By skyforbes Hello everyone, my wife and I were embarking on a two week vacation (from Houston, TX) to Japan when shortly after landing at Narita airport, her water broke prematurely. We were rushed in an ambulance to a nearby hospital where she was able to deliver our baby three months premature but in a relatively good health. Doctors tell us our baby will need to stay in the NICU for some months and we need to prepare to live here.
Any advice people have for us would be greatly appreciated, especially on the following areas:
- Experience at immigration bureaus: my wife is a US citizen and can be here till March but I’m not so lucky. I will need an extension of stay approved beyond the 22nd of December. We have been told this can done at the Chiba location.
- Best ways to apartment hunt for short term leases. We are currently in a two week rental for about $60 a night.
- Shopping advice for food, clothing, anything that would help us the next three months
- Any other tips or recommendations for life in Narita!