RetireJapan

Thanks, that’s useful. Profit is well over that threshold but hopefully I can benefit from that. Will let my tax accountant work it out when the time comes.

Wouldn’t recommend gold as an investment but I did get lucky over the last couple years!

Related question.

I bought gold on Rakuten shoken. Value went up and made a good profit when I sold it. Do I need to declare this at tax filing time? If so is it taxed at same rate at capital gains? Or taxed at income tax progressive rates?

Very specific question - hope someone can help! I am British, living in Japan but paying into the UK National Insurance voluntarily (Class 3). I want to travel back to the UK for a holiday of 1 month with my son (British passport holder). In case it's relevant, in Japan, I pay into the Kokumin Kenko...

For chronic back pain/knee and shoulder injuries I have generally been prescribed NSAIDS as usual here (loxonin being the local favorite) but I found Naproxen worked better for me, with 'mucosta' (Rebamipide) to help protect the stomach. If you aren't being precribed Rebamipide with NASAIDs, that's ...

@Tkydon

Thanks. Very useful summary. Appreciate your time in summarizing the basics.

192,000 for 3LDK apartment in Shinagawa-ku. Plus 35,000 a month for parking.

Thanks to all who replied. Lots of useful input I've taken on board.

@teflon
Thanks - this is a very useful lead. I'll contact this guy.

I'm in Tokyo and usually do my own filing (personal, not corporate) but for 2021, I'm considering getting an accountant to help. Mainly because I'm a bit lazy but also because I haven't dealt with filing that includes income from out of Japan as well as domestic income. In my case, this includes: - ...

Thanks @adamu.

Frustrating if it's really this opaque. Agree, probably best to try both.