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    Guarantor for Job

    Thank you for the precious advice and information. I just don't want to trouble anyone, because the stuff written in the guarantor contract about criminal liability or compensations sounds very scary. On the other hand, I don't plan to steel information or do whistleblowing, so my guarantor...
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    Guarantor for Job

    The guarantor thing is unrelated to my work visa. My previous company sponsored my visa and I do not need to reapply and have my visa changed. I merely need the guarantor to work at my new company. It is part of the contract papers. If I was Japanese, they would also demand a guarantor. I was...
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    Guarantor for Job

    Actually, it is a big American company, but operates world wide. It is under Japanese management, but there are a lot of foreign employees working there. This is why I was very surprised, when I saw the guarantor papers in the envelope.
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    Guarantor for Job

    Hello, I am aware that this is not really the place for some reliable legal advice, but some of you are living longer here than I do, so I was hoping for some ideas. I will change my company in a couple of weeks, but part of the contract papers is a document certifying that I have a guarantor...
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    Safe to visit?

    I live close to Asakusa, one of the main tourist hot-spots in Tokyo. You can really feel and see the effects of the decline in tourism. Usually full of Chinese, there are only a few Japanese and some American or European tourists roaming the streets. Izakayas are also empty. I do enjoy Tokyo...
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    Safe to visit?

    This whole situation is getting out of hand. Japanese are usually very scared of bacteria, virus and and all kind of diseases, which is why they run to the doctor once a week and shove all kinds of medicine into their throats, while their companies frantically write notifications to their...