Re: Family Mart Hijinks
Kevin Gowen wrote:
> Declan Murphy wrote:
>
>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
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>>>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.
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