RetireJapan

[I expected to pay until 65, then reduce my work if need be, for a couple of years until my uk pension kicks in. My wife told me about paying an extra 400 yen a month to the JP pension service. Although I’m not sure how much I’d get back in return for that. I don’t know how all those people who wil...

In my mind, there are two primary ways you can define what constitutes the "emergency" that you are keeping this money around for. The most common one is as a backup in case, say, you were to suddenly lose your job or have a (very) large unexpected expense (ie. USD10,000+). It's there to ...

Perhaps you might find some of these link useful? (at the bottom).

It lists the research organizations that are connected to the TSE.

https://money-bu-jpx.com/etf/

I was a bit confused when you said before that the average volatility was 1-2%. You can see just by looking at the chart it's clearly much more than that. It seems we agree with the data, but have different conclusions. When in the accumulating phases either the hedged, or unhedged products reduce ...

I don't want to make a new thread, so I am using this one. I had similar questions as expat2011 and the replies from everyone was helpful. I started by looking at what company insurance was available (I have a contract with Rakuten) and they do have an employee term life insurance plan. https://www...

Would Times Car Share make sense for a week-long rental of a larger car (SUV or van)? Cheap K cars can be had weekly, but the bigger ones end up ¥8,000/day or more. It depends, is this a one-time thing? Then no, probably not worth paying 800 yen monthly. It is an ongoing thing? Perhaps, members als...

bunbunaz wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:07 am I do still have one Saison credit card from when I used to live in Japan. As retirees is getting a credit card a no go in Japan?

This is an active card? That will help your case a lot.

Firstly, Vanguard's foreign bond offerings in Japan (through Rakuten) are also currency hedged. Secondly, the range of options open to US investors isn't really relevant. What we're talking about here is whether we should be concerned about currency risk or not. I view it as relevant. When you are ...

So, are you saying that the overall net effect of currency fluctuations would be zero? Do you have a credible source for this? My problem is that I've learned that currency risk is not good because it adds unwanted volatility. It is for precisely this reason that Vanguard only offer hedged foreign ...

thanks to all i now have these accts set up.. just to ck how do i put money into the childs acct-is there a problem with it being a different name where the money will be sent from?) or is this not a problem..?? thanks Each child needs their own bank account. Take your koseki down to Yucho and open...