Rakuten Card showing ¥0 available but I should still have some limit left?
Hi everyone, I just checked my Rakuten Card app and it shows: • ご利用可能額 (available amount): ¥0 The…
Weekly Off-Topic Thread – 27 August 2025
Why you should use r/JapanFinance's Weekly Off-Topic Questions Thread instead of asking ChatGPT, according to ChatGPT: Community Expertise…
Late residence tax/pension – possibly moving back
Hi everyone, I’d appreciate your kind and helpful answers to my query, if possible. I left Japan last…
Is there any case where opening a taxable account (say in rakuten sec) make sense while the NISA(in SBI) limit is no where close.
The question might not make sense, suppose if I want to try my luck in day trading with…
Business Manager visa and working as both CEO and employee
Hi everyone, I’d like to ask for advice from people who have experience with the Business Manager (経営・管理)…
ETF vs Mutual Fund for Americans (related to IBSJ new NISA offering)
Hi all. I searched previous posts and the wiki but was unable to find any information, so sorry…
Deduction on Sale of Property and Mortgage Deduction?
Okay, so I bought and moved into a new house in June 2023. I have taken advantage of…
PR and living outside temporarily
I have a bit of a weird case… I have a working visa in Japan, but I left…
Fastest option to get a corporate bank account
Me and my wife just arrived in Japan 4 days ago with the Bussines Manager visa for me…
Paying company bills before opening corporate bank account
I'm on a four-month business manager visa, and currently in the limbo between having submitted the 法人登記申請 and…
Avoiding tax on remittance via gifts/loans
As a yet non-permanent tax resident, I'd like to get some extra cash in this year. But I…
How to pay the pension on time?
I was just denied PR for failing to pay the pension in time. Last year I changed jobs…