That means it wouldn't have the latest firmware, which includes this fix:

Security Alert for Vulnerability in LAN-W300N/R Series...

See this thread:
http://forum.gaijinpot.com/showthread.php?26104-Japanese-Drivers-Licence-Renewal&p=983566&viewfull=1#post983566

Thanks for that update. Sounds like a good common-sense administrative arrangement.

It's stated in the Japanese page as well:

在留カードを後日交付する...

No.

You need to show your residency card when leaving in order to use the deemed re-entry permit system.

That is one of the eligibility conditions.

There are two types of re-entry permit:

(1) The normal, traditional, conventional re-entry permit (single (3000yen) or multiple (6000yen), that you can obtain by applying at the Immigration Bureau...

That means you have two options:

(1) Obtain a conventional re-entry permit, and use that.

or

(2) Do not use your SINGLE-entry visa when arriving (enter as tourist under visa exemption...

There seems to be a bug in that router's firmware (unfixed as at the current Ver 2.30), where DNS will not work if you manually input a DNS server.

If you leave the field blank, it appears to use...

You need to pay attention to make sure you use the correct form:



The form is not distributed on the plane. You have to tick the box (if applicable) when departing Japan (before the plane).
...

If she comes to Japan after the re-entry permit and/or Period of Stay have expired, she will be starting a new stay in Japan from scratch.

So she would need obtain a (new) visa to enter Japan, or...

She could only have used a traditional re-entry permit, because the departure was prior to 9th July 2012.






Visa system in Japan - essential prerequisites to understand...

The purpose of this plan appears to be to avoid having the limited WHV time counting down before actually starting work.

What the OP has described would be an effective way to achieve this.

As...

It means that somebody needs to be reminded what "prepaid" means.


For all practical purposes, it probably only applies for port-outs.


It wouldn't apply in your situation since you're not...

Refer to the answers in this PDF file (example of how to complete the form).

http://www.office-sunrise.com/PDF/%89i%8FZ%8B%96%89%C2%90%5C%90%BF%8F%91.pdf

Note that people in this situation effectively have two re-entry permits:

(1) A traditional re-entry permit (which can still be used the same as before).

(2) The new "deemed" (or "Special")...

See this thread:

Visa system in Japan - essential prerequisites to understand...

The info is up-to-date.

The only change from 9th July 2012 is to replace "Certificate of Alien Registration" with "Resident Card (or Certificate of Alien Registration in the interim)", and to note...

You haven't mentioned your spouse's nationality, but I'm assuming it is Japanese, and your current Status of Residence is Spouse or Child of Japanese National,


with Period of Stay: 3 years.

...

Could be a good option to keep in mind.

If a parent is still a Special Permanent Resident, she may be eligible for the Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident visa.

The new "deemed" re-entry permit (or "special re-entry permit", as the Immigration Bureau's English literature describes it) will not be any use in the OP's situation; it will only be available for...

No. Outbound roaming is not supported on Softbank Mobile prepaid (the only prepaid SIM currently available in Japan).

Kintetsu Train (not limited express) to Uehonmachi and Bus to KIX.
http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/senden/Railway/Ticket/kanku/index.html

2350yen from Kintetsu Nagoya station to KIX (one-way, to...

See this thread, and the threads referred to:

Spouse Visa App Req: Proof of marriage from the USA? (We got married in Japan)...

It looks like they'll only accept payment by enclosing a cheque.

http://www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/police-checks/national-police-checks.aspx#fees

Most banks should be able to sell you a bank...

When you get your WHV, you will have a large JAPAN VISA label in your passport. This is a single-use (single-entry) visa, and you have until the "Date of expiry" date to use it to enter Japan to...

That is incorrect.

It's probably confusion with the fact that Alien Registration is not applicable for diplomats and/or non-citizens with the Status of Residence "Diplomat".



When you use...