Trad or Roth IRA
Sorry if this has been asked before. I currently work in the US and my wife is Japanese.…
How to correctly receive money from my previous business into my new sole proprietorship?
I was previously running a business together with a partner, but we’ve decided to stop working together. I’m…
Weekly Off-Topic Thread – 19 November 2025
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Just e-tax or 個人業主?
So I went to the tax office… and one employee just told me it was 非課税. Save invoices…
My single-person GK company has to pay 186,000円 per month for shakai hoken? Am I crazy or does that seem really high?
Its a GK where I'm the only member. I enrolled my wife and I in shakai hoken in…
Taxes after leaving Japan
Hi, I’m getting closer to acting on a plan I’ve been thinking about for a while: leaving Japan…
Second hand mansion(condo) heating floors worth it?
So we bought a 3year second hand mansion 3ldk for around 67sqm. We havent moved yet and we…
Tax question after salary increase
I have been recently offered a new position within my current company and a salary increase. However, my…
Accessing an old Japan Post Bank account from overseas
An elderly Japanese woman in the U.S., suffering from dementia, has a 郵貯 account holding about 40k usd…
Looking to spend 500k usd on property in Japan, how would you do it?
Hi everyone, I'm just looking to get some good advice from people who are familiar with the property…
My experience of getting mortgage without PR
My mortgage just got approved while not having a PR also not in the application process. So I…
How to Diversify Investments in Japan Without Relying on Local Stocks?
As an English-speaking resident in Japan, I've been considering ways to diversify my investment portfolio beyond the local…