update: thanks all for the reponses! I was very naive and had no clue you pay pension regardless of employment. So it all sounds about right! Appreciate the quick responses, I’ll call and pay asap
I'm receiving letters saying that I owe 60,000 yen in pension. I'm pretty gutted as this is no small amount to suck up for the inconvenience right now, but I was hoping someone could clarify whether I do actually owe this and perhaps why?
It's a very threatening letter. Talks of interest, repossessing mine or my family home. These letters were sadly redirected by my wife to her parents-in-law's house when we left Japan, and they've been freaking out over this.
Example of the letter/timetable
My situation is:
- 04/22 – moved to Japan on a working holiday visa (didnt work on this visa)
- 11/22 – moved into apartment with fiance
- 03/23 – got married in Japan
- 04/23 (approx) – changed to a spouse visa
- 07/23 – worked for a company for only 1 month, left due to health issues
- 09/23 – moved back to my home country
My wife made mention of this situation once before we left Japan and said she had resolved it. I learned she disclosed to them that I was ill in order get an exception or something, which is true, I was ill my entire year+ in Japan and it just got so bad I eventually left. But in my eyes – I didn't need an exception because I was only working 1 month, and 6man seems way too much for what I did work. I'm super naive to Japan workings though, and I 100% coasted through the paperwork in Japan by my wife, due to my awful brain fog. But it seems I need to try and resolve this now (coasting on the help of reddit this time)
I plan to voip call the office tomorrow and attempt to resolve this. Just want to know what to say if this is wrong.
by Apprehensive_Bees