# RetireJapan TV S04E02 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/retirejapan-tv-5865902/retirejapan-tv-s04e02 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/retirejapan-tv-5865902/retirejapan-tv-s04e02.md Podcast: [RetireJapan TV](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retirejapan-tv-5865902) Published: 2025-12-18T06:06:43+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retirejapan/episodes/RetireJapan-TV-S04E02-e3ch30j Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/cea0435c/podcast/play/112806355/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-18%2F414606354-44100-2-769fa55dda7d1.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retirejapan-tv-5865902/episodes/retirejapan-tv-s04e02 Duration seconds: 7964 ## Resource RetireJapan TV is a monthly show about personal finance in Japan with news, deep dives on specific topics, interviews with guests, and as much Q&A as you can handle.Join us for our Xmas Special live to ask questions or add your two yen!_________________________Kanji of the year: https://www.kanken.or.jp/kotoshinokanji/former/2025.htmlBen’s 2025 progress report: https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/progress-report-2025/Your First 10 Million Yen course: https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/your-first-ten-million-yen/Hometown Tax (ふるさと納税) official info and personal limits: https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_zeisei/czaisei/czaisei_seido/furusato/mechanism/deduction.htmlIs it easy to naturalise in Japan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny41kl5X804“Forks Out” (Sesame Street alternative to Knives Out): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxzhUAGBDwBeno, printing Japanese-style woodblock prints in France: https://uki-ga.com“Off Mall” for discount alcoholic drinks: https://netmall.hardoff.co.jpRetireJapan Forum: https://retirejapan.com/forum/Unusual hometown tax gifts:Flight simulator experience (東京都品川区): https://furusato-shinagawa.jp/goods/detail.php?id=c6867cb3bd0fce66b1ab88fc4335a003Steam train experience (鳥取県若桜町): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/31325/6482978Part-owner of an apple orchard (長野県松川町): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/20386/4804601?query_id=2694d265-d175-41f3-8305-30ce991effab&ss_request_id=b3e37f07-60e0-4ad5-a7e5-7a2c6eb3cdddOnion-harvesting experience (埼玉県深谷市): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/11218/66465Sword-making experience (岐阜県富加町): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/21502/4731641Explosion photo experience (静岡県裾野市): https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/22220/6446103 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retirejapan-tv-5865902/episodes/retirejapan-tv-s04e02/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/retirejapan-tv-5865902/retirejapan-tv-s04e02.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.