RetireJapan

Thanks so much for taking the time to answer. All of your responses have given me some excellent perspective (which is the most important) in order to arrive at a decision, very much appreciated. I hope somewhere along the line I will be in a position for do the same for a novice. Mike

First time poster. About ten years ago my company began a 確定拠出年金（企業型）. In this plan, 15% of our theretofore accumulated 退職金 was put into this (確定拠出年金) which each employee would be responsible for managing. At this point I have about 1.4 million yen in it (The other 85%, the company keeps and manages...