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  1. Keihan

    U.S. 2024 Presidential Election Season kicking off...so who are you betting on??

    Figured it's as good a time as any to play this game again. Can't believe it's been four years. So the question is, who do you think will be elected POTUS in November 2024? Here are the current candidates running or potentially running on each side. DEMOCRATS: 1) Joe Biden Otherwise, just...
  2. Keihan

    How do I have sex in Japan?

    Hi, I'm a 40yo American coming to Japan next week. It's my first time in Japan, but I spend, like, 15 hours per day reading manga and doing Google searches on Japan and Japanese culture, plus I listen to lots of J-pop so I'm pretty familiar with the culture and all the subtle details that some...
  3. Keihan

    Current (COVID) onsen protocols...??

    With omicron BA.5 surging in Japan and all over the world, it looks like a pretty safe bet that Japan will NOT be reopening to international tourism any time soon, certainly not this summer and most likely not before 2023. The prospect of a tourist-free Japan being too much to resist...
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    Do you think this might get me in trouble??

    And is it worthwhile doing it? Hear me out: I'm considering applying for a spouse visa just to come to Japan for a three week vacation. We all know Japan is reopening, albeit in retarded phases. When the "tour group" and max entry restrictions are removed, whenever that may be, the...
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    So, how are YOU going to celebrate Japan re-opening to International Tourism???

    It's coming. You know it's coming. And it's coming soon. The buzz around here is they'll announce a date in June or July and the gates will reopen in September. And believe me, EVERYONE around here (West Coast, Honolulu, etc.) is talking about their upcoming "dream vacation" in Japan. So...
  6. Keihan

    So I visited a fortune teller recently and she says...

    I'll be back in Japan for a visit in April. So get ready. Hordes of cheap-ticket, shit-bag American tourists with their fake CDC cards and refusing to wear masks are headed your way, and soon. Jamming up the station turnstiles, crowding all the nice restaurants, stinking up the Shikansen...
  7. Keihan

    WELL, it finally got me.

    Omicron. I think. Yesterday, while getting ready to have dinner with some relatives, my other half started complaining of an upset stomach and mild headache. I was having my usual sinus issues (I thought) but that's no surprise as I get chronic sinus infections from wearing an N95 all day and...
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    What are the chances that...

    Japan reopens to international tourism next year? Just curious as to what those of you actually living in Japan think. January? Spring? Summer? Never? As a safety measure, I went ahead and purchased my airline tickets to Japan scheduled for mid-March. Now, I'm not terribly optimistic that...
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    Are there any ways you think COVID has permanently altered your lifestyle?

    I'd been thinking about this quite a bit recently as, at least stateside, it appeared we were on the verge of returning to almost-normal. But then, Delta decided to kick off the North American leg of her tour and she's now busy naturally-vaccinating our nation's proud anti-vaxxer community...
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    What do you guys shave with?

    Just curious what you folks shave with and wondering if there's anything I'm missing out on? Shaving is a big deal for me. Thanks to my genetics I inherited the very fair, very sensitive Yayoi skin of the civilized, pretentious Yamato rapists and then the jet-black, bristle-thick facial hair...
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    Post-Pandemic Gift to Yourself??

    Honest question, as I can't be the only one thinking about this all day long. Let's assume everything goes perfectly, mass-vaccinations are in full gear by Spring and by the end of Summer, the world (or at least, your current location) begins to resemble something close to normal. If you're...
  12. Keihan

    AF/AR: Did Emi quit??

    I've never posted a new thread here so I hope this one is acceptable. One of my greatest travel joys is visiting AF/AR the day after I land in Tokyo and requesting Emi, whose magical massages make those airplane kinks disappear, and whose behind-the-knee sorcery makes me blow like junior year...