| Who sends it | City hall, insurance section (国保年金課) |
| When it arrives and deadline | Arrives in June or July. Payments are monthly until March. The date is on each slip. |
Tells you your National Health Insurance premium for the year, April to March, calculated from the previous year's income and the number of people in your family, and includes monthly payment slips.
Pay the slips or set up automatic bank payment. Were you fired? Take your 雇用保険受給資格者証 to city hall: the bill will use 30% of your income. Joined company insurance? Go cancel the 国民健康保険, because it does not cancel by itself.
You get a 督促状 and then seizure. With long arrears you may have to pay the full doctor's bill. Arrears also count against you at visa renewal.
Send a photo of the letter and get the explanation by email in your language: what it is, how much, the deadline and what to do.
Read my letter — ¥1,100The reading is done by artificial intelligence with automatic quality checks. It usually arrives in about 15 minutes.
General explanation, for guidance. What is written on your letter is what counts: check the amount and the deadline on it.