In this page, you will find links to useful websites for living in Japan.

IMMIGRATION OFFICE
Immigration Services Agency (Immigration Office 出入国在留管理庁)
General Information Center provided by the Immigration Office: free consultation services provided by the Immigration Office’s Information Center in multiple languages.
Jump to the Immigration Office’s webpage below to get to the specific information;
- List of Residence/Visa status and basic required documents
- Basic Information on each procedure; information for COE application and other procedures such as Change of Visa, Re-entry Permit etc.
- Q&A for visa application/procedures; general matters related to visa/immigration, procedures for visa application, re-enter Japan etc.
- Q&A for residence management; matters after you become a Residence Card holder such as residence card, necessary notification, cancellation of residence status, employment etc.

GOVERNMENT-RELATED AGENCY
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Visa (外務省)
- National Tax Agency (国税庁)
- Ministry of Justice (法務省)
- Ministry of Justice – Corporate Registration (法務省:商業登記について)
- Japan Pension Service (日本年金機構)
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (厚生労働省)
- JETRO – Setting Up Business : government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world

BANK
- Shinsei Bank (online / personal account / English-speaking support available)
- Rakuten Bank (online bank / personal account)
- SMBC Bank (Mitsui-Sumitomo; one of the megabanks in Japan)
- SMBC Trust Bank
- MUFG Bank (Mitsubishi-UFJ; one of the megabanks in Japan)
- Japan Post Bank / Yucho-Ginko
- Sony Bank

SERVICED OFFICE / REAL ESTATE AGENCY
- ServCorp (global serviced office provider)
Office location: Osaka - Regus (global serviced office provider)
Office location: Osaka | Kyoto - WeWork (global serviced office provider)
Office location: Osaka | Kobe - The DECK (serviced office in Osaka)
- Real Estate Japan (real estate / office search portal)
- Rental Office Search (office search portal)

