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by tagawa
Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: 10 years old! How has RetireJapan helped you?
Replies: 24
Views: 83292

10 years old! How has RetireJapan helped you?

As mentioned in the latest blog post, RetireJapan is 10 years old today! 🎉 As you know, RetireJapan is the brainchild of one person – Ben-san. His work has resulted in over 900 blog posts, nearly 150 YouTube videos, and this community with over 30,000 posts. Along with congratulations, I thought thi...
by tagawa
Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?
Replies: 7
Views: 3825

Re: Recommendations for news/magazine subscriptions?

The Economist (Digital) - excellent coverage with great podcasts. All articles also have professional audio. The Economist (Print) - If you are a high earner. This is an expensive subscription as it is a weekly magazine. I second the recommendation for The Economist. Not only is the content interes...
by tagawa
Mon Oct 09, 2023 3:11 am
Forum: Case Studies/Asking for Advice
Topic: Case studies
Replies: 30
Views: 14316

Re: Case studies

Another data point, if it helps: In the past I've used OFX (GBP->JPY) with good rates, although yes, it's a bit more onerous than simply bank->bank. I also did a US->Japan transfer to my Shinsei account a couple of years ago that went over some threshold and triggered a security check. They phoned m...