The Monday Read
Listening to old music edition Been listening to a lot of music from my yoof this week. Kind of weird to think that it’s all 20-30 years old. Eeek. I started doing this simple workout every day in the morning, and my lower back pain has mostly disappeared. Huge quality of life boost. Hope everyone […]
The Monday Read
End in sight? For now. I can’t believe how well things seem to be going in Japan now. Pleasantly surprised, but I don’t understand it. Hope it continues. Have even started thinking I might be able to train again sometime soon 😉 This week’s links Time to build up the emergency fund: When You Have […]
The Monday Read
Digital detox edition This soft lockdown/work from home/social distancing experience is a bit strange. I’ve been sleeping a lot more than usual (2-3 hours more per night) which is probably a good thing but at the same time I find myself staying up late and sleeping in. Not ideal. A lot of that is due […]
The Monday Read
Summer is here! 31 degrees with reasonable humidity: summer hit Sendai yesterday. It was nice, then it started feeling a bit too hot. Going to be a long, hot one this year methinks. Last week I actually forgot to write the Monday Read. Apologies. Hopefully this week’s bumper edition will go some way towards making […]
The Monday Read
All I can manage right now edition Japan seems to be getting deeper into its economic coronapocalype, creating a security divide between salaried employees at larger companies and freelancers/employees at smaller companies. The government seems to be slowly coming around to the need to support people, but the gears are grinding slowly. Let’s hope they […]
Guest Post: Adoption in Japan
Some say it can’t be done, happily they are wrong I’m thrilled to bring you this wonderful guest post today on a really important topic. It’s of personal interest as my wife and I are considering doing this in the future, and it’s something that most people don’t know much about. I’m a huge fan […]
The Monday Read
Emergency edition One problem with living in 2020 is that by writing this post a week in advance, I pretty much ensure that by the time it gets sent out a week later it is hopelessly out of date. A bit like sending out a newpaper from 1983 or something. One example: last week we […]
NISA Changes
Nothing significant, mostly good I was really happy to see an article this week from my favourite Japanese financial writer, Minako Takekawa. In the article she explains the upcoming changes to the tsumitate, ordinary, and junior NISA accounts. Changes to tsumitate NISA There is just one change to tsumitate NISA, and that is that the […]
The Monday Read
Heat and snow and blossoms, oh my edition Well, the weather remains… interesting. Seems like things are building to a peak in Japan re: our unwelcome guest, and we’ll see more robust government responses going forward. Stay safe everyone, and make sensible plans. We are going to continue our ‘no Covid-19 links’ policy in the […]
Guest Post – Housing Seminar
Everything you wanted to know about buying a home in Japan We have a real treat for you today: a guest post from Alan with his notes from attending a real estate seminar in Tokyo recently. I’m stunned at how comprehansive and useful it is. Huge thanks to Alan for taking the time to write […]