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Can senior high school student work part-time?

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Those who have turned 15 and have reached March 31st are permitted to work. As long as the senior high school which they are enrolled in permits part-time work, senior high school students may work too. Since they are minors under the age of 18 and still inexperienced to work in society, they are protected by the law as follows.
  • When applying for a job, you will be required to present a parental consent form, proof of age, and residence card.
    • ※ Those who have the status of residence of “Dependent” or “Student,” are allowed to work up to 28 hours per week if the “Application for permission to engage in activities other than those permitted by status of residence” is applied at the Immigration Services Bureau. Please note that if you work more than 28 hours per week, your status of residence may not be renewed.
  • Restrictions or prohibitions on dangerous or hazardous work are included in the job description.
  • Regarding working hours, restrictions on late-night work and overtime and holiday work, working under variable working hours system is also prohibited.
※Be sure to confirm the contents when you sign employment contracts, as there are some exploitative part-time jobs (Black Baito) that employ workers under poor conditions, including unfair labor contracts, nonpayment of wages, abuse of authority, and sexual harassment.
※Illegal part-time jobs (Yami Baito), in which the worker receives payment for criminal acts, have been spreading through SNS and other platforms. Never apply for a job casually because of the “high income.” By providing your ID, family information, etc., you will be trapped in a criminal organization. Be cautious not to provide any personal, private information about yourself unnecessarily.

Work-related counseling, including bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, termination of employment, etc.

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Immigration

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Foreign residents living in Japan are granted a status of residence and period of stay according to the purpose of their stay. The contents of the activities that a foreigner can engage in are strictly stipulated for each status of residence.

Related Pages
Immigration Services Agency of Japan (English)
Residence procedures
Residence procedures
Residence procedures after entering the country
Residence procedures after entering the country will be done at the Otsu branch office of the Osaka Immigration Bureau for those residing in Shiga prefecture.
Osaka Immigration Bureau, Otsu branch office
Otsu Biwako Godochosha 6th flr. 3-1-1 Kyomachi, Otsu City, Shiga 520-0044
℡：077-511-4231　
General Consultations
For details, inquiries may be made in foreign languages at the Foreign Residents Information Center, One-stop Consultation Center (Immigration Bureau).
Information concerning procedures for entry and stay for foreign nationals is given over the phone or by direct visit in various languages including English, Korean, Chinese and Spanish.
Foreign Residents Information Centers
℡ 0570-013904（IP, PHS, from Overseas: 03-5796-7112）

Due to the switchover to the new system of status of residence, an address before July 9, 2012 will not be recorded in the resident card.
※The "Alien Registration Card" which had been under the supervision of municipalities, towns and villages, are now in the custody of the Ministry of Justice since July 9, 2012.

Regarding disclosure request related to alien registration records (Ministry of Justice website link)　

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Residency Procedures

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Continued Stay in Japan after the Expiration of the Period of Stay

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Continued stay in Japan after the expiration of the period of stay constitutes “illegal stay” under the Immigration Control Law, and in principle, re-entry into Japan will be prohibited for five years. The period of prohibition could also be permanent, depending on the reason for deportation (type of criminal act or severity of punishment).
Deportation
If a foreigner deliberately continues to stay in Japan after the expiration of the period of stay, a deportation order will be given to the foreigner. Those who turn themselves in at the Immigration Bureau and those who have been arrested will be treated differently.
In the case of turning yourself in
If the foreigner voluntarily turns themselves in at the Immigration Bureau before being arrested by the police, he or she will be allowed to return home without being prosecuted.
In the case of an arrest
If the foreigner has been arrested by the police, he or she will either be sent to the Immigration Bureau within ten days after the arrest, or prosecuted. If prosecuted, he or she will be held in a detention center or detained by the police until a judgment is given, which usually requires about 45 days. After a judgment is passed, he or she will be sent to the Immigration Bureau and then deported.
Ordinary Departure from Japan
If a foreigner has to illegally stay in Japan for a very short period of time due to an illness or other unavoidable cause, the foreigner will be required to complete procedures for extension of the period of stay and then leave Japan.

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Death

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  • If a foreign national dies in Japan, his or her family, relative, or another person who lived with the deceased, must submit a report to the municipal office of the town where the deceased resided. The report should be submitted within seven days of the death.
  • The residence card (Zairyu card) must be returned to the municipal office where it was issued within 14 days of the death.