Yu, and I headed out to check out a Skyline that Mason had planned on purchasing. The dealer he found the car at was a little hole in the wall dealer and really wasn't much different from the crap dealers in the US. Mason had called yesterday to make sure that the car was still there and to let the guy know that he wanted to look at it. After about a 40min ride to get there we met with the guy who ran the place and the first question he asked was "do you have any money?" Then he told us that the car was at a different lot so we couldn't see it and couldn't drive it because it didn't have shaken which is like road tax, liability insurance, and all fees involved with the required inspection here. It 
lasts for two years and is transferable between owners. The costs vaires depending on the weight and size of the engine in the car. The way the car was listed on the dealer website it appeared that the car and 2 year shaken was about $1,200 but when we got there were told that the price was just for the car and it would costs about $3,800 for the car with shaken. The costs actually winds up being lower when you consider that insurance in the US for a similar car would be about $80 or $90 a month while here in Japan you're only paying about $15. It seems like more cause it's all up front for 2 year coverage. The part where the costs increase is if there are any repairs required for the car. Japan has ver strict regulations for vechiles and cars can't have any leaking oil, suspension parts have to be good, and the car basically has to be in like new condition mechanically. If something is wrong with the car, it would have to be repaired before it can be driven.Anyhow, after that we came back to School empty handed and prepared for the Accounting test. It was online and I did pretty good on it. After that a bunch of people from class all headed to the Soba place near school and hung out for a while. Then I headed home.
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