Japan’s Kokumin Nenkin Kikin
Reader Case Study: Not the best option for most, but a good option for some people A reader contacted me and asked me to explain kokumin nenkin kikin. They have been paying in for 22 years (spouse signed them up originally) and they were wondering what exactly the statement and projections meant. We wrote about […]
The Monday Read
H2O Edition Man, there has been a lot of rain this month. Feel like I’m in the rainy season in Thailand. I like rain, but mainly if I can stay home and listen to it through a partially open window. Sadly that hasn’t been an option recently. Maybe later in the year 🙂 YouTube Thank […]
The Monday Read
30-50 Feral Hogs Edition A couple of weeks ago 30-50 feral hogs (actually a boar and her… boarlets?) invaded my in-laws’ place and dug up their lawn. As a consequence, last Monday I spend all morning helping my wife and a friend of hers build a boar fence to secure the yard. I’m not convinced […]
800th RetireJapan Post
Damn, when did that happen Actually, it happened on May 5th (it was a Monday Read). This is actually post number 808. I had meant to do a special post for the 800th post, but I kind of forgot and missed it. Oooops. I guess we’ll have to try to do something special for the […]
The Monday Read
30 degrees in May Edition Man, it is hot for the end of May. At least the humidity isn’t bad yet, so as long as you are not in direct sunlight it is really pleasant here in Sendai at the moment 🙂 The yakiniku restaurant opposite my wife’s school is amazing. We’ve known the owners […]
New content from RetireJapan
Three channels now Just a quick post to let everyone know that we have been producing some new content, but not all of it is on the site/blog. RetireJapan’s mission is to help as many people as possible, so we are trying to get a bit smarter about how we can reach new readers. Right […]
The Monday Read
Elementary School Sports Day Edition My granddaughter had her school Sports Day this weekend, and although I wasn’t able to attend, I was really pleased to see her school continue with the ‘new style’ of sports day. In the past, sports days ran from morning to mid-afternoon, but recently due to Covid and climate change […]
The Monday Read
Being Ill Edition I caught a really bad cold this week: heachache, sore throat, nausea, lethargy. Even lost my voice for a couple of days. No fever though, which still seems to be a condition for doctors here to consider you for a Covid test. Feeling better now thankfully. The explosion of energy, creativity, and […]
Reader Case Study: Kosei Nenkin
A brief overview and some advice A reader got in touch with me in March (!) and kindly offered to let me use their pension statement for a blog post. They also sent me some background information about themselves. So this will be a new kind of post on RetireJapan: share your situation and get […]
The Monday Read
Perfect Weather Edition Really loving the weather at the moment. Warm, dry, sunny. Just perfect for me. Wish it was like this for more than 4-5 weeks of the year 😉 This week’s photo We had a one-night stay in a cabin just north of Sendai last week, and it was wonderful. Great weather, fresh […]