Hello everyone,
I’m currently gathering information here and there about the NHI and pension system in Japan.
I’m gonna try to explain my situation so you guys can give me some accurate informations hopefully 🙂
I’m working for a company base in France which has multiple subsidiary companies all over the world and asked to be transferee to Japan last year and here I am since January.
My official employer is still the French headquarter, therefore I’m not enroll as an “employee” in Japan. My salary is being pay in France and I remit a part of it every month to Japan for my living expenses.
I have no income in Japan directly, and so far I understand that I will have to pay taxes based on all the money I remit to Japan this year. Am I right ?
Once I arrived in Japan and register my address to the local ward (in Nagoya) the old guy asked me something about the national health insurance and I explained that my company is paying for a private one back in France which should have my back (at least that’s what my French employer told me). He didn’t say anything after that and just gave my papers back and said everything was ok.
Regarding the pension enrollment, I didn’t do any paper neither receive nor pay anything in Japan since I arrive (January 14th 2023).
When I look at my payslip, it seems that some part of it is being deducted for the French pension system every month.
Now based on what I read on this Reddit, pension enrollment and national health insurance here is mandatory, even in my situation, right ?
If I go to my city ward (I moved to Toyota city few weeks ago) will I be able to enroll the pension system and the NHI without any problem ? And what about the pensions I paid in France since January (which is around 350€ every month), should I get back the money or something ?
I’m really lost with all those papers and stuff I have/had to fill up, and I have no one from the company here to help me.
by Para_AD
