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Start with NISA, then the basics

Open the guides that are already published. The order is a NISA introduction, investing basics, risk, tax, foreign-resident notes, and terms.

Start with NISA

Start with whether NISA applies to you, how an account is opened, and how much you can invest. Those steps stay on the starter guide.

Open the NISA starter guide

Investing basics

Regular contributions, diversified funds, ETFs, and individual stocks are checked differently. The main approaches stay on the NISA guide.

Read common approaches

Risk and asset allocation

Tax-free does not protect principal. The first-portfolio section on Get Started is where a simple starting mix is explained.

Read risk and a first mix

Tax

How qualifying gains are treated, and why a loss inside NISA generally cannot offset a taxable account, is on the tax page.

Read NISA and tax

Guides for foreign residents

The useful questions are residency, identity checks, and what changes if you leave Japan.

Read NISA for foreign residents

Investing terms

The Tsumitate quota is the annual frame for recurring, diversified products. The Growth quota is the annual frame that can include stocks. NISA is the account, not a product name. Eligibility is confirmed only when a sourced result is published.

Read the quota rules