According to this (from the US Embassy in Japan): https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/bringing-medications-to-japan.html , you also need to fill out this form (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/health-medical/pharmaceuticals/dl/qa2.pdf) and be approved, in advance, by the Japanese government just to bring in a CPAP into Japan.

Why? I…

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Great question!

I also use a CPAP and have found it interesting how not all countries have it easily available, even though CPAPs are used worldwide.

Thanks!

I have posted a reply to this video and I’ll let you know what they say.

You’d think in this day and age that LGBT places would know we exist. But, even here in the States, you’d see that many places don’t. Outside of CA, it’s ‘hit and miss’ regarding accessibility within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Of course, there’s also the problem of…

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Thanks for the reply!

You did help. Too often, the disability and LGBTQIA+ communities forget that people can be a part of both communities. For some, like myself, we’ve been LGBTQIA+ as long as we’ve been disabled.

Japan is on my ‘bucket list’ of places to visit. Currently, my goal is to visit in 2025 for the Osaka World Expo. (If I do go, it…

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