Every guide on pension withdrawal, tax and paperwork for leaving Japan, grouped by topic. Pick a topic or scroll the full list.
Guides to Japan pension lump-sum withdrawal before and after leaving Japan: eligibility, records, payment, the 60-month cap and totalization.
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.
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.
Waiting for a Japan pension withdrawal payment? Organize your submission record, check correspondence and prepare questions for the official pension service.
See how paid months, partial exemptions and student deferrals affect National Pension withdrawal calculations, with weighted-month examples.
Understand average standard remuneration for an Employees' Pension withdrawal estimate, including recorded bonuses and a worked calculation example.
Check monthly pension records in Nenkin Net, compare your employment history and prepare a focused inquiry about missing or incorrect entries.
Find your Basic Pension Number using official records or online services, request a replacement notice, and check the documents needed for a withdrawal claim.
Check pension withdrawal eligibility, agreement exclusions and the coverage periods you would lose before comparing a lump sum with future benefits.
See whether the 36- or 60-month cap applies to your Japan pension withdrawal, and why coverage beyond the cap is still lost after a lump-sum claim.
The "nenkin refund" is Japan's pension lump-sum withdrawal. Check who qualifies, how the payment and 60-month cap work, what you give up, and how to apply.
Guides to Japanese taxes when leaving Japan: resident tax, income tax settlement, withholding slips, tax certificates and tax representatives.
Request your salary withholding slip before leaving Japan, check its year and delivery deadline, and distinguish non-issuance from a lost copy.
Prepare for resident tax when leaving Japan: distinguish current installments from the next assessment and confirm final-pay deductions and payment arrangements.
Planning a digital nomad stay in Japan? Check permitted work, tax residence, treaty conditions, medical insurance and pension questions before you travel.
Compare help for a Japan pension tax refund: how a tax agent differs from a qualified tax professional, what each may do, and which fees to confirm.
Prepare the retirement-income taxation election for an Employees' Pension lump sum: why a refund is not automatic, what a tax agent does and which records to keep.
Guides to receiving a Japan pension refund abroad: bank details, SWIFT codes, international transfers and keeping a Japanese bank account.
Prepare bank evidence for a Japan pension withdrawal: check SWIFT codes, account-holder details and the separate bank and overseas address fields.
What Japan Post Bank, MUFG, SMBC, Mizuho, Sony Bank, SBI Shinsei and PRESTIA say about moving abroad, and what to ask your bank before leaving Japan.
Confirm who sends each payment and which account can receive it before comparing Wise and bank transfers for a pension lump sum, tax refund or your own savings.
Departure paperwork for foreign residents leaving Japan: moving-out notification, residence card, health insurance, contracts, apartment move-out and shipping.
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.
Prepare an overseas moving-out notification in Japan: find the correct municipal procedure, gather documents and track follow-up counter visits.
See the benefit and withholding in JPY before you file.
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