RetireJapan

glimmer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:35 am If you don’t mind me asking, what made you break?

My paper one is no longer valid because we moved and the address doesn't match. You can do stuff with a jyuuminhyou printout, but generally not online (need to download paper forms and submit by post). Looking at a lifetime of that, I figured just getting the plastic card is the path of least resistance.

Tony wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:00 am Building a home made me break. The amount of 住民票s and 印鑑証明書s needed for all the paper work, being able to print them at the convenience store was a blessing, that and the 5000 rakuten points was also a nice bonus.

Interesting timing. I never heard about the 住民票 (Jūmin-hyō) until today. Apparently, TransferWise requires a My Number card or Jūmin-hyō to open a business account.

RetireJapan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:18 am My paper one is no longer valid because we moved and the address doesn't match. You can do stuff with a jyuuminhyou printout, but generally not online (need to download paper forms and submit by post). Looking at a lifetime of that, I figured just getting the plastic card is the path of least resistance.

Makes sense. "Path of least resistance" should be the RetireJapan mantra

glimmer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:45 am "Path of least resistance" should be the RetireJapan mantra

Oh, it pretty much is. I am lazy, and look for solutions that involve as little work as possible

RetireJapan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:49 am Oh, it pretty much is. I am lazy, and look for solutions that involve as little work as possible

Laziness lays the seed for innovation.