Life guides
Procedures, systems, and where to turn for help when you're living in Japan, organized clearly by topic.
Residence and administration
Work
Money, tax and insurance
Housing, transport and daily life
- Electricity, Gas, and Water
- Trains, Buses, and IC Cards
- Rental Contracts and the Initial Costs You Need
- Moving Out of Rental Housing
- Rules on Trash, Noise, and Shared Housing
- Mobile Phones, SIM Cards, Internet, and Mail
- Bicycle Rules
- Driving a Car, and Driver's Licenses
- Libraries, Public Facilities, and Community Services
Health and medical care
Pregnancy, children and education
- Japan's School System, and Enrolling in Elementary or Junior High School
- When Your Baby Is Born
- Nursery Schools, Certified Centers for Early Childhood Education and Care, and Kindergartens
- Maternal and Child Health Handbook, Pregnancy Checkups, and Childbirth Costs
- Japanese Language Support for Children with Foreign Roots
- Learning Japanese, and Local Japanese Classes
- When You Are Having a Hard Time Raising Your Child
- Infant Checkups, Vaccinations, and the Child Allowance
- High School Admission and Entrance Exams
Family, legal matters and support
- Domestic Violence (DV) or Afraid of Your Partner
- Traffic Accidents You Were In or Caused
- Getting Married in Japan
- Considering or Going Through a Divorce
- Abuse, Discrimination, and Bullying
- Support for Disability, Nursing Care, and Older Adults
- Being a Victim of a Crime, and 110
- Consulting a Lawyer or Houterasu
- Contracts, Cancellations, Mail-Order Purchases, and Malicious Sales Practices
- A Family Member Died in Japan
- Foreign Resident Consultation Counters, International Exchange Associations, and Specialist Consultations
