[Quote of the week] I usually try to go back to Japan once a year. Recently, there are cheap and convenient services such as ZIPAIR, Wise, and eSIM, so it has become easier to return home compared to before. "ZIPAIR" ZIPAIR is a subsidiary of JAL, and was established in 2018 as an LCC (low-cost carrier) as JAL's low-cost brand. Unlike the full service offered by its parent company JAL, it features a "simple and inexpensive fare system" where you pay for only the options you need. This time, the round trip from Los Angeles to Narita was about $900. https://www.zipair.net/ja/ "Wise" Wise is a low-cost currency exchange service. It achieves low cost by using a system that does not actually send money across borders. For example: Person A (in the United States) has dollars and wants to send 10,000 yen to Person B who lives in Japan. Person B (in Japan) has Japanese yen and wants to send 100 dollars to Person C who is in the United States. Ordinary banks have to go through intermediate banks to send Person A's dollars to Japan, which incurs high fees. But with Wise, it works like this: Person A sends dollars to Wise's American account. B sends yen to a Wise account in Japan. Wise matches the requests of A and B and completes the transfer without actually moving money across borders. In other words, the fees are significantly lower because the transfers in each country are processed locally. Wise also offers debit cards, so even if you only have dollars in your account, when you pay in Japanese yen, the currency is automatically converted using Wise's conversion system, which is scary convenient. If you register via the referral link, transfers up to $600 will be free of charge and will also support the channel, so please do so if you are interested! ⬇︎ Referral link here ⬇︎ https://wise.com/invite/dic/junhongw "eSIM" eSIM (embedded SIM) is a digital SIM card built into smartphones and other devices. It uses digital data within the device to use mobile communication services without using a traditional physical SIM card. All recent iPhones are eSIM compatible, so there is no need to buy a SIM card after arriving in Japan. There is nothing more frightening than not being able to connect to the Internet. I recommend b-mobile because you can customize the period and data amount, and the price is cheap. 5GB for 2 weeks for 1,500 yen. That's crazy. https://www.bmobile.ne.jp/english/ [Information currently available] 2015/06 First day studying in the US 2023/07 Joined a startup [Camera] iPhone 15 Pro [Music] • [Music] The Phantom Saw It - A Noise-Free World [For those considering buying a Tesla] If you purchase via the referral link, you will receive a discount and support the channel. If you're interested, please give it a try! ⬇︎Referral link here⬇︎ https://www.tesla.com/referral/junhon... 00:00 11/4 (Mon) 01:18 11/5 (Tue) 02:28 11/6 (Wed) 03:22 11/7 (Thu) 04:08 11/8 (Fri) 04:59 11/9 (Sat) 06:20 11/10 (Sun)