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by Tony
Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: new dishwasher day
Replies: 14
Views: 1137

Re: new dishwasher day

We had a Rinnai one installed when we built the house. I specifically wanted a Western style pull down door, instead of the more common Japanese draw type dishwashers. We love having it. There's only 2 of us in the house, so we usually only run it once a day, and usually I set it on a timer so it ru...
by Tony
Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:23 pm
Forum: Banking
Topic: mobile payments- paypay??
Replies: 17
Views: 1471

Re: mobile payments- paypay??

Yeah I added my Rakuten Mastercard too and it went through. I wonder when they started offering it. Now I can stop using iD on my dCard. I can't say anything about their mastercard, as I only recently got it for some free points, but I've been using quikpay with my rakuten visa card for as long as ...
by Tony
Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:01 pm
Forum: Banking
Topic: mobile payments- paypay??
Replies: 17
Views: 1471

Re: mobile payments- paypay??

What's annoying is that I use Rakuten as my main card and it doesn't support either iD or Quikpay but Rakuten Edy and its not like iD where it automatically charges the card but you have to load it with money so its quite inconvenient. So I just link iD on my secondary card and I lose out on Rakute...
by Tony
Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: Taxes
Topic: property tax
Replies: 17
Views: 1339

Re: property tax

thanks-but what if its in joint names? In my case the bill is addressed only to me although my wife is a joint owner (50%) in our home. Not sure why. Maybe because my name appears first in list of registration. Or could be because I am the household head. Yeah, same here, jointly owned but addresse...
by Tony
Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: Real Estate
Topic: Negotiating with landlord when asked to leave
Replies: 5
Views: 915

Re: Negotiating with landlord when asked to leave

I'm with Ben. They are giving you a huge lead time for when they want you to move out, and you are planning to move anyway, don't try and squeeze money from them. Sure it's an option available to you, but morally, I'd say it's a low move.
by Tony
Sun Mar 27, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: Real Estate
Topic: Kodomo Mirai or Points refund in Purchasing a New House?
Replies: 3
Views: 745

Re: Kodomo Mirai or Points refund in Purchasing a New House?

Here's a website about it
https://diamond-fudosan.jp/articles/-/1111198

But you should ask your designer/builder about it, as it's not something you can really do by yourself, unless you're very involved in the building process.
by Tony
Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:08 pm
Forum: Real Estate
Topic: Kodomo Mirai or Points refund in Purchasing a New House?
Replies: 3
Views: 745

Re: Kodomo Mirai or Points refund in Purchasing a New House?

Because we claimed the Zero Energy House grant were ineligible to apply for any of the points programs, so sorry I can't really help here, but if you are getting a ZEH grant be careful not to try and double dip.
by Tony
Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Get your credit score in Japan
Replies: 9
Views: 1366

Re: Get your credit score in Japan

Honestly, I don't know what recourse you have as our credit reports came up fine, and it was just that rakuten didn't want to lend to me is my guess, so we never had to pursue anything.
by Tony
Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: Banking
Topic: Providing funds for a teenager overseas
Replies: 14
Views: 1304

Re: Providing funds for a teenager overseas

Gaica pre-paid card might be good for you. It's easy to top up with a shinsei account, and they will only have the funds you load onto it available. You can change the currency on the card, which will cost fees when loading, or preload with yen and get charged a fee when withdrawing in a different c...
by Tony
Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:53 pm
Forum: Banking
Topic: Overseas ATM card
Replies: 21
Views: 2278

Re: Overseas ATM card

I've not used the giaca as a debit card, but used it as an ATM card when abroad in Europe. You can easily top up in seconds from anywhere just by accessing the gaica website. If you top up in yen, there is no charge for topping up, or withdrawing the money back to your shinsei account later. Doing a...