Death and funerals

What this page is about

What has to happen in the first 24 hours after a death in Japan, the paperwork a family is asked for while grieving, what a funeral costs, and what changes when the person who died was not a Japanese national.

What it does not have

This page does not yet list the offices, forms, costs or step-by-step procedures for it. The Immigration Services Agency publishes the Daily Life Support Portal, which covers this ground officially, free, in 19 languages, and is written by the agency that administers the procedures.

What there is alreadyCity hall and paperwork ›

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