| Who sends it | The office you owe: city hall, 税務署 or 日本年金機構 |
| When it arrives and deadline | Arrives about 20 days after the due date. The new deadline printed on it is usually 10 days. |
A formal notice that a payment is past due. By law, it is the last step before the office can seize your assets.
Pay now, with the slip that came with it. No money? Go to the counter or call the number on the letter BEFORE the deadline and ask for installments. People who contact the office and agree on installments are not seized.
Interest (延滞金) builds up, and your bank account, pay or tax refund can be seized without any other notice.
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.