We provide Consulting and Procedural services for Japanese and Foreigners who are currently (or have previously been) living overseas regarding Japanese/International professional procedures.

Residents outside Japan (Japanese/foreigners)
●Specialized procedures related to Japan (Matters related to yourself,
   matters related to relatives in Japan.)

Residents in Japan (Japanese/foreigners)

●Returnees/immigrants from overseas (Specialized procedures related to Japan
   and previous country of residence.)

●People with no experience of living overseas (Specialized procedures related
   to relatives living overseas.)

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●For people living abroad, Japan's specialized procedures are surprisingly difficult to understand and not easy.

You may have thought, "I've been living and working in Japan, so I'll be able to figure it out if I look into it," but when you actually look into it, you'll find that the content is complicated and it's not as easy to go through the procedures as you had originally envisioned.

●The reason is...

① Even if you listen to or read the explanation, it is difficult to understand many similar technical terms and legal terms.

② Even if it is just one procedure (for example, returning to Japan permanently),
several procedures are required, and it is difficult to know where to start or who to contact (for example,in the case of "returning to Japan permanently," several procedures are required depending on the person, such as residence status, permanent residency, housing, resident registration, medical and nursing insurance, financial, tax, etc.)

③ Even if you contact the relevant institutions or government offices from overseas, it is difficult to contact them due to the time difference and communication methods.

●However, proceeding with procedures based on your own incomplete knowledge and information or arbitrary judgment without sufficient confirmation may lead to problems later.

●Then we provide consultation and proxy services to solve these problems and worries.  By having a wide range of knowledge not only in a specific field but also in each field of Japanese administration and specialized procedures, we can provide one-stop support and support without the customer having to contact experts in each field, related organizations, and government offices for each procedure.

●To make it easier to understand, if a customer normally proceeds with international procedures themselves, it will be the method shown
in [Figure A below].

However, with this method, overseas residents must contact and complete procedures with multiple administrative agencies, specialized companies, etc. across time zones, making it difficult to proceed with the procedures efficiently.

The procedures can waste time and money, and you may miss deadlines or suffer financial losses. In addition, the excessive stress caused by them can affect your daily life, and in the worst case, you may end up giving up on the procedures.

●In response to this, Lifemates will support you as your Japan side contact point as shown in [Figure B below].  This will help us to resolve these issues and expedite the process.

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※Please contact us if there is a field not listed below.

Returning to Japan
●Residence status
●Overseas permanent residency
●Management of necessary procedures

Various administrative procedures
●Resident registration
●Enrollment and cancellation of National Health Insurance and Nursing Care Insurance
●My Number and My Number Card 

End of life preparations
●Nursing care/elderly care facilities
●Voluntary guardianship (monitoring)
●Living wills
●Adult guardianship
●Postmortem affairs (funerals, various notifications, sorting of belongings)

Inheritance
●Inheritance procedure management
●Inheritance tax
●Inheritance renunciation
●Inheritance procedures at financial institutions
●Real estate inheritance registration

Finance
●Opening, closing and managing domestic accounts in Japan
●Procedures related to overseas accounts
●Remittances

Taxes
●Two-country taxation (tax returns, inheritance tax)

Pensions
Claiming, record investigation and cancellation of the following pensions
●Japanese public pensions (Employees' pensions, national pensions, corporate pensions)
    →Click here if you would like a free pension record investigation service
●US public pensions (Social Security)
●Various pension products from private insurance companies

Real estate
●Vacant home management
●Sales

Start-up/business
●Corporate registration
●Enrollment/cancellation of social insurance/labor insurance

Guarantee
●Corporate employment contract
●Rental contract for rental housing
●VisaMedical institution

Other (proxy, consultation)
●Mobile phone contract
●Research into various specialized procedures

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Matters Related to Returning to Japan Permanently

●Creation of repatriation plans and schedule management

●Consultation on pre-return procedures for both the country of residence and Japan (e.g., financial institutions, pensions, taxes, real estate, nationality)

●Proxy application for residency status (acquisition of certificate of eligibility, renewal, permanent residency applications) and related consultation

●Acting as a guarantor for residency status applications (conditions apply)

●Proxy and consultation for administrative procedures after return (e.g., resident registration, enrollment in national health insurance/long-term care insurance, creation of My Number Card)

●Support for finding housing (real estate purchases, rental properties, monthly apartments, etc.)

●Acting as a guarantor for rental contracts (conditions apply)

●Support for finding and moving into senior facilities

●Assistance with opening bank accounts

●Support for telephone service contracts

Procedures in Japan for Overseas Residents

●Support for Japan-Based Parents

✔ Nursing care consultation (long-term care insurance, finding senior facilities, relocation planning for care, monitoring, etc.)

✔ Asset management (consultation on adult guardianship systems, inheritance, referrals to other professionals)

✔ Inheritance procedures after death (asset verification, inheritance tax filing/payment, financial institution procedures, etc.)

✔ Real estate disposal after inheritance (ownership transfer, sale, etc.)

●Support Related to Japanese Public Pensions:

✔ Proxy pension claims (retirement, survivor, disability)

✔ Pension record investigation (verification of enrollment periods and estimated pension amounts – free service)

✔ Address and bank account changes for pension receipt (including changes from Japan to overseas or vice versa)

✔ Switching to voluntary enrollment in the National Pension system

✔ Consultation on survivor pensions (e.g., preparation for foreign spouses to receive benefits)

●Support for Private Insurance Companies:

✔ Confirmation and consultation regarding past Japanese insurance contracts

✔ Insurance claims with Japanese insurance companies (services for surviving family members after the policyholder's death)

●Financial Institution (Banking) Services:

✔ Closing Japanese bank accounts, withdrawals, and remittance of remaining balances overseas

●Acquisition and Delivery of Various Certificates:

✔ Family register certificates, resident certificates, tax certificates, etc.

●Procedures Related to Real Estate Owned in Japan:

✔ Sale of properties (search for real estate agents, price negotiations, sales contracts, ownership transfers, remittance of sale proceeds, tax processing)

✔ Cleaning and maintenance of owned properties (arrangement and negotiation with local service providers)

✔ Mail Receipt and Forwarding Services

●Receipt and forwarding of mail sent to a Japanese address

Services for Japanese Residents after coming

●Matters Related to U.S. Public Pensions (Social Security Benefits)

✔ Assistance with claims for retirement or survivor benefits

✔ Address changes (U.S. → Japan), bank account changes (U.S. to Japanese bank) (Form SSA-21)

✔ Preparation, consultation, and proxy submission of related forms (e.g., IRS Certificate of Residence (Form 6166), reports of foreign pensions (Forms SSA-308, 7162))

●Other U.S. Pensions:

✔ Assistance with claims for local, professional, or military pensions

✔ Support for U.S. Financial Institutions

●Closing U.S. bank accounts, withdrawing balances, and remitting funds to Japan

●Surrendering U.S. Permanent Residency (Green Card):

●Assistance with Form I-407 submission

●Tax-Related Matters:

✔ Bilateral tax consultation, referral to Japanese and U.S. accountants with expertise in dual tax matters

●Support for Procedures Involving Dementia Patients
   (Realizing claim procedures through an adult guardian.)

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