RetireJapan

There are a bunch of related posts in the forum, some recent, but I don't think we've had a poll on this. https://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/information/tcon-01.html If you are a person of dual nationality, please make the choice of your nationality! A person who possesses Japanese and a foreign national...

A curiosity question: Some gold coins are legitimate legal tender in their respective countries--eg, the canadian maple leaf is $50 canadian. So if you bring such coins into japan, is it the face value of the coin that is important, or its value by weight? Pretty sure it is by weight. The Canadian ...

Hi, I almost don't want to destroy the excellent experience, but the fees are likely baked into the exchange rate . If you'd do a parallel calculation with the market FX rate of the day of the transaction, I suspect you discover some delta which likely translates into indirect Go Remit fees. In com...

You might be able to put in a plastic barrier if the tape idea doesn't work. There are also disposable filter covers available which have tape on the edges. Something like this: https://myhome.yanau.info/wp/hd0049/ On an adjacent topic, our 20yr old bathroom exhaust fan was really noisy and some lub...

I sent it to the Osaka Consulate Jan 2nd (received on 3rd), and I just got the notice that it is now "processing" and will take 6-8 weeks, plus shipping time. With a March trip planned that is cutting it close, but I am betting that the timeline is more in line with others' experiences. T...

Yes, very happy with my RAV4 hybrid G, except the price I had to pay. By the way, where did you get those price data for the car of your target? If publicly available, it will certainly help future buyers with one reference price point. Not really public data, though not hard to get either. In my c...

When I bought a 2020 RAV4 hybrid G AXAH54 in 2022 with 18000Km, I paid near the higher price of the two that you have supplied. Considering that, the PHEV price to me seems like a bargain. Certainly newer cars command a premium. I think 5yrs old is a sweet spot. Also "high" KM (like 10,00...

I changed my car in 2022. Then, for reasons that escape me now, prices for used Toyota hybrid SUV cars were so high that I felt buying an almost new car from a Toyota dealer is the best. I bought a 2020 RAV4 hybrid G (with panorama roof and many other options) but may be only at 10% less than the l...

Best deal we have now is はばタンPay .

Pay ¥20,000, get ¥25,000.

Too bad it is only once a year

runmanTX wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 6:53 am I renewed mine last year (2024) and if I remember correctly it took maybe 3 weeks before I received the new one. A rather painless process as I mailed my old passport in with the application.

That's what I'm hoping for.