It’s really hard to imagine that I’m the only one with this problem, as I’ve been searching the internet for a while now and haven’t come across anything promising. Hoping you guys have some ideas on what I can do.
My father (Japanese citizen who’s lived in Japan for his whole life) passed away earlier this year and inheritance kicked in. I’m sorting all of this out with my Zeirishi. I will be inheriting some cash and a property my dad owned.
My problem is, I’m a Japanese citizen but have lived in US for the last 20 years, as a green card holder. I won’t be able to open a Japanese bank account to receive money or make transactions regarding the property.
My Zeirishi told me to just cash out whatever money that’s in my dad’s bank account and bring it to US but I feel uncomfortable doing this.
For the property, I’ve updated the electricity/gas bill to withdraw from my American credit card, and I’ve assigned myself to be responsible for property tax. The bill will be mailed to me in US, though the city ward didn’t recommend that because it’s possible the mail won’t arrive here for whatever US postal reasons. When and if I get the property tax bill, I could pay using my American credit card.
As you can see, it’s so difficult not having a Japanese bank account. Ideally, I would really like to open one so that I can receive money and handle all the bills for my property, like setup automatic transfers, and if I do end up renting out my property in the future, I can also get paid some rent money. I don’t have any family and friends there that I can trust. I really just want to avoid international wire transfer right now as I want to keep the money in Yen for now.
I’ve read a lot about Wise and Revolt but I’m not sure if it’s feasible for me to use them for these purposes.
Or Is it better to hire a lawyer or maybe Zeirishi to handle domestic transactions.
What are my options, if anyone has suggestions, please let me know. Thank you!
by hiddenknives