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The 20 official letters that people living in Japan get most often. Find yours by the Japanese title printed on the envelope or at the top of the page.

住民税納税通知書residence tax payment notice — City hall, tax section (市民税課) 国民健康保険料納入通知書National Health Insurance notice — City hall, insurance section (国保年金課) 国民年金保険料納付書National Pension payment slips — 日本年金機構 (Japan Pension Service) 督促状overdue notice — The office you owe: city hall, 税務署 or 日本年金機構 催告書final demand notice — The office you owe: city hall, 税務署 or 日本年金機構 差押予告通知書advance notice of seizure — City hall (納税課) or another collecting office 年末調整の書類year-end adjustment forms — Your company 源泉徴収票withholding tax slip — Your company 控除証明書deduction certificate — Insurance company or 日本年金機構 ねんきん定期便pension statement — 日本年金機構 (Japan Pension Service) 住民税特別徴収税額決定通知書residence tax notice (taken from pay) — City hall, handed out by your company 確定申告のお知らせtax return notice — 税務署 (national tax office) 国税還付金振込通知書tax refund deposit notice — 税務署 (national tax office) 在留期間更新の通知書immigration postcard — 出入国在留管理局 (immigration office) 自動車税・軽自動車税納税通知書annual car tax — Prefecture (regular cars) or city hall (軽自動車) 児童手当認定通知書・現況届child allowance — City hall, child support section 国民年金保険料免除・納付猶予承認通知書exemption application result — 日本年金機構 (Japan Pension Service) 資格情報のお知らせ・資格確認書health insurance notice — Insurer (協会けんぽ or 健康保険組合) or city hall 離職票separation notice — The company you left (issued through Hello Work) 固定資産税納税通知書property tax — City hall, property section (資産税課)

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