RetireJapan

1. PR If you pay 93k/month and that’s 7% of your income (and all is taxed properly in Japan), then thats 15m JPY/year, you can apply for PR right away I think what JohKun is referring to here is applying via the Highly Skilled Professional scheme, where you need to have had 70 points for the last 3...

Do you have a family? What % of your income is your rent? I'd probably keep renting if I was single. More flexibility. Single and no family. My current rent is about 7% of my total income but since I do freelance it can be up to 30% What do you mean by more flexibility? I defs want to stay in my lo...

I'm in my 6th year in Japan and recently been advised I still got 4 years until PR, so I decided to start my research now because I have no experience in real estate. My whole 6 years I've been living in the same apartment because I find it to actually be my dream location and been reluctant to chan...

Thanks a lot for writing up a detailed explanation and also for sharing your experiences and decisions. It looks like overall it is a good way to save on getting taxed too much

I was looking at setting up an iDeco mainly so I can have the tax breaks on my income tax, but I heard it’s really recommended for people who want to retire in Japan. I still plan to live in Japan long term but maybe 20 years at most (in my 40s), and better retire back in my home country. Is it bett...