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Very specific question - hope someone can help! I am British, living in Japan but paying into the UK National Insurance voluntarily (Class 3). I want to travel back to the UK for a holiday of 1 month with my son (British passport holder). In case it's relevant, in Japan, I pay into the Kokumin Kenko...

For chronic back pain/knee and shoulder injuries I have generally been prescribed NSAIDS as usual here (loxonin being the local favorite) but I found Naproxen worked better for me, with 'mucosta' (Rebamipide) to help protect the stomach. If you aren't being precribed Rebamipide with NASAIDs, that's ...

@Tkydon

Thanks. Very useful summary. Appreciate your time in summarizing the basics.

192,000 for 3LDK apartment in Shinagawa-ku. Plus 35,000 a month for parking.

Thanks to all who replied. Lots of useful input I've taken on board.

@teflon
Thanks - this is a very useful lead. I'll contact this guy.

I'm in Tokyo and usually do my own filing (personal, not corporate) but for 2021, I'm considering getting an accountant to help. Mainly because I'm a bit lazy but also because I haven't dealt with filing that includes income from out of Japan as well as domestic income. In my case, this includes: - ...

Thanks @adamu.

Frustrating if it's really this opaque. Agree, probably best to try both.

Thanks @mighty58 In the UFJ link, I'm confused by this: 被仕向送金手数料（*1）（*2）（*3）（*4） 1,500円 円為替取扱手数料（*5） 円貨建てで受け取る場合には、上記手数料に加え、円為替取扱手数料がかかります。 送金金額の1/20％（最低2,500円） So does this mean, the minimum fee will be 4,000 yen? Is 1/20% 0.2% of the remitted amount? In the Rakuten Link, I'm wondering about the no...

Hi Forum Sorry that this is a question that has been asked before. I've been on Reddit and RetireJapan for a while looking for info. but can't find exactly what I need. I'm starting a job with a company in Vietnam. They will pay my salary by making a bank transfer from Vietnam to my account in Japan...