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Pension withdrawal procedure

Are you qualified to apply your Lump-sum withdrawal payment?

This WEB site is for all foreigners those who lived in Japan in past or plan to leave Japan. If you would contribute to Japanese Pension systems (NP=National Pension, EPI=Employees' Pension Insurance, or the Mutual Aid systems) for half year or the longer, you are eligible to receive Japanese pension. This article explains the application procedure to withdraw your pension from Japanese pension office.
2020.08.01
Pension withdrawal procedure
Pension withdrawal procedure

Lump-sum withdrawal payment estimation

This article explains the amount of your pension withdrawal, if you would apply it. The case study describes its of various conditions, such as Social Security agreed with Japan (Yes / No), type of pension you are contributing, such as National Pension (mainly for self employed worker), or EPI (Employees' pension Insurance).
2020.08.15
Pension withdrawal procedure
Pension withdrawal procedure

Attention! Two years expiration after your resident cancellation

Your lump-sum withdrawal application is accepted within two years after the date you no longer have your residential registration address in Japan. If you do not apply for it within two years, you may lose your chance to receive millions Japanese Yen!!
2020.07.26
Pension withdrawal procedure
Japanese Pension Service

Japanese Pension System

If you work in Japan at a company, you are contributing both National Pension (NP) and the Employees' Pension Insurance (EPI), If your working arena is academic field, you may be also contributing the Mutual Aid system.
2020.07.25
Japanese Pension Service
Social Insurance System

Japanese Social Insurance System

Medical Insurance is mandate in Japan. Three social insurances, i.e. Employees' Pension Insurance (EPI), Medical and unemployment insurances are split by your employer and yourself.
2020.07.20
Social Insurance System
Global Link

International Social Security agreement and Useful Global Link

20 countries have a social security global agreement with Japan. To check the details of agreement and application form, global link is available.
2020.07.10
Global Link
Japanese Pension Service

Fatal Japanese pension system Issues

Pension call center has no English support, but each local office does it. This means you can not receive any advice from oversea. Nenkin Net is an Internet personalized WEB site but so far Japanese language only. Pension office has no residential tracking system when you are living in oversea country, which means you can not receive a pension notice from Japan.
2020.07.08
Japanese Pension Service
GPIF

GPIF, one of the world largest Sovereign Wealth Funds

GPIF is the largest pension asset management firm in the globe. Their asset size increases 2.97% year to year since 2001. Both National Pension (NP) and the Employees' Pension Insurance (EPI) contributed assets are managed by GPIF.
2020.07.01
GPIF