Products by category
All 259 researched, source-backed products, indexed by category. Credit cards and banks go deeper still — by issuer, points programme, institution type and the service you need.
Categories
Banking
Open the right account, understand fees, and fix common problems.
5 products
Credit cards
Get approved, avoid revolving-debt traps, and earn points that fit your life.
232 products
NISA & investing
Understand NISA and iDeCo, pick a brokerage, and learn risk before you buy.
3 products
Freelance & business
Sole-proprietor setup, blue returns, the invoice system, and bookkeeping.
14 products
Loans, mortgages & property
Mortgage eligibility, fixed vs floating, closing costs, and rent-vs-buy.
1 product
International money
Send money in and out, cut hidden FX markups, and handle cross-border income.
2 products
Crypto & FX
Registered exchanges, heavy crypto tax, custody, and leverage risk.
2 products
Credit-card lists
Credit cards by issuer in Japan
Every issuer in the researched Japanese credit-card lineup, with the cards each one publishes.
34 lists
Credit cards by network in Japan
Japanese credit cards grouped by international network — Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club.
6 lists
Credit cards by points programme in Japan
Japanese credit cards grouped by the points or mileage programme they earn, with each programme’s official page.
32 lists
Credit cards by use case in Japan
Japanese credit cards grouped by what they are built for — airline miles, rail and transit, retail, fuel, business and more.
17 lists
Credit cards by annual fee in Japan
Japanese credit cards grouped by what they cost to hold each year, from no annual fee to over ¥33,000.
6 lists
Bank lists
Banks in Japan by institution type
Japan’s banks grouped by what kind of institution they are — city banks, regional banks, trust banks, internet banks and more.
10 lists
Banks in Japan by service
Japanese banks grouped by the service you actually need — English support, mortgages, foreign currency, international transfers, investments and business accounts.
10 lists
Banks in Japan by region
Japanese banks grouped by the region they are headquartered in, from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū and Okinawa.
10 lists
Banks and shinkin by prefecture
Regional and second-tier banks and shinkin, prefecture by prefecture.