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    Best Burger chain in Japan?

    Thank you. I grew up with Dom Dom, and that's always the best Japanese burger to me (despite the number of outlets now is a fraction of what used to be). Mos was way better many years ago, constantly disappont me whenever I return.
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    Best Burger chain in Japan?

    DomDom? They are available nationwide, in a way.
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    My dumb gaikoku-jin ass went to Tokyo for nothing

    My concern is that this company has nothing to do with SoftBank. You can pick up a Mobal SIM in Tokyo, too.
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    My dumb gaikoku-jin ass went to Tokyo for nothing

    Did you try a Mobal SIM card? https://www.mobal.com/
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    The most Japanese way to talk to shops

    It would be like this? お世話になります。予約でお願いします。〇〇さん指名希望なんですが、今日の予約できますか？
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    Is there anything at all in Roppongi?

    1. Hail a taxi 2. Tell the driver you want to go to <Shop's name> in Yoshiwara (Taito-ku, Senzoku 4-chome, to be precise) 3. Get off the taxi in front of the shop. Taxi drivers know the location very well.
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    I guess another first timer question thread, Tokyo

    Please. All replies here alreay have pointed out that it's part of Tokyo. Cut and paste and search "Senzoku 4-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo" on google map then you can see a square-shape area which is called "yoshiwara" that is the old historical name of the district. It's actually north of Asakusa.
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    Stupid jokes to lighten the mood, or no?

    For DATY, you could have said "いただきます...また、いただきます" (Dad joke in Japan, 1938)。
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    Stupid jokes to lighten the mood, or no?

    A sincere お願いします at the start will do. It's a proper way of showing your respect to the provider, but also sounds a bit funny for the logic you presumed.
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    Which Personal Pronoun to Use

    Some people (mostly male) still use "jibun" (an old military term). The problem is that it means " I " in Kanto but "You" in Kansai.
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    JR pass price increases

    If a new pass would allow the pass holder to travel on Nozomi trains without surcharges, the price hike might be justifiable, but it says a pass holder must purchase an additional ticket on the pass to travel on a Nozomi train. I wonder why they complicate things after all.
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    How high (or low) can the yen go?

    I am bullish on JPY. Honestly, I lost a lot in May-June last year for my wrong belief that JPY would regain 110/$ quickly, but adjusted my positions and got a good recovery affter that. What happened last year was so-called "DXY bubble" where people speculated on DXY (US Dollar Index) like other...
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    The Yoshiwara Soapland Resource Thread

    10pm is too late for a walk-in. By law, all SL staff have to vacate the premises by midnight. It's a weird rule but strictly observed for SLs to remain legal.
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    Suiren (SL) Suiren - Airi - Reasonable

    and it used to be a Japanee only shop. It was for old wealthy Japanese who wanted a simple 120-minute play with a young slim girl with less experience in the industry (the client profile was the same as neighboring Picasso). It's good to know that the shop now opens to non-Japanese though.
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    Fellow residents, brace yourselves....

    https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fd3db9625bae3c1e5093307c02729da70216b384 OMG. It's coming! (if Kishida decides this week...).
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