Receiving the keys to our new house

Last week our house was finished, and we had the official handover (家の引き渡し) yesterday.

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Tax on life insurance payouts in Japan

A while back I took a look at life insurance in Japan and now I’m getting close to actually buying one. As I was thinking about the coverage to get, I looked into how these payouts are taxed (since I care about the net payouts).

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When to register the new address when moving into our new house

We are building our house in Tokyo, and as the construction is coming to an end, we had to decide when to update our address at the city hall.

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Home insurance in Japan

We are building our house in Tokyo, and as the construction is coming to an end, we looked into home insurance.

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Timing of the payments for the house, and the bridge loan (つなぎ融資)

We are currently building our home in Tokyo with Ichijo. I wrote about the cost of our house before, and in this post I will cover the payment schedule, and how the bridge loan (つなぎ融資) comes into the picture.

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