Comments on: Top place for foreigners to live http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: David http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-13603 David Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:59:14 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-13603 Whoo, go Hyogo! I know you'll give me that drivers licence eventually! Whoo, go Hyogo!

I know you’ll give me that drivers licence eventually!

]]> By: Lester http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-11509 Lester Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:53:08 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-11509 Looking at the map, Aichi is actually in the 50-59 point category. The article actually refers to Ehime, not Aichi. Incidentally, the recently re-elected Governor of Aichi declared in his 'Manifesto' that the prefectural government would provide support to Brazilian schools in the prefecture, as well as introduce Portuguese language courses at prefectural universities. Looking at the map, Aichi is actually in the 50-59 point category. The article actually refers to Ehime, not Aichi. Incidentally, the recently re-elected Governor of Aichi declared in his ‘Manifesto’ that the prefectural government would provide support to Brazilian schools in the prefecture, as well as introduce Portuguese language courses at prefectural universities.

]]> By: Ken http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-11423 Ken Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:41:08 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-11423 As a former resident of Kawasaki, I can say the best thing was that no one was ever in line at the 'foreigner' desk when I went to the ward office. It took about 10 minutes every time. I loved when I had to go to "Counter D" for some other paperwork and the guy I was just talking to would run over to "Counter D" and get there 3 seconds before me. Other than that, it has too many hills to really be considered "easy" to live in. I prefer the flatness of Setagaya, though its ward office happens to be located in a very bad place and is filled with people in front of me in line who have too many questions about how to fill out the paperwork. As a former resident of Kawasaki, I can say the best thing was that no one was ever in line at the ‘foreigner’ desk when I went to the ward office. It took about 10 minutes every time. I loved when I had to go to “Counter D” for some other paperwork and the guy I was just talking to would run over to “Counter D” and get there 3 seconds before me. Other than that, it has too many hills to really be considered “easy” to live in. I prefer the flatness of Setagaya, though its ward office happens to be located in a very bad place and is filled with people in front of me in line who have too many questions about how to fill out the paperwork.

]]> By: Durf http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-11284 Durf Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:08:28 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-11284 That's the same page I was about to link for you . . . It looks like you get from 5 down to 0 points for each of those 16 items on the list. That’s the same page I was about to link for you . . . It looks like you get from 5 down to 0 points for each of those 16 items on the list.

]]> By: Scott http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-11283 Scott Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:50:38 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/02/12/top-place-for-foreigners-to-live/#comment-11283 Ken, Here's the page for the survey at the Center for Multicultural Information and Assistance website. It's got more information on the questions that were asked and data collected. Looks like they will publish the survey in March. http://www.tabunka.jp/osaka/jichitai_chosa.html Ken,

Here’s the page for the survey at the Center for Multicultural Information and Assistance website. It’s got more information on the questions that were asked and data collected. Looks like they will publish the survey in March.

http://www.tabunka.jp/osaka/jichitai_chosa.html

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