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Hey, thank you @RetireJapan @dragonash for your replies and also kind of sorry for the delay, I am super busy packing everything up. Things I found out: - SMBC actually doesn't need you to close the account, I think the have some abroad service. (I didnt apply for it because of the wait) They also t...

Hey all, me(German) and my wife(Japanese) are leaving Japan, work related, for at least one or two years and possibly come back after. Most Japanese banks state that you have to close your account when you leave. This is really painful and I wonder if anyone has had experiences with this after the n...

Looking at it, it seems Nikkei 225 and TOPIX are very correlated (I assume they largely hold the same shares) Screen Shot 2017-09-27 at 1.45.05 PM.png Screen Shot 2017-09-27 at 1.45.20 PM.png (See attached image of Nikkei and TOPIX, they start at different times so if you check the year they actuall...

In Japan there is a credit bureau called CIC. In order for a company to issue you a card they will check your credit record with CIC, which in turn will leave an inquiry on your credit record. I am not sure about this now but I think if you have an empty credit record and are relatively new in the c...

As mentioned on your blog (@RetireJapan) you do invest in dividend yielding stocks/ETF/indexes? I am curious what is your goto there, apart from that regularly I receive the Monex newsletter where, a few days before closing date they announce the highest dividend yield stocks. https://info.monex.co....

Hey, I am interested in whether we could collect potential investments and their advantages/disadvantages. I started investing last year and probably like many new investors I invest in too much, I am looking to slim my portfolio down but am still not sure which composition. For example I am current...

I am thrilled about that one, for me that now opens up some monthly savings to american etfs, that will help build the portfolio that I want quite a bit.