RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.Join us for our Xmas Special live to ask questions or add your two yen!_________________________Kanji of the year: https://www.kanken.or.jp/kotoshinokanji/former/2025.htmlBen’s 2025 progress report: https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/progress-report-2025/Your First 10 Million Yen course: https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/your-first-ten-million-yen/Hometown Tax (ふるさと納税) official info and personal limits: https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_zeisei/czaisei/czaisei_seido/furusato/mechanism/deduction.htmlIs it easy to naturalise in Japan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny41kl5X804“Forks Out” (Sesame Street alternative to Knives Out): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxzhUAGBDwBeno, printing Japanese-style woodblock prints in France: https://uki-ga.com“Off Mall” for discount alcoholic drinks: https://netmall.hardoff.co.jpRetireJapan Forum: https://retirejapan.com/forum/Unusual hometown tax gifts:Flight simulator experience (東京都品川区): https://furusato-shinagawa.jp/goods/detail.php?id=c6867cb3bd0fce66b1ab88fc4335a003Steam train experience (鳥取県若桜町): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/31325/6482978Part-owner of an apple orchard (長野県松川町): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/20386/4804601?query_id=2694d265-d175-41f3-8305-30ce991effab&ss_request_id=b3e37f07-60e0-4ad5-a7e5-7a2c6eb3cdddOnion-harvesting experience (埼玉県深谷市): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/11218/66465Sword-making experience (岐阜県富加町): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/21502/4731641Explosion photo experience (静岡県裾野市): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/22220/6446103

RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.Join us live to ask questions or add your two yen!

RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.

_____________________________Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZbt1sN5fLY (iDeCo video)https://tally.so/r/3j8X14 (Real estate summit autumn 2025)https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-plans-stricter-terms-for-visas-to-foreign-entrepreneurshttps://japantoday.com/category/business/japan's-foreign-labor-plan-to-allow-job-switch-in-7-sectors-after-2-yrs https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/59347 (Osmotic power plant)https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4345 (iDeCo) https://turo.com (like Airbnb for cars)https://www.retirejapan.com/us-citizens-and-green-card-holders/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEAWkzkHsTw (Kodomo NISA video)https://tokubai.co.jp/news/articles/4946 (Gyomu supermarket products)

RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle._____________________________________For the first time I can remember immigration and foreign residents are a major theme in politics. This is a most unwelcome development. But where has it come from and where might it go?LINKSFact-checking foreigner-related statistics: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250716/k10014864391000.htmlJapan’s Inheritance Tax Grip: https://langleyesquire.com/japan-inheritance-tax-drip/Airlines in Japan to ban storing power banks in overhead lockers: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15884474Fake water filter cartridges on Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq7t6F0iZVoBen's iDeCo post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/benshearon_this-is-one-reason-everyone-who-can-should-activity-7345618639556853760-sE2u?rcm=ACoAAAFqc0AB2HQwDokMPmPKC-UvEY--2ehY3pMThe Town That Took On The Taxman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipV_GU7YaQgNaturalization channel: https://www.youtube.com/@kikanet

RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.

____________________________Links Why Teaching English in Japan Can Bankrupt You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWV-kwnVh18Opportunity Cost: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_costFukuoka woman arrested for drunk bicycle riding: https://soranews24.com/2025/06/02/fukuoka-woman-arrested-for-drunk-bicycle-riding/Japan Real Estate Summit - Spring 2025 - https://nippontradings.com/japan-real-estate-summit-spring-2025/Enough – it’s a feeling, not a number: https://simplelivingsomerset.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/enough-its-a-feeling-not-a-number/Fines for bicycle violations set, to take effect next spring | https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15848095Home | Viber https://www.viber.com/en/living on a state pension (nenkin) in Japan... WOULD NOT WANT TO TRY TO DO THIS (RetireJapan reacts): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcTIhnEj5akGet Saily: Affordable eSIM plans for international travel https://saily.comahamo discount phone provider https://ahamo.com/価格.com - 保険 https://hoken.kakaku.comRetireJapan - Index page https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/

RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.In this episode we talk about side work/gigs that people can do on top of a full-time job.LINKS

• Good income tax calculator (unofficial, Japanese): https://www.zeikin5.com/calc/

• https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/03/46318c3705a6-japan-major-firms-offer-large-pay-hikes-amid-inflation-labor-crunch.html?phrase=died%20in%20hot

• https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/03/19e5b1f93395-japan-hot-springs-facing-water-shortages-as-tourism-booms.html

• Japan Real Estate Summit 2025 (April 12th): https://summit.realestate.jp

• Japan Real Estate Summit 2024 videos: https://www.realestate.jp

• RetireJapan bite-sized podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DQEK6Tpq5Byusiixecwaq

• RetireJapan Forum

RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.In this episode we do an AMA (ask us anything) and answer your questions for almost two hours!_____________________Prediction of disaster in Japan on July 5th 2025:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/japans-own-baba-vanga-who-predicted-past-catastrophes-foresees-a-mega-disaster-in-july-2025/articleshow/119984771.cms https://soranews24.com/2025/04/30/manga-predicting-a-major-disaster-this-july-affecting-summer-tourism-numbers/Wise scams:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/benshearon_scams-on-wise-i-love-wise-the-international-activity-7322769387508092928-qKAUForeigners misusing Japanese healthcare?https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250413/p2g/00m/0na/009000cCost of childbirth to be fully covered from 2026:https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/05/69376df531ee-japan-set-to-fully-cover-childbirth-costs-possibly-from-april-2026.htmlExpansion of industries covered by foreign skilled worker visa:https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/05/91d782b418ed-japan-mulls-expanding-industries-eligible-for-foreign-skilled-workers.htmlPre-screening of visa free travellers to Japan from 2028:https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250519/p2g/00m/0na/023000cShowing ID at hotels in Japan: https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews/comments/1km6721/a_thirdgeneration_korean_resident_of_japan_with/Becoming a Japanese citizen:https://www.turning-japanese.infoYour First Ten Million Yen course 2026:https://retirejapan-2.kit.com/92a7095badCareer forum for bilinguals in Japan:https://careerforum.net/en/

RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.In this episode we talk about navigating the health system in Japan, kodomo NISA, tipping, business class flights, cruises, and more!______________________LinksRJPod: My NISA is evaporating! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4t1LOohEuCeH0dq4iQ26eYRecommendation for Japan tax accountant or attorney for US-source retirement income: https://retirejapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2680Understanding Japan's High-Cost Medical Expense Benefit System: https://youtu.be/sUc-t0cTp6kHospital food in Japan: https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/hospital-food-in-japan/Property Tax 2025: https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/property-tax-2025/Platinum NISA: https://www.toushikiso.com/blog/nisa/platinum-nisa.htmlJapan ruling bloc eyes cash handout amid tariff, inflation woes: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250410/p2g/00m/0na/008000cPrivate Banker (TV show): https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/private-banker/The Honest Realtor (TV show): https://www.nhk.jp/p/shojiki-fudosan/ts/2J96ZZK84Y/