anyone here stationed in japan?
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anyone here stationed in japan?
yo i was tryin to find out what the stunting is like in japan. I here that sasebo is nothing but country so I am hoping I will have plenty of stunt time. I am going to be stationed in sasebo japan in april. thanks
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Re: anyone here stationed in japan?
Camp Zama is a great base. I was at Atsugi which is right around the corner. Sasebo is a quiet base down south and I'm not too familiar with it. Enjoy it over there! I miss that place.
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Oh yea, make sure you contact the Information & Referral (I&R) program at the SaseboFleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) to get help registering your bike. All of the forms are in Japanese and it can take a while. If Sasebo doesn't have an I&R office, contact the one at Yokosuka Navy base and have them get the forms for you and help you fill them out. They will probobly have to contact Yamaha or another manufacturer in Itawa [Japan] and have the correct registration paperwork mailed to the base. The form was isn't a simple translation and if the translator doesn't know about motocycles, he will have to call the mfgr office in Japan and have them explain each category listed and then you will have to explain info on the bike for the guy to translate it for you. Good luck.
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Re: anyone here stationed in japan?
WAIVERS: All DOD/military members/employees must obtain prior approval from their respective service authority in Japan as indicated below for shipment of POVs. The following are the POC's for POV Waivers:
3) For Navy and Marines: Commander, US Naval Forces, Japan ATTN: N-8, FPO AP 96349, phone number DSN 243-7742/5663/6392/FAX number 243-7759.
More info can be found here: http://www.maxwell.af.mil/42abw/42lrf/Japan.php
MOTORCYCLES/MOPEDS:
(1) The Government of Japan (GOJ) has imposed requirement for motorcycles/mopeds over 250cc manufactured 1 July 1999 or later must comply with GOJ brake standards. In addition to the brake standard requirement, motorcycles/mopeds over 250cc manufactured 1 April 2001 or later must pass GOJ emission testing and meet engine exhaust emission control standards.
(2) The estimated minimum costs for mandatory engine exhaust emission testing is approximately $800. Cost to bring a noncompliant motorcycle to standards depends on type/model. If a motorcycle does not meet brake standards, cost to bring into compliance could run $2000-$4000. (Brake testing cost depends on type/model). These are separate requirements (subject to manufactured dates) and failure to meet compliance places the owner in an even costlier situation. The additional cost of meeting GOJ's standards is subject to the various equipment types and models and degree of difficulty in meeting compliance. There is only one brake testing facility in Tokyo; two emission testing facilities located in Tokyo and one in Osaka. There are no brake or emission testing facilities on Okinawa. Furthermore, there are no brake or emission testing facilities near Misawa, Sasebo, or Iwakuni (mainland Japan).
The following paragraphs outline current DoD policy on importing motorcycles/mopeds over 250cc:
(a) Manufactured prior to 1 Jul 99: No import restrictions.
(b) Manufactured 1 Jul 99 to 31 Mar 01: The motorcycle must meet brake standards. No import restrictions to mainland Japan, however, member should have a manufacturers certificate stating the motorcycle meets Japanese brake standards.
Mainland Japan:
Members assigned to military installations outside the Kanto Plain (Tokyo area) will face high costs and extreme inconvenience transporting the motorcycle to a brake testing facility, if testing is required. The member (all mainland bases) should contact the motorcycle manufacturer and ask for a certificate that specifically states the vehicle meets Japan brake standards. If the member has any doubt about meeting the brake standard, he/she may send the manufacturer's brake certificate to the sponsor in Japan and ask him/her to check with the local Land Transportation Office (LTO). The sponsor can then advise the member (before shipment) if the motorcycle meets standards. Okinawa: May only import to Okinawa if the owner obtains a certificate from the Okinawa LTO, before shipment stating the bike passes brake standards. To accomplish this, the member should request the sponsor in Okinawa to take the ORIGINAL COPY of manufacturer's brake certificate to the Joint Forces Vehicle Registration Office at Camp Foster for assistance. That office will provide a memo that must be taken to the LTO. After the LTO signs the memo (certifying compliance with brake standards), it should be mailed to the member, who must in turn, give to the origin TMO/ITO. The TMO/ITO can then arrange shipment.
(c) Manufactured 1 Apr 01 or later: Both brake and engine exhaust emission standards must be met. Members assigned to military installations outside the Kanto Plain (Tokyo area) will face high costs and extreme inconvenience transporting the motorcycle to an engine exhaust testing facility, and to a brake testing facility if required. Member must sign a memo (prepared by origin TMO/ITO) acknowledging costs/inconvenience if he/she chooses to ship to mainland Japan. A copy of this memo will be included in advance shipping documents sent to the destination TMO/ITO. Motorcycle is prohibited from importation to Okinawa due to no brake and emission testing facilities.
(3) Motorcycles/mopeds must be insured with a temporary registration tag in order to be driven to a testing facility.
(4) It is critical that counselors brief members of the extremely high GOJ compliance costs when shipping motorcycles/mopeds into Japan. Counselors should advise members as an alternative to place their motorcycles/mopeds into nontemporary storage as household goods for the duration of their tour in order to avoid the compliance expense. Service members may also use their POV storage entitlement (if a POV is not shipped) to store their motorcycle as a POV in the POV storage program where it will receive proper care.
(5) IAW Japanese Customs requirements, all motorcycles to include mopeds shipped as HHGs must be properly inventoried. The make, model, chassis number, and engine size must be noted on the inventory and shipping documents. Motorcycles may also be shipped as POVs. (NOTE: motorcycles/mopeds do not require POV waivers). Motorcycles/mopeds shipped as part of HHGs that fall in the above manufactured date category [b.(1)] must still comply with GOJ's requirements.
(6) Motorcycles shipped as HHGs to Japan: All ITOs/TMOs are required to identify the inclusion of a motorcycle with make, model, chassis number, and engine size in block 27 of the PPGBL and as trailer card data on applicable TCMDs. Personal property carriers must show the same information on the inventory.
(7) Diplomatic Personnel: Department of Defense personnel on diplomatic assignment to the American Embassy, Tokyo must contact their sponsor or the Transportation Section of the Embassy for specific guidelines with respect to shipping a motorcycle.
3) For Navy and Marines: Commander, US Naval Forces, Japan ATTN: N-8, FPO AP 96349, phone number DSN 243-7742/5663/6392/FAX number 243-7759.
More info can be found here: http://www.maxwell.af.mil/42abw/42lrf/Japan.php
MOTORCYCLES/MOPEDS:
(1) The Government of Japan (GOJ) has imposed requirement for motorcycles/mopeds over 250cc manufactured 1 July 1999 or later must comply with GOJ brake standards. In addition to the brake standard requirement, motorcycles/mopeds over 250cc manufactured 1 April 2001 or later must pass GOJ emission testing and meet engine exhaust emission control standards.
(2) The estimated minimum costs for mandatory engine exhaust emission testing is approximately $800. Cost to bring a noncompliant motorcycle to standards depends on type/model. If a motorcycle does not meet brake standards, cost to bring into compliance could run $2000-$4000. (Brake testing cost depends on type/model). These are separate requirements (subject to manufactured dates) and failure to meet compliance places the owner in an even costlier situation. The additional cost of meeting GOJ's standards is subject to the various equipment types and models and degree of difficulty in meeting compliance. There is only one brake testing facility in Tokyo; two emission testing facilities located in Tokyo and one in Osaka. There are no brake or emission testing facilities on Okinawa. Furthermore, there are no brake or emission testing facilities near Misawa, Sasebo, or Iwakuni (mainland Japan).
The following paragraphs outline current DoD policy on importing motorcycles/mopeds over 250cc:
(a) Manufactured prior to 1 Jul 99: No import restrictions.
(b) Manufactured 1 Jul 99 to 31 Mar 01: The motorcycle must meet brake standards. No import restrictions to mainland Japan, however, member should have a manufacturers certificate stating the motorcycle meets Japanese brake standards.
Mainland Japan:
Members assigned to military installations outside the Kanto Plain (Tokyo area) will face high costs and extreme inconvenience transporting the motorcycle to a brake testing facility, if testing is required. The member (all mainland bases) should contact the motorcycle manufacturer and ask for a certificate that specifically states the vehicle meets Japan brake standards. If the member has any doubt about meeting the brake standard, he/she may send the manufacturer's brake certificate to the sponsor in Japan and ask him/her to check with the local Land Transportation Office (LTO). The sponsor can then advise the member (before shipment) if the motorcycle meets standards. Okinawa: May only import to Okinawa if the owner obtains a certificate from the Okinawa LTO, before shipment stating the bike passes brake standards. To accomplish this, the member should request the sponsor in Okinawa to take the ORIGINAL COPY of manufacturer's brake certificate to the Joint Forces Vehicle Registration Office at Camp Foster for assistance. That office will provide a memo that must be taken to the LTO. After the LTO signs the memo (certifying compliance with brake standards), it should be mailed to the member, who must in turn, give to the origin TMO/ITO. The TMO/ITO can then arrange shipment.
(c) Manufactured 1 Apr 01 or later: Both brake and engine exhaust emission standards must be met. Members assigned to military installations outside the Kanto Plain (Tokyo area) will face high costs and extreme inconvenience transporting the motorcycle to an engine exhaust testing facility, and to a brake testing facility if required. Member must sign a memo (prepared by origin TMO/ITO) acknowledging costs/inconvenience if he/she chooses to ship to mainland Japan. A copy of this memo will be included in advance shipping documents sent to the destination TMO/ITO. Motorcycle is prohibited from importation to Okinawa due to no brake and emission testing facilities.
(3) Motorcycles/mopeds must be insured with a temporary registration tag in order to be driven to a testing facility.
(4) It is critical that counselors brief members of the extremely high GOJ compliance costs when shipping motorcycles/mopeds into Japan. Counselors should advise members as an alternative to place their motorcycles/mopeds into nontemporary storage as household goods for the duration of their tour in order to avoid the compliance expense. Service members may also use their POV storage entitlement (if a POV is not shipped) to store their motorcycle as a POV in the POV storage program where it will receive proper care.
(5) IAW Japanese Customs requirements, all motorcycles to include mopeds shipped as HHGs must be properly inventoried. The make, model, chassis number, and engine size must be noted on the inventory and shipping documents. Motorcycles may also be shipped as POVs. (NOTE: motorcycles/mopeds do not require POV waivers). Motorcycles/mopeds shipped as part of HHGs that fall in the above manufactured date category [b.(1)] must still comply with GOJ's requirements.
(6) Motorcycles shipped as HHGs to Japan: All ITOs/TMOs are required to identify the inclusion of a motorcycle with make, model, chassis number, and engine size in block 27 of the PPGBL and as trailer card data on applicable TCMDs. Personal property carriers must show the same information on the inventory.
(7) Diplomatic Personnel: Department of Defense personnel on diplomatic assignment to the American Embassy, Tokyo must contact their sponsor or the Transportation Section of the Embassy for specific guidelines with respect to shipping a motorcycle.
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