Tag: food

Change to Furusato Nozei (regional tax rules) and 2023 selections

Japan must be one of the rare countries where masses of population pre-pay taxes, willingly. I'm one of those who rushed to pre-pay my tax before October 1 2023 when furusato nozei rules changed. More about Japan's unique tasty tax reduction system, furusato nozei from my previous blog: https://nativeexpat.home.blog/2020/12/05/tasty-tax-reduction-how-furusato-nozei-works/ Changes to furusato nozei from Oct … Continue reading Change to Furusato Nozei (regional tax rules) and 2023 selections →

Japanese food that Japanese expats love and miss

Many japanese food packaging including curry, rice crackers, furikake and wasabi tubes

Before I start my very first job in Tokyo, Japan, I am visiting my lovely sister who lives in Germany. As Germany and Japan are approximately 12 hour flight away, my sister cannot visit Japan often and unlike in Australia where we grew up, Japanese grocery stores aren't readily available where she now lives. Hence, … Continue reading Japanese food that Japanese expats love and miss →