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    How common is it for a company to give a maximum of 8 months bonus in Tokyo?

    @neuric My 100% target bonus is about 6 months, but the past few years I've been getting around 8 months due to a combination of my own performance and company doing well, so definitely can happen. Total comp is about 15m.
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    Advice on car ownership?

    @william3 At your level of income and savings, a car purchase is a complete non-issue to your finances in terms of being able to "afford" it. You can afford it. You can afford like, 5 cars. But I'm guessing you are looking to retire early, and a car will definitely set that back, so you just...
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    Future finance planning when buying a house in Tokyo

    @kitty63 I'll add that 0.5% for interest rate is pretty high. Assuming your financial profile is decent, then 0.3% rates are widely available nowadays. Seen 0.28~0.29 as well.
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    Future finance planning when buying a house in Tokyo

    @nkhra Tokyo suburb. Residential area with mostly houses.
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    Future finance planning when buying a house in Tokyo

    @kitty63 I'll just say that we thought the same but ended up becoming close family friends with our new neighbors as soon as we bought a house. I feel that once people know you are committed to living in the area long term they are much more open to friendship. Especially if you have or will...
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