Living in Japan
The following list of websites provides useful information for foreigners living in Japan on topics such as hospitals, banks, mobile phones, electricity and gas. The links are available in English. Please check them out for further information.
Hospitals
Here you can find a list of medical institutions in Japan. Although the site was originally created to aid the safe travel of foreign tourists in Japan, it would also be useful for foreigners living in Japan.
Banking Service
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
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Please contact each branch for details on available services.
MUFJ Bank,Ltd.
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Please contact each branch for details on available services.
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Examples of how to fill in an application form in English, Chinese, and Korean are available at individual branches.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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Please contact each branch for details on available services.
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Examples of how to fill in an application form in English, Chinese, Korean and Portuguese are available at individual branches.
Services
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Opening an account
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Overseas Remittance Service
(Video explanation)
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My Number system
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PowerFlex
(A PowerFlex account offers convenience and accessibility with bilingual services such as 24/7 online banking and telephone banking.)
Contacts
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Additional customer support is available at individual branches.
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Application forms and brochures in English are also available.
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Translation services using tablet PCs at Shinjuku and Fukuoka branches are available.
Mobile phone
If you want to make a contract with a mobile phone carrier, please visit the websites below.
Electricity
An explanation of the application process and lists of electricity suppliers and registered retailed electricity companies are available on the website of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy.
Gas
Service inquiries and emergency procedures (gas leakages, earthquakes, etc.)
Osaka Gas
(See Residential Customers tab.)
Multilingual speech translation application
VoiceTrais a free speech translation application produced by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). The application translates your speech into over 30 different languages including Japanese and allows you to communicate with people from different parts of the world.
