July 2022

Visa
How can a person with a status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National(SCJN)" call in his / her own child in his / her home country?

A person residing in Japan with a status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National(SCJN)" must meet the following requirements if he / she wishes to bring his / her child from the previous marriage to Japan.① The child is a minor and unmarried. The child must be a minor under the laws of […]

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Visa
Is renewal of the period of stay of "Short-Term Stay" permitted?

"Short-Term Stay" generally means staying within 90 days.In addition, most of the purposes of visiting Japan for "Short-Term Stays" are tourism and business, so it is not expected that the period of stay will be renewed.However, if updates are not allowed at all, that is not the case.If there are "true humanitarian unavoidable circumstances or […]

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Visa
Notification when a foreign woman becomes pregnant in Japan

In Japan, when a woman becomes pregnant, she must submit a pregnancy report to the municipal office or health center.You can receive the Maternal and Child Health Handbook by submitting this pregnancy report.Pregnancy notifications are to be submitted regardless of nationality or status of residence, so even couples of foreigners must submit it.By receiving the […]

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Permanent Resident
When a foreigner with Highly Skilled Professional Visa applies for "Permanent Resident"

Normally, when a foreigner residing in Japan applies for "Permanent resident", he / she must "continue to stay in Japan for 10 years or more".And, of these, it is necessary to have a Working Visa and stay for at least 5 years.If you have a Highly Skilled Professional Visa with a score of 70 points […]

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Naturalization
Even for traffic violations, "naturalization" is not permitted depending on the content and frequency.

One of the requirements for "Naturalization" is that "behavior is good".If you commit a crime and receive punishment such as imprisonment, it is not recognized as "behavior is good" because it falls under "Reasons for deportation".On the other hand, minor traffic violations do not fall under the "Reasons for deportation", but may not be recognized […]

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Inheritance
What is a "Successor bequest"?

"Successor bequest" means that the bequest is made in two stages as follows at the will of the testator.① It will be bequeathed from the testator to the first bequest.② Due to the conditions and deadlines set by the testator, the bequest will be made from the first bequest to the second bequest.For example, a […]

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Visa
About "Period of Stay"

The period of stay is stipulated for the residence card owned by a foreigner residing in Japan.This period of stay is stipulated for each status of residence, but there are also periods of 3 or 5 years.If you have a residence card with a period of stay of one year, you need to apply for […]

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Inheritance
Precautions when using the "self-written last will and testament storage system"

The "self-written a last will and testament storage system" is a system for storing "self-written a last will and testament" that started on July 10, 2020 at the will storage.The biggest advantage is that there is a notification system when the testator dies. There are two types of notification system in this notification system.a) Notice […]

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Inheritance
When one of the heirs receives the life insurance death benefit that the decedent was paying the premium

When the decedent dies, the property left by the decedent is usually subject to inheritance by the heir as an inheritance property, but in the case of life insurance money, the decedent's property is based on the insurance contract. It is not an inheritance property as it is received by the heir upon death.However, if […]

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