Practical guides and useful resources for foreign residents in Japan.
Clarify the type of childcare you need and ask the correct Osaka provider or ward service about its current application process.
Prepare a description of everyday support needs and contact the local health-and-welfare service about the correct assessment route.
Contact your ward health-and-welfare centre and coordinate the municipal, insurance and nationality-related steps after a birth.
Ask your ward office and embassy about the documents for marriage, birth, divorce or a death without assuming one procedure updates every country.
Ask about the type of facility, application route, hours and eligibility before planning a childcare start date.
Ask your municipality how to report a pregnancy and receive the maternal and child health handbook and local information.
Prepare the education history of your child and contact the local education office for the correct enrolment process.
