Pension (Nenkin)

This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. If you live in Japan and are aged 20 to 59, you must join the public pension system. Your nationality doesn’t matter. In fiscal year 2026, the national pension premium is ¥17,920 a month. Company employees pay half … Read more

This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. If you paid into Japan’s pension system for at least 6 months and leave Japan for good, you can claim part of it back. Japan calls this the lump-sum withdrawal payment (dattai ichijikin, 脱退一時金). You must claim within … Read more