Counterpoint / Contrepoint / 対位法
Links to useful websites, organizations, book recommendations
(fiction and non-fiction about life after retirement), and other sources of information.
1. Retire Japan: Personal finance for residents of Japan https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/
2. Planning Retirement for Teachers (David Juteau) https://padlet.com/juteauenglishonline/70k19b2tcr70tas7
3. Hokkaido Multinational Support Community https://www.hokkaidomsc.org/about-us
4. Japan Association of Intercultural Families Kokusaikazoku (Japanese only) https://www.kokusaikazoku.com
5. Tsumugu House, Takarazuka, and the wider home hospice network. All in Japanese, but might be useful for those interested:
https://zaitakuhospice.jp/program/trainee/269/
https://www.tsumuguhouse.com/%E3%81%94%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E6%A1%88%E5%86%85/
https://blog.canpan.info/nfkouhou/archive/694
6. Tokyo Life website: https://thetokyolife.jp/
7. Various useful resources: https://padlet.com/NmkBclil/9n9tv7and1pwga9t
8. Infos Locales au Japon (Local information in Japan) https://www.infoslocalesaujapon.org/
9. Making a Living Will/エンディング ノート event's notes and slides:
*Notes about making a living will (pdf)
**Additional Notes on Ending Note (June 20, 2024)
10. This is an interesting and very clearly written article on how to make a will with a notary public:
https://www.retirejapan.com/blog/making-a-will-in-japan/
13. Lifelong Learning and Retiring Retirement Stereotype Steve McArty https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365838087
14. British expats in Japan https://www.facebook.com/groups/365882144116078
15. Kyoto expats and internationals https://www.facebook.com/groups/KyotoExpatsInternationals