RetireJapan

Thanks all for the insights, in particular the capital gains angle which had not occurred to me! Slightly saddened if unsurprised that the consensus is heavily weighted towards practical Kansai over tropical Okinawa :cry: Have you personally lived here before? I mean for longer than a holiday. Maybe...

Anybody else living outside Japan, but looking to retire there? Would be keen to hear your experiences and thoughts on our plans. So: my Japanese wife and I are living & working overseas (high income, high cost of living) and plan to do so until the kids graduate high school and we retire in our...