How We Live in Japan on Pension As Person With Disability

[@pameehanson3866]

Your channel brings me comfort and peace. I was care giver to my husband for many years and sadly he has passed. I had hard time accepting that he was gone. Watching your videos brought me joy to know how hard it can be but I know now I was not alone. Your channel brings hope to those who are caregivers that you’re not alone if you just share your burden with others. In America you don’t have the support your getting in Japan❤ I had to pay for things like help with home care, nothing much is supplied you have to pay fees for almost everything you need help with. Happy that Japan helps with much needed elder and disability care. Thanks for sharing

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Hello, Pam. Thank you for sharing your story with us. This channel is exactly for you and the other viewers who've dealt with my situation. I'm glad that you've shared your comment in this video. Thank you so much and take care of yourself.

[@Lifesaver-o9e]

Hi Grace! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family! Thanks for that beautiful scenery! Autumn leaves are just gorgeous. It seems like you weathered the storm and your husband is getting much better. Remember that we all have a purpose in life. We all have a journey in this thing called life. There’s a reason you’re taking care of your husband and not someone else. They have their own journey, their own lessons to learn, their own growth. Our lives are interconnected whether we realized it or not. Just like me coming across your channel if only to add words of encouragement. You’re doing well Grace. Stay safe!

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

I am not speaking about God so much for that is how I was taught about my faith. One thing I'm sure of. He is guiding me always that is why I am still here in this called life. Thank you for being a part of this channel, @Lifesaver.

[@katecobb9278]

Wishing you a merry Christmas from Australia. Thank you for sharing your lovely festive meal with us. It looked delicious. Take care and I am looking forward to your next video. ❤

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Merry Christmas, Kate. I am glad you're coming and watching our videos. Take care of yourself, too. I hope it's not too hot for you in your place.

[@Betty-o7w]

South Carolina USA is watching for the first time ❤thank you for sharing your Life ❤ Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 and a very Blessed New Year 🙏🏻🎄❤️

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Happy holidays! I'm glad to have a viewer from South Carolina. I hope you enjoyed watching.

[@CMSCK]

Merry Christmas to you, your family and viewers.🎄🎄🌲🌲🍰🍰

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Merry Christmas!

[@RosalindaBautista-lh8lb]

Hello again, from your makulit na ate. Your husband is so lucky to have you. God will give you more blessings for being a good wife. Regarding your you tube channel, just continue uploading until you are monetized. You have good and entertaining contents. Fighting! I’m sure you will be succesful and can earn a living with earnings from your channel. Take care of your health. Love always.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Hello Ate Rose, you're not makulit at all. I love your comments and I look forward to seeing them always. Thank you for your caring thoughts. *_Your husband is so lucky to have you. God will give you more blessings for being a good wife._* Ate, it is very hard sometimes. But I just keep silent and move on.

[@tieganhamilton1211]

Happy Holidays to you and your family🎄 and all the best for 2025! I can't wait to see what you get up to next year 🥰

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Happy holidays! I hope I could inspire others with whatever improvement I'll have next year. Thank you so much.

[@clittle1670]

I like your videos Grace. Kind regards. Catherine NSW Australia

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Hello Catherine. I'm glad that you liked my videos. This is the 1st time I see you comment. I hope you'll enjoy the rest of your time watching. Best regards. - Grace

[@maude5160]

Lovely catch up and i very much enjoyed seeing your Christmas dinner of the yummy looking friend chicken and side dishes and the cake, just like you said the last video. Hubby is doing great, he has great ability . X

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Thank you, Maude. Your name with comment always make me happy.

[@margarettownsley9500]

Hello Grace Merry Christmas to you and your husband you are very well organised I wish I could learn from you I’m looking forward to being apart of your journey throughout 2025 it’s not been a good couple of years for me I’m hoping It will be better in this new year thank you so much for your videos 🕊️🌻

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Dear Margaret, Thank you for being a part of my 2024. Whenever you're dealing with some kind of painful moments in your life, please don't forget that I'm here... strangely, I feel when there's something behind your comments especially when you're being silent for a while. Take care, Margaret. This is why I am here for. To engage and build a community with like-minded viewers. - Grace

[@margarettownsley9500]

@@livingwithgraceinjapanthank you so much Grace 🕊️🙏🏻🌻

[@miraiyuki582]

Belated merry christmas po❤God bless❤

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Thank you, Yuki san. I hope you're well.

[@DianaPhilippen-ih7gv]

Happy holidays to you and your nearest and dearest, I love watching your video´s ! Keep it up 🥰 Love from Sweden

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Same to you and your love ones in Sweden! Oh, Sweden! If my husband is strong, Sweden/ Europe is one of the places he'd love to go. There's one thing that makes me happy so much. ' When a viewer appreciates the video'. Thank you sooo much.

[@tichenkwenzin5878]

Merry Christmas Grace and to your family too. The autumn colours are beautiful and nature is indeed entertaining. I love walking in lush areas too. Your home is cosy and warm. It's wonderful to see you actively keeping the area alive and well used. Although I understand your use of the additional subtitles, can it be with a transparent background? Cos I like to see continuity in the video and seeing you make food it's like peekaboo, covered and uncovered cooking It's still great editing though. Take care.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Yeah! I understand what you mean about subtitles. Honestly, that is what I want, too. But for the past months, there are requests from viewers to make it visible because they want to read the narratives. For me personally, I want to emphasize the films itself and sometimes doesn't prefer putting subtitles. Anyway, it is me who should improve my videos. Let's see the next videos. Thanks for the advise. See you on the next video!

[@elsieyeo5904]

Hi Grace Hope you spend your Christmas Day well. Glad to know that we viewers have saved you from isolation. I hope more people get to see you Videos and subscribe for it. Recently while watching your videos, I come across quite a no go advertisement, hope you are getting monetary rewards for doing the videos. Stay safe, strong and healthy.🍀

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Hello Elsie, We are doing well. Thank you for the wishes and support for my channel. It is my nature to achieve the best for whatever I love to do so I am studying and glad that I am seeing a positive result. It makes me motivated and active- thus gives positive impact to me and my husband. Thank you so much. I hope you enjoyed the video.

[@sakura3liza6]

Hi Grace, hajimemashite😊 I like your channel. I need to learn more advance nihongo to use in difficult situation like this. I'm happy I found your channel. I'm also married to japanese national. Thank you.❤

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Hi, Liza san. It's so nice to meet you! I hope you will enjoy watching the rest of my videos. Best regards.

[@peter8178]

Hi Grace thanks for the video I hope you and your husband are both well and merry Christmas to you both. You have a busy life and a lot of demands upon your time, but take care of yourself Grace. Best wishes from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Thank you so much! As usual, I've to be a clown to make my husband laugh or smile or get out from the blanket for a walk. But we're fine. I just need to be hopeful of our future so I do what I want to do like filming. I am happy doing these, except my job. Best regards, Peter.

[@darksidesr7]

Hello Grace, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas , and the end of the year is yet to come. Thanks for the videos and the time spent with us, me. I enjoy your channel very much , is such a breath of freshness and peace in this hard world .) i am sending you much Love Grace , Take care, Sophie ♥

[@fantastica1652]

I am excited every time I see a new post from you. The lotus plant from the Japanese garden looks awesome. Grace, I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas holiday. Say hi to your hubby.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Thank you so much for looking forward to new posts. I told my husband that we have viewer from Australia. He's happy about that. Thank you so much for watching our videos.

[@fantastica1652]

@@livingwithgraceinjapan I am from Toronto, Canada by the way.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

@@fantastica1652, Oh... my apologies.

[@fanandolla33]

こんにちは、グレイスさん。Thank you for sharing your life in Japan. とてもおもしろいです。 I like the takes of your camera. 日本語を書いてくれてありがとう。Please add some of your recipes.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

ご視聴ありがとうございます。Sure! I will make cooking videos in the future. I'm glad that you have noticed how I shoot clips. It's hard to do it just by myself but it's worth it the effort. Thank you so much.

[@paulinewong5906]

These 2 cats look very well fed. Beautiful colours.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

They are! When I get up in the morning, I could see one of them waiting in our front glass door.

[@Eleanor-ec8qp]

Thanks for this beautiful video so much to learn thanks for the subtitle in English I’m trying to learn Japanese I live in Ireland alone and I’m very busy and active I get a pension from the government which is adequate and the health care system is ok thankfully I don’t have to avail of it often the lifestyle here is comfortable but I struggle with the cold stormy weather and rain especially that I live in the countryside I hope you will continue your lovely informative videos it’s very calming and relaxing and your cooking is so healthy and it looks delicious your heating table looks very cosy and practical and I’m sure your husband particularly enjoys it I do hope that he gets better soon your life is very busy going to work and caring for your husband please take care of yourself here in Ireland usually the government gives an allowance to caters so they can give full attention to their loved one I wish you a happy and healthy new year and I look forward to your next video

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Hello, Eleanor. It's a few minutes past noon of Sunday here in Japan and we have just finished our lunch with my husband. Thank you for sharing us about your excellent retirement life in Ireland. Making this channel to share about our retirement life in Japan is one of the best decisions I have so far. Thank you for coming here on this comment section and I wish to have your comments shared with us from now on. Ireland... a beautiful country you're from.

[@LilianAtthem]

Thank you Grace for your effort in translating for Japanese language beginners, Wish you all the best, Lilian from Sweden

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Our pleasure! Best regards, Lilian. - Grace

[@catherinetan9581]

Grace .. thank you for adding romaji for my nihongo learning journey .. wishing you and your husband a good and healthy year ahead .. Happy New Year! Keep making your nice video with the soothing, calming background music .. isshoni ganbari masu

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Catherine, gambatte Kudasai. Thank you. My husband and I are well and just waiting for the New Year. Yes, I will keep filming, editing and uploading videos. Thank you.

[@ianplumridge8747]

Hello Grace, once again , a very touching video, we learn so much from your video’s. I wish you a very Happy Christmas holiday, also all you wish for in 2025. I think I visited the area where you are now living, I went many times to ‘ Motegi Resort ‘ to visit the ‘ Honda Collection Hall ‘. motorcycle museum. It’s quite close to ‘ Utsomumya ‘ ( it’s not quite the correct ‘ spelling. I remember we traveled through Nigano & Miyagi . Do you get snow during the Winter? Here in the South of the UK , the last few weeks it’s been cloudy & mild , yesterday +15c. It would be nice to see the Sun again but then it would be cold at night. Don’t work too hard if you can’t. Kind regards. Ian.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Thank you, Ian. I asked my husband the places you mentioned. He knew those places. I'm sharing videos for the community of like-minded individuals who are needing each other- because in reality, life is not all positivity. We do need other people hands to hold but sometimes there's no one near us, physically and emotionally. This channel is for 'them". Thank you for watching as always.

[@ianplumridge8747]

@livingwithgraceinjapan Drear Grace , I totally agree, i have absolutely no outside help with my wife ' Seiko ' . Today I was able to have a day off. To visit my daughter, grandchildren & two great grandchildren. Tomorrow we have to be at the ' eye clinic ' with my wife by 10-30am , so early start in the morning. So a short nights sleep tonight. I'll write to you later this week, to give you an idea of our monthly costs. Goodnight & kind regards. Ian.

[@annaglynn7314]

Thanks Grace for your Christmas greeting, I wish you and your husband a very Happy and peaceful Christmas , from Anne ,in the West of Ireland , keep up the videos ,

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Thank you so much, Anne. Wow! Ireland! I'm glad to read your comment today!

[@kittyt.4241]

Hi Grace. I am glad to see that your husband improving. I keep a hospital bag packed and in the genkan in case I need to call an ambulance.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Ohh... why? Is it for your husband? My husband has issues with his eyesight. He can walk now but still, has still difficulty on balancing.

[@kittyt.4241]

@@livingwithgraceinjapan I have medical issues myself so have a risk of needing an ambulance from time to time but my husband sometimes works a long distance away and always very long hours. I don’t have any family in Japan. I decided to be prepared ahead of time so that I can be more comfortable and have the supplies I need. I have extra medications, towel, socks, underwear, wet wipes to clean my face etc.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

@@kittyt.4241 , ohh... yeah, I understand well. I have also one bag for my husband but hadn't one for myself. I never thought I'll call an ambulance for myself. Take care, Kitty. I hope you're well especially this holiday season when hospitals are mostly close.

[@kittyt.4241]

@@livingwithgraceinjapan thank you Grace. I wish you well too. I am grateful that I haven’t had to call the ambulance this year so far 🤞.

[@norasuen9083]

Happy new year ❤l like your videos .

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Same to you! Thank you for watching!! I'm glad that I got comments from viewers liking my videos. That comments make me motivated to create more. Thank you so much!

[@Kathryn-o5f]

I’m new here, we have a lot in common ❤🙏

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Good morning from Kanto region in Japan. Thank you for joining in!! Thank you so much!!

[@alisabailey872]

Do the Japanese have like a 401 K plan or company sponsored retirement plans? Do they have a medicare type plan for old folks?

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Yes, there is an equivalent in Japan called *Kosei-Nenkin or Employees Pension Insurance* which covers private/company and public sector/ government employees. Contributions are paid by both employees and employers. (half-half). In my case, I am a freelance worker, I pay my contribution called *National Pension or Kokumin.* Regarding the equivalent of medicare, all Japanese nationals as well as foreigners (residing in Japan long term and permanently) are required to register as "resident" to their respective local government offices ( cityoffice/ town office) where they will be given a health care card. This card will be used by that person with his/her medical process. Of course, each should pay a payable amount monthly.

[@vickyhatfield9400]

🫶🏻🙏🌻God bless you

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words so much.

[@areeBetu]

MERRY CHRISTMAS ❤💫 mabuti naman po hindi nahihirapan si sir kung mag-isa lang cya sa bahay kung may trabahao po kayo maam Grace.

[@livingwithgraceinjapan]

Yes, hindi nahihirapan. Hindi rin expensive ang lahat kasi we are paying like coins lang while the rest is shouldered by healthcare. It is a blessing in disguise why our retirement in Naga City failed. That's why I didn't even enjoy our 18 months there. Thank you for watching this video. Merry Christmas!