National Pension
Procedures for Joining the National Pension Scheme
Please do not forget to complete the procedures for entering the National Pension Scheme when you submit your application for foreigner registration.
Contact
Cost
Items to bring
When application procedures have been completed, your pension book (a blue book slightly bigger than a passport) will be sent to your home. Please keep this safe.
National Pension Scheme Premiums and Methods of Payment
Premiums
Payment Methods
Bank Transfer
Payments can be made automatically by bank or Japan Post Bank transfer from a specified savings account. Applications for this should be made to the post office or financial institution where you have an account.Items to Bring
Payments at a Bank or Convenience store
Payments can be made at banks or Convenience stores using the payment notice that will be sent to all people who are required to pay.* Payments cannot be made at Japan Post Bank.
Items to Bring
Exemption Applications
There is a system in place that exempts people from making payments when payments are difficult to make due to reasons such as low income, loss of employment or the person having just arrived in the country.
Lump Sum Payment
In cases where a short-term insured person (over 6 months) returns to their home country having not received a pension, a lump sum payment will be paid out depending on the amount of time the insured person paid into the scheme. Procedures should be carried out upon arrival in their home country.
Necessary Documents
*The application should be obtained from the Senior Citizens Insurance Division of your ward office or the Social Insurance Office before leaving Japan. Bring your pension book, passport and certificate of alien registration to the above places or the Pension Consultation Center if you have any questions.
