Apple Mac LC, retired from my father’s office. 20MB HDD and 256 color monitor. The PRAM battery ended up dying, so afterwards it would always boot up in grayscale and you would have to manually change it to color. Prince of Persia was awesome, though I could never get to the end.

Didn’t know about this. Checking it out now, thanks!

Yeah Kei cars are awesome. I live in Japan and my family has one car, which is a kei. The turbo versions are really zippy even on highways. My non- turbo manages just fine though. The one tiny downside is that they can only carry four people (size wise and legally wise). I would highly recommend one if it is an option where you live.

I usually only drive on the weekends. In fact I’m about to go for a stroll to the drugstore as even though I don’t live in a major city, everything is within a walkable distance.

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With parental consent, we got the basic mechanics taught to us in grade 7. The very first thing was the teacher asked us what words we knew for genitalia (dick etc), wrote them all on the board, and then banned us from using them in the class. We were only to use the proper words.

Then in grade 10, without parental consent, we started getting weekly classes during our homeroom class. There were about five classes in total. It was conducted by someone from outside the school (from a group like planned parenthood I guess), but our teacher was present.

There were many discussions, different forms of contraception were introduced, and literally passed around for us to look at. The pill, dental dams, condoms, female condoms, (I’m probably forgetting some). We practiced putting condoms onto plastic bananas, and were all given one (some?) to take home.

There was an anonymous question box which the instructor answered. Sex for pleasure, including masturbation was discussed. I don’t remember anything about LGBT as it was a different time then. After high school, though many classmates came out.

I do remember one of these lessons was about STDs, and the instructor was going to show those horrific pictures as others have described. But our (cool) teacher stopped them. Overall, it was a great experience for us.

Yolla seems to have similar prices. I bought some credit with them. I haven’t needed to use it yet, so I cannot vouch for the call quality. Unlike others, their credit doesn’t expire after a certain period. You can also get a good deal by searching for discount codes before buying credit.

Ah, so basically the same as if just seeing my own personal family doctor.

Yep. But in Japan there is no such thing as a family doctor or GP. Closest is a doctor of internal medicine naika

Ah, so the exact opposite of seeing my own personal family doctor. And I assume it’s not an anonymous report (you have X people working for you who have Y disease which will affect your business) but an identifying one (abff08f4813c has Y disease which you need to know about). Which leads to why someone might attend but refuse one or a few specific tests…

Were it so serious, you would be identified and put on leave or whatever was deemed appropriate for the circumstances. It would not be anonymous but compartmentalised.

As it so happens I just got the email from my company about the medical check. It needs to be conducted by the end of October. In more populous areas, mobile clinics (think RV buses) will be brought to offices to conduct the exams.

All employees no matter their nationality are to take yearly medicals. The results are shared only with a company appointed doctor. One reason is so that the company can implement changes if there is a pattern of bad health. Like if their workers are unfit, they might start a fitness program, or education program etc.

If a diagnosis from the examination comes back as needing more attention, you will be directed to do so (but you can ignore these, too if it is not severe).

If there is something majorly wrong that would affect your work, the company doctor would have to notify the company.

As for everyone attending and refusing all tests, I doubt that would happen. Some are very basic like height and weight, hearing and so on. But I doubt believe that attendance is what is counted, not what tests were or were not taken. Again, opinion only.

Going back to an earlier point you mentioned about the yearly medical exam required by companies. Companies are required by law to have their employees take a yearly medical exam. The employee is not technically required to (but if too few employees attend it will get the company in hot water). Also, you can refuse any part of the exam if you so wish.

Anyway, my point is that there is no mental health exam in this yearly checkup. They are the most basic of basic things (you can opt for more extensive testing at your own expense). Apart from the questionnaire which has some questions like “how well do you sleep” etc.

It’s no wonder mental health is a huge problem in this country, which is still mostly being swept under the carpet. Health insurance doesn’t cover the cost of therapy, only the cost of a diagnosis and drugs.

Sorry to get off topic but this is a big annoyance I have as I know people affected by these issues, too.

Thank you for the long and courteous reply. This is why I love it here.

Sorry I conflated who I was replying to.

What you said made sense. I guess it could be likened to lying on a travel insurance application form. Declaring that you’re medically well, but then requiring treatment abroad. You wouldn’t be covered.

As for my strange word choice, I meant deported (I was tired).

The ten day thing (which after researching is actually 14 days) is a requirement of the visa holder, but I thought companies were obligated to do it. Maybe they don’t have to? I know for a fact the company which I work for does. 

Yeah you can already get the drivers license integrated. They’re incentivising it by making the renewal fee higher if you want the actual license card. I’m not sure which I will choose next time I renew (or if it will even be an option then).

The one thing I like about the my number card is you can have your alias printed as a memo on the front. Basically, if you can prove you use a katakana name, you can have it added. Mine doesn’t include my middle names, which is very useful when needing ID for making a credit card etc.

“> Article 5. Any alien who falls within any one of the following items shall be denied permission for landing in Japan :
(2) Any person who is mentally defective as prescribed by the Law Concerning Mental Health and Welfare For the Mental Disabled”

This is landing permission. This is you entering the country before the actual visa (residence card) is issued.

Was your friend currently employed when they lost their visa? Even if they were in hospital, if they were employed and on sick leave there is no way this story holds true.

Edit: if they lost their job, their employer is obligated to inform immigration within 10 days of this happening and if they do not find employment within three months, then they could be depleted

I doubt they would have cancelled the visa. Immigration doesn’t have access to your medical records. It is more likely that they may not have renewed her working visa if she was currently unemployed. Unfortunate but you have to follow the rules of the visa.

So why don’t you read it on the platform (lemmy) it is hosted, and therefore best viewed on?

Thanks for being so patient with me. I wasn’t aware of the term liminal spaces, but looked into it. I guess I don’t have those feelings, but understand that some (many) people do.

If anyone else stumbles across this, I found this page insightful.

Thanks for the insight. I think the back wall is actually glass, as you can see there is a door on the far right. It is pretty common to have an outdoor open air bathing section at hot springs, so I guess that is what is there.

I guess if one has never been to a hot spring or bathhouse before then this image could appear odd.

Why?

I wouldn’t do that. It sounds like a full time job, of which I assume you already have. To me it would feel weird, like a power imbalance.

What happens when you don’t have time or energy to complete your tasks. Will he kick you out? Is your name on the lease?

Organising clothes and belongings is something I’d only do for family.

But, you know your roommate best, so do what you feel is right.

Maybe you can do a one month trial run?

Sounds like Rakuten!

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