RetireJapan

Thanks so much, that's really useful. I was looking at was the new British Savings Bonds product, which I believe does not require you to be UK resident (unlike, say, an ISA), though I am in the process of confirming this. Also, something else came to mind - as NS&I premium bonds offer tax free ...

I’ve lived in Japan for more than five years and recently received an inheritance in the UK that I’m minded to stick into a 3-year fixed interest account there. I realise the interest has to be declared as worldwide income and will therefore have to be added to my freelance income in Japan when it c...

Thanks beanhead, that's good to know. Also, an update on the second part. I've just checked my account and am pleased to report that data is now showing, so for anyone following in my footsteps, it takes about four days after the purchase order was accepted for data to start showing (at least, in my...

Hello, First, I'd like to thank Ben for all of his really helpful videos, and also the wider RJ community for creating this database of incredibly useful information. Now I'm hoping that somebody here may be able to help me with a couple of matters regarding the new NISA. ==== I recently set up my N...

Thanks for the replies. Interesting. I do find it strange that some of the banks here seem to give little protection to personal data. Even services like Netflix offer 2FA!

Hello, I recently decided to open an English-language bank account in Japan and so I searched for related posts on these pages and found plenty of useful information. I ended up going with Sony Bank, the setup was easy and smooth and everything seems to be going fine. However, I was surprised to lea...