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OreDori

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After some time, I found a used car, I like to buy. Now, finding a parking space, which is needed for the registration, is more annoying than actually buying the car. Most of the time I contacted the management company, they openly recjected because of my lack of japanese proficiency.
Have anyone made the same experience? How did you solve it?
 
OreDori said:
Have anyone made the same experience? How did you solve it?
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Get better at Japanese? Or, get assistance from a Japanese friend?
There's not much you can do if communication is broken.

If you cannot handle Japanese, I suggest finding a real estate broker that helps people with lower Japanese ability to find apartments/homes.
They will usually assist with things like parking spaces as well.
 
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TAG Manager said:
Get better at Japanese? Or, get assistance from a Japanese friend?
There's not much you can do if communication is broken.

If you cannot handle Japanese, I suggest finding a real estate broker that helps people with lower Japanese ability to find apartments/homes.
They will usually assist with things like parking spaces as well.
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If you really don’t have any Japanese friends willing to help you, there’s also various small relocation companies in Japan that you can pay to handle this sort of stuff. And like mod said, a bilingual agent should be able to help you. Their commission will probably be one month’s parking spot rent. Not sure where you are in Tokyo but be ready to pay upwards of 30000-50000 per month for a spot in addition to one month commission. Could be more fees. You’ll also need to make an appointment with police to inspect the spot and give your approval. You’ll definitely need to speak Japanese for that part or have a friend that can interpret during their visit. Do a search in Tokyo Expat Network group in FB and you should be able to find people that can help you for a fee.
 
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Didn't they go to some kind of paid platform?
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They did but the old posts and freelance vendors are still visible. If you don’t want to use their new platform, JEN seems to be the new FB group under a different mod. Not as good sadly but still decent for vanilla, day to day life advice.
 
yes, my japanese friends helped me out. It is reasonable to demand that there is at least someone who can speak the local language. what was surprising was that the renting company didn't want to engange at all. my employer provides staff for language support, aka a translator. However, the companies just flat out said NO. the renter needs to be fluent in japanese. I was quite suprised to experience that. Just want to know what your experiences were.
 
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However, the companies just flat out said NO. the renter needs to be fluent in japanese.
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That's not uncommon. Places will reject service to people who can't read or speak Japanese and thus cannot understand the contents of a contract fully.
It certainly reduces their risk of future complications. Perhaps they've also had bad experiences already which prompted this rule.
 
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isn't there a law preventing discrimination like that?
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Actually there’s a law protecting people from obligations in a contract they cannot understand.
Someone who doesn’t understand Japanese signs a Japanese contract, then fucks up (doesn’t pay etc) and …court will be like “you signed a contract with an idiot who can’t read it. Contract is void” so no business is going to take that risk.
 
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Isn't what the translation is for to understand the contract?
anyhow, I couldn't imagine how difficult it is to get it done :rolleyes:
the "honeymoon period" could have lasted longer ;)
 
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Legally speaking, no. The original binding contract is in Japanese, not translated to another language.
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understandable, come on, we are talking about a parking space. getting my apartment was easier and there it worked with a translator
 
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understandable, come on, we are talking about a parking space. getting my apartment was easier and there it worked with a translator
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Apartments are more expensive leaving the rental agency with more profit to do all kinds of shit. Parking makes them less money and is often misused even by the Japanese (*) so they want to be sure you stay in the contract a long time without hassle so they can get their monies.

Pro-tip for anyone moving to a new country; learn the language so you can conduct yourself like a real adult. You can thank me later.

(*) Last time I rented a parking space they were really conserned I will do it for just a month to get the needed paperwork for the popo and then quit.
 
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OreDori said:
understandable, come on, we are talking about a parking space. getting my apartment was easier and there it worked with a translator
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Welcome to being a functional illiterate.
 
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Welcome to being a functional illiterate.
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yeah, being part of the japanese experience ;)

anyway, employer helped finding a parking space. looking to get my car. hopefully, I will always drive on the correct side :ROFLMAO:
 
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yeah, being part of the japanese experience
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All the longimers went through it… pite commiseration here. It can really suck until you wrap your head around the language.
 
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