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Japan Job Offer Letter Template (内定通知書)
Generate a clean Japanese 内定通知書 in seconds. Fill in the conditions, preview the letter in Japanese or English, edit inline, then export to PDF.
HR Operations
The operational side of employing people in Japan: compensation and benefits, payroll, social insurance, and the day-to-day mechanics that sit behind every hire.
Compensation & benefits
Payroll & social insurance
Practical, free tools
Free Templates
HR document templates & generators
Browser-based document generators for the offer, onboarding, and HR paperwork that comes with every hire in Japan. Fill in the variables, preview the document, edit inline, then export to PDF.
All Employment Contract
Employment Contract Templates (労働契約書 テンプレート)
One generator per worker type. Article 15 of the Labor Standards Act and the April 2024 disclosure amendment, applied to each contract. Japanese / English preview, edit inline, export to PDF.
All Separation Documents
Employment Separation Templates (退職・解雇関連書類)
The six end-of-employment documents an employer issues when an employee leaves: termination notice, advance notice, separation agreement, certificate of resignation, severance payment notice, and post-employment non-compete pledge. Article 20 / 22 LSA compliant.
Free Tools
Calculators you can use right now
Practical, browser-based calculators for the HR Operations side of hiring in Japan: payroll, bonus, severance, paid leave, and overtime compliance.
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Japan Payroll Calculator
Convert a monthly gross salary into net take-home and total employer cost, with the full breakdown of social insurance, taxes, and premiums. All 47 prefectures supported.
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Japan Annual Paid Leave Calculator
Compute statutory annual paid leave (有給休暇) under Article 39 of the Labor Standards Act. All employment types, including part-time and baito.
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36 Agreement Overtime Compliance Calculator
Verify monthly and annual overtime against the post-2019 Article 36 caps. Standard limits, special clause, single-month and rolling-average ceilings.
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Japan Overtime Pay Calculator
Compute statutory premium pay (割増賃金) under Article 37: standard overtime, monthly over-60h, late-night, holiday work, and the stacked rates when they overlap.
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Japan Bonus Calculator
Convert a 賞与 from gross to net take-home. NTA bonus tax table, prefecture-specific health insurance, capped pension, and the no-resident-tax rule.
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Japan Severance Pay Calculator
Compute net severance under the favorable 退職所得 tax regime: 退職所得控除, the 1/2 rule (with carve-outs), separate-progressive tax, and the 20.42% no-申告書 trap.
Compensation & Benefits
Guides
Articles on compensation structure, benefits, payroll mechanics, and social insurance for companies hiring in Japan are coming soon.
Coming soon
We’re writing in-depth pieces on Japanese compensation structure, bonus design, statutory benefits, and the operational side of payroll. In the meantime, the calculator above is the fastest way to get a sanity check on hiring cost.
Hiring in Japan does not stop at the offer letter. Statutory social insurance, prefecture-specific health rates, resident tax timing, and the standard remuneration grade system all shape the actual monthly cost of a hire. Use the tools in this hub to get a quick read; if you need hands-on operational support, you can book a free strategy call.
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