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The Leaving Ledger Countdowns, paperwork and money

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Section 03

Return and After

The arrival home, the money that follows you, the links that stay open and the reading that helps after a long stay

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A low table in a half empty room, an open folder of bank papers weighted down by a pocket calculator, a folded phone contract and a coil of packing tape at the edge.
A low table with bank papers. Generic Japanese domestic setting. Used beside the pages on money and the return. Illustration generated with AI.

The arrival home, the money that follows you and the links that stay. Every page below names its own official Japanese source, and every page carries the deadline it belongs to.

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The other sections

  • Leaving Japan

    Notice, utilities, shipping and the last weeks in the country.

  • Paperwork and Money

    Tax, the pension refund, the bank, the phone and the health insurance card.

  • Resources

    The official English pages a departing resident actually opens, grouped by errand.