RetireJapan

My wife had heard stories from a few of her Japanese friends about constraints on wiring money from the US to Japan, but with few details or specifics provided. She is in Tokyo now and talked with someone at Mizuho bank where she has an account and was assured that as long as she could demonstrate t...

I'm a US citizen residing in the US with plans to retire to Japan with my Japanese wife in 2-3 years. We intend to sell our house here and use the proceeds to build a home on property she recently inherited in Tokyo. She has heard stories from Japanese friends who have encountered roadblocks when tr...