Do you know what foreign tourists often ask the tour guide while in Japan? - Why people having tattoos may be denied to enter Onsen(hot springs) ba...

Acquiring a Cell Phone Necessary procedures for a cell phone contract When a medium- to long-term foreign resident in Japan enters into a contrac...

Procedures at the Ward Office for Moving Required procedures when changing address: “moving out” and “moving in” When medium- to long-term residen...

Acquiring a Certificate of Residence What is a certificate of residence? In Japan, there is a basic resident register which contains basic infor...

Entering and Re-entering Japan with a Working Visa   Procedure for entering Japan with a working visa (medium-term residence qualification) &...

Switching from a Short-Term Visa to a Working Visa What is a short-term visa? A short-term visa is the visa type used to ...

About Japanese Visas (Time Required and Application Sites)   Time Required for Acquiring a Visa When entering Japan, you are required to have...

Amazing Japanese Fast Food If you're a fan of fast food, amazing instant noodles, and incredible store-bought snacks, then there's no better cou...

How Religious are the Japanese? There are over 80,000 temples and shrines in Japan, a country considered as one of the least rel...