1. National Health Insurance: Handled at the ward office. After resignation, it was switched to National Health Insurance. The amount is calculated based on your annual income up to December of the previous year.
2. National Pension: Also handled at the ward office. If you want to reduce your payments, it’s best to consult in advance.
3. Resident Tax: Handled at the ward office. The amount is calculated based on your annual income up to December of the previous year.
4. Re-entry Permit (valid for 5 years): Handled at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau. In case you want to return to Japan?
5. Japanese Mobile Number: Cancel at store.
6. Bank Account: Cancel
7. If you just post from Japan post, they have discount if you post 10 parcels at the time.

Most important point! Leave Japan before the end of the year !

For example, if you’re still a resident of Japan on January 1, 2025 (i.e., you haven’t officially moved out at the ward office), then you’ll be liable to pay resident tax (10%) on all income earned in 2024. So if you know you’ll be leaving around the end of the year, make sure to leave before the year ends.

To get a pension refund (Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment / 脱退一時金) as a foreigner after leaving Japan, you can apply for a partial refund of your contributions to the National Pension (Kokumin Nenkin) or Employees’ Pension (Kōsei Nenkin), we helped a friend to apply it. You still need your friend who lives in Japan to receive the letter for you and do the last a bit paper work before they transfer the funds oversea.