*Please note the venue is NYC in Yoyogi, NOT the usual Forum 8. Details below.
Are you thinking of becoming a freelancer? Wondering about incorporation? Interested in homeownership? In the hope that others can avoid the mistakes the presenter made, the presentation will introduce practical information about the steps required to begin a freelance career and to incorporate. It will also outline the respective processes to renew a work visa and to obtain permanent resident status. In addition, the presenter will detail her experience in becoming a home owner. From the nitty gritty red tape to the timing related to each of the above procedures, as well as their relevant challenges, the presenter intends to provide a few pointers about how to satisfy the requirements of Japanese institutions, including the immigration office and banks; and hopes others will be able to avoid the sometimes awkward and often embarrassing situations the presenter encountered.
(This presentation will be in English)
Speaker: Lisa Hew (Japanese to English legal translator)
Date: September 20, 2014
Time: 14:00-17:00
Doors open: 13:30
Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (NYC) http://nyc.niye.go.jp/e/index.html
Address: 3-1. Yoyogi Kamizono-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0052
Access: About 7 minutes walk from Sangubashi Station (Odakyu Line), 10 minutes walk from Yoyogi-Koen Station (Exit No.4) (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
http://nyc.niye.go.jp/e/02informations/cont05.html
Tel: 03-3469-2525
Cost: JAT members 1,000 yen; non-members 3,000 yen (advance registration is not necessary)
*Please note TAC fee structure as of April
(Details: http://jat.org/news/show/change_in_tac_seminar_attendance_fees/ )
Koryukai: From 17:15 (advance registration is not necessary)
Venue: Irish Pub Tullamore (http://www.tullamore.jp/acess.html)
Address: 1-6-10, Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku
Tel: 03-3481-0216
Cost: 2,000 yen (food only/cash bar)
Inquiries: [email protected]
About the speaker:
About 20 years ago, Lisa Hew came to Japan as a student at Nichibei Kaiwa Gakuin followed by a semester at Sophia University’s Japanese Language Institute. In 1996, she joined the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme as a Coordinator for International Relations in Sendai City. In 2000, she entered the corporate world at World Co., Ltd., a domestic fashion conglomerate, and then moved to Japan’s 5th largest law firm, TMI Associates in 2003. She started freelancing in January 2011 as a Japanese to English legal translator, and on April 14, 2014, she established her company Belle Translation Japan, Ltd.