Category: Investing in Japan

Investing, Investing in Japan, Life and Money, Life in Japan, Personal finance in Japan, Retirement

Japanese Nenkin

Pensioners and retirees are in an uproar here in Japan over a recent report by the Financial System Council. The study revealed that elderly couples (males over the age of 65 with a wife who is 60 or over) whose income is dependent on social security pensions are short an estimated ¥20,000,000 or USD $184,000 in income if they expect to live to 95 years old. … Continue reading Japanese Nenkin

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Currency Exchange, Investing, Investing in Japan, Life in Japan, money mistakes, Personal Finance, Retirement, Saving

Exchange Rates

I try not to obsess about it, but I just can’t help it. It doesn’t help that I get a daily email from Transferwise telling me how much the dollar costs in yen. Part of the problem about me being an American living here in Japan is that my earned income is in yen but my retirement savings accounts are in the US. I guess … Continue reading Exchange Rates

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Money Seminar for Women

Every month, Mainichi Shinbun produces a free magazine with various information about Sapporo and Hokkaido events. I usually pick up these things because they provide good recommendations on shops and places to visit. For the past year, however, I noticed that there have been lots of these FREE seminars about financial matters appearing in the magazine. After seeing these and being curious about them, I … Continue reading Money Seminar for Women

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