Philippines SRRV After Approval: Fees, ID Renewal, and Deposit Rules
What happens after SRRV approval: the SRRV annual fee, PRA ID renewal, passport re-stamping, and deposit rules, based on official...
Philippines SRRV Cancellation: Getting Your Deposit Back
Philippines SRRV deposit refund: official cancellation is 18-29 working days plus about 5 more; applicants report a median of about...
Japan’s Highly Skilled Professional Visa: Benefits, Points and FAQ
What Japan's Highly Skilled Professional visa offers, the points system to qualify, and common applicant questions answered.
Philippines SRRV Processing Time and Cost
The Philippines SRRV processing time is 30–45 working days once documents are complete; applicants report a median of 42 days,...
Japan’s Consumption Tax on Property Purchases Explained
How Japan's 10% consumption tax applies to new and resale property purchases, agent fees, insurance and management costs.
Do ‘School District’ Property Premiums Exist in Japan?
Whether the 'school district property' premium common elsewhere applies in Japan, and how Japan's more equal education system changes the...
Real Estate Yield in Japan: Surface Yield vs Actual Yield Explained
How to calculate surface yield and actual yield on Japanese property, and the holding costs — management fees, reserve fund,...
Japan’s Landlord-Tenant Law Explained: Shakuchi Shakuya Ho
How Japan's Act on Land and Building Leases governs lease renewal, rent adjustment and fixture buy-back, and what it means...
Defective Properties in Japan: The 4 Types Buyers Should Know
The four types of 'kashi bukken' (defective property) in Japan — physical, legal, environmental and psychological — and what makes...
Jiko Bukken: Stigmatized Properties in Japan and How to Check Them
What counts as a 'jiko bukken' (stigmatized property) in Japan, the disclosure law that protects buyers and tenants, and two...
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