—Name seals vs. Signatures
In Japan, name seals (small sticks of wood or plastic with one's name carved onone end) are used in place of signatures. Thus it is important to have one made as soon as possible after arrival in Japan.
—Kinds of seals:
There are two kinds of seals, a registered seal (jitsu-in) and a personal seal (mitome-in).
Starting Life in Yamaguchi
City Housing/Prefectural Housing
To begin electric service
—Caution!
Failure to use gas appliances correctly is very dangerous!
ã Buying Household Items/Putting Out the Trash âGetting things together for every life
Item Price Item Price Kitchen appliances and utensils
ã Television and Video âBuying a television or video deck
Installing a new telephoe:
Telephones are available from discount shops, electronics stores, or NTT West Japan (prices range from 3,000-60,000 yen). In order to use a telephone, you must obtain a telephone line in one of the three following ways:
Applying for telephone service at NTT West Japan (Nippon Telephone and Telegragh):
Pink or Gray phones : accept 10 and 100 yen coins
