https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/ 在日外国人向けの生活情報。 en Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/emergency-medical.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/emergency-medical.html Calling 119 for an ambulance, #7119 (area-limited advice), #8000 for children (nationwide), choosing night/holiday clinics, care without an insurance card, and multilingual 119 interpretation. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/pharmacy-guide.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/pharmacy-guide.html Prescription validity (4 days including the issue date), the 30% co-payment, the medicine notebook, generics and the selective-treatment rule, OTC drugs, and bringing medicine from home. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/health-checkup.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/health-checkup.html The specific checkup for 40–74, workplace checks, the five cancer screenings with ages and intervals, costs, and how registered foreign residents are covered. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/vaccination.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/vaccination.html Routine (free) vs voluntary, children's routine shots (five-in-one, MR, etc.), foreign children covered, how overseas shots count, and adult Category B. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/dental-care.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/dental-care.html Public insurance covers most treatment at 10–30%, insured vs self-pay, cost guide, the visit flow, children's dental, and finding multilingual dentists. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/mynumber-health-insurance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/mynumber-health-insurance.html Paper cards ended in Dec 2025. The three ways to register, use at hospitals, benefits like automatic high-cost-medical capping, and the Certificate of Eligibility for those without a card. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/public-school-enrollment.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/public-school-enrollment.html The enrollment notice and education-board procedure, mid-year transfers, documents, free tuition/textbooks and aid, and Japanese support. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/long-term-care-insurance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/long-term-care-insurance.html Care insurance starts at 40 and covers foreign residents. Insured categories, premiums, certification, services and the 10% co-payment. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/bank-comparison.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/bank-comparison.html The 6-month residence hurdle, and how Japan Post Bank, Seven Bank, online banks and megabanks compare on ease, features and documents. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/naturalization.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/naturalization.html The six requirements, simplified naturalization for spouses, how it differs from permanent residence, documents and timeline. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/family-dependent-visa.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/family-dependent-visa.html Which statuses can sponsor family, the 28-hour work limit, COE/change/extension, documents, period of stay, 2025 fees, and the after-high-school path. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/spouse-visa.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/spouse-visa.html Marriage registration, the Certificate of Eligibility (COE), change/extension, the questionnaire and documents, period of stay, 2025 fees, and the 14-day divorce notice. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/permanent-residence.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/permanent-residence.html The 3 requirements, the 10-year rule and exceptions for spouses and highly skilled workers, taxes/pension, documents, the 10,000-yen fee, and the April 2027 revocation system. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/sim-guide.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/sim-guide.html Required documents, carriers that work without a credit card, and a price comparison of Rakuten Mobile, LINEMO, ahamo and GTN Mobile. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/childcare-leave-benefit.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/childcare-leave-benefit.html How the childcare leave benefit works for foreign residents: 67% then 50% of wages, the 13% top-up for up to 80%, eligibility and how to apply. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/maternity-allowance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/maternity-allowance.html About 2/3 of your wage for 42 days before and 56 days after birth: who qualifies, how to apply, and rules after resignation. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/single-parent-allowance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/single-parent-allowance.html Support for single-parent families including foreign residents: FY2026 amounts, income limits, payment months and how to apply. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/bank-account.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/bank-account.html How foreigners open a bank account in Japan: Japan Post, megabanks and online banks compared, documents needed, and tips to pass screening. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/benefits-guide.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/benefits-guide.html A guide to the main benefits and allowances foreign residents in Japan can receive — child allowance, childbirth grant, high-cost medical benefit, housing support and unemployment benefits — with eligibility and where to apply. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/child-allowance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/child-allowance.html Child Allowance (Jido Teate) eligibility, amounts (¥15,000 under age 3; ¥10,000 to high-school age; ¥30,000 for the third child) and how to apply, for foreign residents. Updated for the Oct 2024 expansion. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/child-medical-subsidy.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/child-medical-subsidy.html Municipalities cover your child out-of-pocket medical costs. Eligibility, the medical certificate, required documents and how to apply, for foreign residents in Japan. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/childbirth-allowance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/childbirth-allowance.html How to claim the Childbirth Lump-sum Grant (shussan ikuji ichijikin) of ¥500,000 per child, the direct payment system, eligibility and overseas births, for foreign residents in Japan. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/credit-card.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/credit-card.html Five credit cards foreigners can get in Japan even with a short residence history, compared by annual fee, points and approval requirements. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/driving-license.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/driving-license.html Updated for the October 2025 reform: mandatory resident record, 50-question knowledge check (90% pass), stricter skills check, documents, fees, and where to apply. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/education-benefit.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/education-benefit.html The employment-insurance education and training benefit pays back 20-80% of course fees. The three types, rates, requirements and how to apply, for foreign residents in Japan. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/emergency-contacts.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/emergency-contacts.html How to call fire, ambulance (119) and police (110) in Japan, use multilingual interpreter services, and what to say in an emergency. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/garbage-sorting.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/garbage-sorting.html How to sort burnable, non-burnable and recyclable trash in Japan, find your collection days, and follow local disposal rules. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/health-insurance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/health-insurance.html How foreigners enroll in National Health Insurance in Japan, how premiums are calculated, and how the 30% medical co-payment works. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/high-cost-medical.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/high-cost-medical.html How the High-Cost Medical Expense Benefit (kogaku ryoyohi) refunds monthly medical costs above an income-based ceiling, the limits, and how to claim, for foreign residents. Includes the Aug 2026 increase. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/housing-benefit.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/housing-benefit.html The Housing Security Benefit (jukyo kakuho kyufukin) helps people who cannot pay rent after job loss or income drop. Eligibility, amount, duration and how to apply, for foreign residents in Japan. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/jyumin-toroku.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/jyumin-toroku.html How to file your moving-in notification within 14 days and get a Juminhyo (residence certificate) in Japan, and where you'll need it. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/kindergarten.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/kindergarten.html How foreign parents enroll a child in nursery (hoikuen) or kindergarten (yochien) in Japan, the difference, application steps and free childcare. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/mynumber-card.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/mynumber-card.html How foreigners apply for a My Number Card in Japan, the documents needed, and where it is used such as ID and convenience-store certificates. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/pension-guide.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/pension-guide.html How foreigners can claim the pension lump-sum withdrawal refund when leaving Japan: eligibility, amount, application, the 2-year deadline and taxes. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/remittance-compare.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/remittance-compare.html Compare international remittance from Japan by fees, exchange rate and speed — Wise, PayPay and bank transfer for sending money to China, Vietnam and more. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/rent-guarantor.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/rent-guarantor.html How foreigners can find rentals without a personal guarantor and pass guarantor company screening in Japan, with tips on no-guarantor properties. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/rent-guide.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/rent-guide.html A step-by-step guide to renting an apartment in Japan as a foreigner: required documents, guarantor company screening, initial costs, and finding foreigner-friendly properties. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/sickness-allowance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/sickness-allowance.html The injury and sickness allowance (shobyo teate-kin) pays about two-thirds of your wage when you cannot work due to illness or injury. Eligibility, amount and how to claim, for foreign residents. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/social-insurance.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/social-insurance.html The four types of social insurance for company employees in Japan, enrollment requirements, premium estimates, and procedures when leaving a job. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/tax-guide.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/tax-guide.html How foreigners file a tax return in Japan and claim refunds of overpaid income tax, plus how resident tax works and the documents you need. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/unemployment-benefit.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/unemployment-benefit.html Eligibility, benefit days and the application process for employment-insurance unemployment benefit (basic allowance), for foreign residents. Includes the Apr 2025 cut of the waiting period to 1 month. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/utilities-setup.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/utilities-setup.html A guide for foreigners to start and contract electricity, gas and water when moving in Japan, plus useful Japanese phrases. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/work-permit.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/work-permit.html Residence statuses that permit work in Japan, how to apply, the permit for activities outside status, and how to avoid illegal work. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/zairyu-koshin.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/zairyu-koshin.html Complete guide to renewing your period of stay in Japan: when to apply, required documents, fees, the special period, and online application. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/zairyu-types.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/zairyu-types.html An overview of Japan's residence statuses by purpose — work, status-based, student and dependent — plus permanent residency requirements and Specified Skilled Worker. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/hospital-guide.html https://life.m-ri.co.jp/en/hospital-guide.html A practical English guide to using hospitals and clinics in Japan: choosing a department, the visit process, costs and insurance, multilingual support (AMDA), pharmacies and emergencies. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900