Pension System •Welfare Pension Insurance The Welfare Pension Insurance is an insurance which all working people should be enrolled, and when they get old and become unable to work, get disabilities or die, pension or lump sum money will be provided to the insured member. Enrolment The business proprietor should submit the required documents to the competent social insurance office of the company. When you changed your address The business proprietor should submit the required documents to the competent social insurance office of the company. •National Pension The National Pension is a system that everyone aged 20 to 60 and living in Japan, including foreign residents is required to enroll to be insured for aging, disability and bereavement. Enrolment To enroll in the National Pension, apply at the Insurance Section of your ward office by presenting your personal seal.  You will be required to pay the premiums.  Those who are "type 3 insured persons" should apply to the competent Social Insurance Office through the company where your spouse works. When you change your address Please report your new address to the Insurance Section of your ward office by presenting your personal seal within 14 days from the date you changed your address.  Those who are "type 3 insured persons" should report to the competent Social Insurance Office through the company where your spouse works. Basic Old Age Pension Those who have paid premiums for more than 25 years will receive Basic Old Age Pension.  Other types of pensions are Basic Pension for the Disabled and Basic Pension for the Bereaved. *Lump-Sum Withdrawals Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments are granted, in principle, on request to persons who satisfy all of the following four conditions and have filed a claim within two years after leaving Japan.  The request form is available at Social Insurance Offices and City Hall (or ward office).  The conditions are as follows; · Persons who do not possess Japanese citizenship. · Persons who contributed to the National Pension or the Employee’s Pension Insurance premiums for at least 6 months. · Persons who do not have a place of residence in Japan. · Persons who have not qualified for pension benefits, (including the Disability Allowance) in the past. (Documents to be attached) ·Pension notebook ·A copy of your passport with a sealing of departure from your home country. ·A copy of the documents to specify your bank account number.  (e.g. passbook) Benefit for the Aged Foreign Residents Of all foreign residents, those who were not qualified as recipient of the Basic Old Age Pension under the National Pension System will receive this benefit (¥10,000/month). Candidates: ·Foreign residents who were born before April 1, 1926 and have completed alien registration before January 1, 1982. ·Those who have their alien registration in the city of Osaka or who have acquired Japanese nationality after January 1, 1982 and have completed residence registration in the city of Osaka. * The benefit is not granted for those who are provided with any public pensions such as Livelihood Protection, Survivor’s Annuity or Benefit for Osaka municipal handicapped foreign residents or those whose income is in excess of the restriction. Application and inquiries: Health and Welfare Section of your local Public Health and Welfare Center Social Insurance Office Names of Social Insurance Office TEL·Location (Nearest Station) Competent Wards Concerned Health Insurance/ Welfare Pension National Pension Temma TEL: 6356-5511 4-1-15 Tenjinbashi Kita-ku (JR Temma) Kita-ku (incl. former district of Kita-ku) Kita-ku Yodogawa TEL: 6305-1881 1-18-11 Juso-Higashi Yodogawa-ku (Hankyu Juso) Kita-ku (incl. former district of Oyodo-ku) Higashi-Yodogawa-ku Yodogawa-ku Yodogawa-ku, Higashi-Yodogawa- ku Joto TEL: 6932-1161 1-8-19 Chuo Joto-ku (Subway Gamo 4-chome) Miyakojima-ku Asahi-ku Joto-ku Tsurumi-ku Asahi-ku, Joto-ku, Tsurumi-ku Fukushima TEL: 6458-1855 8-12-6 Fukushima Fukushima-ku (JR Fukushima) Fukushima-ku Nishi-Yodogawa-ku Fukushima-ku, Nishi-Yodogawa-ku Ichioka TEL: 6571-5031 3-25-17 Isoji Minato-ku (Subway/JR Benten-cho) Konohana-ku Minato-ku Taisho-ku Konohana-ku, Minato-ku Otemae TEL: 6271-7301 Semba Diamond bldg.6F-8F 2-1-30 Kyutaro-cho Chuo-ku (Subway Sakaisuji-Hommachi) Chuo-ku (incl. former district of Higashi-ku) Miyakojima-ku, Chuo-ku Namba TEL: 6633-1231 1-6-16 Shikitsu-Higashi Naniwa-ku (Subway Namba/Daikoku-cho) Chuo-ku (incl. former district of Minami-ku) Naniwa-ku Horie TEL: 6531-5241 3-10-1 Kita-Horie Nishi-ku (Subway Nishi-Nagahori) Nishi-ku Nishi-ku, Taisho-ku Tennoji TEL: 6772-7531 7-6 Hidain-cho Tennoji-ku (Subway Tennoji) Tennoji-ku Abeno-ku Tennoji-ku, Abeno-ku Imazato TEL: 6972-0161 2-1-8 Oimazato-Nishi Higashinari-ku (Subway Imazato) Higashinari-ku Ikuno-ku Higashinari-ku, Ikuno-ku Tamade TEL: 6682-3311 Suminoe-ku Sumiyoshi-ku Nishinari-ku Suminoe-ku Sumiyoshi-ku Nishinari-ku Suminoe-ku, Sumiyoshi-ku, Nishinari-ku Osaka Hirano Office TEL: 6705-0331 6-2-78 Kire-Nishi Hirano-ku (Subway Kire-Uriwari) Higashi-Sumiyoshi- Ku Hirano-ku Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Hirano-ku

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