For employees with employment insurance. Caps from August 1, 2026, checked September 24, 2026. Your inputs never leave this browser.

You and the birth

I am giving birth My partner is giving birth

Monthly salary before tax

Include overtime and allowances. Leave out bonuses.

Due date

Your benefits

Childcare leave benefit per month

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Benefit	JPY (¥)

Childcare leave benefit by payment period

#	Period	Days	Rate	¥

How the amounts were worked out

This is an estimate. The final amounts are decided by your health insurer and Hello Work. Guide, sources and FAQ

Your leave: until the child turns 1

I take postnatal paternity leave (sango papa ikukyu)

Up to 28 days within 8 weeks of the birth. It is separate from childcare leave.

Paternity leave from Paternity leave to

Childcare leave starts

Leave blank to start on the birth date.

Childcare leave ends

Leave blank to stay off until the day before the first birthday.

Your partner: takes 14+ days of leave

Your partner’s situation

This decides the 13% post-birth top-up.

Birth details: 1 baby, born on the due date

Birth date, if the baby is born

Number of babies

Pay slip details: from your monthly salary

Total pay in the 6 months before leave

Leave out bonuses. Blank means monthly salary × 6.

Standard monthly remuneration (hyojun hoshu getsugaku)

Blank means it is looked up from your salary.

I joined my current health insurance less than 12 months ago I am 40 to 64 (adds nursing care insurance to the premium waiver)

Not covered by this calculator

Self-employed people, National Health Insurance and public servants’ mutual aid.
Leave after the first birthday (extensions when no daycare place is available).
Pay from your employer during leave, and the shorter working hours benefit.
Health insurance other than Kyokai Kenpo Tokyo for the premium waiver.

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