
Mental Health Care in Japan for Foreigners (2026): English Help Guide
Find English-speaking psychiatrists, counselors, and crisis lines in Japan. NHI coverage, costs, visa impact, Yakkan Shomei, and EAP — May 2026 guide.
Helpful information for foreign residents in Japan.

Find English-speaking psychiatrists, counselors, and crisis lines in Japan. NHI coverage, costs, visa impact, Yakkan Shomei, and EAP — May 2026 guide.

Convert your foreign driver license to Japanese in 2026: October 2025 reform, 50-question test (90% pass), JAF translation, 3-month rule, prefecture booking.

Japan replaces the technical intern visa with Ikusei Shuro on April 1, 2027. Complete 2026 guide for foreign workers: 17 sectors, transfer rules, A1 Japanese requirement, SSW1/SSW2 pathway, and the April 1, 2026 deadline most existing interns miss.

Japan's three credit bureaus don't see your overseas history. Map of credit cards, loans, and mortgages for foreign residents in 2026: which lenders approve non-PR, how long bureau records stay, and the path from first card to mortgage.

Japan PR rules tightened: revocation施行 by 2027-06-21, fee cap ¥300,000 (actual ¥100K–¥200K expected), 5-year visa required. Three routes, processing times, and what to do now.

Japan driver's license from scratch guide for foreigners 2026: 教習所 cost ¥250-380K, 指定 vs 届出 schools, 4 tests, 20-language 試験場 support, AT vs MT, October 2025 conversion changes.

2026 visa risk map for foreigners in Japan: 10 distinct threats to residence status with recovery paths. Covers insurance 2027 rule, 3-month/14-day rules, employment traps, Business Manager changes, overstay, and category misalignment.

Pre-signing guide to Japanese employment contracts for foreigners (2026): 10 clauses that cost money, career freedom, or visa status. Covers 固定残業, 試用期間, 契約社員, 裁量労働, 競業避止, and visa sponsorship risks.

Your Japanese spouse can divorce you without your signature — and you'll lose your visa. The 2026 custody reform, the 14-day deadline, and how to protect yourself.

Bank account, phone, city hall, My Number — get the order wrong and you'll waste months. The first-year admin checklist for foreign residents in Japan.

Complete guide to handling emergencies in Japan as a foreigner: lost passport, stolen phone, car accidents, earthquakes, typhoons, police reports, and more.

Complete 2026 guide to Japan's hoikuen system for foreign parents: 5 daycare types, point system, application timeline, fees, daily life, and rejection options.

Complete guide for foreign parents with children in Japanese public school: supplies, lunch, communication, events, PTA, after-school care, and language support.

Complete 2026 guide to money and taxes in Japan for foreigners: bank accounts, payslip, resident tax, year-end adjustment, tax return, remittance, pension refund.

Learn 6 steps for a Tokyo Japanese driver’s license in English—Tokyo booking-only rules, language days, center limits, and document prep.

Japan's license conversion pass rate crashed from 90% to 30% in October 2025. Kadoma and Komyoike booking, the new 50-question test, and driving course tips for Osaka.

Japan's medical system explained for foreigners: clinic vs hospital, referral letters, intake forms, costs, and how to find English-speaking doctors.

5 costly health insurance mistakes foreigners make in Japan: non-enrollment, employer fraud, Myna card transition, premium non-payment, and coverage gaps.

4 dates need reservations (book via Asoview). No alcohol — bags are checked. ¥500 entry, peak bloom timing, and what to bring.

From pregnancy registration to ¥5M+ in benefits, 14-day birth deadlines, embassy paperwork, and 2025-2026 policy changes. Complete guide for foreign parents in Japan.

As a foreign resident in Japan after a traffic accident: what to say to police, jibaiseki vs voluntary insurance, health insurance use, and settlement.

Cross-border wills, Japan inheritance tax, and the 10-year rule that catches PR holders. Plain-English guide for foreign residents (2026).

Lost your job in Japan? Complete 2026 guide to unemployment benefits, Hello Work, the 90-day visa rule, and health/pension switches for foreigners.

Foreign spouse facing DV in Japan? You can leave safely and keep your visa. 24/7 helpline 0120-279-889 (10 languages). Step-by-step legal guide, 2026.

Foreign residents in Japan can claim disability pension (障害年金). Learn 2026 amounts, the initial-visit-date trap, totalization rules, and visa-renewal impact.

Where to report housing rejection, workplace bias, police profiling, and hate speech in Japan as a foreigner — exact counters, timelines, and what each can do.

Wise, Revolut, SBI Remit, or your megabank — the cheapest international transfer route from Japan in 2026, with fee math, country tables, and 国外送金等調書 rules.

Japan's 28-hour student work rule explained: kakugaigai-katsudo permit, long-vacation 40h exception, prohibited industries, penalties, and how to recover if you've overworked.