Printing Out Official Certificates Easily at Lawson Convenience Stores in Japan
Printing Out Official Certificates at Japanese Convenience Stores (Konbini)
In this article you can get information on how to print out official certificates easily at Lawson convenience store (konbini) in Japan by using your My Number card.
You can print out various certificates / documents easily at any time (24 hours a day) and usually at less cost than doing it at the city office, so it is the most convenient way to do it if you live in Japan.
You can print official certificates in various convenience stores (Seven Eleven, Lawson, Family Mart, etc) in Japan, but in this article I will explain how to do it at a Lawson convenience stores using its multi-function fotocopy machines.
Things to Prepare
Generally speaking, to print official documents at any convenience stores, you will need to:
- Your My Number Card (マイナンバーカード)
- Your My Number password (a 4-digit numerical code)
- Some money to pay the printing cost (The cost may vary depending on the region where you live)
Types of Certificates to Print Out
You can print various types of official certificate at convenience stores, and the these may vary depending on in which prefecture you are living.
- Residence record (juuminhyou = 住民票）
- Revenue record (shotoku shoumeisho = 所得証明書)
- Tax payment record (kazei shoumeisho = 課税証明書)
Step by Step to Print Out Official Certificates at Lawson
The multi-function fotocopy machine in Lawson convenience store is very sophisticated, and it has multi-language support too. While basically you can just need to follow the instructions on its screen in your preferred language, but unfortunately at some screens in the middle of the process it may show only Japanese instructions, so you may get lost and difficulty. You can follow the pictures with step by step instruction below to help you complete what you have started.
STEP1. First of all, select your preferred language on the top screen.
STEP2. Select "Official Documents", and "Certificate Issuance" and confirm to proceed.
STEP3. Put your My Number card on the designated slot, and input the PIN number.
STEP4. After confirmation, take remove your My Number card.
STEP5. Select the type of certificates which you want to print out.
On the screen with green circle in below picture, if you need to print the resident record, press the upper buttons, for other documents, press the lower button.
In case you proceed to the next screen with red circle in below picture, if you need to print the revenue record (= shotoku shoumeisho = 所得証明書）, press the upper buttons, but if you want to print the Tax payment record (kazei shoumeisho = 課税証明書), press the lower button.
STEP6. Input he number of copy you want to print, and insert coins to pay the cost.
Insert the number of copy you want to print and insert coins to pay the printing cost.
As soon as you confirm to proceed, the official certificates will be printed out.
That is all! Please be careful to take all your belongings (the printout, your My Number card, the change, and the receipt) with you before leaving.
