Longterm Expat in Kansai
More info below the video!
Dave Trippin’s video about things he wished he know before he got here: https://youtu.be/ElyjNp92_Wo
The Just Japan Podcast’s home is over at: http://busankevin.com/
Info about Baye’s presentation: http://www.japanwritersconference.org/
He’ll be around in the morning with the presentation scheduled at 2pm.
There are ways to spend a lot less money on your keitai service, but they tend to not be widely know in the international community.
http://www.mondaiji.com/blog/japan/general/10240-sim-only-mobile-providers-in-japan
www.bmobile.ne.jp
mvno.dmm.com
www.iijmio.jp
broadband.rakuten.co.jp/rmobile
join.biglobe.ne.jp/mobile/lte
www.freetel.jp
home.hi-ho.ne.jp/hihomobile/lte/d
service.ocn.ne.jp/mobile/one
umobile.jp
http://www.uqmobile.jp/en/
au reseller
mineo.jp
http://www.mvno-navi.com/mvno-calls-plan
ID you will need to have to get a phone (voice) account:
Driver’s license
Must be issued by the Public Safety Commission and valid (international driver’s licenses are not accepted)
Passport (Japanese)
Must be valid and contain your current address
Identification Booklet for the Physically Disabled, Treatment Booklet, Mental Disability Certificate
Must contain your address
Special Permanent Resident Certificate
Must be valid
Residence card
If the address is listed as “undecided (list on the reverse after submission)”, one of the supplementary documents listed below is required. “Temporary visitor” and “no residential status” card holders are not eligible to apply for service.
Health insurance card
Must be valid
How many comments can you count in my video?
Anyway, I have managed to maintain the chillinkansai name on pretty much all of the social media platforms, so when in doubt, search for chillinkansai, and there I’ll be. If it’s not me, let me know which platform I missed.