Question from a reader:
I have a question about a can of beer I received as a gift. I received a six-pack of Suntory draft beer, and the outer paper states a best-before date of 2025.09 and a production date of 2025.01. Three of the cans inside have the same information. However, the other three cans have a best-before date of
Question from a reader:
I have a question about air conditioner water leak repairs. This morning, I requested a service, but only one company came right away. The charges they quoted were 32,000 yen for the air conditioner water leak repair, 15,000 yen for labor, and 5,000 yen for the busy summer season, totaling 55,000 yen. I feel like this is
Question from a reader:
I have been pressured to sign a contract saying that I will receive 15,000 points if I switch to Company Y’s SIM card. Is this a scam? I’m worried about how to judge this.
Recently, promotions and campaigns conducted by mobile phone companies and service providers have become very diverse. As part of this, there is an
Question from a reader:
I forgot to pay my electricity bill for June, and my power has been shut off. I have a payment slip that is past the final handling date, but I have forgotten to pay several times in the past, and during those times, I called the operator to get a payment number and paid at a FamilyMart
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I have been experiencing issues with my feet and have been purchasing shoes from a privately-owned shoe store. This summer, I thought about buying sandals and inquired about them. The store owner unilaterally suggested sandals and told me that once I ordered them, I couldn’t cancel. Since one pair is quite expensive, I explained that it would
Question from a reader:
I received an email claiming to be from MasterCard. Is this a scam? I also have a MasterCard, but since I have set a low credit limit, I don’t think there is any particular problem. However, I am concerned that the email came from the Animate domain. Could the scammer be an employee of Animate? What do
Question from a reader:
If I have unpaid electricity or phone bills, will my electricity or phone service be cut off suddenly? Or will I receive reminders by mail or email?
Unpaid electricity and phone bills are a very important issue in our daily lives. To understand this issue, it is essential to grasp
Question from a reader:
After purchasing a product from a Flick market store, I found out it was a fraudulent site. I paid with PayPay, and I am very anxious about the possibility of becoming a victim of identity theft or similar issues in the future. What should I do?
In recent years, the
Question from a reader:
After purchasing motorcycle parts online, I received an email stating that they would refund me because the item was out of stock, and I provided my bank account number for the transfer. Later, only 100 yen was transferred, which led to my account being frozen. Upon checking the documents, it seems that fraudulent money had been deposited,
Question from a Reader:
Regarding the NHK reception fee contract, why are there so many people who do not sign up from the beginning?
The NHK reception fee contract is a topic that has sparked much debate, especially in Japan. When considering the reasons why many people do not sign up for the
