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You can actually apply online now. My brother just did it and got a reply within a month. OMG. I want those months of my life back that I spent waiting for letters to arrive via Cyprus :roll: Apply online! I will hunt that down! When I think of my first attempts to make voluntary contributions 25 y...

adamu wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:26 am Have you seen https://retirewiki.jp/wiki/United_Kingdom ?

This is a great resource! Wonderful! Thank you!

My feet at 28.5cm are not quite as large as yours but I get all my socks from Uniqlo. Their online store offers 27-29cm options at their regular cheap prices as well as many always on sale in numerous colors and styles. Since I started wearing Heat Tech socks in winter, I can’t go back to regular o...

I'm pretty sure I've seen normal business socks with a size designation of "28～30cm" at the underwear/pyjamas/socks area of Aeon. Thank you! I've tried a couple from Aeon, just about large enough but they are too tight at the top. I will keep looking there though! My feet a longer than yo...

captainspoke wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:26 am Look up Gold Toe (US or Japan amazon) and go from there.

(SOXX isn't a bad ETF, either. )

Thank you, I will! I had some Gold Toe a few years back, bought in the US, and they were good.
SOXX is doing very well...all time high.

Deep Blue wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:51 am I have the same size feet and order online from Amazon UK or US.

Thank you! I hadn't thought of ordering from UK or US...I've only ordered from JP and have been disappointed. I will do some browsing on Amazon.

Gareth wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:55 pm Sakazen in the Tokyo area has big sized shoes and socks. Big feet as well as big guts.

Thank you! I haven't been in Sakazen for over a year now, so will pay them a visit and see what they have!

AreTheyTheLemmings? wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:01 am I'm pretty sure I've seen normal business socks with a size designation of "28～30cm" at the underwear/pyjamas/socks area of Aeon.

Thank you! I've tried a couple from Aeon, just about large enough but they are too tight at the top. I will keep looking there though!

Hello, Nope, the spelling is correct...this is about my need for socks in Japan. :) I hope this subject doesn't get me blocked...but it is something that is impacting my everyday life in Japan! :) Somebody posted about pots and pans (or similar) so I thought I'd give "socks" a go. ;) My fe...

It's been in the news a lot. Seems a few UK banks are cutting costs by closing non-residents' accounts. Thankfully NatWest have not done so yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do at some point. You can use a Wise account to get a virtual UK bank account with sort code and account number, which...