RetireJapan

Thank you to everyone who commented. Very useful information!
Actually, I decided to quit after 16 years at the same company in order to make a career change. A big risk but I had been coasting for a while and I want to do something I feel passionate about

Hi all,
I have recently handed in my notice at work and will be moving on to a new career.
I've heard that I'll be able to sign on at Hello Work after a three month wait. Does anyone have experience of the process?

UPDATE I've applied to Utmost for my maturity request. They are asking for further certified documents and I'm not sure where to get this done. From their email: (Sorry, a little long) "Thank you for your recent maturity request. We have now reviewed your request, however, we require some furth...

Thanks for the detailed advice from everyone.
I’m not confident with the tax calculations so I’ll see if I can get a financially competent friend to help me out!

My long-term saving policies that I set up 20 years ago will mature this year. The policies are based in Hong Kong. I will have around £60,000 that I want to move into my Monex investments - I’ll max out my NISA and then probably buy more ETFs. I have a Shinsei account as my main account then a Yuu...

My long-term saving policies that I set up 20 years ago will mature this year. The policies are based in Hong Kong. I will have around £60,000 that I want to move into my Monex investments - I’ll max out my NISA and then probably buy more ETFs. I have a Shinsei account as my main account then a Yuuc...

Just for reference, this is the proposed development. We’re in a tiny clearing, my place is in the middle. I understand that it may come across like I’m being a nimby but I put all the money I had into buying the land and having the house built. I live in a small house with my husband and his mothe...

Maybe you can go to the city or village office and see how the land is zoned. You can see it here: https://keikan-gis.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kyotogis/cityplanning/main That’s an interesting site so thanks for that. I’m not really sure how to read the information to be honest as my place is right out in t...

Sounds like a very difficult situation for you. Maybe you can go to the city or village office and see how the land is zoned. It sounds like at the moment it is residential, and they plan to use it as a commercial type of use. I have heard about a case before where people bought land which was zone...

Very good topic! I am not yet retired and hope I still have a few decades before the health worries really kick in, but my wife and I have no kids and so the late stages of life do worry me a bit. There is really nobody here who could take care of us in our dotage. If I were left alone and still ha...