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08-18-2007, 05:05 AM
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08-18-2007, 01:57 PM
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I have a registered alias. I also have a registered inkan. However, for official documents, I have always had to use the name on my passport. It is actually required by law. I`ve been married for 8 years now, got married in Japan, bought a house here, etc. Trust me, the places you can use your registered alias are indeed limited. 萱津ヶ原に 名をとどむ もののふどもの 夢のまた夢」 
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All but immigration -
08-18-2007, 06:15 PM
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First, you _can_ use your alias (printed on your ARC) on _all_ documents except Immigration papers... Never present your passport to anyone except cops and Immigration. Of course, you should always carry your ARC... It's not necessary to carry your passport once you have your ARC (and PR)... Could you be so kind and read/reply to my other posts (related to your previous response??? Re: "Just getting married doesn`t grant you permission to work..."
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08-18-2007, 10:21 PM
1) Get an international driver's licence at home. Getting one in Japan is expensive.
2) No need to tell immigration you are coming to Japan to "get married" unless you want to sit in an immigration office at the airport for several hours and risk the chance you won't get into the country at all.
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Idl -
08-18-2007, 11:46 PM
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I'm aware of the cost for a Japanese Driver's license... However, IDL's are being accepted less and less... I've read in the Japan times that Tokyo will start requiring actual Japanese licenses to drive... Either way, It's my intention to get a real Japanese license and an IDL won't work...
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08-18-2007, 11:51 PM
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I've read/heard many mixed views on this point. As an American that looks American, I don't see too many issues with telling the truth. I'm not a "suspicious" looking person. I've been told that immigration officials may give me a hard time on my spousal visa if I don't declare my intention to marry upon entry to Japan.
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08-19-2007, 03:59 AM
Sounds like you got it all figured out, dude. Best of luck.
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08-19-2007, 04:49 AM
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For someone who wanted advice or suggestions, you sound like you already know it all. Feel free to go on knowing whatever you like, without real experience. I`m heading elsewhere. I thought I`d toss out some things you might not have thought of, but your main interest seems to be in making yourself look like you already know it all. Don`t let someone with experience like me get in your way.  萱津ヶ原に 名をとどむ もののふどもの 夢のまた夢」
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Experience for the naive -
08-19-2007, 05:16 AM
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I do, in fact, appreciate your advice... However, I've had several other sources that seem to contradict your information... I'm not sure if it is a regional thing or if it's simply a mis-understanding (on either our parts). You may have noticed that I'm at "version 5.0..." This should suggest that I've had quite some time to research and improve my planning... My primary purpose for posting here: find flaws in my plans & research...
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08-19-2007, 05:31 AM
Your purpose seems more to find flaws in the advice of people that have actually done what you are trying to do.
If you are really as obsessive and controlling as your posts make you out to be, you are going to have a hell of a time trying to live in Japan. You can't be a rock, you must be water.
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