• Bureaucratic Process

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        Obtaining Certificates at Municipal Offices Residence Card and Visa Obtaining a Certificate of Criminal Record Childca...

  • Financial

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      Credit Card Options Banking Services International money transfer Wise(formerly TransferWise) Pension ...

  • Car

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        Compulsory Vehicle Inspection (Shaken) Purchasing a car Sell/Dispose of a car Rental car   Money transfer ...

  • Emergency

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      Emergency Procedure Typhoon Guideline (日本語はこちら) Preparing for Typhoon Earthquake Tsunami...

  • Leaving Okinawa

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      Offboarding Process   Arrange Departure   What to do with Pension when leaving Japan?   PCR Test   Ho...

  • Webform - I would like to register to become a volunteer

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    To Become a Volunteer: If you would like to volunteer your services to an OIST community member as a volunteer, you must: Have your own personal p...

  • How to apply for an official translation of your driver's license

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    This page illustrates how you can get an official translation of your driver's license from JAF(Japan Automobile Federation).   How to apply fo...

  • Rescheduling deliveries

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    If you have received something in your mail box looking like one of the following images, one of the following postal service/couriers has attempted t...

  • GTN Mobile

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    GTN Mobile is specialized in mobile services for foreign residents in Japan. As a foreign resident in Japan, you may face issues such as inflexible pa...

  • How to transfer money to Wise(formerly TransferWise) account

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    If you wish to make international money transfer using WISE please follow the instructions below.   Have the following ready before you go...