Sole Proprietor Address Change
Hello everyone, As the title suggests, earlier this year I used FREEE and e-Tax to submit my 個人事業の開業・廃業等届出書…
Are tourists expected to pay pension if they stay in the country for longer than 3 months?
Japan has a visa that allows a person to stay in the country for up to 1 year…
Inheritence Planning – US Assets
Seeking a bit of advice on how to approch this – thank you in advance. My partners (a…
SBI securities NISA deposit
This is a very superficial question, but hopefully someone with experience might have the answer. I recently opening…
I need to send 8 million yen from the UK to Japan.
I’m a PR and need to move around 8million yen from a UK account to Japan as soon…
Sony Bank won’t let me open account
Hi, Has anyone experienced this also when they tried to open an account with Sony Bank? I tried…
First time trying to open a forex trading account.
Hi, a resident foreigner living here. I just want to get insights and advice of Japanese best brokers…
Weekly Off-Topic Thread – 03 December 2025
Welcome to the weekly Off-Topic Questions Thread (questions on any topic are welcome). Check out the ★ Wiki…
Help – Kokumin Nenkin
So Im an international student in japan, ive already paid for NHI and now ive got the payments…
PSA – Recently learned that inheriting non-Japanese pension income can lead to a huge tax bill
My spouse and I had been planning to move to Japan quite soon. But, those plans have been…
Received a tax-exempt gift overseas and got surprising advice from an accountant. What should my next move be?
I am living in Japan for 9 years on a work visa, and during 2025 I received some…
Setting up my 13yo son’s financial future with gifts from my father.
TLDR: Please see the questions in bold further down! Thanks in advance for any useful information! My father…