In cooperation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Association has
formulated the Guidelines to Facilitate Private Rental Residence Occupancy by Non-Japanese
Nationals, the Guide to Looking for a Home (in 12 languages), the Guide to Rental Residence
Occupancy
by Non-Japanese Nationals, and Foreign-Language Service Stickers.
In addition to content such as points to note and questions and answers regarding occupancy of
rental residences by non-Japanese nationals, for which demand is growing from year to year, the
Guidelines to Facilitate Private Rental Residence Occupancy by Non-Japanese Nationals include other
useful features such as check sheets on preferred occupancy conditions and templates for various
forms, in 14 languages in total (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese,
Vietnamese, Nepalese, Thai, Indonesian, Myanmar, Cambodian, Tagalog, and Mongolian).
The Guide to Looking for a Home contains useful information on subjects such as necessary
procedures, contractual flows, and real-estate terminology for use when looking for a place to live
in Japan, in 12 languages in total (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai,
Indonesian, Myanmar, Cambodian, Tagalog, and Mongolian).
All of these can be used by pointing at the relevant passages, and since they also explain rules on
living in rental housing, they can help prevent problems with neighbors as well.
The Guide to Rental Residence Occupancy by Non-Japanese Nationals covers topics including basic
information that non-Japanese nationals can use when looking for a place to live in Japan and the
websites of real-estate agents that provide services in foreign languages.
The Foreign-Language Service Stickers are intended for use by real-estate agents servicing
non-Japanese nationals. They show which languages are available. They have been designed so that
agents can affix balloon-shaped stickers showing the languages spoken in the office to the stickers
and post them in their offices or elsewhere. The blank balloons can be filled out freely by agents
to show other languages available, notes for non-Japanese customers, or other information.
Guidelines to Facilitate Private Rental Residence Occupancy by Non-Japanese Nationals
Chapter 1
About Private Rental Residence Occupancy by Non-Japanese Nationals
Chapter 2
Practical Questions and Answers
Chapter 3
Examples of Providing Information About Housing for Non-Japanese Nationals
Sample Contracts and other Documents in Each Language
■Select a Language
JAPANESE
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
ENGLISH
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
CHINESE
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
KOREAN
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
SPANISH
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
PORTUGUESE
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
VIETNAMESE
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
NEPALI
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
THAI
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
INDONESIAN
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
MYANMAR
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
KHMER
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
TAGALOG
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
MONGOLIAN
All Documents
Property Rental Application
Important Points Explanation of Property to be Leased
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type(Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Regular Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Joint and Several
Guarantor)
Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract-Standard Type (Rental Obligations
Guarantee Company)
Explanation of Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Notice to Terminate the Fixed-term Rental Housing Contract
Apartment Search Guidebook
JAPANESE
ENGLISH
CHINESE
KOREAN
SPANISH
PORTUGUESE
VIETNAMESE
NEPALI
THAI
INDONESIAN
MYANMAR
KHMER
TAGALOG
MONGOLIAN
Guide to Looking for a Home
JAPANESE(page 1to2)
Points for restoring rental housing to its original condition when you move out
Confirmation of Property’s Condition at the Time of Moving Out and Restoration to Original Condition Checklist (example)
JAPANESE
ENGLISH
CHINESE
KOREAN
SPANISH
PORTUGUESE
VIETNAMESE
NEPALI
THAI
INDONESIAN
MYANMAR
KHMER
TAGALOG
MONGOLIAN
Points for taking disaster prevention measures while living in your rental housing
JAPANESE
ENGLISH
CHINESE
KOREAN
SPANISH
PORTUGUESE
VIETNAMESE
NEPALI
THAI
INDONESIAN
MYANMAR
KHMER
TAGALOG
MONGOLIAN
List of Real Estate Agencies Offering Foreign-Language Services