RetireJapan

Sorry to hear that. It’s an unpleasant situation. I would not allow the FIL to live with you -- a risk to your own money and possibly marriage. If you donate money to a parent without significant savings, I think it’s tax deductible up to about a million yen a year. (Someone here probably knows the ...

I think there are many possible reasons why people don’t “invest”. Regarding voluntary NI contributions in the UK, I don’t pay them because I think the UK government would tax at 40% the inheritance my Japanese wife would receive (given I’m likely to die before her). In short, any assets in my name ...

700,000 for a personal tax return 確定申告 is totally unreasonable. That's about what you might expect to pay for a small sole-proprietor company's tax return + its owner's 確定申告. Unfortunately I can't give you the name of my accountant as he is retiring this year and I don't yet have experience with ano...

FWIW, here’s my experience. After 5 years in Japan/permanent residency, you’re supposed to declare worldwide income, including interest on bank deposits. I had long ignored this issue (probably not the only gaijin or Japanese to do so…). Then came the requirement to declare overseas assets if >50 mi...

Hi Frank, I used Fry's https://www.thefrygroup.co.uk/ Professional, knowledgeable and reasonably priced. They will also handle all my UK affairs (winding up bank accounts etc.) when I die, which is peace of mind for my Japanese wife who is statistically likely to outlive me. We had it notarised(?) i...

Sorry to hear you're suffering from such intractable pain, especially in Japan. Must be horrendous. I imagine you've tried everything you can get your hands on here, but FWIW (and I have no experience of) CBDs are available and may have a different mechanism of action than NSAIDs. https://www.tokyow...

A very long time ago, when we were asked to move out by the landlord for similar reasons, we thoroughly cleaned the place ourselves, thus avoiding the cleaning fee, and also were repaid the deposit in full. To me, asking them to pay for cleaning of the place you've bought is excessive, especially as...