Useful Website and Links

Here are some useful multilingual links and websites

Links

  • Multilingual Living Guide
    Provides useful information about living in Japan in 13 languages.
    (CLAIR)
  • Multilingual Medical Questionnaire
    You can download and print out this Multilingual Medical Questionnaire and the form is available in 14 languages.
    (NPO International Community Hearty Konandai, Kanagawa International Foundation)
  • Medical Counseling
    Provides medical counseling to foreigners, medical facilities and companies with employees who are foreign nationals.
    (AMDA International Medical Information Center)
  • Guidebook for Starting School
    You can download this guidebook in 7 different languages.
    (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
  • Publication: Be Prepared for Earthquake ”Jishin ni Jishin wo”
    Provides information on how to be prepared in case earthquake happens. This pamphlet is available in English, Chinese, Korean and Portuguese.
  • Information on Disaster Prevention(mobile phone site)
    Provides information on the prevention of disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons in 10 languages through your mobile phone.
    (JOSEF)
  • Immigration Process
    Provides information on the immigration process in English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.
    (Immigration Bureau of Japan)

A List of Assistance Centers for Foreigners

Here is a list of facilities that offer consultations to foreigners.

Immigration

Organization
Language Support
Day and Time
Phone Number
General Information and Assistance Center for Foreign Residents
English(regularly)
Spanish(irregularly)
Monday~Friday
9:00-16:00
Hiroshima Joint Government Bldg. #2, 6-30 Kami-hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
082-502-6060

Medical Counseling and Information Assistance

Organization
Language Support
Day and Time
Phone Number
AMDA International Medical Information Center(Provides medical counseling and introducing medical facilities with foreign language support
English, Thai, Chinese, Korean and Spanish
Monday~Friday
9:00-17:00
Tokyo Center
03-5285-8088
Portuguese
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
9:00-17:00
Filipino
Wednesday
13:00-17:00
guidance related to medical welfare system, etc)
English, Spanish
Monday~Friday
9:00-17:00
Kansai Center
06-4395-0555
Chinese
Tuesday~Thursday
9:00-17:00
Portuguese
Monday
10:30-14:30

Postal Services

Organization
Language Support
Day and Time
Phone Number
Japan Post Service Co., Ltd
(Provides consultation on post office address and contact information, postage and service charge and other useful postal services)
English
Monday
8:30-18:00
0120-085420
(Toll-Free Number)

NTT Counseling for Foreigners

Organization
Language Support
Day and Time
Phone Number
NTT Foreigner’s Counseling Center (Provides counseling related to NTT analog phone connections, transfer, phone applications, discontinuation, phone number guide, etc.)
English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German and French
Monday~Friday
9:00-17:00
0120-364463
(Toll-Free-Number)

JR Telephone Center

Organization
Language Support
Day and Time
Phone Number
JR East Info Line JR Telephone Center: JR
East Info Line(Provides information on train schedules, fare, forgotten items inquiry, etc)
English, Korean, Chinese
Daily(except for end & beginning of year)
10:00-18:00
050-2016-1603

For Inquiry

Yamaguchi Interenational Exchange Association.
4-17-1 Yoshiki Shimohigashi, Yamaguchi-city, Yamaguchi, 753-0814
[PHONE]083-925-7353 [FAX]083-920-4144 [E-mail]Click Here