Thanks for the input guys!
Actually the trip was completed recently,
We did find turkish restaurants but as keii-kun said,
doubted on the halal-ness of their food. I'm not Muslim but the people I came with are. In the
end they just had Malaysian self-made tuna / sardine sandwiches and fruits for the duration of
the trip.

But maybe I should go looking for tanoshii's posts for future references.
It'll be easier for Muslims and also vegetarians.

This post has been edited by Ultimaweapon: Oct 4 2012, 08:42 AM

but if you had asked if its halal and they say yes, they tanggung dosa.
Well, i always ask 'halal desu ka?' while pointing at food.
Usually the chicken is halal but the beef may not

guys,seriously i need some help..im booking the wrong date for disneyland ticket..and now i cant change the date..i already put my credit card info on the payment..but their state that their will charge the card when im going to take the ticket at the ticket booth..so what to do now? should i make another book on the right date and just ignore the wrong one? and im a little bit confused,they said that i can make a book and pay cash when take the ticket..but why need the credit card info? and they doesnt accept if the name on the card is not same with the person that book the ticket,the problem is,i will using my mom card..pls help..urgent..

I not sure about this, but you can try to call them, may cost you some but at least help you to secure your wrong purchase..

What would be the average temperature in Osaka in mid-November ?
Would long-john be required ?

most doner kebabs are halal. turkish kebabs are usually 50/50. need to ask them. they usually say chicken halal, beef not halal.

most major attractions in tokyo have halal restaurants (mostly indian/nothern indian).

in akihabara have a few. because a lot of bangladeshi/indian working there

if all fail i usually eat at ten-ya and drink free flow green tea there

Should be in the range of 17c to 7c.

Depends on you la if you need long-john or not. Like, I can tahan up to 0c, never needed long-john coz my winter jacket is warm and I'm a very warm person.

Just have long sleeve shirts, jeans, lots of socks and winter jacket ready.

You should invest in a pullover hoodie too for when you go to sleep if the room is not properly heated.

ddum question guys but do you think i can/should book my flight and hotel before getting my visa ?

its advisable to have at least 1 accomodation before u submit ur visa form, as they acquire u to fill up the form

Same here mate . Always find out ten-ya shop location everywhere I go as backup plan.

Usually switch between ebi n yasai temp until cannot tahan anymore.

If budget no issue can go eat msian restaurant at nihonbashi/ ginza

Or rice with ebi ten at sobu department below.

konichiwa minnnnnaaa!
gomen ne...isogashi yooo..

Ulps bout halal thingy...YOU NEED TO ASK!
Yup...doesnt meant if they are Turkish or Indian its halal??!!
Needed to ask...some like our frens said, the chicken is halal but ot the beef...
Like old old time story Malaysian restaurant...if not mistaken its Mahatir's one...they cook the halal chicken on left pan and the others pork...yucksss!

NEED TO ASK, and McDonalds no halal yah...the frying oil got lard...and also if you go to Harajuku, got 1 kebab shop...they not consistent put halal chicken...got a day the put non halal one...Oh yah, dear Muslim pls dont forget, you CANNOT eat Iranian food because they all are NOT Sunni Muslim..They all shi'ah!

I learnt from mistake, so i share...Oh Allah begging You to forgive me, Aminn!

*Musha how bout your nihon jin fiancee?

This post has been edited by tanoshi: Oct 17 2012, 09:00 PM

aiks. tanoshi onisan. macam tu lo.
working hard to earn money la.. haha

Requirements for classify that food is halal or not are the ingredients and place where they cook. You can even eat a non-Muslim cook food as long as the 2 requirements above are met for halal. There's no such thing as u cannot eat their cook food based on their believe.

It doesn't matter who's cooking; it matters what's being cooked.

Hi all,
I really need some urgent advise from the experts living and working in Tokyo currently..
I am about to sign an intra-company transfer secondment expat package to Tokyo for 9 months. My work place is at central Tokyo (Z05 Hanzomon stop) while I am staying at Roppongi Ichome (my company provides a fancy fully-furnished 24 hours front desk serviced apartment with weekday continental breakfast provided but I need to pay for my own laundry service). I am not able to speak Japanese and the reason I am offered this posting to Japan office mainly due to my experience and skillsets required in a special assignment (BTW I have close to 6-7 years experience working here in global MNCs).
Everything seems fine as the Japanese HR are working on my COE and preparing documents on visa application..my local HR lady has reassured me that they will provide comfortable allowance to match the high living cost in Tokyo and help with starter allowance which is 1-2 weeks of my salary in MYR.
Yesterday my local HR shared with me the draft for my package which does not entails for meals allowance, transport allowance, winter clothing allowance, recreational allowance, weekend allowance- my heart sanked very low as they are only offering MYR3.5K (think should be gross) crediting monthly to mysia bank account. The one lump sum amount which they called it COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) is calculated on a basketful of goods/services after considering my spendable income in MYR and the COLA index for host country. I am still getting my usual salary from Malaysia office but having referred to my boss who is a caucasian expat, he said that the salary is for your own personal commitments here and not to be touched at all as it is expat allowance to recognize your sacrifice and putting on hold your life for almost one year to support the business and group.
Oh I forgot to mention that I will also have to manage the fluctuation of currencies and international withdrawal charges of yen from atm in japan.
I have done long hours of homework via Japan expat forums however some info on pricing of food are really outdated and does not reflect the current inflation rate or mostly are in Japanese text.
I am pretty sure I cannot sustain the same standard of lifestyle that I am enjoying now (I eat out everyday, cafes and nice restaurants on weekends but mostly on my fiance, frequent visits to cinemas, loves shopping as it takes out my work stress :-) , goes for facials, massages, hair cuts, wash/treatment at upscale salons once every three month, drinks and socialise abit, my own insurance, car and housing loan, cover my parents and pet dog living expenses). I foresee that I would also not be able to save for emergencies because the allowance provided by my company is few thousands lower than my nett salary here and I can save few thousands a month with my current spending.
I understand that the working exposure overseas and opportunity is a very rare one as I am the first to be posted from Malaysia office to Tokyo and my package is really "out of the ordinary" when I compared to my asian colleagues expatriating to western countries.
I have also received strong support from my boss/director and hiring Japan manager/Japan HR director that they will fully backed me up in my request for a commendable pay from our Group HR overseas.
Our Group HR thinks this is big savings for the company but does not consider the feelings of people being relocated to another country on their own.
The burning question now is, how much remuneration in MYR should I be asking in order to cover my living expenses in Tokyo? I am willing to skip drinks at local bars, less shopping, facials, beauty stuffs etc, cut down on restaurant meals and commute to office like the Japanese do.. I was thinking if nett JPY200,000 (perhaps MYR8K) per month is okay and comfortable enough to cover daily meals, commuting fares, winter clothing, domestic mobile, groceries, personal care/household items and manage to do some short travel within the nearby city during weekend or even save a bit?
Appreciate if anyone working and living there is able to offer any advise at all. Even an estimation is good enough.. Many thanks in advance :-)

*sorry for the long post*

This post has been edited by dancing_flame: Oct 20 2012, 05:31 AM

Sorry cant get wat do u meant..2 requirements above are met for halal ?
IF the meat or chicken slaughtered by non Muslim then you CANNOT eat. Shiah considered NON MUSLIM.
Sorry oh my english very bad, broken grammar...

how can u sure that shiah is really non muslim? what are requirements of becoming muslim that shiah doesnt follow? i dont want to drag this off-topic argument.. take it somewhere else.. and like i said, its about what are being cook and slaughtered chicken falls under what being cook.. not who is cooking it.. u can even eat slaughtered chicken from christians and jews.. y not shiahs?


"This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time― when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues. If anyone rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). (5)" - QS 5:5

to dancing_flame = just do it bro...how many msian can work in japan like you with expat status?

I confident the shiah is non Muslim bcoz of their 'aqidah'...Their 'syahadah' is different....they are not from 'ahlu sunnah wal jamaah'...so? They sacrsm 'Rasullulah sahabat's' what else....In Malaysia already declared by JAKIM n etc. 'Syiah SESAT' ...
Yeah agree with 'christians and jews' BUT truely 'christians and jews' (Ahli Kitab) not like christian or jews in Malaysia definately CANNOT! (Where can we find in Malaysia now days 'ahli kitab'?) The jews also we can eat by their slaughtering BUT when its 'darurah'. So when we got 'darurah'? everywhere got Muslim one...even in Japan also hehe...

IF the slaughter is NON MUSLIM so as a Muslim we CANNOT eat...unless the Muslim so daring with Allah!
Wallahualam...

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Syiah believe muta'ah is the best, their mother can be marry with any guys! LoL!

Syiah also only pray 3 times a day only...

Syiah NOT A MUSLIM!
We as a Muslim ahlus sunnah wal jamaah CANNOT eat by non Muslim syiah slaughter FULL STOP...

NOTE:
Imam az-Zahabi telah mengemukakan satu riwayat daripada Saidina Ali sebagaimana dinukilkan oleh Ibnu Hajar al-Haithami bahawa Saidina Ali berkata Rasulullah saw bersabda "Akan muncul didalam umatku di akhir zaman nanti satu golongan yang dinamakan Rafidhah. Mereka menolak Islam". Imam ad-Daraqutni mengemukakan hadis ini dengan sedikit tambahan iaitu Rasulullah saw berkata kepada Ali "Sekiranya kam
u menemui mereka hendaklah kamu bunuh mereka kerana mereka adalah golongan musyrikun. Ali berkata "Aku bertanya Rasulullah saw "Apakah tanda yang ada pada mereka? Baginda bersabda "Mereka terlalu memuji-muji engkau dengan sesuatu yang tidak ada pada engkau dan mereka memburuk-burukkan para Sahabat" (Imam Ibnu Hajar al-Haithami, as-Sawa'iqu al-Muhriqah, hal 102)

Imam al-Bukhari juga mengemukakan hadis ini didalam kitabnya yang bernama "at-Tarikhu al-kabir" dibawah biografi Ibrahim bin Hasan dengan lafaz "Akan muncul satu golongan, gelaran mereka ialah Rafidhah. Mereka menolak agama" (al-Bukhari, at-Tarikhu al-Kabir, j.1, hal 279-280).
Rafidhah itu Syiah..

This post has been edited by tanoshi: Oct 23 2012, 12:12 AM

has anyone applied visa recently? It is easy? Must i really place my money in fixed deposit or i can just show my stamped bank book? im going with a group of 4. And do the embassy check ctos or criss or saman or anything status before approving? or just based on the documents we submitted? Thanks in advance for replying =)

it was surprisingly easy to get the visa - not sure what they check but one thing for sure, if you are giving photocopy of bank account, make sure get authenticate stamp from bank before submitting. they dont accept e statement print outs