RetireJapan

I was a bit surprised at the response to the banking post so far. Not really much breadth of experience, and a lot fewer mentions of the newer online banks. If I were to do a write-up of banking in Japan, which banks should be featured? I tentatively have Shinsei (despite its recent decline), Rakut...

I think Shinsei would be a good start (you can open multiple accounts for different purposes). The main thing is that they are good about accepting transfers from abroad, English service, if you jump through some hoops you get free ATM use, etc. Thank you, I was heavily leaning that way already jus...

Hello, I'm moving to Japan within the next few years and I'm trying to ensure all my finances are setup properly. I have US based income and found that I can use OFX to transfer money from my US bank to a Japanese bank, but I'm not certain which Japanese bank to go with. I've found: 1) MUFG (because...