Inside Japan Podcast
I’m on it today Did a quick (35 minute) interview with James from the ALT Insider website and the Inside Japan Podcast this week. We had a quick chat about my situation, RetireJapan, and some basic tips for getting your finances sorted out in Japan. Much as I hate the sound of my own voice, […]
Reader Profile: Amon and Christina
Their Rich Journey I’m really pleased to have another Reader Profile for you today. I came across Amon and Christina a few weeks ago on the Rockstar Finance forum, and found their story so interesting that I immediately asked them to write a guest post for us. If you enjoy this post, their Youtube videos […]
The Monday Read
Hot hot hot It is hot and seems to be getting hotter. I worry about what things will be like in a decade or two. For now, we are getting by using a fan and a circulator fan to keep the air moving! Here are this week’s links: Dual nationality in Japan: technically illegal, practically […]
Shinsei Bank
All good things come to an end I’ve been a huge fan of Shinsei Bank for over a decade now. I loved the free ATM withdrawals, the free monthly transfers, being able to take money out abroad and have ATM fees refunded, the foreign currency accounts, and the easy and convenient website. Sadly over the […]
Japanese Inheritance Tax: A Beginner’s Guide
The Japanese inheritance tax system is less forgiving than in some Western countries, but for most people should not be too onerous. Get some help with this guide to inheritance tax in Japan.
The Monday Read
So much for the rainy season being over I hope everyone in western Japan is okay and things recover quickly. The images on TV and online are pretty horrendous. Here are this week’s links: Shinsei Bank has time to research stuff like this as they frantically dismantle their product and get rid of everything that […]
Investing in Health: Sleep and Screens
Clawing Back that last Inch We’re revisiting sleep in today’s post. You can see the previous Investing in Health posts here: Diet, Exercise, Sleep, Getting Fit at Forty, Update and BJJ. Last month I was very stressed. This spawned posts like Letting Go and left me pretty miserable. I also missed a bunch of RetireJapan […]
Holding On
Just a little bit longer. “a body at rest will remain at rest unless an outside force acts on it”-First Law of Motion Two weeks ago I outlined some work options my wife and I are considering. We got a fair amount of feedback here, on Facebook, and privately. As I suspected, reading each thoughtful suggestion […]
The Monday Read
Damn, it’s hot Well, it’s summer again. Check out this post from the past about how to deal with the summer heat before moving on to this week’s links below 🙂 I mostly care about what this will do to the pollen count: problematic forestry management law.A pretty normal millionaire interview.Hedge fund shorts zombie Japanese companies.Well, duh. […]
New NISA Rule
It’s a good one, for a change 🙂 This year NISA accounts saw a fairly significant change, one that I completely missed. Ooops. Fortunately our forum members are more competent than I am, so someone brought it up this week. It’s actually a great little change, in that it fixes something that was wrong with […]