“an apartment” for such a short time? Can they be rented by the week? We would need to be located near public transportation. What would we expect to pay per week?

Letter from Shuang Shuying’s husband, Hua Zaichen,
to Human Rights in China

July 28, 2008

[Human Rights in China translation]

As China prepares to host the Olympic games, I’ve reached the age of 90,[11] and my 78-year-old wife, Shuang Shuying, has been sentenced to jail. She is the oldest inmate at Beijing Women’s Prison. She is almost completely blind in both eyes due to the abuse that she has endured. Throughout her life she has suffered extensively at the hands of the CPC because of me, her husband, Hua Zaichen. Her life up to now has been one of vagrant wandering, with no place to call home.

I turned 90 this year. I’ve witnessed the great transformation China has undergone over this past century. My wife Shuang Shuying and I together have experienced 59 years of political hardship under the CPC regime. In 1956, I was deemed a “counterrevolutionary” and held in custody for a full twenty years. During this difficult time, it was my wife who gave me courage and raised our four children on her own.

Shuang Shuying and our son Hua Huiqi are Christians and members of a house church, which is not tolerated by the CPC regime. In 2002, the government tore down our home; not only did we not receive any compensation, but we were also not allowed to rent an apartment. In February 2007, Shuang Shuying was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison. In October 2007, our simple home also became a prison as a lock was welded onto the outside of our door and our electricity and water were cut off. Six policemen sat in our home and forbade us to leave. Hua Huiqi was beaten so badly that he had to be hospitalized.

On July 2, 2008, the police again forced our door open with an 18 pound iron hammer. Hua Huiqi’s wife Wei Jumei and my elder son Hua Huilin were badly beaten. We were tossed into the street. I lay on the ground, wet with rain from that evening, huddled in my quilt. I waited for dawn, hoping that China’s dawn would come more quickly.

My time left here is not long. I wish only to see my wife Shuang Shuying one last time. I want only to understand one thing: is it really a crime in China to welcome Christians into your home?

Our human rights situation is worsening here in Beijing, during China’s so-called “Human Rights Olympics.” We hope that the international community will pay attention to China’s human rights situation.

Hua Zaichen
Monday, July 28, 2008

..were gonna work in japan, and unfortunately one of my friends is assigned in nagoya…and were gonna rent an apartment in tokyo..thanx for your answers!

I want to study abroad to Paris France but I have no clue what to expect. I looked it up and it didn’t really help.
I was just wondering where exactly do you stay when you study abroad, do I have to rent an apartment or do I stay on campus? What exactly do we do? How long do we study there? Is Paris safe to wonder alone? I really need help. Any other detail may help.
Oh and when do the courses take place and do I have to speak fench like are the classes in french?

I want to move to Tokyo next year but I can find only expensive apartments( rent: $1300 or $1500 per month)

Have someone an idea how should I pay for this apartment?

And there is a thing that it makes it harder. I am a musician with a band so I will need money to get a studio or something at least one hour or 2 per week.

I will wait for your suggestions. Thanks.

Well, i am 14… so I am not moving until after college (if I still want to).

I just want to know how much it would coast it rent an apartment, and daily coasts (ie. grocery’s, clothes, etc.).

and they use Euros right? What is the conversion of dollars to euros. Like if i have $1 I have __ euros.

Apartments in New York City are often hard to find. One of the major reasons is that there is rent control.
a. Demonstrate graphically how rent controls could make apartments hard to find.
b. Often one can get an apartment if one makes a side payment to the current tenant. Can you explain why?
c. What would be the likely effect of eliminating rent controls?
d. What is the political appeal of rent controls?

Why can’t I find any apartments in Bunkyo for rent on websites? And just curious If I got an apartment in Tokyo Metro area, and just road the subway to Bunkyo(there is a college in Bunkyo I’m going too), how long would it take?

Ok. My good friend moved to desolate hell hole of a town where she knew one person. That person joined the military and left. For weeks she was really unhappy and lonely. So, as school was finishing up and my lease was coming to a close, we had talked about me moving down there and splitting a 2/bedroom house or apartment until she got her finances together and was able to leave. At worst I thought I’d be in for three months.

Just recently my friend has gotten into a relationship. Great for her. She still wants me to come down and split a house/apartment with her and her boyfriend.

I don’t want to. I’ve had plenty of roommate experiences. Currently I’m living with five other people. But still I would never move in with a couple. Roommates are supposed to be autonomous and have free range over the premise. The magna carta of that arrangement is from the fact that each individual has one voice. But a couple is two people with one very strong voice.

So if I move up there I’ll be not only the third wheel, but also outweighed in every single house issue. As well, no doubt, as gaining the pariah status just for being not a couple. I don’t think it will work, and I think the parameter of the moving has changed. She’s no longer alone, she’s in a relationship.

I’m happy for her. But I wouldn’t live with a couple anywhere. Even in New York city or London or Tokyo I’d be weary to rent with a couple. Because you’re not renting “with” a couple. You’re renting “from” a coupe. And that’s the only way I can see it.

Plus, its not like I’m going to be hanging out with my friend. I’ll be hanging out with the couple. When he’s busy or running an errand then I can spend time with her. (Not even to get into why anyone would want to move in with a partner that quickly). So for many reasons I want to call off the move.

But ethically I feel bound by it. And my friend has expressed the desire that I come down. But the desire, as we all know, has drastically changed as soon as a boyfriend came into the picture.

Ethically. and pragmatically, what are your suggestions?

But again, this is a very good friend. And I don’t have a problem with an extra roommate. I just problem with a the third roommate being her boyfriend.

hi,
i am starting school in new york in September.
i was planning to go to new york in August and find rent (like a private room in a shared apartment)
my worry is, since so many students are starting their semester in September, it may be difficult to find a room in August.
is it easier to find a room like in june or july?
how is the situation like during summer?

thank you so much for your answer!!