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RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
The Monday Read from RetireJapan 😀
Personal finance, investing, retirement, and life in Japan.
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The Monday Read from RetireJapan 🍂
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If you live in Japan you should probably be paying into the public pension system, nenkin.
Once a year around your birthday you should receive a statement called 年金定期便 (nenkin teikibin).
Here's a quick primer about how to read it and understand what it means for your retirement.
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RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
I was watching the news the other day and something struck me.
The segment was talking about the weak yen and its impact on prices and the economy.
At one point one of the presenters mentioned that a potential benefit of a weak yen is greater number of imbound tourists who spend money in Japan.
But the larger numbers of tourists are a large part of worsening Japanese attitudes to 'foreigners', including residents.
Which leads us to the policy paradox: the government works to increase the number of foreign tourists, which causes friction with the Japanese population, resulting in calls to reduce the number of foreigners, so the government enacts stricter visa policies, which affect foreign residents.
And then the government continues trying to increase the number of foreign tourists (goal is 60m by 2030, up from 40m this year).
This is... somewhat frustrating from the point of view of a foreign resident.
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RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
The Monday Read from RetireJapan 😀
Personal finance, investing, retirement, and life in Japan.
Bumper link edition this week, and a bonus YouTube conversation with Emil Gorgees.
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RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
Had a great chat with Emil at the last Real Estate Summit. Check it out here!
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RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
The situation in Japan is changing, but have you changed your plans accordingly?
A quick primer from RetireJapan 🧐
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RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
The Obon Monday Read from RetireJapan
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RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
Don't miss RetireJapan TV tonight from 20:00 with special guest Derek Wessman.
We'll be talking about naturalising, making a life in Japan, and living here long term.
Join us live to ask questions or participate in the discussion, or catch the replay from tomorrow.
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RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
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