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4. How to Spot a "Black Company"（280view/4res） Work / Career 2026/08/08 12:40
5. Global Entry and TSA（434view/1res） Other 2026/08/04 11:49
6. I'm looking for a violin class taught in Japanese.（1kview/7res） Question 2026/08/04 09:32
7. Babysitter Placement Agency（286view/0res） Question 2026/07/25 18:03
8. Discovery Bay Condominium（848view/2res） Question 2026/07/25 01:26
9. I can no longer view my Yahoo Japan email on my iP...（716view/4res） Problem / Need advice 2026/07/17 16:47
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Children's HOLO Cards

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  • HOLO
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  • Today 10:38

My child will turn 6 next month.
We use The Bus to get to school, but it seems a HOLO card is required starting at age 6, so we need to get one.
Is going to the Kalihi Transit Center the only way to do this?
Also, do I have to bring my child with me to the Kalihi Transit Center to get the card?
Or can I get it done if I go alone as a parent, as long as I bring my passport or other ID?
If anyone knows, please let me know.

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Road Test Without a Car

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  • Ray
  • 2026/08/08 21:46

I’ve passed the written test and am now trying to schedule my road test.
For those who have no issues with driving skills—such as having driven in another state—and who took the test in a rental car rather than using their own car or borrowing a friend’s, is there anyone here? ？

I’ve seen comments on blogs from quite a while ago saying things like, “There are rental car companies that’ll lend cars to provisional license holders for the test,” or “I was able to use an hourly car-sharing service,” but since there are no details—such as which specific companies were used—they’re not helpful at all.
If anyone has personal experience with this, please share your story with me.

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Re-entry Permit

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  • Lemon
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  • 2026/08/08 21:12

I would like to ask those who applied for a re-entry permit to stay in Japan:

While staying in Japan, did you update your resident registration? ？
If you didn’t update it, you’ll be uninsured for health insurance ？

If you update your resident registration, I’m worried that when I return to the U.S., my years of residence there will reset to zero, which might affect matters like inheritance.
On the other hand, if I don’t update my residence registration, I won’t be able to enroll in Japan’s National Health Insurance, and the prospect of being uninsured worries me as well

I plan to continue living in the U.S. for the most part, but if I have to stay in Japan for an extended period to care for my parents, I’d like to hear from those who have applied for a Re-entry Permit and lived in Japan—I’d appreciate your experiences and opinions.

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How to Spot a "Black Company"

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  • クリフバー
  • 2026/08/07 19:11

Job posting at the minimum wage of $16. Are there any others? ？

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A company run by a dictatorial CEO where employees in their 30s and 40s make up a small percentage of the workforce—the reason being there are no mid-level managers 🟰—is highly likely to be an exploitative workplace.

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  • DOWNTOWN
  • 2026/08/08 (Sat) 12:40
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When you apply for a job, I think you should state your desired hourly wage.

Once, when I was assigned to a tour desk, I stated my desired hourly wage, and they agreed to it. Since the hourly wage at the time was $ 15, I asked for more than that.

In that case, my request was granted.

If they refuse to negotiate your hourly wage and simply offer the minimum wage, I think that’s a exploitative company.

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Global Entry and TSA

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  • 2026/07/22 08:20

If anyone has had a similar experience with Global Entry and TSA, please let me know.
This was my first time using Global Entry to return to Japan. While I was able to use Global Entry without any issues when returning to the U.S., I was unable to use TSA PreCheck.
When I checked at the JAL counter, I was told that the issue might be because the name registered with Global Entry didn’t exactly match the name on my passport.
When I applied for Global Entry, I couldn’t apply using my Japanese passport name, so I applied using the name I’m registered under in the U.S. As a result, although the name differs from the one on my passport, I entered my Japanese name in the “Other names （ Other names ）” field, and my application was approved based on that information.
If anyone has had a similar experience or knows how to handle this situation, I would really appreciate your advice.

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  • rak
  • 2026/08/04 (Tue) 11:49
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I think I’m in the same situation. Just the other day, when I went to Japan, my flight ticket was under my passport name, but my Global Entry information didn’t match because I changed my last name after getting married, so I couldn’t use TSA. However, I’ve been able to use TSA when traveling to remote islands.
When I returned to Hawaii this time, I asked a Global Entry representative which name was on file for me, and it turns out it was the one on my passport, not the one in the Global Entry system. I still don’t quite understand how the system works.

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I'm looking for a violin class taught in Japanese.

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  • バイオリン
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  • 2026/07/07 14:01

I'm looking for a （ Japanese-language ） violin class for my child, who just turned 3.
I'm only looking for places that offer instruction in Japanese, so if you know of any, I would appreciate it if you could let me know. ！

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Hello ！
I’ve been thinking about having my 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter take violin lessons, and while I was looking into it, I found this studio.
I was planning to have her start around the time she turns 3, so I haven’t contacted them yet …. It looks like they teach in both Japanese and English 😄

https://www.violinartistry.com/lessons/

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  • 2026/07/14 (Tue) 09:23
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Thank you for letting me know. I'll contact them.

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I’ve taken lessons at Virtuoso Violin.
Everyone from young children to adults seemed to be enjoying their lessons.
Please feel free to check out their website.

https://virtuosoviolinhawaii.com/

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  • バイオリン
  • 2026/07/22 (Wed) 18:42
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Thank you for letting me know. So there is a Japanese teacher there. I’d like to get in touch with them.

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  • 2026/08/04 (Tue) 09:32
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I think you'll also find them at the music school in Ala Moana.
https://www.reneesmusichawaii.com/japanese/teachers/

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Babysitter Placement Agency

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  • 2026/07/25 17:35

I live in Hawaii. I have two children, ages 2 and 5. Since both my spouse and I work and often have to work late, we’d like to use a babysitting agency. I’d appreciate any advice from anyone who has experience with this. Thank you in advance.

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Discovery Bay Condominium

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  • サウナ❤️
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  • 2026/07/14 12:05

My parents and I are currently planning a one-month vacation to Hawaii. ！ I love saunas, so I’d like to stay at Discovery Bay, but… what’s the temperature in the sauna there? ？
Does anyone who lives there know?⁉ ️ Could you please let me know?
Thank you in advance🙇‍ ♀ ️

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  • AL
  • 2026/07/14 (Tue) 21:47
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It would be faster to ask Discovery Bay directly.

On rare occasions, it may be closed for maintenance.

I’d recommend the sauna at Sky Ala Moana instead.

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I live in Discovery Bay ！
When it gets hot, the thermometer sometimes reads 140, but since that’s in Fahrenheit, I don’t think it’s as hot as it is in Japan.
Also, it occasionally breaks down.

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I can no longer view my Yahoo Japan email on my iPhone.

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  • YAHOO
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  • 2026/07/16 14:22

Whenever I try to check my email, a screen pops up asking me to enter my IMAP account password, and even when I enter the new password I just changed, it seems to be incorrect and I can't access my account. Just to be sure, I tried entering the old password, but that didn't work either. Could you please let me know if there's a solution or a company that handles this kind of issue? ？

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  • こーの字
  • 2026/07/16 (Thu) 15:23
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Can't you resolve this by resetting your login method here? ？
https://login.yahoo.co.jp/ar/top

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  • YAHOO
  • 2026/07/16 (Thu) 16:16
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I can log in through the Yahoo website and check my email there, but it doesn't seem to sync with the Mail app on my iPhone ？—the one that comes pre-installed on the iPhone. I'm thinking ？ that there might be some restrictions because I live overseas.
I’m busy today, so I’m thinking of stopping by the Apple Store tomorrow, but since it’s a Japanese Yahoo Mail account, I’m worried they might not be able to resolve the issue.

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  • こーの字
  • 2026/07/17 (Fri) 08:51
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So that’s the situation, then.

It seems that Yahoo Mail does indeed have restrictions on access from overseas enabled by default.
https://whatsnewmail.yahoo.co.jp/yahoo/20250805a.html

Disabling the access restrictions for overseas users might make it possible.
https://support.yahoo-net.jp/PccMail/s/article/H000007323

I hope it works out.

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  • YAHOO
  • 2026/07/17 (Fri) 16:47
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As Ko-ji-san mentioned, I tried disabling access from overseas yesterday, but it didn't work.
Today, I received helpful advice at the Apple Store, and we tried all sorts of solutions, but we couldn’t resolve the issue. For now, they set up a bookmark for Yahoo! Japan Mail, and I’ve been opening it from there. Although I’ve saved my password and other information on my smartphone, I have to go through text verification every time I open it, which is a hassle.
The Apple representative told me to try opening it again from the iPhone Mail app after a while—they said there’s a chance it might start working for some reason, but they couldn’t say for sure. They mentioned that this kind of thing happens from time to time.
I imagine there are many people living overseas who use the Yahoo! Japan Mail service—has anyone else been affected by this?

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I'm looking for a place to transfer to.

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  • 2026/07/12 00:32

I am currently in Hawaii on an E2 visa.
I work as a kitchen manager.
I am looking for a new assignment.
If you have any information or know of any companies that are hiring, please let me know.
Thank you in advance.

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