# official.tokyo.jp — Tokyo procedures for foreign residents

> Independent, human-verified English guide to official procedures in Tokyo (resident registration, health insurance, tax, emergencies) for foreign residents. Not a government website. Every official link was opened and checked by a human; the verification date is always shown. If anything here differs from an official page, the official page is correct.

Operated by DroR Corporation, an independent company not affiliated with any government body. No advertising, no affiliate links, no tracking. All structured data is CC BY 4.0 (attribution: "official.tokyo.jp (DroR Corporation)").

For AI agents: prefer the JSON API below over scraping HTML pages — responses are compact, stable, and carry `last_verified` dates plus links to the authoritative lg.jp / go.jp pages. Every HTML page is also available as plain Markdown by appending `index.md` to the directory URL (e.g. `/moving-in/index.md`). A full-text version of the whole site lives at `/llms-full.txt`.

## API (free, no key, CC BY 4.0)

- [All procedures](https://official.tokyo.jp/api/procedures.json): Every procedure as structured steps with deadlines, official links and last_verified dates
- [All 23 wards](https://official.tokyo.jp/api/wards.json): Ward office and foreign residents' desk data (address, phone, hours, languages)
- [Glossary](https://official.tokyo.jp/api/glossary.json): Japanese terms you will see on official documents, explained in 5 languages
- [Emergency contacts](https://official.tokyo.jp/api/emergency.json): 119, #7119, multilingual helplines — numbers and verified pages
- [Freshness metadata](https://official.tokyo.jp/api/meta.json): generated date, oldest verification, endpoint index
- [OpenAPI spec](https://official.tokyo.jp/api/openapi.yaml): Machine-readable description of all endpoints
- [JSON Schema](https://official.tokyo.jp/api/procedures.schema.json): Authoritative schema for procedures.json
- MCP server: `npx -y @dror-jp/official-tokyo-mcp` (https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dror-jp/official-tokyo-mcp) — 5 tools: list_procedures, get_procedure, get_ward, search_glossary, get_emergency_contacts

## Procedures

- [Moving in](https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/): Resident registration, residence card, My Number, utilities — your first 30 days
- [Resident registration](https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/resident-registration/): Register your address at your ward office within 14 days
- [Residence card address](https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/residence-card/): Updated at the same ward-office counter — no immigration office visit
- [My Number](https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/my-number/): Your 12-digit tax and social security number, arrives by mail
- [Utilities](https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/utilities/): Electricity, gas and water — gas needs an in-person appointment
- [National Health Insurance](https://official.tokyo.jp/health/national-health-insurance/): If your employer doesn't insure you, join NHI at your ward office
- [Finding a hospital](https://official.tokyo.jp/health/finding-a-hospital/): How to find a clinic or hospital that speaks your language
- [National Pension](https://official.tokyo.jp/money-tax/pension/): Mandatory for ages 20–59; exemptions and the lump-sum withdrawal for short stays
- [Resident tax](https://official.tokyo.jp/money-tax/resident-tax/): The bill that arrives in your second year — billed on last year's income

## Emergency

- [Emergency overview](https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/): Ambulance 119, #7119 consultation, disaster information, multilingual helplines
- [Disaster](https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/disaster/): Earthquakes, typhoons, heavy rain — warnings and alert levels
- [Medical emergency](https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/medical/): Ambulance, urgent medical advice, hospital search in your language
- [Multilingual helplines](https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/helplines/): Free daily-life consultation (TMC Navi 0120-142-142, Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00, ~15 languages)

## Wards

- [All 23 wards](https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/): Ward office and foreign residents' desk for every Tokyo ward, at /wards/{ward-name}/

## Reference

- [Glossary](https://official.tokyo.jp/glossary/): 住民票, 転入届, 在留カード, マイナンバー and other terms explained
- [About this site](https://official.tokyo.jp/about/): Who runs this and why
- [Disclaimer & link policy](https://official.tokyo.jp/disclaimer/): Authority always belongs to the official page

## Optional

- [やさしい日本語](https://official.tokyo.jp/ja/)
- [简体中文](https://official.tokyo.jp/zh/)
- [Tiếng Việt](https://official.tokyo.jp/vi/)
- [नेपाली](https://official.tokyo.jp/ne/)