International marriage
If a foreigner raises a child born to a Japanese person in Japan after divorce or bereavement, it is possible to change the status of residence to "Long-Term Resident(LTR)".

If a foreign national raises a child born to a Japanese person as parental authority after divorce or bereavement of the Japanese person, the foreigner may be granted the status of residence of "Long-Term Resident(LTR)" .The conditions for this change to “Long-Term Resident(LTR)” to be permitted are as follows: A child supported by a foreigner […]

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Visa
How foreigners can register their seals in Japan

There is a seal registration system in Japan, but not all Japanese use this system.However, there are many foreigners who wish to register their seals because they are often required to seal their registered seals in contracts for real estate transactions.The points to note when a foreigner registers a seal are as follows.

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Business Manager
For foreigners living abroad to create a company in Japan and obtain a "Business Manager" visa

The status of residence for a foreigner to manage a company in Japan is "Business Manager".If you are a foreigner living abroad, you will apply for a visa through the Japanese embassy in that country.However, this method takes a lot of time for immigration.From now on, if you go to Japan and start a company, […]

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Visa
Even if the father of the child to be born is Japanese, the nationality of the child does not necessarily become Japan.

When a foreign woman becomes pregnant and the child's father is Japanese, it is easy to think that the nationality of the child to be born will be Japan, but that is not the case.Japanese Nationality law stipulates that Japanese nationality should be acquired if the father who died at the time of the birth […]

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Visa
Foreigners can also make a "My Number Card (Individual Number Card)".

The "My Number Card (Individual Number Card)" is a plastic card with an IC chip that proves your Individual Number (My Number) when performing administrative procedures in Japan.The "My Number Card (Individual Number Card)" can be registered not only by Japanese but also by foreigners as long as they are registered as residents.Advantages of the […]

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International marriage
If a person with a status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National(SCJN)" divorces a Japanese spouse, it is necessary to change to another status of residence.

Foreigners who are married to a Japanese national and have a status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National(SCJN)" are not allowed to continue to stay with the same status of residence after divorcing the Japanese spouse.If a foreigner wishes to continue to stay in Japan after divorcing a Japanese national, he / […]

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NPO
Is it necessary to submit a business report, etc. when the NPO is dissolved?

NPO is required to submit business reports, etc. to the competent authority within three months after the end of each business year.If the NPO fails to submit this, it may be subject to a fine of 200,000 yen or less. By the way, if the NPO is to be dissolved, is it necessary to submit […]

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Inheritance
Precautions for writing a last will and testament

There are three types of "last wills and testament": "notarial last wills and testament", "secret last wills and testament", and "self-written last wills and testament".In order for the "a last will and testament" to be valid, it must be prepared in the "statement method in accordance with the provisions of the law".If it is a […]

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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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