Leaving Japan? Estimate your pension lump-sum benefit and withholding in JPY. Eligibility and any later tax refund need separate confirmation.
A printable checklist covering pension eligibility, tax filing preparation, bank arrangements and departure tasks.
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Practical, step-by-step guides to reclaiming your money and avoiding common traps.
Leaving your Japanese apartment? Check the notice period, what restoration covers, cleaning-fee clauses, the move-out inspection and how your deposit returns.
Distinguish Japanese tax assessment and payment certificates, match fiscal and income years, and arrange the right issuer and delivery method.
Prepare for Japanese income tax settlement before a midyear departure: clarify payroll adjustment, other income and responsibility for later filing.
Request your salary withholding slip before leaving Japan, check its year and delivery deadline, and distinguish non-issuance from a lost copy.
Moving from Japan to the US? US credits can count toward Japan's 120 months, and a withdrawal cancels your Japanese periods. Check the agreement first.
Prepare municipal National Health Insurance cancellation for an overseas move, including coverage dates, final premiums and later correspondence.
Plan health insurance between resignation and departure from Japan: confirm coverage dates, compare eligible routes and check application deadlines.
Your My Number card is usually returned on leaving Japan. Get a Nenkin Net user ID first: access keys, postal timing, registering from abroad and lockouts.
