Selling funds in taxable account to secure funds to max out NISA in Jan 2026: what to do if market is down right before
Hey all. so I've been mulling over something. Would appreciate if you could help me out here! After…
NTA questionnaire about my self-proprietorship
I'm a Japan based software engineer contracting with a US company with no Japan presence (either in terms…
Ideco: where to go?
Hello So, I recently started to understand I should open an Ideco account. But I am wondering where…
国民健康保険 for retirees – how do capital gains and dividends factor into the monthly premium?
If I'm living in Japan as a retiree, and my income is derived only from capital gains and/or…
Friday Poll Thread – Where are you in your financial journey ?
Happy long weekend for those who have it, and happy weather-is-finaly-starting-to-be-breatheable to everyone. We haven't had many weekly…
Buy new or used – hybrid ‘practical’ car
Our current car is in the shop. It’s fixable (and being fixed) with still a little more than…
Business manager visa petition
As many of you already know big changes are coming to the Japanese business manager visa. And time…
Payment dispute over new mansion contract.
First of all, the best thing would to be to speak to a lawyer. I know but it’s…
About online working in japan plz answer this
Hello sir . Sir i live in japan in dependent visa with my husband and kids . My…
gift tax question for house renovation
So we haven’t moved to Japan yet but lets say my Japanese spouse buys a house and it…
Guidance on my remittance taxation situation
Hi everyone, I am moving to Japan in early January (not on 1st) and gathered a lot of…
Shouldn’t we technically declare and pay taxes on credit card cashback points/money?
So, maybe this is an incredibly dumb question and I know that realistically (I assume?) no one really…