Moving To Japan From The UK.pdf

The Atlantic Relocation Guide for Japan 2017 provides essential information for individuals relocating to Japan from the UK. Key details include:
- Telephone country code: 81
- Standard time: GMT + 9 hours
- Weights and measures: Metric
- Electricity: 100v AC, 60Hz in the west and 50Hz in eastern Japan and Tokyo
- Mandatory inoculations: Polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles, rubella, and tuberculosis
- Public holidays: Various dates throughout the year
- Office hours: 0900-1700 Mon-Fri
- Bank hours: 1000-1500 Mon-Fri
- Emergency telephone numbers: 110 for police, 119 for fire/ambulance
- UK Embassy: 1 Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Japanese Embassy in London: 101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT
Customs requirements for importing household and personal effects into Japan include:
- Detailed inventory
- Import declaration (customs form C-5360-2 for non-Japanese, C-5360 for Japanese)
- Passport
- Visa
- Entry and departure stamps
Duty-free entry is allowed for used household effects, with certain conditions.
Additional requirements and regulations apply to specific situations, such as diplomats' removals, wedding trousseaux, inheritance, new furniture, machines, appliances, equipment, and works of art.