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A CLOSER LOOK AT JAPAN

Discover more of your everyday Japan.

Discover places, public services and useful reading from selected sources about Japan.

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Application for Utilities and Other Services

Separate each utility’s start and stop procedures and keep the property details needed to avoid a gap in service. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Finding Housing

Find Osaka’s housing-information service and separate private-rental questions from a public-housing application. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Passport

Keep police-report details and contact your own diplomatic mission about replacement, then check any Japanese immigration follow-up. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Residence Procedures

Find the correct national application and coordinate supporting papers from your Osaka employer, school or household. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Immigration Services Agency and Immigration Information Center

Separate national immigration questions from municipal services and bring a clear timeline to the responsible information service. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Driver’s License

Use Osaka’s official links to confirm which licence and documents apply to your situation before booking a car or beginning to drive. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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My Number (Individual Number)

Understand the number notification, card application and ward-office collection stages in Osaka. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Various Registrations

Ask your ward office and embassy about the documents for marriage, birth, divorce or a death without assuming one procedure updates every country. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Resident Registration

Identify your ward, distinguish moving-in from moving-out procedures and prepare the current document checklist. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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How to make a phone call

Keep useful numbers in a usable format and ask the provider for the identification and address evidence it requires. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Rules for trains and buses

Apply the city’s guidance on noise, calls and bags to make shared journeys easier for everyone. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Access to Kansai International Airport

Check your terminal, operating timetable and final connection before choosing an airport route from Osaka. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Taxi

Prepare a precise destination, use the appropriate pickup point and check payment or access needs in advance. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Railway

Compare the operator, service type and exact station details before travelling across Osaka. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Typhoon

Connect local warnings with your home, commute and any household member who needs extra time to reach safety. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Earthquake and Tsunami

Check the city’s hazard-specific evacuation information and prepare the routes and communication your household needs. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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In the event of a disaster and daily preparations

Use Osaka’s warning sources, ward maps and multilingual information alongside a practical household communication plan. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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Police

Understand Osaka’s emergency police contact and organize the location, chronology and lost-property details you may need. This official City of Osaka resource identifies the relevant local services and links. Check the current page for documents, contact arrangements and any changes before making an application or travelling to a counter.

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