tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post2990257311532587793..comments2024-03-26T15:29:31.939+09:00Comments on on the edge of ordinary: Friendly Japansese bureaucracyWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-89617616138302976692009-04-09T20:03:00.000+09:002009-04-09T20:03:00.000+09:00Man, it all does seem a huge drain of money, once ...Man, it all does seem a huge drain of money, once they add in the beaurocratic overheads. I wonder how much it will all really cost them?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079053507817689870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-3447059343275920462009-04-09T19:53:00.000+09:002009-04-09T19:53:00.000+09:00I don't know, I assumed that because we are not re...I don't know, I assumed that because we are not resident in Australia we don't get anything. We don't get any other kind of benefit from there.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-57629374266362418222009-04-09T19:05:00.000+09:002009-04-09T19:05:00.000+09:00They mailed my check to my Japan address, and I si...They mailed my check to my Japan address, and I signed it and sent it to my U.S. bank to be deposited. How did Australia distribute theirs?-Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958748515619017752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-63765333944498488432009-04-09T09:51:00.000+09:002009-04-09T09:51:00.000+09:00J, what did they have to do for the American money...J, what did they have to do for the American money? Checks aren't common in Australia any more either. It's been a decade since I had a checkbook.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-79615743725025827402009-04-09T09:06:00.000+09:002009-04-09T09:06:00.000+09:00My envelope had 5 papers (3 double-sized and folde...My envelope had 5 papers (3 double-sized and folded) plus an envelope. Such a very different experience from the American stimulus check, because checks aren't in common use in Japan.JNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824260952601991710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-15949279524050929052009-04-08T20:37:00.000+09:002009-04-08T20:37:00.000+09:00This is a payout for residents as of the 1st of Fe...This is a payout for residents as of the 1st of February. We have missionary visas and yes we do qualify for various things including free medical care for under 6 year olds. We also received assistance for kindy fees as we qualified through the means test. All of this means forms in Japanese and visits to official offices. I am so glad for my friend Mrs Uchida who has helped me with so many of these things in the last 3 years.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-16314843273292340432009-04-08T20:11:00.000+09:002009-04-08T20:11:00.000+09:00That's quite interesting - so you count as proper ...That's quite interesting - so you count as proper citizens for this and other such things? You have some kind of "permanent residency" visa or something? I've never really thought about that side of things.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452502600244359368noreply@blogger.com