Nexus 7

I don't have a tablet so I was thinking about getting one.
I was after a Nexus 7 but as the new version was coming out I decided to wait a couple of  months to get the latest.
It was released yesterday on Google Play Japan store BUT..... the price!

27,800 !!!!!!!

Do I want to pay that much for a glorified reader?
An iPad mini only costs a little more.

Actually almost the same price difference between Nexus 7 2012 and the latest about ￥5,000


C'mon Google what's with this?

Henry ford designed the Model T to bring transportation to the masses.
A car at an affordable price although with some limitations. ( You can have any colour you want as long as it's black). The nexus 7 filled the same niche. But now with the price increase I doubt if it will be the "taker over the world" that the original was.

I believe that this will be a dud for Google unless the price comes down to near the original or at the most ￥21,000.

Also within just a couple of weeks some problems are surfacing with the touch screen as well as the keyboard input.


I for one am looking for something a bit more affordable, which I am sure will be available soon, as other companies jump on this price increase.

Sorry Google, your new Nexus 7 is not for me, not at that price

Immigration law change...Stuck in Japan?

I am now 61 and it is likely that I will not be re-hired by my school that I have been working for, for a long time. So unemployed from next year.

I have not paid into the Japanese pension scheme. When I came
here there was no real consideration given to foreigners married to Japanese.
There was no guidance to tell me what to do so I just did nothing.
My fault I guess. Ignorance is no defense.
I continued to pay into the UK pension scheme however, so I have
the right to claim a full state pension.

So I am now considering whether I should move back to England, if, or when my wife's parents pass away, which might not be so far in the future. Living in Japan on my UK pension will be practically impossible.

I took a quick look at how to return to England and was shocked to find that the immigration laws have been changed.

Some articles that relate:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-immigration-rules-accused-of-splitting-up-families-8324254.html

http://britcits.blogspot.jp/2013/02/todays-links-new-uk-immigration-laws.html

https://www.change.org/petitions/theresa-may-new-uk-immigration-laws-are-tearing-families-apart-change-them-now



Now it seems that I can return to England with my wife, only if I meet certain financial stipulations, which I don't.

I have been married for 36 years and now if I want to return to England I have to go without my wife.

That is ridiculous.

She speaks great English, actually lived in England for 12 years, contributing to the national health, paying taxes, but now will  not be allowed back in.

So, what to do?

I guess I have no choice. Seems like a British citizen like me who chooses to marry a non British national signs away any right to return to their home country unless you are rich.

Don't need you, thanks.


I guess I am stuck here unless the rules change again or I win the lottery.
How I will survive is something on my mind so I guess I have a lot of thinking to do.

I sure need that cuppa now.