Didn’t get Japan pension refund after leaving, is it time to contact pension office?
I left Japan at the end of May 2025 and still haven’t received my pension refund yet. Most…
Moving to Japan under highly skilled visa while owning a business overseas
I have an opportunity to move to Tokyo under highly skilled professional visa. I'm clear that I need…
ORIX (IX) Accelerates Share Buyback: JPY 71.7 Billion Spent, Program Set to Conclude Early
Investors should note ORIX's aggressive capital deployment, having utilized JPY 71.7 billion (nearly 72%) of its JPY 100…
Can’t apply for Amazon Prime Mastercard without already having a JP bank account?
I’ve been living in Japan so far using my foreign Revolut card. I’ll be opening a Japanese bank…
Can non-resident Prestia accounts receive transfers from Wise?
In the near future, I plan on sending money using Wise to my non-resident Prestia account on a…
Question about non permanent tax resident and foreign sourced income
I think I have a pretty good grasp on the topics of income tax for non permanent tax…
What’s the best CC for Japan?
I have Rakuten Gold for priority pass, and free Amazon Visa for day to day and SMBC. None…
Tax Question: Donating 40% of income to political parties to reduce income tax
Does this apply only to salary income or also other forms of income? Additionally I’m terrible at math…
Seeking Brokerage Recommendations
Planning to open a brokerage account here for my Japanese wife. Japanese Bank websites, by and large, have…
Rakuten NISA gone, cost basis changed
Have some investment in Rakuten, in one US company, which is giving warrants as dividends. Investment before dividend…
Ideas for money savings in Japan
Hi there So we are a family of 3 French citizen, 41 years old, with one young child…
I don’t have the option to deposit/transfer money into my Binance account. How did you solve it? Please help. 🙇🏻♂️
I opened and verified my Binance account in Nepal, and I changed my phone number to a Japanese…