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Thanks both, but unfortunately I'm in Kyushu so a little far from Shinjuku, and I work for an international company that has an official branch in Japan, but no scheme or anything. I _thought_ I had an insider at AMEX, as we were recommended to contact someone and given their business card, and they...

Thanks everyone, I do have a middle name, but the report shows that it searched for variations with the middle name and without, and they seem to match what I've used previously. The katakana name doesn't have my middle name, but that's also pretty standard for me (that's how it is on any of my IDs ...

So I've been in Japan for years, but never managed to get anyone to approve a credit card for me. Rejected for a Saison card, Rakuten card (when I applied for a bank account at same time), AMEX, etc... These were occasional applications separated by years, not all at the same time. It was never a bi...

Just got confirmation that it seems to have worked and they are sending the bank card, thanks for the advice!

Thank, I've given that a go, fingers crossed!

I've already got a Rakuten Securities investment account for NISA, but want to open a Rakuten bank account to use as a "holding" account for transfers into the new NISA, due to the higher limits. Right now I use an old Shinsei Bank account to transfer money into the investment account from...

@tkydon Thanks a lot for the detailed advice and @captainspoke for the link! I thought I replied with my thanks back when you both posted, but looks like I never clicked submit... Sorry, it was much appreciated!

Ravlen

I work for a US company, but with a corporate presence in Japan that is my direct employer (I'm Canadian, and a permanent resident of Japan). My company had it's IPO recently, and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with: - Exercising US stock options as a Japanese resident. - Selling the act...

Thanks a lot for all the replies! I guess I'm leaning towards Rakuten for the points, but SBI seems OK too. (My wife hasn't heard of Monex, so SBI/Rakuten seem to be the options for us). Is there any advantage if you open a bank account with Rakuten/SBI along with the NISA/Ideco accounts? Easier app...

My wife and I will be starting up our first NISA/Ideco accounts soon, and are having trouble picking an institution to start with. I've read through a lot of posts, and these 3 are the companies most people go with, but it's hard to find any information on pro/cons for each company. Is there a page/...