RetireJapan

Hi thanks for the good news. It is new to me that you have to contribute to the national pension scheme to be able to pay into IDECO when over 65, so I looked it up. I understand the information on this webpage https://www.aeonbank.co.jp/ideco/special/258/ such that this is only true if you wish to ...

What you get when you buy a cottage in Japan depends very much on the place you are buying it. I own a cottage out in the sticks. There is a club that runs the area with about 2000 houses and 2000 plots of land without houses. Buying price was 3 Million Yen (in 2005). Annual fee for the club that ru...

I do not know what a Vanguard/Bogleheads approach is, but if you want to invest in ETFs in Europe you should open an account there. I do not know where you come from, but if opening an account in you country is not possible, because you do no reside there, you can open an account elsewhere in Europe...

May 1, 2022, is the date when the extension goes into effect, according to Toyo Keizai https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/356908 More of a good thing. Late, but better late than never. Thanks for the info. By the way, people who became 60 in the meantime and had to stop payment will be able to resta...

I had a tax audit a few years ago. One of the people from the tax office was able to speak English to some extend. It turned out that he was especially trained to do tax audits on foreigners. He came from the next big city. (I live in the country side) So there are people that speak English and they...

I have researched this matter and found that the age extension is decided already by the parlament, but will be in force from the time the ministry has issued the necessary implementing rules. Estimates are that this will take time and that it can be expected that the extension will come into force ...

This year I have profits from stock trades and losses from bond trades. Can I deduct the losses from the bond trades from the profits of the stock trades and not pay taxes on either? What about the interest on the bonds. Can I deduct the bond losses from the interest payments as well?