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Juminzei – all you need to know about Japan’s residential tax
Taxes / Work

Juminzei – all you need to know about Japan’s residential tax

Posted on: 2021-07-042024-05-22

What is juminzei? How much is the residential tax in Japan? How do I pay it? Read on for a simple guide to the resident tax in Japan.

Quitting A Job In Japan: What You Need To Know
Health / Taxes / Work

Quitting A Job In Japan: What You Need To Know

Posted on: 2021-03-072024-05-22

Quitting a job in Japan? Read on for a short guide on the procedure and the documents you will need from your employer.

Gensenchoshuhyou: How to read Japanese withholding tax slip
Taxes / Work

Gensenchoshuhyou: How to read Japanese withholding tax slip

Posted on: 2020-07-192024-05-22

So you have received gensenchoshuhyou (源泉徴収票) from your employer. But… it’s all in Japanese! Here is how to read the Japanese withholding tax slip.

Sick pay in Japan (Shoubyouteate): How to apply
Health / Lifestyle / Work

Sick pay in Japan (Shoubyouteate): How to apply

Posted on: 2020-06-212024-05-22

Unable to work due to sickness or injury? You could get 2/3 of your salary via Japan’s Injury and Sickness Allowance (傷病手当, shoubyouteate). Read on for a short introduction to this insurance and learn how to apply.

A simple guide to the My Number Card
Health / Lifestyle / Taxes / Work

A simple guide to the My Number Card

Posted on: 2020-05-152024-05-23

Why do you need a plastic My Number card? Japan is moving some government services online – the card is part of this system.

7 useful things you can do on Mynaportal (マイナ ポータル)
Lifestyle / Taxes / Work

7 useful things you can do on Mynaportal (マイナ ポータル)

Posted on: 2020-05-012024-05-23

Tired of standing in long lines at the city office? No time to visit the kuyakusho? Mynaportal makes many government services accessible online

Hello Work: get professional help finding employment in Japan
Lifestyle / Work

Hello Work: get professional help finding employment in Japan

Posted on: 2020-04-212024-05-23

If you are having trouble finding work in Japan, a visit at Hello Work might help. Read on for a short introduction to this service.

MARTA TAKAHASHI Photographer and explorer with over 10 years of experience living and working in Japan

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