Re: [tlug] [OT] Job hunting

[Shawn Brown <big.coffee.lover@example.com>]

>>> How about pension contributions?
>
> Paying the Kokumin Hoken and Kokumin Nenkin is compulsory by law
> unless you have a company plan.
>
> You can get back 3 years worth of Kokumin Nenkin back after you leave
> the country.

Americans may also want to see
http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-20040220-51.html

"The U.S.-Japanese Social Security Agreement provides for the
elimination of dual coverage of the same work under the social
security systems of the United States and Japan, and for combining
credits earned by a worker under the two systems for benefit
eligibility purposes."