Weekend Stupid Questions Thread – 27 August 2022

As per usual, feel free to ask any silly stupid questions or not so silly stupid questions that you haven’t had a chance to ask here. Be kind to those that do and try to answer without downvoting. Please keep criticism and snide remarks out of the thread.

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  1. Does anyone run a solar-powered aquarium pump or filter and, if so, what brand/model is it and how long has it been running?

    (I do not need one to run 24 hours per day. Only daylight or very sunny times is OK.)

  2. Can you sign up for Rakuten Mobile’s Unlimit plan with a USA credit/Debit card? or do you need to use bank transfer with the 110¥/月 fee?

    Context:
    I’m trying to sign up to get in on their year free of Hikari fiber line internet campaign.

    Everything seem to work fine until payment, where both of my USA cards pop up an error that just says try to use a different card. The cards work fine in ATMs and all the stores I’ve tried them in here. But this is the first service I’m signing up for with them besides the Japan’s Google Play Store and Amazon.

    I’ve never shopped with Rakuten (maybe buying something small on their site will make it start working?)

    Also considering buying a train ticket to a bigger city so I can apply in one of their physical shops (even though I’m still a baby with the language), because I’m convinced the card will work fine in a physical location.

  3. Potentially flying to the U.S. late October-late November….Those of you that got a Japanese passport for your child, about how long did it take to receive it? Also, ESTA for your significant other? How long did that take to clear? Hoping I won’t be cutting it close with getting these before flying.

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