I notice many people tend to get a pair with one albino and one black/white 😂

(Ruby's eyes are actually very red and Pearl has a white stripe from chin to belly) 😊

I really like a super clean, easy, and free Android app called FairScan. It recognizes documents, takes a picture at your camera's highest resolution, and one-tap converts and saves to .pdf.

I downloaded it from F-Droid but it's everywhere I'm sure.

It just might work perfectly for you! 😃

Perhaps I can prevent a small bit of dread by not preparing the PayPay barcode while waiting in line at a register... The first reaction must be that I'm preparing a translator 😂

It's also really worthwhile to check out kanteidan stores, especially in Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, and Nagano. Although I found my best haul not too long ago at one in Chiba:

youtu.be/BUuSht1QSo0

It's definitely harder than before, but it's not impossible, and still fun to search!

the branch in Konosu, Saitama for 5000 yen a set with yellowed but working PS1, controller, memory card, and 50 random games for 4999 yen.

To be fair, since the country opened up, this is just with PS1, PS2, PS3, and Super Famicom, and not so possible in metro Tokyo or places popular with tourists.

It's still possible if knowing where to look; looking at the game titles, they all look like those I've seen usually available in Hard Off 100 yen buckets. (I still most commonly pay 100 yen for retro games)

Surugaya stores also often have lucky bags when overstocked. Last weekend I saw in

That's one of the places you can't get an order wrong!

unless natto

A place I used to take new employees who didn't think they liked "Japanese" food. For me it's always beef curry with double chicken cutlet topping ☺️

Glad your flight was safe!