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@victoria37 It's a grand total of a 15-20 min walk from Eastern Nakano to the Yamanote. So... I guess? They're both central Tokyo

@twm I guess at this point I am just an Old but having a home home is more appealing to me than being rich, as long as I have enough to enjoy life at that home.

@victoria37 Nakano is absolutely central Tokyo. If nakano isn't central Tokyo then neither is Ginza

@arcticwind Kita-Senju is less than 10 minutes from Ueno, it's def central Tokyo IMO

@ethzz People discussed it on here. I remember it well as I was thinking of opening an account with them but there were several reports of people getting their long running accounts closed because they accessed them from outside the US for too long.

@christianzealot4 Better check with them on that - there's been several reports of Schwab closing people's accounts if accessed repeatedly overseas

@lishacccc Good answer.

@lovemy4girls I got a regular green card less than a year after I arrived. Good salary, but was on a 1 year visa at the time. I applied in person at a promotion booth, though.

@william3 You can afford a car, so if you want a car, get a car. There's no bad decision here, spend some of your money to enjoy your life. I've owned a car in Tokyo for the whole 20 years I've lived here and have yet to regret doing so.

@jamessmith112 Beginner license, no insurance history, and sports car - I am guessing 150,000/yr. That's about what I paid in similar circumstances (albeit 20 years ago). With gold license and clean history, probably half that if not less.

@dee436 Thanks for the info. I had thought they were OB for USians but I had heard some others say otherwise recently and wasn't sure what to think. Makes investing overseas tough...

@ckm Lots of people say Ideco is OK for Americans, though.....?