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| | <div style="margin:0;background:#B6C7F2;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #777999;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Services and Living</div> | | <div style="margin:0;background:#B6C7F2;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #777999;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Services and Living</div> |
| − | *<big>'''[[Appliance Vocabulary List|Appliances]]'''</big>
| + | {{ServicesList}} |
| − | *:Guides to the kanji found on Japanese appliances
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| − | *<big>'''[[ATMs]]'''</big>
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| − | *:ATM button translations as well as [[Bank Transfer|furikomi]] and other procedural guides
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| − | *<big>'''[[Driving]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Driving permits and licenses
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| − | *<big>'''[[Finances]]'''</big>
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| − | *:[[Sending Money Home|Sending money home]], [[Banks|banks]], [[Pension Reimbursement|pensions]], [[Taxes|taxes]], and other things that relate to your yen
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| − | *<big>'''[[Hair and Beauty]]'''</big>
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| − | *:List of salons and barber shops in and around Mie
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| − | *<big>'''[[Internet Access]]'''</big>
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| − | *:How to get hooked up with internet access in your home
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| − | *<big>'''[[Mail]]'''</big>
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| − | *:About the postal system, with instructions for [[Mail Redelivery|retrieving undelivered mail]] from the post office or parcel carriers
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| − | *<big>'''[[Medical Care]]'''</big>
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| − | *:A collection of good doctors and dentists in Mie, including a list of personally recommended doctors
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| − | *<big>'''[[Phones]]'''</big>
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| − | *:How to hook yourself up with a cellphone
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| − | *<big>'''[[Shopping]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Detailed info covering the many malls and shopping centers within Mie, plus list of [[Online Shopping|shopping websites]]
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| − | *<big>'''[[Vegan Living]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Comprehensive guide to thriving in Japan as a vegetarian/vegan
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| − | *<big>'''[[Wildlife in Mie|Wildlife]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Sampler of some creatures you may find in your inaka apartment – ''warning'': pictures of giant bugs
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| | <div style="margin:0;background:#AEF0C0;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #779979;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Recreation and Entertainment</div> | | <div style="margin:0;background:#AEF0C0;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #779979;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Recreation and Entertainment</div> |
| − | *<big>'''[[Amusement Parks]]'''</big>
| + | {{RecreationList}} |
| − | *:List of major and minor amusement/theme parks around Mie and Japan
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| − | *<big>'''[[Arcades]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Get in touch with your inner otaku at some of the area's best game centers
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| − | *<big>'''[[Festivals]]'''</big>
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| − | *:All the best matsuri around – don't miss them!
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| − | *<big>'''[[Movie Theaters]]'''</big>
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| − | *:List of movies theaters in Mie with a link to the current movie listings for each as well as directions
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| − | *<big>'''[[Nightlife]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Where to go to blow off steam after long day/week
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| − | *<big>'''[[Onsen]]'''</big>
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| − | *:All about baths with a step-by-step etiquette guide as well as a [[Onsen#Recommended Onsen and Sentō|list]] of recommended onsen and sento
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| − | *<big>'''[[Restaurants]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Mie JET-recommended restaurants
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| − | *<big>'''[[Sports]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Tips for getting into various sports in the area
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| − | *<big>'''[[The Outdoors]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Japan and Mie has lots of beautiful natural scenery – this will help you get out and take in its [[Beaches|beaches]], [[Hanami|blossoms]], [[Hiking|hiking]], and more
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| − | <div style="margin:0;background:#F7BCC8;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #997777;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Legal Procedures</div> | + | <div style="margin:0;background:#F7BCC8;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #997777;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Official Procedures</div> |
| − | *<big>'''[[Re-entry Permit]]'''</big>
| + | {{ProceduresList}} |
| − | *:Needed to get back into Japan if you plan to travel abroad during your time here
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| − | *<big>'''[[Visa Extension]]'''</big>
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| − | *:For JETs recontracting for a fourth year
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| − | *<big>'''[[Changing the Status of your Visa]]'''</big>
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| − | *:For JETs leaving at the end of their 3rd year who need a few more days after their work visa expires
| + | |
| − | *<big>'''[[International Driving Permit]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Permit you pick up at home that allows people from most countries to drive in Japan without having to take the license test
| + | |
| − | *<big>'''[[Getting a Driver's License]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Switching from IDP to a Japanese license
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| − | *<big>'''[[Renewing a Driver's License]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Necessary for fourth-year JETs
| + | |
| − | *<big>'''[[Taxes]]'''</big>
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| − | *:All about taking care of tax matters in your home countries
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| − | *<big>'''[[Pension Reimbursement]]'''</big>
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| − | *:How to get your pension money back after you leave JET and Japan
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| | <div style="margin:0;background:#D7AEEA;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #997799;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Transportation</div> | | <div style="margin:0;background:#D7AEEA;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #997799;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top: 0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Transportation</div> |
| − | *<big>'''[[Air Travel|Air]]'''</big>
| + | {{TransportationList}} |
| − | *:Airport info plus some useful websites for booking plane tickets
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| − | *<big>'''[[Bus Travel|Bus]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Local and long-distance buses in the area
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| − | *<big>'''[[Ferry Travel|Ferry]]'''</big>
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| − | *:Ferries in Mie, including the [[Chūbu International Airport|Centrair]] ferries.
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| − | *<big>'''[[Night Bus Travel|Night bus]]'''</big>
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| − | *:A great way for getting between major urban areas
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| − | *<big>'''[[Train Travel|Train]]'''</big>
| + | |
| − | *:All about [[Kintetsu]], [[JR]], and rail travel in Mie
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| − | *<big>'''[[Travel Agencies]]'''</big>
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| − | *:List of MieJET-recommended travel agencies
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| | |} | | |} |
| | |} | | |} |
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