2025 Furusato Nozei Question Thread
There are now just 25 days left in the year for you to furiously finish using up your…
What Are the Best Strategies for Managing Personal Finances as a Foreign Resident in Japan?
Living in Japan as a foreign resident comes with unique financial challenges and opportunities. From navigating the banking…
Furusato nozei limit in a year where I switched from full-time employee to full-time sole proprietor
*The previous version was deleted due to the LLM rule, so I rewrote it and hope this doesn't…
Getting PR and leaving the country
Hi guys, I'm moving to Japan next year after completing my undergrad studies in the short-medium term (2-3…
Morgage interest rate significantly jumped by 0.48% next year
Hi everyone, I am currently having a mortgage with SMBC Prestia (around 2100万円) under floating rate plan (1…
MyNumber & Temporarily Leaving Japan
I need to leave Japan for two years for work, with plans to come back. What do I…
Investment Banking process
Im looking to invest in a hotel/lodge in northern japan and seeking out a roughly $1m (150m JPY)…
Potential Move to Japan, Retirement Prospects
I'm a US citizen in early 30s and have approximately $800k USD in assets (investment accounts, home equity,…
Sites where you can pay with PayPay without having to connect your accounts first?
Disclaimer: I’m a former resident just recently returned to the UK. I couldn’t really tell how much this…
Unemployment when owning a GK
Currently I am a full time employee but I also do side work under a GK that I…
W-8Ben and IRA early withdrawal penalty
If I understand correctly, as a non-US person living in Japan, I can file a W-8Ben with my…
Confused about OAR
Hi, I've come to Japan as a tourist for 6 months in 2019, then continuously lived there from…