Kirk here with an inquiry from our friends Chuck and Julie Waterman: — start quote — Julie and I are paying 介護保険. (we’re both over 65 now.) Since we’re returning to the US in Spring of 2025, and won’t need any special nursing care before then (knock on wood) I wonder if we really need to pay this? We don’t want to be bad citizens, but it’s 20,000+ a month for the two of us…. Can anyone shed light on the requirement, expectation on foreign non-permanent-residents paying this? — end quote — Please share any experiences or words of wisdom you might have in a comment so that other people might benefit too.