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I also switched to Aeon mobile after going from AU to Ymobile then to Aeon mobile. Ymobile will be cheaper then the big three (AU, Docomo, Softbank) but a MVNO will be even cheaper. People are always amazed when I tell them my monthly mobile bill is less than 2,000yen a month and they are paying ove...

I invested in a hair clipper which cost me initially 4000 yen but saved me between 1000- 1500 per haircut( sometimes I wanted that wet shave) .So after one year I am saving. 3000-4500 per year. -Hair clipper for me too. Great savings over fifteen years or so, haircut can be done at home anytime. -Q...

TokyoWart wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:49 am Why don’t they just withdraw money from their overseas account by using the Seven Bank atm’s in Japan?

Would this not have some transaction fee attached? Would the exchange rate offered be better than what transferwise would offer?

Well I will be in Yokohama on Sunday but of course I will be shouting on the green half!

Ah okay :) my understanding was that they would send from their transferwise account to my transferwise account in Japan. I see how it works now. Thanks for clearing that up. When I contacted them, they got back to me within 24 hours like they said they would and my follow up email was replied to wi...

So after all the recommendations on here for transferwise I signed up and looked to receive money from abroad (family members coming over for the rugby world cup and they wanted to send money ahead) but I kept getting an error so I emailed them and I have been told it is not possible to receive mone...

Looking for the cheapest way to receive money in Japan? A friend of mine sent me 10,000yen. My bank took 4,000yen out of that for the privilege of using their bank
So if time is not an issue, what would be the cheapest way to receive money? The cost of sending it is not important.

Does it cost money to receive money through TransferWise? Do all banks on general charge to receive money from abroad? My local bank charges me 4,000yen to receive the 10,000yen from a friend in Australia ><

Hello all, I see Rakuten and SBI seem to the preferred banks to go with when opening an IDECO but am wondering is there any obvious reason not to go with Aeon Bank? I have been using Aeon services more and more over the years, credit card, mobile phone and recently opened a bank account with them an...