Kevin Gowen wrote:
> Declan Murphy wrote:
> 
>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Declan Murphy wrote:
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>>>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
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>>>>>Chris Barrera wrote:
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>>>>>>2. The flyer may not be applicable to nearly all Gaijin, or you in 
>>>>>>particular.
>>>>>>   A credit card ? They would have to explain to you first that you 
>>>>>>must be
>>>>>>   a resident of Japan. See point #1 above.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I had a Japanese credit card when I lived in Japan, but I was not a 
>>>>>resident.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>You were a resident. A permanent resident no, but nonetheless a 
>>>>resident.
>>>
>>>
>>>No I wasn't. I didn't even live in Japan, technically.
>>
>>
>>You carried a card indicating that you were a registered foreign 
>>resident of Japan. You were in the country on a visa that had required a 
>>certificate of eligibility. You were not required to line up with the 
>>foreigners at the immigration desk if/when re-entering Japan. Presumably 
>>you continued to breathe during the periods in which your passport and 
>>you were over here. You would have met all of the criteria a Japanese 
>>credit card company would've required. Ergo, a resident. Even some of 
>>the students on shugaku visas have obtained credit cards.
>>
>>As for not "living" in Japan, well OK you were a JET. Technically its 
>>life Jim, but not as we know it.
> 
> 
> No, I lacked a 住民票. I did not live in Japan.
> 
Then you commuted to work from daddy's house in Florid? And I thought my
drive to work was tough.

John W.