The Complete Leaving-Japan Checklist
The flagship — the full departure timeline in prose, from two months out to the airport.
The Pension Refund (脱退一時金), Explained
Eligibility, the math, the 20.42% tax reclaim, and the treaty trade-off that can make claiming a mistake.
Sell It or Throw It Away?
粗大ごみ vs 回収 vs 買取, honestly compared — which of your things pay you, and which cost you to remove.
Breaking Your Lease in Japan
解約予告 notice periods, cleaning-fee reality, and how to get as much of your deposit back as possible.
Closing Your Accounts
Banks, phone, utilities, subscriptions — the gotchas, the 違約金, and the one account to keep open.
Taxes When You Leave Japan
Residence tax, the 納税管理人, and how the pieces connect to the refund and the tax checker.
Ship It or Sell It?
The honest math on international shipping vs selling here and replacing there.
Estimate your refund & build your timeline →