RetireJapan

aggressive time-share sales pitch, Bitcoin brainwashing Check out Not A Hotel :) OMFG. Why? How? Why again? We’ve got a team of financial planners in my firm who, until confirmed otherwise, appear to exist purely to find multiple ways to count the same dollar. Well. They would be shocked/inspired a...

Is there currently a community group for retired English-speaking foreigners in the Kanto area? If not, would those in the area who are currently retired, or close to retirement, be interested in meeting in person to discuss topics, issues and ideas? Or would an online meeting be more useful initia...

<Usual disclaimers apply> Things are aligning that I'll manage to retire early. My partner is begrudgingly acknowledging this fact and is now simply asking what I'll do for a job once I've retired. :lol: (We rarely produce the kind of anecdotes that would warm the pages of "da-ling wa gaikokuji...

Hi all, Just a little confused about this. I have uk driving licence which expires in about 8 years. I've been living in Japan since 2021 and currently have a license on a 2 year update program. I understand you can't put your Japanese address on your uk license, but for visiting home and hiring a ...

Dear All, I was thinking of posting this in the RetireJapan for Dummies section, or as a separate post in the Real Estate section, but since my position is somewhat similar to that of Tsumitate Wrestler I thought I may as well put it here. I just wanted to ask whether anyone can recommend a website...

Can I jump into this post and ask how long an international licence takes to be issued? Is it same day? And is a travel ticket really necessary, or can a current Japanese licence (plus UK green pink paper licence, if needed), and UK passport, be sufficient? … However is it possible to attain an int...

Hi, Firstly big thanks to Ben for the site, and helping me recently via another online site to get my lost password changed! Now having gained access again I will be reading lots, asking lots, and when in a qualified position, be answering as much as I can. My first query is about backpaying missin...

Trying to follow a purchase until it’s complete is like a “which fisherman caught the fish” puzzle. In terms of whether you picked NISA and which type maybe trying looking at your remaining NISA allowance for this year and see if it’s reduced already. I seem to recall that’s updated early in the tr...

the ability to run off the grid during a blackout Is this because of the battery? When I was looking at solar a few years ago, I was told that if you were connected to the grid the panels wouldn't power the house during blackouts (other than one plug or something). Always struck me as strange, as t...

I might continue paying into iDeCo at the minimum level to accumulate the tax-free allowance (or do you get that anyway just from having an account?). I believe the monthly fees go up too if you are not paying in. That’s a good question. I don’t know. But these links imply it’s just for joining the...