For foreigners who want to work and study in Japan for a period of time, it is by no means a matter of successful entry after getting off the plane.
There are still a series of urgent legal procedures to be completed.
Take Ning Weimin as an example. At this time, he must first complete the resident registration procedures in accordance with Japanese laws and regulations within fourteen days.
You should know that the alien registration certificate he received when entering customs at the airport was not a complete version.
Currently, his name only has English letters on the certificate, and his address is blank.
So he must first go to the Immigration Bureau to change the letters into Chinese characters for his name.
Then go to the ward office where you live to add your address, get your health insurance card, and apply for seal registration and resident card.
Once all these are completed, the resident registration procedures for entering Japan will be officially completed.
Secondly, since Ning Weimin obtained a business operation visa, he came to Tokyo to open a restaurant.
Therefore, there are still a series of business procedures that require his intervention to complete.
In this regard, he first had to go to the Legal Affairs Bureau to complete the information about the president of the catering company he had applied for in Japan, as well as the registration materials that had not yet been submitted, in order to obtain Fujimoto, which is equivalent to a domestic business license.
Then go to the bank to apply for company and personal bank cards and get back the registered capital.
Then, in order to open a restaurant, you have to make an appointment at a health center to study and obtain a "Food Hygiene Responsible Person" qualification certificate before you can apply for a formal business license.
In the end, you will inevitably have to hire a tax accountant to help you file your taxes.
Only after reaching this point can he really get busy with the store location selection, decoration, preparation of kitchen utensils, stoves, tableware, manpower, and other specific practicalities of opening a store.
But having said that, whether you are completing the resident registration procedures or completing the business procedures, you need to have a fixed address.
Moreover, it is not allowed to register this address in a hotel, hotel or office.
Even the requirements for bank card processing are even more difficult.
Because many banks require customers to provide a landline phone number.
Therefore, Ning Weimin would not be able to go through any formalities unless he gave priority to solving the problem of renting a house.
What's more, some urgent matters cannot even be postponed.
If you fail to complete the resident registration procedures within the time limit, the consequences will be serious.
Most Japanese people are very conscientious in their work, and their level of legal seriousness is not ordinary.
If Ning Weimin fails to strictly follow other people's rules, he might be deported.
At this point, I have to mention the difficulty of finding an apartment in Tokyo.
The rental market in Tokyo is actually a world of deep water and huge pitfalls.
Since Tokyo has become a first-class international city, almost everyone, both Japanese and foreigners, wants to go here.
This results in the rent here being much higher than the average in Japan and the cost of living being extremely high.
Real estate agents have no worries about having no one to rent, so they always deliberately sell houses with high remuneration regardless of the actual needs of their clients.
And he likes to play some shady tricks more and more.
For example, the more urgent the customer is, the more they promise to do something good, but in practice they are perfunctory and slow.
The purpose is to prevent customers from being too picky and move in as soon as it suits them.
Yes, the Japanese are world-renowned for their service attitude, and the attitude of real estate agents is also very good on the surface.
But I can't help but hide my knife behind my smile.
If no one else told her, Rinko Kagawa had been severely cheated.
I remember that when she graduated from the Design Department of Tokyo University of the Arts, she wanted to stay in Tokyo and work.
After choosing from thousands of options, I finally settled on a house with a good size, good location, and a very cheap price.
But I never expected that what I moved into turned out to be a "house discounted for special reasons."
Later, when she learned the truth from her neighbor, she was almost too scared to sleep, so she had to find another place to move.
This time I met an intermediary who didn't mean what he said.
He obviously promised that he would be able to move in by then, but in the end he broke his promise.
The other party realized that the moving date was not included in the contract, so they just said "I don't know" to shirk the responsibility.
However, Rinko Kagawa, who had already hired a moving company, was faced with the embarrassing situation of having nowhere to put her moved things due to the irresponsible agency, fearing that she would have to sleep in a park.
In the end, she had no choice but to ask her classmates in Tokyo for help and temporarily store her things in other people's yards.
The only good thing is that it didn't catch up with the rainy season.
In addition, just like the darkness of the Japanese agency is like a strange flower in the high-quality Japanese service.
Japanese landlords have also changed the trust mechanism of the entire society. They are extremely picky about their tenants and have almost become the most troublesome creatures.
Especially for foreigners, they are completely distrusted.
Many Japanese are unwilling to rent their houses to foreigners.
People who are willing to rent must also be wary, requiring a guarantor, and sometimes even signing a contract with a third-party guarantee company.
So the reality is that it is not easy even for Japanese people to find a house at a suitable price and location in a short period of time.
Not to mention foreigners who are subject to many restrictions.
Then there is no doubt that Rinko Kagawa, who was sent to assist Ning Weimin in handling these matters, also understood this situation.
With a serious and responsible work attitude, she must give priority to solving the issue of Ning Weimin's address.
I'm afraid that if one thing is not handled well, it will become a vicious cycle with no solution.
So after meeting Ning Weimin in the club lounge.
In addition to handing over the taxi ticket that Ishikawa asked him to forward, and the guarantee information needed by Ning Weimin for service.
She also explained in detail the importance of Ning Weimin renting a house.
Then he acted vigorously and immediately took Ning Weimin to see the real estate agency.
To be honest, in this matter, Ning Weimin is much happier than others. It is not difficult for him to secure the rental place as soon as possible.
Because Supervisor Ishikawa was willing to use the name of Pierre Cardon Japan Co., Ltd. to guarantee him.
And they sent someone to go through the real estate agency one month in advance to help him find a place to live.
Right now, the real estate company has provided two houses for Ning Weimin to choose from, and he can move into them within a week.
The first property is in the port area.
A renovated apartment built in 1972. The landlord lives on the seventh floor.
The room size is okay, with 11 sleeping areas in addition to the kitchen, toilet and sleeping area.
(1 tatami = 1.6562 square meters, the size of a tatami mat).
The landlord is an old couple, and since all the cleaning of common areas is done by the landlord, there is no commonwealth fee, and there is no need to share public health expenses equally.
The house is ten minutes' walk from the subway station and behind the shopping street, making it convenient for shopping.
If it rains or snows, you can go a long way out of the station without getting wet.
The room also comes with furniture, electrical appliances, a security door, and a bicycle parking lot. The rent is 98,000 yen a month.
Speaking of things that can be faulted, apart from the balcony being a bit small, there is a tavern downstairs where there will be conversations between Mama Sang and the drunkard uncle in the middle of the night.
As for the second house, it is not in Minato City, but in Meguro District, which is further away.
Although the distance is far away, it suddenly became a lot cleaner, safer and less noisy.
This house is a high-end apartment in a relatively high-end residential area. It can be regarded as a place where Tokyo's old-fashioned petty bourgeoisie and young people gather together.
The people who live here are either rich people or artists.
Moreover, the Meguro River here is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in Japan. You can see the river from the balcony of the house.
Once the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the scenery will definitely be particularly beautiful.
Speaking of the layout and area of the room, it is better than the one in the port area.
It has two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom, with an area of 10 square meters (1 square meter = about 3.31 square meters).
The balcony outside is very large, almost 1.5 square meters.
The toilets and bathrooms are fully equipped. Apart from the fact that there are no furniture or household appliances, you can move in almost with your bags.
The bad thing is that in terms of daily necessities and convenient transportation, it is not as convenient as the houses in the port area.
Moreover, the rent is also higher. The landlord demands 120,000 yen a month, leaving no room for negotiation.
In addition, an additional monthly management fee of 18,000 yen is required.
All in all, the conditions of these two houses are really good.
From Rinko Kagawa's point of view, the price is very reasonable.
This is probably because the real estate agency sells Pierre Cardon Japan Co., Ltd.'s face very much.
And everywhere, the conditions in every aspect were much better than she imagined.
The small apartment far away in Adachi Ward that she and her sister currently rent together is incomparable except for the price of 54,000 yen.
If she hadn't known that her sister couldn't stand the noise, or if they hadn't had to send part of their sisters' income back to their mother.
If Ning Weimin was willing to choose a high-end apartment in Meguro District, she would be willing to give up her existing house, grit her teeth, rent the one in Minato District, and move there.
However, what Kagawa Rinko never expected was that Ning Weimin himself expressed satisfaction with the two houses that she could envy.
But after shopping around, looking at it, understanding it carefully and thoroughly, and reaching the last step of signing the contract, this guy actually regretted it in the reception room of the real estate company.
As if he didn't understand that he was in urgent need of a place to live, he shook his head and expressed that he was no longer interested in either house.
The reason is that he is not satisfied with some of the fees in the rental contract.
And no matter how the real estate agent explains to him that this must be collected, it will be the same to everyone.
He would always shake his head and only say "Destroy".
As a result, not only did the failed real estate agent's face turn as dark as the bottom of a pot, but Rinko Kagawa almost went crazy after running with him.
At this time, the impatient Kagawa Rinko no longer had the patience to play the role of a submissive little woman.
Faced with such a difficult master, she bowed and apologized several times and sent the real estate agent away, which made her look a bit anxious and turned pale.
Although he tried his best to maintain his posture, his speaking speed became faster and his tone was sharp.
"Deputy Minister, with all due respect, your approach is really inappropriate..."
"Oh, what does Miss Kagawa mean?"
"Your situation. You are in urgent need of a place to live before you can go through the follow-up procedures. If the resident registration is delayed, the consequences may be..."
"The consequence is deportation, right? Don't worry, I know it. And from my point of view, the other party just thinks I'm in a hurry to rent a house, so they treat me as meat on the chopping block. Otherwise, they wouldn't make so many unreasonable charges."
.The gift money costs one month’s rent, and the deposit costs two months’ rent. I can’t be fooled.”
Ning Weimin's confident remarks made Kagawa Rinko even more angry.
She was so anxious that she didn't even use honorifics.
"It's too much to say that. I have to say that you really misunderstood. These two houses, regardless of price or condition, are not easy to find even for Japanese people. Yes, Japanese people do have the best rental houses in the world.
It has a unique and bizarre system. For example, you have to pay unexplained gifts and deposits to the landlord. Let alone foreigners who don’t understand it, even the Japanese have complained about this system. But the problem is that it is a customary thing, and the entire Japanese society
It’s like this, how can it be changed for one person? I also have to pay a gift and a deposit when I rent a house..."
Xiangchuan's words, using himself as an example, finally moved Ning Weimin.
He pondered for a moment and sighed.
"If Ms. Kagawa says that, then I believe it. After all, Supervisor Ishikawa said hello, and he can't cheat me. I can take back what I just said."
However, he frowned again, and then still stubbornly expressed that he could not understand.
"Okay, forget about the gift money and deposit. It's okay for the real estate agency to pay one month's rent, but is fire insurance really necessary? Even if it is required by law. Then what about the key fee and the 24-hour protection fee?
What is the reason? The key is that there is also a fee for the guarantee company. Didn’t your company guarantee it for me? Why is there such an extra expense? If this is the case, I have calculated that the initial fee I need to pay is as much as
Six or seven times the monthly rent. In other words, I have to spend at least 700,000 yen to rent a house?"
This was correct. At this time, Xiangchuan finally remembered that Ning Weimin, the deputy minister, came from a poor republic.
Of course his income cannot be compared with that in Japan.
Not to mention the minister with a monthly income of more than one million, I'm afraid it can't even compare to the section chief with a monthly income of 600,000.
How much can his income be?
Rinko Kagawa seemed to have heard someone say that the income of ordinary people in China is only a pitiful 10,000 yen per month.
So according to her estimation, even with the travel subsidy from Huaxia Company, Ning Weimin would only be able to earn about the same as his own income, right?
With a monthly income of 200,000 yen, it would be really difficult to rent such a house.
Rinko Kagawa is a woman after all.
Although he is indifferent and has a tough appearance, he is a type of person who is not approachable and does not want to communicate too much with others.
But Iceberg Beauty also has emotions, and she is especially prone to sympathize with the weak.
As a result, his emotions were immediately balanced, and he was able to put himself in Ning Weimin's shoes.
"If you say that, is it because of financial difficulties? I understand this very well. But having said that, I still suggest that the deputy minister should decisively rent the cheaper one. After all, Supervisor Ishikawa has to take care of you, so speak up
It shouldn't be a problem to ask a Japanese company to help with the advance payment, right? In any case, please think carefully and get over it first. You really can't delay the resident registration procedures. When the day comes, the Immigration Bureau will be merciless. Let alone say
To be honest, the location in Minato City is very convenient. It is really convenient for you who are not familiar with the environment of Tokyo yet. If you get familiar with Tokyo and find a cheaper house, it will not be too late to change.
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Kagawa Rinko was really kind-hearted and considered Ning Weimin from all aspects.
Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin was unappreciative and waved his hand again.
"No, no, I'm not worried about the resident registration procedures at all. If you are worried about me for this reason, there is no need. You also said that Supervisor Ishikawa will take care of me. So for the time being, I will write down my address at Supervisor Ishikawa's house.
That's fine? Just think I owe him another favor. I'm not going to stay anyway, so it won't be too difficult for him, right? As for accommodation, are there any cheap B&Bs in Tokyo for foreigners to stay in? Could you please help?
Could you please inquire? It doesn’t have to be too cheap, just four thousand yen to six thousand yen a day.”
Good guy, when he said this, Rinko Kagawa was completely confused.
For her, her aesthetic goal has been to become Yamato Nadeshiko since she was a child.
Obeying the rules and being honest and trustworthy are both very important points in morality.
She doesn't understand what it means to have policies from above and countermeasures from below.
I have never thought that there are people in the world who have such opportunistic and clever ideas and rely on such trouble-free methods to solve legal problems.
So much so that she stuttered. First she opened her eyes wide and was surprised to confirm Ning Weimin's true thoughts.
"Really...can you really do this? Deputy Minister, you...are you kidding?"
Then he showed a troubled expression, "To be honest, I always feel that there is something wrong with this. Wouldn't it be bad if I did this? What's more, even a B&B that costs 4,000 yen a day, a month's stay costs 120,000 yen.
Well. This... I'm afraid it's still not helpful to the deputy minister, right?"
Kagawa Rinko tactfully warned Ning Weimin because of his fraud, but Ning Weimin was completely indifferent to this euphemistic Japanese expression.
He showed a smile that he was not ashamed of, but proud of.
"Why is it bad? It means I'm not good to the landlord. I didn't let him cheat me. You don't have to worry about anything else. Living in a B&B is of course just a temporary fix. In fact, that's what I thought. Anyway, I want to
If you plan to work and live in Tokyo for a long time, it is better to buy a house than to rent. In this way, don’t be afraid of having difficulty explaining to the real estate agent. Call him in again and ask him if there are any restrictions on foreigners buying houses? Like in the core of Tokyo
Is there any ready-made real estate in the rich three wards, Chiyoda, Chuo ward, and Minato ward? I don’t believe it. How dare he express his dissatisfaction. Doesn’t it mean that he doesn’t want to make a lot of money from buying and selling real estate, so he insists on renting a house?
Small money is not allowed? What do you think?"
What!
Buying a house is worse than renting!
Return to the three wealthy areas in the core of Tokyo!
After hearing this, Rinko Kagawa was struck by lightning, and she was completely unable to express her inner shock.
She thought to herself, are you rich or not?
Not only that, her feelings and self-esteem were also a little unbearable.
He watched helplessly as Ning Weimin smoked a small cigarette complacently in front of him, looking like he was in control.
For the first time, she felt that even her most precious personality and kindness had been molested.
Fortunately, I was worried about you just now. It turns out that you are deliberately pretending to be pitiful and sincerely want to see me embarrassed.
In short, the more she looked at Ning Weimin, the more irritated she felt.
As a result, when Ning Weimin once again tried to dust off the cigarette butt, he put the cigarette butt into the filter tank of the water dispenser behind him.
Kagawa Rinko's head was filled with excitement. She didn't know why, but she completely ignored the disparity in status and spoke to Ning Weimin with a cold face.
"Wait! This is not an ashtray, it is a sink for pouring drinks. You must not put ashtrays here! Do you understand? Deputy Minister?"
Ning Weimin was immediately startled, and the hand holding the cigarette trembled because of the formal warning.
However, his subsequent reaction was even more troubling.
Because not only did this guy continue to do as he was told, as if nothing had happened, but he also flicked the ash into the filter tank.
He even waved to Rinko Kagawa confidently.
"It doesn't matter, don't be so rigid. They won't mind. I'm a client who has to spend a lot of money. It's too late for them to please me. If you don't believe me, why don't you just call the real estate agent over? I'll ask him face to face..."
Damn it! Damn it! It’s so hateful!
Rinko Kagawa was speechless. At this moment, there were ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past in her heart.
She was finally convinced that Kawasaki had succeeded and had really taken revenge on her.
She was sent to serve such a bully, who had no idea of self-restraint and was mentally abnormal.