Section 02
Paperwork and Money
Tax, the pension refund, the bank, the phone and the health insurance card: the pages that carry a rule with a date on it
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Tax, the pension refund, the bank, the phone and the health insurance card. Every page below names its own official Japanese source, and every page carries the deadline it belongs to.
Pages in this section
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60 DAYS
The Lump-Sum Pension Withdrawal
You paid into the Japanese public pension for months or years, and now you are leaving. The lump-sum withdrawal is …
Paperwork and Money60 DAYS
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60 DAYS
Resident Tax After Leaving Japan
The last payslip is gone, the apartment is empty, and the flight is booked. Then a bill arrives at an …
Paperwork and Money60 DAYS
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60 DAYS
Income Tax, the Tax Representative and Clearance
Leaving Japan with an unpaid tax position is one of the few things that does not resolve itself after the …
Paperwork and Money60 DAYS
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60 DAYS
Closing Bank Accounts and Phone Contracts
You have booked the flight, given notice on the apartment and started sorting what goes in the suitcase. The two …
Paperwork and Money60 DAYS
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30 DAYS
National Health Insurance and the Final Weeks
Leaving Japan involves a sequence of small administrative acts, and national health insurance is one of the last you will …
Paperwork and Money30 DAYS
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DAY 0
Residence Card, Visa and the Exit
You have handed in your notice, booked the flight, and the last thing on your mind is the small plastic …
Paperwork and MoneyDAY 0
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30 DAYS
Questions Before Leaving
The weeks before a long stay ends fill up with the same questions, asked in the same order, by people …
Paperwork and Money30 DAYS
The other sections
- Leaving Japan
Notice, utilities, shipping and the last weeks in the country.
- Return and After
The arrival home, the money that follows you and the links that stay.
- Resources
The official English pages a departing resident actually opens, grouped by errand.