library-card-los-angeles-county

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2025/01/13 21:25

I know I can buy it at a Japanese supermarket, but I want to buy it as cheaply as possible because I want to make fried mochi, which is made by crushing mochi, drying it and frying it.
My friend wants to make it in a potluck at home and it will be quite a lot and the price is 😭
I tried to find something like Japanese cut rice cake in a Chinese supermarket but there is none, so I am wondering if that cut rice cake is something unique to Japan ？？ I am not sure.
I was expecting to be able to buy them cheaper in Chinese supermarkets.
If you know where I can buy them cheaply in large quantities, please let me know.

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もっともだね
2025/01/15 (Wed) 23:16
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Korea is tteok, but it is very different from Japanese rice cakes, so there is no way they make and sell Japanese rice cakes
Well, if you fry them, you might be able to make tteok like Japanese fried rice cakes.

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2025/01/16 (Thu) 07:04
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We won't be able to make it this year, but for the future, it would be a good idea to purchase a rice cake pusher. It is easy and fun.

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2025/01/16 (Thu) 09:08
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Mochi pounding machine ＞ only for rice cakes, but can make a large quantity at one time
Bread machine ＞ I don't know about expensive machines, but it can make both rice cakes and bread, although you have to do the steaming process elsewhere
It is up to you which one you prefer

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2025/01/17 (Fri) 08:37
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I always buy mochi at Chikara Mochi, a Japanese sweets shop in Gardena.
If they have any leftovers before they close, you might be able to buy them at a discount ？
If you ask them about making fried rice cakes, they might be able to help you.

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もちもちこ
2025/01/19 (Sun) 07:47
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Tea-san ！ I had never heard of a Komochi shop before, and when I looked on YELP, I was even more pleased to see that they serve Komochi at a Japanese-Japanese supermarket. I love Komochi and always buy the soft ones when they are on sale, but lately I haven't seen them in the stores because of bad timing. I'm looking for white rice cakes this time, but this rice cake shop seems to have a lot of beautiful rice cakes, so I'd like to visit there. Thank you ！

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2024/11/28 00:48

I am currently a permanent resident of OC. I am considering returning to Japan permanently in the near future and am considering giving up my permanent residence status.

I went to the Social Security Office today to learn about my future pension plan in the U.S. I told them that I intend to return to Japan permanently in the future, and they told me that if I plan to leave the U.S., I must become an American citizen or a permanent resident in order to receive my pension. I was reminded to be very careful because I would not be able to receive the pension unless I became an American citizen or a permanent resident if I planned to leave the U.S. I thought that I would be able to receive the pension from the U.S. after returning to Japan, even though there were tax issues, so I asked the supervisor to check again, but the answer was the same. I have been divorced from my ex-husband of many years and was shocked to learn that my own ji pension and the ex-husband based pension that I was told I could choose when I reached full retirement would all be invalid and I would not be able to receive them.

I know I shouldn't doubt this because I was told by the Social Security Office, but I have lived in the US for a long time and have almost no pension in Japan, so if this is true, I have a lot of things to reconsider. If this is true, I have to reconsider a lot of things.

I would appreciate it if you could share this information with me.

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2024/11/28 (Thu) 07:15
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I am posting this in the hope that his site may be of some help to you.
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http://nenkinichikawa.org

In it,
"Pension Information You Need to Know" Part 2 is "The Effect of Staying Outside the US on US Pension Benefits" March 2024 ）

＜ 2 ＞ Impact on U.S. Pension Benefits If You Stay Outside the U.S.
Please see the following
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http://nenkinichikawa.org/nenkin.html

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2024/11/28 (Thu) 12:01
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＞ #2 haruhawaii

Thanks for the info.

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2024/11/28 (Thu) 21:30
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>#2

Thank you so much for sharing your detailed site.

I was quite impatient, so I am relieved.

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Kana
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2024/06/04 13:38

I am trying to sign up and open a Rakuten Mobile account from the U.S. for my temporary return to Japan, but
I cannot download the Rakuten Mobile app from the app store, and I am wondering if I can sign up and open the account from the U.S.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me how to do this.
If anyone has opened a Rakuten Mobile account from the U.S., it would be very helpful if you could tell us how to do so.

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2024/02/17 00:58

I know this is a question for an American forum ？ but how do you say "88 keys, weighted" electronic piano in Japan ？ I would like to buy one from Costco in Japan if possible. I live in the U.S., but this is a gift for a family member in Japan as a celebration.

I understand 88 keys, but is "weighted" the piano touch in Japan? I would like to buy a piano that I can use for a while, so that I don't have to buy a new electronic piano when I start taking piano lessons.

Thank you very much.

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2024/05/31 (Fri) 13:20
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Hello.
I am currently using a Roland FRP sold at Costco.
I also play classical piano, so I think I can help you.

First of all, there are many types of electronic pianos.
Weighted means that the keys are weighted like a real piano. This is for people who want to learn piano seriously like a classical piano.
However, the weighted keys may be tiring at first. That being said, the best thing about the weighted electronic piano is that with practice you can express delicate sounds.
So if you want to focus on "playing" the piano, I would recommend weighted.

I don't know much about piano touch, but I think it is the ability to change the volume of the sound depending on how hard you press the keys.

If you are just starting to make music, you don't really need the weighted feature. Instead, we recommend a "keyboard" that can produce sounds from a variety of sources and instruments.
It does not have the weight of an electronic piano, but it specializes in "inserting sounds into a music application," which is essential for music creation. It can produce not only piano sounds, but also drums, guitars, and almost any instrument sound you can think of, and you can put them into applications such as a computer to make music.
However, as I mentioned earlier, it doesn't have the "weight" of a real piano, so it is not suitable for practice.

Most electronic pianos fall into these two categories.

If you want to learn to play the piano, we recommend this electronic piano.
https://www.costco.com/roland-frp-2-acr-digital-piano-bundle.product.4000186636.html
I use it and it has a lot of accessories.

I recommend this keyboard for people who want to make music on a computer or other devices.
https://www.costco.com/casio-ct-x700-premium-portable-keyboard-bundle.product.100779619.html
It has 61 keys, but it has 600 instruments and sound sources. It has 61 keys, but it has 600 instruments and sound sources.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

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2023/11/12 10:35

I have been told that there is a large statue of Christ in la jolla or Carlsbad near San Diego, but I can't find it. I would appreciate any information you can give me.

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2023/11/12 (Sun) 11:51
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My Soledad on La Jolla?

It's a cross, not Christ.

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2023/11/12 (Sun) 12:09
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Soledad

https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Mount+Soledad&hspart=att < amp;> hsimp=yhs-att_001

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2023/11/12 (Sun) 13:20
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Thank you very much to alll. Yes, My Soledad on La Jolla!!!!

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2023/11/13 (Mon) 11:39
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Tobi Lord.

I searched for "cross in la jolla" and found it.　I thought it was a statue of Christ and searched only for "Christ stature in la jolla", which was a mistake.　It is a crucifix, isn't it?　I was mistaken.　I had read an article about it in Lighthouse before and had a vague recollection of it.　I had always wanted to go there because it is free and has a great view of the ocean.　Now I can finally go.　　Thank you very much, everyone.

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