Practical guides and useful resources for foreign residents in Japan.
Keep police-report details and contact your own diplomatic mission about replacement, then check any Japanese immigration follow-up.
Find the correct national application and coordinate supporting papers from your Osaka employer, school or household.
Separate national immigration questions from municipal services and bring a clear timeline to the responsible information service.
Record what happened, report the loss appropriately and prepare the official reissuance application.
Review your passport, residence validity and intended return before leaving Japan temporarily.
Plan the evidence, timing and follow-up for an extension using the application route that matches your current status.
