Chose Working After Retirement in My 60s: I Turned Down a Job in Japan
A former boss offered me night shifts through the Silver Jinzai Center. Evening to morning, about 10,000 yen a day. I went to the session, then said no.
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Doubted Baseball Line Drives Back to the Pitcher, and Why I Care Too Much About People
A ball hit on the sweet spot flies straight back to the pitcher. I wonder if that is not luck, but the same habit that makes me care too much about people.
Chose Pension and the Final Tax Return in Japan: I Got Back 10,000 to 30,000 Yen
I believed people living on a pension in Japan did not need to file a final tax return. I filed anyway, and every year 10,000 to 30,000 yen came back.
Continued Gibson J-160E: I Have Chased the No Reply Sound for 23 Years in Japan
I found my own post from 2003 on a Japanese guitar message board. I was chasing the No Reply sound on a 1997 Gibson J-160E. 23 years later I am still doing it.
Doubted Beer or Happoshu in Japan: Do We Really Taste the Difference?
At a drinking night in Japan, someone said beer is good and happoshu is not. I am in my 60s, and I am not sure I could tell them apart with the labels hidden.
Chose The Difficult Person in My Chonaikai Who Speaks Before Checking
Someone in my chonaikai told me to cut the guardrail on the bridge because it was too long. I got angry. Then I decided to learn from their bad example.
Looking Back Inheritance Tax in Japan: I Had Land and Still Did Not Have to File
My parent left a co-owned share of land and some savings, and I still did not have to file inheritance tax in Japan. Registering the land cost me 68,970 yen.
Chose How Many Suits Do I Need in My 60s? One Is Enough
I am in my 60s, and I asked myself whether I still need a suit. The chances to wear one are nearly gone, yet owning none felt wrong. This is where I landed.
Doubted One Step From a Gomi-Yashiki: Too Ashamed to Call for Help
My house is one step short of a gomi-yashiki. I can pay for a cleanup company, but I cannot let a stranger see how I live. That is where I keep stopping.
Chose Kokumin Nenkin Tsuinou: I Paid 600,000 Yen of Back Pension for My Child
In my 60s I paid about 600,000 yen of back pension, kokumin nenkin tsuinou, for my child in Japan. What it cost, what the tax deduction gave back, and why.