6. What is the difference between a personal guarantor and an emergency contact?

A personal guarantor has much more responsibilities than an emergency contact. A personal guarantor is like a co-signer. If you don’t pay your rent, your personal guarantor will be responsible for paying it on your behalf. An emergency contact, as the name suggests, is a person who is willing to contact you in case of an emergency such as a fire. Many Japanese people are reluctant to be anyone’s personal guarantor, but many of them are happy to be their friends’ emergency contact if it is explained clearly.

POST : 2018.11.25