RetireJapan

I'd rather you vote for the party I believe in, but I'd rather you vote for the party I'm opposed than you don't vote at all. Don't lose your chance to vote. +1. This might be useful for anyone interested in "gaming" the first-past-the-post system to maximise the chances of getting the ou...

Application for a postal vote: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

(which I will try and do later).

So, now I will soon be in possession of a shiny, unsullied, brand new zairyu card, will SBI Shoken want to see it? I can't find anywhere on the site which would let me upload the information. SBI (the bank) is reminding me on every login, and presents a form to upload the scans. And Yucho (the usele...

Thanks; I might find myself in this situation one day (hopefully later rather than sooner) so bookmarking.

Why did Sony need evidence of your salary/employment in Japan?

... From what I have experienced, the crematoriums are using some insane heat to burn the body. It's like jet engine level heat. ... I have a cobalt-chromium artificial hip, and that stuff is also used in jet engines. A few bits of titanium, too, with an even higher melting point. I've wondered how...

cocacola wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:25 am - medical insurance will need to be paid by myself

You should probably be able to stay with your current health insurer for a few months ("任意継続"), which is somewhat cheaper as you'll be paying the employee portion (AFAIR) but you'll have to apply for that yourself.

CluelessToshika wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:09 am In 2022 and 2023 my refund arrived at the end of March, I usually file the return a couple of days before March 15th. This year I still haven't received anything.

And it arrived this morning.

A few months back I double-checked with my wife about how much she had saved, which I vaguely remembered as amount X, and she said, " oh I think it's around amount Y " (which was X + about 60%), then a few days later she mentioned something along the lines of " oh, you know I said I h...

And today SBI informs me that "[重要]「お客さまのご登録情報更新手続き完了のご案内」" so I guess that's all done and dusted (though no dount they'll start wanting the updated zairyu card info fairly soon).

In 2022 and 2023 my refund arrived at the end of March, I usually file the return a couple of days before March 15th. This year I still haven't received anything.