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 […]

Saving for the Future

Jon is back Prolific contributor Jon is back with his second guest post in as many months. You may remember his post about deciding to buy a house from last month. Today he writes about his financial plan. I always find it really interesting to hear or read about other people’s situations -it’s a great […]

Guest Post: To Buy or Not to Buy

We have a treat for you today: a guest post from Jon detailing his thought process leading up to buying a home here in Japan. Here at RetireJapan we’ve always maintained that buying a home is essentially an emotional decision, and most people will probably choose the option that they think will make them and […]

Guest Post: Saku’s Random Book Club

Books and entrepreneurship? Pushing all my buttons. Another guest post for you today -what is this? Christmas already? I love books and reading, am interested in random business ideas and making money, and have been a fan of Patrick’s newsletter for a while. When I saw his new subscription service idea I thought it would […]

Guest Post: Trading Japanese Stocks

Not so Talked About Investment Options I Tried (Part Two) Today’s guest post is the second one from Leonard Loo, an entrepreneur and author based in Japan. He sent me an email a few weeks ago asking about whether he could sponsor a post on the site about his new book. As you know, RetireJapan […]

Guest Post: Social Lending

Social lending sites

Not so Talked About Investment Options I Tried (Part One) Today’s guest post is from Leonard Loo, an entrepreneur and author based in Japan. He actually sent me an email a few weeks ago asking about whether he could sponsor a post on the site about his new book. As you know, RetireJapan does not […]

The Monday Read

Guest posts and events (just to remind everyone: the Monday Read is written on Monday, and you can find it on the site and on Facebook then, but if you are reading this from the newsletter it’s a week behind. Shouldn’t make much difference to most of the content) Just got back from an exhausting […]