About Wander Tokyo
Thank you for visiting Wander Tokyo, a travel, life, and culture site about Japan.
In the articles on the Wander Tokyo website, you can find advice, recommendations and information about travel, life, work, study, and culture in Japan, particularly Tokyo, not readily available in English.
Feel free to write me with any questions or comments at:
admin (at) wandertokyo (dot) com
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If any of the images are yours and you would like the name credited to be changed or the image to be taken down, please e-mail me at: admin (at) wandertokyo (dot) com
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If you see any inappropriate ads, please let me know at admin (at) wandertokyo (dot) com.
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Kind regards,
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Hi,
It so great to find info about one of the greatest bug on Earth! I love rhino beetles. I grew up with them in small town called, Yaguate in the Dominican Republic (the Caribbean).
You may find some imagitive story about these lovely creatures interesting that I’ve written about them on my website. I just finished my children’s book (ages, 8-10) about them, it’s called, “The Adventures of the Rhino Beetles.” I sent it to my editor. I strongly believe the book should be out this year. Thank you.
I love my rhino beetles!!!
Best,
Franklin H. Perez
First of all, thanks for “WanderTokyo”!
I have a question.
Can I (as a foreigner and, of course, a non-resident) get credit in some of Japanese banks?
I’m interested in this only because I want to minimize interest rate.
Thanks!
Hi Leon,
Thanks! I haven’t had much chance to write recently, but look out for a new post in late August.
You’ll definitely want to chat with a bank directly about that. I know a lot of banks have policies against opening bank accounts for nonresidents, so nonresident status is probably more of a hurdle for banking/loans/credit/investing in Japan than being non-Japanese.
Also, the majority of banks do business mostly in Japanese, so that could be a second hurdle depending on your Japanese level/access to someone who speaks Japanese.
You might want to start with Shinsei, which has a reputation for being foreigner friendly. I’ve been pretty happy with UFJ, which seems to have lots of services and has both a Japanese and Global website, but I’m not sure what they offer beyond regular bank accounts.
Good luck!
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Hi NyNy,
Thanks for your kind comment!
I’ll definitely check out your post. Take care.