After his 6 month stay got extended to 6 years, Matthew decided just to stay. As well as writing about his beloved Kansai, he spends hours in the middle of nowhere looking for wildlife and searching for the parts of the city most people ignore.
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How to properly purchase property.
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Make filing taxes a little less of a headache.
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Bank better have my money.