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• クロ
• 2023/06/22 (Thu) 20:03
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I put my baby in a pre at one year and ten months.
It was a diaper-okay place, but he seemed to go to potty time with everyone else, so I went into the pre and got it right after he peed once.

• トイレ
• 2023/06/22 (Thu) 21:05
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You have a very smart child. ‼︎ I didn't know some kids were that quick and with almost no toddler training. My son won't be going to preschool until next fall, so we still have some time to work on him. Thanks for the encouragement: ‼︎

• Straubのファン
• 2023/06/16 (Fri) 10:59
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Zara1120
I'm not sure of your situation, but this topic is about urgent care, but perhaps you are looking for a PRIMARY CARE doctor ？
"I was told I was overbooked", Is it primary care ？ Straub in Ward should be able to provide both （ primary care and ） argent care, which does not require an appointment.

・ Primary Care
I have a Dr. Iizuka （ male ） who is fluent in Japanese who works at the Straub in Ward where Zara1120 went and is a primary care doctor.
Once, I had a routine gynecological checkup, and when I made the appointment, the receptionist suggested, "Would you prefer a female doctor ？?", so I was assigned only that checkup to Dr. Akolea Ioane （ female ） who works at the Ward. Dr. Ioane was charming and kind, although she does not speak Japanese.

When I went to Urgent Care in Straub when I first moved here, I told the receptionist that I was looking for a primary care doctor, and she gave me a list of doctors who were accepting new patients at that time, with their offices. Straub for a list of doctors who were accepting new patients at that time and the offices where they worked.

・ Urgent Care
Straub's Urgent Care does not require an appointment. I have only used the clinic in Waikiki, so I don't know about the status of Urgent Care in Ward.
The doctors at Urgent Care in Waikiki are on duty, so it is random which doctor will see you, but I have never had a bad experience with them and have been very satisfied.

• Zara 1120
• 2023/06/17 (Sat) 21:41
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I called Straub and was told they don't take new patients, straub primary care in ward. I believe that there is a long wait for hours for Urgent Care as well. I went in and asked them and they said the same thing as on the phone. I like straub too. I can manage it by myself, and I can see my patients on video, which is really convenient.
I heard that there is a patient who goes to this fluent Japanese doctor and he said he doesn't take new patients. It is located at Ward Whole Foods. I couldn't get a new patient online, so I have to call every time. I will call again. Thank you very much.

• Straubのファン
• 2023/06/18 (Sun) 10:32
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Zara1120
I understand the situation better now. Thank you.
It may be difficult to find a primary care doctor who exactly fits all your needs, such as clinic location, MyChart availability, Japanese language support, etc. （ Are you currently planning to wait until Dr. Iizuka in Ward takes new patients? ？ ） There are many other options as follows.

・ Another clinic in Straub has a
list of doctors to choose from that are currently accepting new primary care patients, also on their website.
https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/straub/patient-visitors/find-a-doc/
If you click on each doctor's photo and read their profile, you will see that some doctors are available in Japanese. Japanese language service is available.

・ Look for them in Queens
I don't know much about Queens as I have only been there once for an exam, but I was able to make appointments, bill and pay all from MyChart.
Queens, like Straub, is also convenient because it is large and has primary care clinics and urgent care clinics in various locations.
For a list of primary care clinic locations, click here
https://www.queens.org/locations/primary-care/
For a list of urgent care clinic locations, click here
https:// www.queens.org/urgent-care-hawaii/locations/

For a list of primary care physicians
https://www.queens.org/services/primary-care- services/doctors/
There are also Japanese-speaking doctors and Japanese doctors.
Also, the availability for virtual consultations is noted in the profile.

I hope you find a good primary care doctor ！.

• Zara 1120
• 2023/06/22 (Thu) 09:26
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Thank you Straub's fan for such detailed information. Dr. Iizuka of Ward is a young man, isn't he? I still prefer a female doctor.
I was told that once I find a primary care doctor, I can book my next appointment through his/her website
When I called, I was told that there is a possibility of availability in the middle of the month. Ward said something about 3 doctors moving on.
Straub at Ward is about 20 minutes from my house and far away but the office is beautiful and I like it. Thanks and I will keep you posted.

• Straubのファン
• 2023/06/22 (Thu) 10:32
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Zara1120
＞ Ward said something about three doctors moving on.
I did not know about this. ！

I had a lot of trouble at first because the way to see a doctor is very different from Japan when I moved here, and it was difficult to understand the system of primary care doctors. Thank you for reading.
I wish you a satisfactory result, Zara 1120 ！ ！ ！

• nuiloamama
• 2023/06/19 (Mon) 09:57
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I once bought a
blanket at Nordstrom's in Ala Moana at Christmas time.

There were only 3 kinds, though.

• Halo
• 2023/06/20 (Tue) 09:41
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If you can't find a place that sells it, why not look on Amazon ？?

• モアナ
• 2023/06/15 (Thu) 00:20
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Tax Man was kind enough to write to you earlier.
Below is a quote from Tax Man's advice.

＞ I have a client who has US citizenship but is not eligible for Social Security
and is currently back in Japan and in a Japanese hospital.
He was an investor and did not work for a company, so he did not pay Social Security or
Medicare, so when he reached the age to apply, he could not receive the benefits because he did not pay enough
to qualify.


Tax payment has nothing to do with it. All investors pay taxes.
You are only eligible for Social Security and Medicare if you have the same VISA as the person
whose VISA you are, but he or she has paid Social Security and Medicare properly.

In Japan, people who have not paid their pensions or who have less than 10 years of pension eligibility are ineligible for
benefits.

If you do not have enough credits, you cannot receive the pension.

It's strange that you insist so much
when you can only get the bare minimum of medical care when you get Medicare.

If you go back to Japan for treatment, medical care is better than in Hawaii, and
the cost of medical care is very reasonable, so I simply wonder why you are so concerned about Medicare.

Why do you want Medicare when Hawaii hospitals are full of misdiagnosis and are the worst ？?

• 素人料理人
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• 2023/06/17 (Sat) 13:36
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It doesn't cost money.

• 不味い
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• 2023/06/15 (Thu) 17:46
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Not good enough.

• Eye
• 2023/06/10 (Sat) 13:56
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ちょうど今週、眼科に定期検診に行ってきました。
レシートを見るとExamが$115となってます。私は保険で$105引かれています。
もちろん眼鏡を作るなら、さらに検査が追加になります。
眼科に問い合わせてみてはどうでしょうか？
私はアラモアナビルの中にあるEye Care Associates of Hawaii を利用しています。受付には日本人の方もいて日本語で対応してくれる日系の先生もいますよ。

• 保険
• 2023/06/10 (Sat) 15:31
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似たようなトピックがredditにありました。
https://www.reddit.com/r/Hawaii/comments/p4owoy/cheap_or_free_eye_exam_on_oahu/

ご質問の意図とずれてしまって申し訳ないのですが、redditにある通り、この際、保険に加入されるのはいかがでしょうか。
redditで紹介されているVSPで試しに見積もりをしてみると（zip codeを入力するだけで見積もりができました）、Standardプランが$11.73/moと出ました。
https://www.vsp.com/vision-insurance-plans
眼鏡かコンタクトを作られたいとのことですので、でしたら、なおさら保険に加入された方が合計コストは安くなるのではと思います。

私はAla Moana Eye CenterのDr. Yamamotoにお世話になっています。
https://alamoanaeyecenter.com/
初診も定期検診も、HPから都合の良い日時を選んで簡単にオンライン予約できましたし、コンタクトレンズの追加購入もすべてオンラインでできて、自宅に配送してくれるのでとても便利です。
何より、Dr. Yamamotoはとても丁寧なので、納得行くまで何度も何度も細かく眼鏡やコンタクトの度数やフィット感をチェックしてくれるのがとても良いです。

眼鏡やコンタクトを作られたい場合は、視力検査から眼鏡やコンタクトレンズの作成まで全て同じところでやることがお勧めです。
ドクターの処方箋だけ持って、LensCraftersなどのお店で作るのはお勧めしません。
お店は、「処方箋に基づいて作るだけ」で、実際に眼鏡をかけた時の見え方の具合やフィット感など細かくチェックしてくれないので。

• Eye
• 2023/06/11 (Sun) 15:32
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Correction and addition.
#4 reminded me that Cosco and Sam's, as I recall, don't have eye exams per se, just vision exams and tests to make glasses or contact lenses, so that's why they are cheaper. The Exam fee I mentioned before is the cost of the regular eye exam.
Contact Lens Fitting $ 85(I have insurance minus $ 25) Optomap Screeing $ 37(I am not sure what the heck this is. \I'm not sure what this is.
Also, my insurance will cover about ＄ 120 minutes a year to buy contact lenses or glasses.

• おめめ
• 2023/06/13 (Tue) 11:33
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Thank you EYE, Insurance, and Contact Lover for your valuable information, it was very helpful. Thank you very much for the information.
I will use the information you gave me immediately ！.

• 体外受精で出産
• 2023/06/06 (Tue) 20:30
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I am not sure of your situation, but are you only requesting tests ？
In my case, my primary care physician diagnosed me as infertile based on the definition of infertility （ I did not have blood tests ） and was referred to a fertility specialist, Dr. Fertility Institute of Hawaii （ FIH ） referred me to Dr. Frattarelli.
After the referral, we performed various fertility tests at FIH.
The infertility tests at FIH are on their website.
https://www.ivfcenterhawaii.com/fertility-diagnoses/

（ My coordinator was not Japanese, but ） Fertility Institute of Hawaii had a Japanese IVF coordinator, so you may want to ask if they still have a Japanese coordinator.
They also have a page for Japanese.
https://www.ivfcenterhawaii.com/international/japanese-visitors/

• 砂
• 2023/06/07 (Wed) 07:39
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Hi
I would recommend Fertility Institute of Hawaii.
The doctor is really GOD HAND.
I spent 6 years in Japan and 3 years in another clinic in Hawaii,
repeating from timing method to IVF several times
I spent enough money to buy one luxury car with cash.

Then I heard that someone I knew at Fertility Institute of Hawaii had IVF and her first baby at age 43, so I transferred.
After 10 years of various treatments, I was able to conceive and give birth at Fertility Institute of Hawaii in one session.
His god hands are famous and his culturist, lab, and other facilities
are just not on the same level as others.

We have assistants who can speak Japanese ？ and nurses ？ who are always with us
and translate for us.
If you are serious about pregnancy and childbirth, I really recommend it.

• 子宝
• 2023/06/07 (Wed) 13:14
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I don't know if this is helpful, but here is my experience. In my case, there was no fertility test. Maybe I could have had such a test if I had wanted to, but I was just before 40 years of age, so I felt like I was going to try anyway rather than have a test.
Kapiolani Hospital is free of charge, and if you ask for an interpreter when you make an appointment, they will accompany you. I had to go to Kapiolani Hospital twice when I had an examination at a place other than the fertility doctor's office, and the doctor asked me to go there even though I didn't ask him. I was taken care of twice, once by a Japanese person and once by a non-Japanese person who could speak Japanese. The interpreter told me that he would come free of charge if I wanted.
At Kapiolani Hospital, Dr. Kosaka and Dr. Dominguez are famous, and I was taken care of by Dr. Kosaka. He is a pioneer of fertility treatment in Hawaii, but he is quite old. He doesn't seem to be planning to retire yet, but it makes me worry. He is always smiling, but he doesn't talk much and works fast, so the waiting time for appointments is usually short. Also, she never says anything negative or that makes me anxious.
I have heard that Dr.Domingues is a woman and she is very thorough in explaining detailed questions. But I didn't change from Dr.Kosaka because I thought I would change from Dr.Kosaka and when I went to the office appointment it was closed and I distrusted her.
I don't know about other fertility doctors.

In my case, I think my infertility was due to my advanced age and overworking. I was given the baby when I thought I had no choice but to give up because of my age.
I don't think you can get a baby because of this doctor. I think it is important to be able to go to the clinic without any difficulty and to be able to relax. May your wish come true.

• プルメリア
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• 2023/06/08 (Thu) 14:36
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Thank you all so much for your detailed comments.
Also, I apologize for not being able to reply to you by the end of yesterday.

#2 Dear IVF birth,
For now, I am hoping to just have a test and depending on that test, I will rethink whether or not to do treatment.
I had never heard of anyone who had undergone FIH, so I am very grateful for that, and thank you for taking the time to post your website. ！
I will try to contact Japanese staffs from the Japanese page that you told me about ！

#3 Thank you Suna,
for sharing your precious experience with me. My sister is currently in Japan for 3 years for fertility treatment, and she told me that it is getting harder and harder both financially and emotionally. If the doctors and clinics are on such a different level, I was thinking of talking to my sister about it. I am very relieved that an interpreter is there every time and I think I will go to this clinic. ！

#4 Thank you for pushing me to go to this clinic
There is a pattern of not having fertility tests ！ As you said, I had heard that Kapiolani Hospital is the place to go for fertility treatment in Hawaii ・ I thought that Kapiolani Hospital is the place to go for childbirth, I had heard that Kapiolani Hospital was the place to go for childbirth, but I was a little concerned about the fact that the doctor was very old. I was also troubled by the mixed reviews about the interpreters, but I didn't know much about Dr. Dominguez, so thank you very much for the information. Thank you also for your concern. I am currently stress-free, and I hope that things will turn out well, although it may be with the help of the clinic.

Thank you all so much ！
You have been very helpful and encouraging.
Thank you very much ！

• コロコロ
• 2023/05/29 (Mon) 23:32
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Thank you
I am completely used to living without masks, but I see that most people in Japan still wear masks. I will be returning to Japan temporarily soon, so I will prepare masks for the whole family in my baggage.

• T.S
• 2023/06/03 (Sat) 11:50
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I returned to Honolulu today after two weeks in Japan. I was frequently traveling by train from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo and back, but I did not wear a mask even once.
It was a comfortable temporary return to Japan without anyone giving me a white eye.

• ママ
• mail
• 2023/06/05 (Mon) 02:47
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I am currently in Japan.
It depends on the area, but as of early June, the mask rate is 50% in Fukuoka and Osaka. My family was vaccinated in April and we are wearing no masks in Japan. We have not had any trouble in Genjide.

• 気楽
• 2023/06/05 (Mon) 14:35
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I am returning home temporarily.

It is not obligatory, so you don't have to think too much about it.

People are people, and you should wear it according to your judgment at the time, the small space and your own physical condition.

• トピ主コロコロ
• 2023/06/07 (Wed) 15:44
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Thank you
It seems that different areas have different rates of wearing masks. I returned to Japan last week, and in the area where my parents live, everyone is still wearing masks, and I don't see any people without masks in stores. I bought a mask at a drugstore and have been wearing it for a while.

• SJDummy
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• 2023/06/06 (Tue) 14:48
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Under the U.S.-Japan Social Security Agreement, those who have worked in the U.S. for more than 1 ． 5 years may total their U.S.-Japan enrollment periods. （ See below ）
http://usa.yoshimura-sr.com/index.php?%E5%8F%97%E7%B5%A6%E6%89%8B%E7%B6%9A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF#n9fbbde0
It will depend on whether you and your husband will be working in Japan or the U.S., and whether you will retire in Japan or the U.S., and whether you will receive a pension from the U.S. or Japan. In my case, I worked in Japan for more than 10 years and paid voluntary National Pension Insurance contributions until the pensionable age. I also worked in the U.S. for more than 10 years to qualify for the pension, so I applied for both the Japanese and U.S. pensions separately and received both the Japanese and U.S. pensions without totaling them. The specific amount of the pension will be calculated according to each individual's circumstances, so I suggest that you consult with the pension office in Japan or the U.S., depending on which has more weight in your Japanese or U.S. pension. The relevant Japanese pension office is below. Also, I would like to mention a reference site.
https://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/shaho-kyotei/kunibetsu/20120802-01.html
https://www.cdhcpa.com/ja/%E6%97%A5%E7%B1%B3%E 5%B9%B4%E9%87%91%E5%88%B6%E5%BA%A6%E3%81%A7%E7%B5%B6%E5%AF%BE%E3%81%AB%E7%9F%A5%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%84%E3%81 %9F%E3%81%84%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8/

• tax man
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• 2023/06/06 (Tue) 19:44
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We understand that the intent of your question is to confirm whether you can receive a
pension in the US or Japan if you have been making pension payments for a total of 10 years in Japan and the US.
Please see the following excerpt for the answer.

"The "U.S.-Japan Social Security Agreement" was signed in 2005. The U.S.-Japan Social Security Agreement is that if the minimum enrollment period for pension benefits in one country is not met,
the enrollment period in the pension system of the other country can be counted.
For example, before the agreement was signed, if you had seven years of participation in the U.S. pension system and three years in the Japanese pension system, you could not receive a pension from either country
because you did not meet the eligibility requirements in each country. However,
after the agreement was signed, they could receive the U.S. pension for 10 years by adding three years of Japanese pension to the U.S. pension."

As you can see from this explanation, if the total number of years in the U.S. and Japan exceeds 10 years, you can receive
pensions in both countries.

However, the procedure to receive this in both Japan and the U.S. is very time-consuming to process, unlike the understanding of this treaty.
Processing the pension in Japan also involves quite a bit of paperwork and other documents when applying, and anyway, the Pension Service requires many
application forms, and the process is so tedious that a proxy, such as a relative in Japan, is needed.
Furthermore, applying for Social Security benefits in the U.S. is also not that much
hassle if you have 10 years of credit, and can be processed by applying on the web or by bringing the application form and proof of identity
to the Social Security office However, if you do not have
10 years of credit and you are combining your pension with a pension from outside the U.S.,
how you prove it
depends greatly on the person in charge of the Social Security office.

Simply put, it is beyond imagination how to prove and convince the person in charge that your record is the same as someone who worked in Japan for 7 years and paid into the pension system and who has only
paid into US Social Security for 3 years.

In addition, there are rules that reduce the amount of the pension in the US if you receive a pension in Japan or the US,
and even with that much hassle, the amount you pay for 3 years of Social Security in the US
will probably be disappointingly I think you can assume that it will be a very small amount.

Therefore, while it is possible to receive Social Security benefits under the regulations, the individual process can be quite
time-consuming and, simply put, not worth it.

Please note that your questions on the bulletin board are for reference only, and if you actually take action, please take
advice from experts and others so as not to waste time and effort.

Speaking from experience, it takes time anyway, and even if you are eligible to receive benefits in Japan and the U.S.,
you will be required to send a "status report" every year, which is a notarial certificate to prove that you are alive,
and also once every three years, an IRS tax certificate, Form 6166
such as sending Form 6166, which is an annual process.

And last but not least,
the amount of money you will receive will not be enough to support your lifestyle. Please understand.

• アロハ生活
• 2023/06/07 (Wed) 07:58
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Thank you SJDummy for your reply.
I will take the time to look at the two sites and try to understand them.
The pension system is a bit complicated and I have not looked at it properly, so I will have to study it carefully.
Thank you tax man
You have always given me detailed advice on my tax questions here at Vivinavi.
I understood very well again.
Thank you very much.
While I can still work, I will try my best to work hard here, pay my taxes, and get my US pension alone
.