日本での生活
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Calculate move-in costs: deposits, key money, agency fees. Know the real price of settling in.
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Understand your take-home pay. Income tax, resident tax, pension, health insurance.
OpenEvery renewal date of your residence card, My Number card and certificate, with reminders for your phone.
OpenResident tax, health insurance and pension slips with their due dates, an e-mail before each one, and your on-time record.
OpenEach transfer to family abroad, who counts as a dependent this year, and the remittance statement for your employer.
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What your summer or winter bonus leaves after insurance and tax, why last month's pay sets the rate, and what it adds to next year's resident tax.
OpenEvery step of leaving Japan with its dates, from the lease to the pension refund, ticked off as you go.
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What the lump-sum withdrawal pays when you leave Japan, the 20.42 % tax and how it comes back, and the 2-year deadline.
OpenWhat you save each month and bring home after 1 to 10 years, with the pension refund, in yen and your own money.
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The last day to come back on the special re-entry permit, when you need a permit or a renewal first, and the days abroad that count for permanent residency.
OpenYour photo at the size of the residence card, My Number card, driving licence or JLPT, and an L-size print of copies for a convenience store.
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What a renewal or change of status costs since 1 October 2026, for each period your status can be granted, at the counter or online.
OpenAdd or take out the 10% or 8% tax on any price, split a receipt by rate, and see what tax-free shopping pays back from 1 November 2026.
OpenHotel tax by city, the 3,000 yen departure tax and what tax-free shopping pays back from 1 November 2026, for your whole trip.
OpenWhat comes back with your December pay, what the 2026 tax reform adds, and what each form is for.
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Plan your monthly expenses. Rent, utilities, food, transport — realistic estimates by city.
OpenHow much you can give for ¥2,000 this year, when it comes back, and what leaving Japan before 1 January does to it.
OpenThe new rules of October 2026 and April 2027, the ¥200,000 fee, and the month you can apply.
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Get a Japanese phone number. Compare carriers, understand plans, avoid common mistakes.
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Step-by-step guides for moving, housing, banking, and navigating daily life in Japan.
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