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Pension question, Japan

Can I use Nenkin Net from abroad?

Nenkin Net (Japan Pension Service): Online access to your pension records, contribution history and benefit estimates, run by the Japan Pension Service. Registration needs either a My Number Card or your Basic Pension Number.

What to do next

  1. Look for your Basic Pension Number on your pension handbook or old letters.
  2. List each Japanese employer and the years you worked there.
  3. Run our free check, then order a report if you want us to identify what is held in your name.

Check your own working life for free

Tell us where you worked. The free check shows which countries may hold a pension for you, and which can be ruled out and why. No sign in, no charge.

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Questions people also ask

Is a My Number issued to people living abroad?

My Number is not assigned to people living outside Japan, and it is not notified to anyone without a resident record there, which a departing foreign worker gives up on leaving.

  • Source: nenkin.go.jp and digital.go.jp, read 4 October 2026

Do you give advice on what to do?

No. We identify where a pension is likely held and the official route to it, and we name each source with the date we read it. We do not give financial, tax or legal advice.