RetireJapan TV

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. The new kodomo NISA account: what is it and should you open them for your kids? LINKShttps://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/24/brazilian-beach-scam-debit-card-con-kebabhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdgl213dpzohttps://main...

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 Learning Japanese: https://www.jlpt.jp/e/index.cgi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260413/p2g/00m/0na/032000c https://apps.ankiweb.net https://mochi.cards https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/r...

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://realestatejp.zaiko.io/e/summitspring26https://skyart-japan.tokyohttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/13/dual-nationals-denied-entry-to-uk-british-passport-border-controlTokyo Star Bank: New service for forei...

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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/blo...

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-t...

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? LINKSFa...

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 bicy...

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/2025/03/46318c370...

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-b...

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/4t1LOo...

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 the links between exercise, habits, and mental health, psychological tricks to help you with personal finance, Ben's new job (and YouTube idea), proposed increases to iDeCo, and higher medical bills i...

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 money conversations with your family, Bitcoin, lucky bags, and much much more.________________________Main topic:https://www.economist.com/1843/2025/01/10/the-wealth-whisperers-who-save-super-rich-fam...

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 NISA, the proposed iDeCo changes, a shameful stock purchase, and much much more.

iDeCo, home renovations, news, frivolous purchases, forum updates, and lots of Q&A! 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.__________________________________________Akiya Banks: https://www.akiyabanks.comThe latest Monday Read: https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/the-m...

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. The final episode of Season 2.

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.

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 today's show we talk about journalism, real estate, film reviews, and retiring in Japan with Philip Brasor (Cat Foreheads and Rabbit Hutches blog)!

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. Life Shift (Japanese): https://amzn.to/3xEuPEl Video about (not) living in the countryside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2igjw3KdicAmazon Japan makes payment policy change that could be a problem for foreigners in Japan: https...

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 today's show we hang out and chat about money, life, and kettles. Daniel's standing desk: https://direct.sanwa.co.jp/ItemPage/100-MR157BK Cheap balance board: https://www.youtube.com/@JapanRealEstate/videos Child...

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 today's show we talk about working at univertsity in Japan, what the job market looks like in 2024 and beyond, research, the value of getting a PhD, commercial publishing, and more with Andy Boon.

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 today's show we talk real estate in Japan with Ziv Nakajima-Magen, take a look at recent news stories, and much much more! Ziv’s original RetireJapan talk on investing in real estate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A...

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 today's show we talk shop with Martin from Smart Money Asia, get into a friendly discussion about crypto, take a look at recent news stories, and much much more! LINKS: Smart Money Asia https://smartmoneyasia.com Marg...

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 today's show we talk about unusual and interesting trains and travel in Japan, take a look at recent news stories, take a look back at ten years of RetireJapan, and get into that festive cheer. Simran's Twitter ac...