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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.

Just had pretty much the same thing from Mercari. The wording indicates it's a general request and the zairyu card must have at least 60 day's validity left. Though I guess that means I'll have to upload it again after it's renewed...

Tsumitate Wrestler wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:49 am Rakuten did a round of this a few months back, anyone who did not comply by the given data was locked out of their account, so take it seriously.

Yeah, my handler in Pyongyang said I need to be on top of this stuff, so form already submitted.

So I got an email titled [重要]「『お客さまのご登録情報更新・提出等』のお願い」（ご対応期限2024/05/29(水)） this fine rainy morning, which was an invitation from SBI to help them belay their worries that I am engaged in international money laundering by a) confirming my basic data, b) re-entering my zairyu card information including...