finance
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are parts of a rapidly expanding space hoovering up significant amounts of investment, talent and hopeful speculation. For the who may be scratching their heads: in short, cryptocurrency is a secure digital currency. It is not backed by any government, meaning that its value lies in the people’s trust in using it. When you trade or make a transaction with cryptocurrency, data is protected to ensure the transaction isn’t faked. That secure information is stored in a register or folder called a “blockchain.” However, the data within a blockchain cannot ...
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After my first couple of hours in a Japanese hospital, I started to feel like I was in prison—a prison where everyone was friendly and polite and always said “please” when they gave you an order, but a prison nonetheless. There were many rules, but after a couple of weeks, I got used to them and the environment and even started enjoying my stay. In the end, I was in the hospital for 18 days. Most hospitals have private rooms with a shower, but you’ll need to pay. This seemed far too long and even slightly unnecessary, but Japanese hospitals tend to err on the side of caution and keep people in...
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Mobile phone contract prices have been a bone of contention in Japan for a number of years now. When he entered office last autumn, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged to lower mobile contract fees as one of his flagship policies. Revisions to the Telecommunications Business Act were made that would, among other things, ban carriers from locking in customers with archaic contracts. Lawmakers also hoped the move would encourage price competition amongst passive phone carriers. Since the big three phone carriers were forced to offer these prices, they don’t make it easy for you. Earlier this y...
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More and more of us have come to Japan and are choosing to stay. In the summer of 2000, I arrived here expecting to do two years on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, then go onto bigger and better things. More than 20 years later, I am still living in Sendai, just down the road from my first apartment. Oops, it looks like I’m a lifer. Suppose you do end up staying in Japan (and even if you don’t), “old you” will thank yourself for getting your finances in order as soon as possible. This is not difficult, but it is hard. Kind of like exercising and keeping yourself healthy—it’s m...
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