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There are several things you should take care (or you should be aware of ) before you come to Japan. Listed below are not all of them but only as much as I can think of.
日本に入国される前にお読みください。
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There are several things you should take care (or you should be aware of ) before you come to Japan. Listed below are not all of them but only as much as I can think of.
ビザを取得するのに国により長くかかる(最大4カ月)ことがあります。 あなたの国の日本の大使館でご確認下さい。政治情勢によって、入国管理規則は変化します。 早く準備してください。 |
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You should know that getting visa could take a long time for residents of some countries. (As much as 4 months because it requires many time-consuming processes in between.)
You should find out these from the embassy of Japan in your country. Immigration rules change depending on political climate. So, prepare early.
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日本で車を運転する場合は、国際運転免許証か日本の運転免許証が必要 期間のいずれか短い期間です。 あなたの国の有効な運転免許証をもとに日 本の免許証を取得できす。 運転免許証の公式翻訳が必要です。 そして、 |
In order to drive a car in Japan, an International driver's License or a Japanese driver's Licenss is necessary.
If your can get an international driver's license according to Geneva agreement of 1949. The International Driver's license is valid in Japan for one year from the date of the holder's
initial enter to Japan or the date of expiration, which ever comes first. Between the countries Japan has an agreement with., you could obtain a Japanese drivers license if you have a valid driver's license of your country. You need to bring an official translation of the driver's license, and you must go through some test on physical fitness for driving, test on traffic laws and actual driving test sometimes.
More Detail:
つくば市ホームページ Plaese visit the Tsukuba City Web page :
http://tsukubainfo.jp/Main/Driving
日本の免許書への切換えについて
Changing to a Japanese driver's license (Ibaraki Menkyosho Center)
http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kenkei/03_menkyo/02_siken/document/change.pdf
外国免許証翻訳発行申請について(JAF)
<日本語><English>
英語による筆記試験実施について Regarding the start of English written tests :
http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kenkei/03_menkyo/01_info/englishtests.html
医療費用は、かなり高いです。 あなた自身の国の医療保険による適用範囲は 日本での入院料を支払うために十分かどうかわかりません。 あなたが1年間以 上日本にいる場合、日本の国民健康保険に加入することが義務付けられます。 しかしながら、保険でカバーできるのは、本人の場合は70%、家族の場合は60 %です。 あなたが1年以内しか日本にいないなら、日本での任意健康保険に加 日本の医療費を完全にカバーできるかどうかを確認して来て下さい。 |
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Cost for medical care is rather high. Coverage by medical insurance in your own country may or may not be sufficient to pay hospital bills in Japan. If you should be staying in Japan for more than one year, you are obligated to join the National Health Insurance Plan under govenment supervision. This insurance, however, covers only up to 70% for the head of household, 60% for the remaining family members. if you can take care of the difference (30% or 40%) in some way, fine. If not, or if you will not be staying in Japan for longer than one year, it is recommendable that you will also enroll in a private health insurance plan in Japan to take cate of the difference. If you want to use health insurance coverage of your country, make sure that it can fully cover the Japanese medical cost.