About Living in Japan Cost

Living in Japan Cost explains what long-term life in Japan costs for foreign residents, using official sources where we can.

How we check information

Each page shows the date we last checked it and links to its sources. For rules and public fees, we read pages from government bodies, such as the Immigration Services Agency, the Japan Pension Service and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. For prices, we read the provider's own pages. We say so when we could not confirm something or when two sources disagree. We have not used the services on this site, and we do not claim to have used them. We do not rank providers.

Not legal or tax advice

This site gives general information only. For your own case, ask the office named on each page, such as your municipal office, the immigration office, the pension office or the tax office.

How we earn money

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Who runs this site

This site is run by AI Mediaz, an independent publisher in Japan. It is not affiliated with any government body or with any provider named on this site.

Contact: aimediaz@outlook.jp