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October 26, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Money sent home: see which family abroad you can claim, and get the remittance statement filled in
Note each transfer to your parents, spouse or children abroad. See who counts as a dependent this year, what is still missing before 31 December, and print the remittance statement.
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October 24, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Leaving Japan: a checklist with your own dates, from the lease to the pension refund
Enter the day you fly out, and every step of leaving Japan gets its dates, the place to go and the sentence to say there. Tick them off as you go; the plan goes on after you leave.
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October 23, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
A payment book for resident tax, health insurance and pension slips in Japan
Add the slips you pay yourself, mark each one paid with a tap, get an e-mail before each due date, and keep the on-time record a permanent residency application asks for.
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October 22, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Japan Life Hub now e-mails you before your residence card and My Number dates
Keep your family's residence card, My Number card and passport dates in a free account, and get an e-mail in your language before each step, with the sentence to say at the counter.
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October 21, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Residence card and My Number card: a calendar of every renewal date
Japan Life Hub now turns the dates on your residence card and My Number card into a list of steps with first and last days, the sentence to say at the counter, and reminders in your phone's calendar.
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October 20, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
How much do you bring home from Japan? A savings calculator for 1 to 10 years
Japan Life Hub now works out what a stay in Japan leaves you: savings after tax, rent and food, plus the pension refund, in yen and in rupiah, dong or rupees.
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October 19, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Make your residence card or My Number photo yourself and print six for 30 yen
Japan Life Hub now makes ID photos at the sizes of the residence card, My Number card, driving licence and JLPT, and lays them out on one L-size print for a convenience store.
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October 14, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Freelancing in Japan: the take-home calculator now counts business tax and your kind of return
Japan Life Hub's salary calculator now asks freelancers how they file (blue return by e-Tax, on paper, simple books, or white) and adds business tax from the second year.
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October 13, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
How your take-home pay in Japan is worked out, step by step, with the rule behind each step
Japan Life Hub's salary pages now show every step from salary to take-home pay, with the figures to redo by hand and a link to the official page behind each rate.
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October 13, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Japan's hotel tax in 52 places, the 3,000 yen departure tax and tax-free refunds for your trip
Japan Life Hub now adds up the accommodation tax of each night by the city's own table, the departure tax and what tax-free shopping pays back shop by shop from 1 November 2026.
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October 12, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Japan's 10% and 8% tax on any price, and what tax-free pays back from 1 November
Japan Life Hub now adds or takes out Japan's 10% or 8% consumption tax, splits a receipt by rate, and shows what a visitor gets back under the tax-free refund system that starts on 1 November 2026.
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October 12, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Your Japan salary in rupiah, dong, rupees and 23 more currencies
Japan Life Hub's net salary calculator, its salary pages and the monthly budget now show the yen amounts in your own currency too, at the Ministry of Finance's rate for October 2026.
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October 10, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Leaving Japan: what your pension pays back, and how the 20.42 % tax comes back too
Japan Life Hub has a calculator for the pension lump-sum withdrawal payment: what employees' and national pension pay back when you leave Japan, the tax taken from it, how to get that back, and when the money comes.
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October 10, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Japan's new visa renewal fees: what your status costs, period by period
Since 1 October 2026 a visa renewal or change of status in Japan costs 10,000 to 75,000 yen, set by the period you are granted. Japan Life Hub now works it out for your own status, at the counter or online.
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October 9, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Bonus tax in Japan: what your bonus leaves, and what it costs next June
Japan Life Hub has a bonus calculator for 2026: the insurance and income tax taken from a summer or winter bonus, why last month's pay sets the rate, and the resident tax it adds.
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October 9, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
What a month costs in 78 Japanese cities, with rents from the government survey
The cost of living page in Japan Life Hub now takes rents from the Statistics Bureau's survey, lists 78 cities side by side and shows what your take-home pay leaves.
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October 9, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Furusato nozei: how much you can give for 2,000 yen, and what leaving Japan does to it
Japan Life Hub has a furusato nozei calculator: your 2026 limit from your salary and family, when the money comes back, and what happens if you leave Japan before 1 January.
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October 9, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
National health insurance for your city, free in the salary calculator
The net salary calculator in Japan Life Hub now shows the national health insurance premium for 20 cities to everyone, without an account or a subscription.
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October 9, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Permanent residency in Japan: the new rules, and the month you can apply
Japan Life Hub has a permanent residency check: the October 2026 and April 2027 rules from the Immigration Services Agency's pages, the earliest month for your case, and the new visa fees.
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October 9, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
Year-end tax adjustment 2026: what comes back with your December pay
Japan Life Hub has a year-end adjustment calculator: what comes back with your last pay of 2026, how much the 2026 tax reform adds, and what each form is for.
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October 8, 2026by Rodionjapan release-notes
When resident tax starts in Japan, and how much it takes
A new planner in Japan Life Hub: enter your salary and the month of your first pay in Japan, and see the June resident tax starts and how much it takes each month.
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April 28, 2026by Rodionjapan product-update relocation buildinpublic
Japan Life Hub Update: 78 Cities, 204 Districts, and 2026 Numbers
Big update to Japan Life Hub — we expanded coverage from 14 to 78 cities, refreshed every 2026 data point (tax, rent, initial costs, monthly budgets), and unified the map across our tools.
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December 4, 2025by Rodionjapan salary-calculator housing relocation side-project
Japan Life Hub: Net Salary Calculator & Housing Guide
New tools for Japan Life Hub — accurate 2025 tax calculator with Year 1 vs Year 2 comparison, and comprehensive apartment rental guide in 4 languages.
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December 1, 2025by Rodionproduct-launch japan buildinpublic
Launching Japan Life Hub: Calculate Your Real Cost of Living in Japan
After months of research and development, we're launching Japan Life Hub — a free toolkit for expats and anyone planning to move to Japan.
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Money sent home: see which family abroad you can claim, and get the remittance statement filled in

Leaving Japan: a checklist with your own dates, from the lease to the pension refund

A payment book for resident tax, health insurance and pension slips in Japan

Japan Life Hub now e-mails you before your residence card and My Number dates

Residence card and My Number card: a calendar of every renewal date

How much do you bring home from Japan? A savings calculator for 1 to 10 years

Make your residence card or My Number photo yourself and print six for 30 yen

Freelancing in Japan: the take-home calculator now counts business tax and your kind of return

How your take-home pay in Japan is worked out, step by step, with the rule behind each step

Japan's hotel tax in 52 places, the 3,000 yen departure tax and tax-free refunds for your trip

Japan's 10% and 8% tax on any price, and what tax-free pays back from 1 November

Your Japan salary in rupiah, dong, rupees and 23 more currencies

Leaving Japan: what your pension pays back, and how the 20.42 % tax comes back too

Japan's new visa renewal fees: what your status costs, period by period

Bonus tax in Japan: what your bonus leaves, and what it costs next June

What a month costs in 78 Japanese cities, with rents from the government survey

Furusato nozei: how much you can give for 2,000 yen, and what leaving Japan does to it

National health insurance for your city, free in the salary calculator

Permanent residency in Japan: the new rules, and the month you can apply

Year-end tax adjustment 2026: what comes back with your December pay

When resident tax starts in Japan, and how much it takes

Japan Life Hub Update: 78 Cities, 204 Districts, and 2026 Numbers

Japan Life Hub: Net Salary Calculator & Housing Guide

Launching Japan Life Hub: Calculate Your Real Cost of Living in Japan