RetireJapan

I just decided to have a look in the MUFJ iOS app to see if there were any alerts etc. re the NISA application and it seems like it is actually active. Pretty strange that I never got an email to say it was setup … Anyway, now just need to navigate all the various checkboxes and options to see if I ...

Hi all,

Pretty simple question. I applied for NISA with my bank (MUFJ) about 6 weeks ago. I got an auto reply to say they would be checking with tax office and would let me know if/when approved. Any idea how long this might normally be expected to take?

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Paddy

Thanks for the various tips. In the short term I think I'll just use my Rakuten Mastercard (if I run out of Euro). Have to go easy on the pints!

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Paddy

Hello, I'm heading to Ireland over the holidays. The few thousand Euro I used to have in my Revolut account has now dwindled down to very little … I am curious if I should exchange some Yen for Euro and use Revolut while there or simply use my Japanese credit card or bank debit card? The Revolut opt...

Great discussion – good food for thought. 27 years to go on my 35er!

Thanks @adamu

I guess that ease-of-use gets a lot of people onboard by default.
This has been on my to-do list for about 2-3 years!

Will have another go at getting Rakuten set up again.

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Paddy

Thank you

Hi, first time post. Great resource you have created here. I tried to set up an iDeCo account with Rakuten last year but somehow the process got stuck. Not exactly sure why … I saw on my main bank MUFJ they offer both iDeCO and NISA through their banking app. Is there any good reason for me not to j...