Two tools in one: estimate your 脱退一時金 pension refund (and the tax you can reclaim), then generate a personalized departure timeline so nothing gets missed on the way out. In plain English.
💴 Pension refund
🗓️ Departure timeline
If you paid into the Japanese pension for 6+ months and are leaving for good, you can claim a lump-sum refund (脱退一時金) — but you must apply within 2 years, and most people never reclaim the 20.42% tax withheld from the 厚生年金 part. This estimates both.
Which pension did you pay into?
国民年金 = National Pension (self-employed, students, unemployed spells). 厚生年金 = Employees' Pension (company payroll). Many people have both over time.
Both
国民年金 only
厚生年金 only
国民年金 — months contributed
Total months you paid National Pension. Check your ねんきん定期便 or the Nenkin Net site if unsure. Counted up to 60 months (5-year cap).
厚生年金 — months & average pay
Months on company payroll, and your rough average monthly salary (bonuses averaged in). Counted up to 60 months.
Months
Average monthly pay
Your home country
This is the one thing that can make claiming the refund a mistake — if your country totalizes pension periods with Japan, cashing out forfeits those credits.
Leaving Japan is a forced-transaction event — sell, dispose, close, refund, and file, all on a deadline. Tell us your situation and get a reverse-scheduled checklist so the long-lead items don't sneak up on you.
Months until you leave
Roughly how long until your departure date.
Your situation
Tap all that apply — the checklist adds the right items and lead times.