February and March is the tax season in Japan. Filing a tax return isn’t really easy, but doing it in different language and in another country can be especially challenging.

Luckily, if you work for an organization and that’s your only source of income, they will manage everything for you. But, if you have more than one source of income or are self-employed, you need to file a Tax Return "Kakutei Shinkoku - 確定申告".

Founded in 1995 Vrbo, also known as Vacation Rentals by Owner, allows travelers to book cabins, apartments, beach houses and every kind of space in between, in 190 countries around the world.

If you are traveling in group or with your family, you can find a perfect place for your vacation from a list of hundreds of thousands of properties that Vrbo offers. Of course, you can always go and find yourself a hotel, but why stay in a hotel while you can literally have someone else’s home when you are away from home!

Hostels are one of the cheap accommodations popular among backpackers and budget travelers. If you're looking for a cozy and social place to stay in Japan, that won't break the bank, then a hostel is likely your best choice.

Hostels usually have spacious common areas that allow guests to get to know one other, and actually for many hostelers, the opportunity to meet other travelers is part of the appeal.
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Japan has a number of abandoned or vacant homes, known as "Akiya - 空き家", that has been increasing steadily since late 1970s.

​It’s a problem that’s set to persist because of an aging and shrinking population that has left many towns and villages empty.

By 2013, vacant homes accounted for 13.52% of total housing and there were calculated to be 8.196 million abandoned houses nationwide, according to latest data by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
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Japan has one of the best postal services in the world. 

The approximately 24,000 post offices provide a range of postal services including the shipping of letters, parcels, post cards, postal orders and registered mail as well as banking and insurance services.

Small post offices are open from 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday, and are normally closed on weekends and national holidays.

However, larger post offices may stay open until 19:00 on weekdays and open for restricted times on weekends.
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