Editor's note: In his December 17 column Alchemy Mr. Practical explained his reasons for moving to Japan and changing his dollar-denominated assets into yen-denominated assets. Unsurprisingly the article fueled a compelling community discourse on The Exchange. Some highlights of that discussion have been reposted here. Minyan Steve: Why did you need to move to Japan to convert all of your dollar-denominated assets to yen-denominated assets? You could do the same while living in America. If you moved to Japan because you would rather live there it is a different story but not the reason you give. Mr. Practical: My friend you should read some ...