Useful information for foreigners working in Japan

It is required to join the Japanese pension system for everyone who lives in Japan (even foreign nationals). If you leave your company or get fired, you need to switch from “Employees’ Pension” to “National Pension”. If your income decreases due to restructuring or bankruptcy, you might have a hard time paying the national pension fees. In this article, we will introduce an alternative to a national pension, “the exemption due to unemployment” which will allow you to get exempt from paying your national pension fees.

A RESUME is always necessary for job hunting activities. Today, we are going to explain how to write a perfect resume in a specific way and with illustrated examples

Before throwing away large, oversized garbage, here are some tips for YOU to make a good decision on the timing of disposal. So, when you want to move OR must move due to your work, you might be wondering on how to dispose of the “Oversized Garbage”There are few ways to throw away your oversized garbage and we are going to show you all the WAYS!!! 

Foreigners who work in Japan are always CONFUSED by the Japanese tax procedures. Especially when it comes to retirement OR changing careers, you need to go through the tax payment process yourself. TODAY, we are going to explain the system and procedures in an easy-to-understand manner about the “Residence Tax” that foreigners want to know when they change careers or retire.

When you decide you want to live somewhere else, you consider moving. Today, we are going to talk about PROCEDURES you might forget while moving. We will be guiding the “Easy To Forget” procedures with extra information you might want to know when moving.

As NUMBERS of foreigners working in Japan increases, many foreigners choose Japan as their destination for studying abroad AND finding employment in a Japanese company.Mr. C is a Korean who we interviewed this time. He studied Japanese as a second language and PERSUADED his parents to go on to a university in Japan. After that, he entered the University of Tokyo (the University of Tokyo is a public research university located in Bunkyo, Tokyo. It is one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.) and he will be working for a Japanese company from next year. When we start writing like this, it might sound like a “Bragging Story” of an elite who is sailing smoothly, but during this interview, we were able to hear an unexpected “real setback experience job hunting in Japan”.

After a few years of working in Japan, you’ll get used to your life and work in Japan. At such times, you may feel that you want to try a different job, improving your career, OR raising your annual income. In this article, for the people who started to consider a “Career Change”, we are going to introduce the RISKS & PRECAUTIONS of the “Status of Residence” (Work Visa) BEFORE you start your career changing activities.

When you retire OR change careers in Japan, you need to make your year-end adjustments and final returns, but it is VERY difficult for foreigners, and I think that many things are confusing to what to do.In this article, we are going to explain detailed procedures for year-end adjustment and final tax return associated with retirement and career change that foreigners working in Japan want to KNOW.

You may have heard some differences regarding work culture and workstyle in Japan from your own country, but do you know how your previous career changes might have a negative impression and affect your job-hunting in Japan negatively?This is because Japanese companies traditionally don’t have a positive attitude toward job-hoppers who have too many job changes in a short period on the CV when they hire new talents. In this article, we will explain the Japanese perspective and norms that dictate how Japanese companies might see your job changes negatively, and how you can avoid leaving a negative impression of your previous career changes when job-hunting in Japan.

The Japanese job market has been opening up for more and more foreign workers for the last couple of years under the circumstances of globalization trends and a serious lack of a skilled workforce in Japan. Have you ever heard any good (or bad) stories about working in Japan as a foreigner? Are you interested in the workstyle and the lifestyles that come with working in Japan? Before considering getting a job in Japan, you might want to know how things work or don’t work.In this article, we will talk about the pros and cons of foreigners to work in Japan. Getting a grasp on these questions can clear your head and lead to your dreams coming true!

When looking for a job in Japan as a foreign national sometimes you might find yourself struggling. In this article, we will guide you through 5 important factors to know before/during your job hunting in Japan, from types of visas to where to start looking.In October 2019 Japan had the largest number of working foreigners in history, 1.46 million people! Every day more and greater opportunities come about. Japanese companies are starting to open up and prepare for this trend, but they are also facing some difficulties.In this article, we will explain what you can expect, and what will be expected of you, when job seeking in Japan.

In recent years, efforts towards globalization and work-life balance have progressed in the IT industry, and work styles such as long working hours and holiday work have been gradually improving as before. We are going to introduce the story of overtime hours of IT engineers in Japan that foreign engineers are concerned about and how Japanese engineers spend holidays.

When an engineer changes a career, a skill sheet is useful for communicating the skill level and skill range in writing. We are going to give you a template for your skill sheet, please take ADVANTAGE of it. 

In this article, we are going to explain SPECIFICALLY on the procedures you need to take when you consider moving to Japan.There are multiple procedures you need to take that can be very confusing. Once you fail to take one of those procedures, you MIGHT get FINED OR get your Status of Residence REVOKED by the Japanese government.Let’s start looking through the procedures so you can take on these procedures smoothly at the time of your move.

In this article, we are going to explain specific examples to explain the points that engineers should be able to suppress in their curriculum vitae when they change careers in Japan.