For your life
There are three main types of health insurance in Japan. They are: (1) employees' insurance (被用者保険, Hiyosha hoken) such as Health Insurance Association, (2) National Health Insurance (国民健康保険, Kokumin Kenko Hoken or Kokuho), and (3) Medical Care System for Older Senior Citizens.
For your life
A payment slip contains essential information about your social insurance. If you are a non-Japanese national working in Japan, it can sometimes be challenging to read and understand it because of the language and particular terms.
Subsidies
Subsidies
For the COVID subsidy, here are the slides of the required documents for the application. The slides include a glossary, too.
Subsidies
The Japanese government started accepting applications for a subsidy for SMEs or registered freelancers who are seriously affected by COVID-19.