Japan – Property Letting

Foreign nationals who own property in Japan may legally rent it out, and doing so can prove financially worthwhile — but the…

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Japan – Property Building and Renovation

Foreign nationals face no blanket legal barriers to building or renovating property in Japan — owning land and commissioning construction are both…

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Japan – Property Financing

Foreign nationals face no legal barriers to purchasing property in Japan, yet securing a local mortgage is an entirely different challenge. The…

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Japan – Prescriptions and Medications

Getting to grips with how prescriptions and medications work in Japan takes some preparation, especially for those arriving from abroad. Japan runs…

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Japan – Postal Service

At the heart of Japan’s postal infrastructure sits Japan Post (日本郵政), a partially privatised national operator managing roughly 24,000 post offices spread…

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Japan – Mental Health

Japan operates a fully integrated national health insurance system that includes mental health coverage, yet cultural stigma, a longstanding reliance on hospital-based…

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Japan – Maternity and Giving Birth

Japan’s maternity care system is internationally respected, boasting one of the lowest perinatal mortality rates on the planet. Antenatal care follows a…

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Japan – Leisure and Entertainment

Japan presents one of the most remarkable leisure and entertainment environments anywhere on the planet — a place where centuries-old traditions coexist…

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Japan – Lease Agreements

Securing a rental in Japan means navigating a set of customs, contract structures, and initial costs that can differ sharply from what…

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Japan – Internet

Japan boasts one of the most sophisticated internet infrastructures on the planet, with fibre-optic networks covering virtually every property across the country…

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