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     * Haven't moved yet? If you're preparing, consider Tokyo for the simple reason that we have a lot of foreigners here. It's very, very easy to accommodate foreigners in Tokyo.
     * See-also: [[https://tabunka.tokyo-tsunagari.or.jp/useful/guide_eng/|Comprehensive Living Guide for Foreign Residents in Japan]]
+===== Re-entry =====
+If you want to leave Japan temporarily, you need a Re-Entry Permit or Special Re-Entry Permit. The former requires an application, the latter requires no application. Both have limits on use. Generally, for special re-entry, you need to come back within 1 year. The thing about "Special" re-entry that makes it special is that it's issued at the airport and doesn't require paperwork.
+After airport security, you need to take your passport and your Residence Card not to the automated passport gates, but instead to the tables where there are re-entry slips. Complete the special re-entry slip with the pertinent information. Take it and your documents to the staffed immigration desk. They will staple your special re-entry permit into your passport, and subsequently, they will stamp your passport.
+Being sure not to forget your Residence Card, you can leave the country at your leisure with the Special Re-Entry Permit still stapled in your passport. On your return flight, you can complete the relevant information on the card.
+To re-enter, and often, just to board a flight to Japan, you will be asked to present your Residence Card, Passport, and Special Re-Entry permit. Once you arrive back in Japan, follow signs for re-entry.
+Do note that the permits are intended to remain stapled in your passport. Immigration will stamp the back of them with a seal, so you can't just get a new one if you lose yours. Avoid losing yours. If this happens, you most likely need to talk to immigration when you get back, and/or the police.