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I’m also keen to know if there are any updates on this.

good idea, i didn't think of that. thank you

Has anyone from the US successfully cashed their US Covid stimulus checks here in Tokyo ? I’ve seen that smbc will do it through their prestia account but there is a 2000 yen monthly charge for the account - are there any other options here ? I have no US bank account
Thanks in advance.

Just wanted to see if anyone has had the same experience as me when transferring money to interactive brokers - I transferred some money and was charged 800 yen- it all was very smooth and the smbc were very helpful when I spoke to them on the phone. This was two weeks ago I checked my smbc account ...

Just wanted to see if anyone has had the same experience as me when transferring money to interactive brokers - I transferred some money and was charged 800 yen- it all was very smooth and the smbc were very helpful when I spoke to them on the phone. This was two weeks ago I checked my smbc account ...

I am trying to open up an account with interactive brokers and am being asked for my Tax Identification Number, as Japan is my Tax Residency would this be "MY NUMBER"? I am a US citizen.

I am new to investing and am currently thinking about joining Interactive brokers. My situation is as follows: - I am a dual citizen UK/US (US is my nationality on my PR in Japan) - I hold permanent residence in Japan From what i understand being an American in Japan somewhat limits me to what i can...