RetireJapan

Bought my first car in Japan - a new 2019 Suzuki Jimny. The new model was crazy popular so I had to wait exactly one year to take delivery of it. Total cost was just under 2,000,000 for the top-of-the-line kei model all in, including navi, two years maintenance and taxes. It was the best decision I ...

Thank you all for the comments! We lived for a while in the US, but the last twenty years have been abroad (mostly Singapore). During our last trip back to the US, she did have to relinquish her green card at the immigration office. I still file taxes in the US as joint, and since I do invest a lot ...

Hi all - newbie here. Have been lurking a while and now I'm jumping in! Right now, I'm looking for an estate planning advisor. I'm an American citizen, retired in Japan on a spouse visa and currently applying for PR. The process brought up so many questions with my wife on how she will manage should...