Jaspr said...

Jaspr at 10:09 AM JST - 7th August

Cleo, Sorry to hear of your loss. If in the Tokyo area, for the future keep in mind Jindaiji temple near Mitaka. Have cremeated 5 loved ones - 2 dogs and 3 cats - there. Biggest dog was around 28 kg. As it suggests in the article - larger animals…

Posted in Pet owners turning to firms to conduct funeral services at 10:09 AM JST - 7th August
Jaspr at 06:41 AM JST - 17th February

Thanks timorborder! I will give them a call. For anyone else intersted, the Allianz website (in Japanese) for pet insurance (cat and dog only) in Japan is: http://sonpo.allianz.co.jp/pet/index.html

I agree about the pet business in Japan. Took me a over a year to find what I would consider a reputable…

Posted in Dog retirement home at 06:41 AM JST - 17th February
Jaspr at 12:16 PM JST - 16th February

To timorborder - I seem to have missed you on an earlier thread about dog insurance - so will repeat my post below in hopes you may see this one - tnx:

"To Timorborder. Could I ask you to post the name of the insurance company / policy that provides…

Posted in Dog retirement home at 12:16 PM JST - 16th February
Jaspr at 07:41 AM JST - 1st February

To Timorborder. Could I ask you to post the name of the insurance company / policy that provides coverage of 1 milYen per annum, please.

My younger husky was diagnosed with a rare and bad variety of cancer 2 and half years ago (9 yrs old at that time), he…

Posted in Pet owners increasingly taking out pet insurance at 07:41 AM JST - 1st February
Jaspr at 09:54 AM JST - 24th July

A preliminary magnitude is often issued right after a quake. It may be based on data from only one station / one instrument. Later, analysis of the data from different stations/instruments will permit issuance of a more precise magnitude. This is not generally far off the prelim.

-A geophysicist living…

Posted in 131 injured as 6.8 quake hits northeastern Japan at 09:54 AM JST - 24th July