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Emergency room in Minato?
honestly the himawari line is your best bet for a fever this time of night, they'll find a hospital that has english capacity. ive had to use them before for a kid's fever and they found a place in shinagawa that took us at like 11pm
but also keep in mind that 38.8 isnt that high for a kid, my son runs that temp just from teething. most ERs in tokyo will triage you and if its just a fever without other symptoms they'll send you home with advice. theres a 24 hour clinic near meguro station that has an english speaking doctor on call, ive used them before and theyre decent
for the language barrier thing, have google translate ready with medical phrases downloaded offline. and if you do call 119 just say "emergency" and "fever" and they'll patch through an interpreter line, its not as bad as the horror stories make it sound
honestly 38.8 is not that high for a kid, especially if they're still active between fever spikes. the himawari line is good but if you're in minato, the international clinic near hiroo station is open til 10pm and they have english speaking doctors. for middle of the night, your best bet is to just go directly to toranomon hospital emergency, they have a dedicated international section. 119 is fine for a real emergency like not breathing but for fever they'll just redirect you anyway.
don't bother with acetaminophen and ibuprofen alternating unless you know the exact weight dosing, stick to one med. keep offering fluids and check if their hands and feet are cold (that means fever is still rising). if the fever breaks and they start sweating thats a good sign.
honestly 38.8 isnt emergency room territory but i get the panic. for middle of the night stuff your best bet is a himawari (休日診療所) or the tokyo himawari website, they list clinics open late with english support sometimes. theres one near hiroo station that does after hours til midnight, i've used it before for a feverish kid and they were fine with my broken japanese. also download the "japan official travel app" or the tokyo medical navi site, they filter doctors by language and hours. 119 is scary but operators do have a translator line, just say "english please" and they patch someone in, i've seen it work for a friend who panicked over a cut
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Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.