RetireJapan

Do you think it's better to switch to a different provider? I've heard from a mate that it can take months. Considering you already gave up on Rakuten, as long as you only want to do NISA and are happy with a single diversified fund (which is a sensible choice), I think sticking with the post offic...

This tells you how far Japan has come with financial services, I remember the day not too long ago (probably 15 years ago) when the Post office would not accept credit cards, unbelievable as it might sound. For sure haha. I remember having to wait a week to receive foreign currency, at a worse rate...

This the the best option at Japan Post, it's basically a custom branded version of eMaxis Slim All Country. Exactly the same as what you'd get with a better provider, just more expensive. https://qw159.qhit.net/jp-bank.japanpost.jp/qsearch.exe?F=tp/fundDetail&code=03316203 See also https://reti...

Hello, I'm a long term resident of Japan but only recently learned about NISAs. I set one up with the Japan Post as I kept getting rejected by Rakuten and it was easy to go into the post office and do it face to face. Since then, I've been trying to figure out how to use it. My British friend recomm...