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To all our friends from overseas: Please come and visit our Lounge.
We are here to help you when you have difficulties in Japanese: Translating
information or letters sent to you from schools, workplaces or neighborhood
associations into English, Spanish and Chinese. Helping you to communicate
at banks, kindergartens, schools, City office, hospitals, or Welfare and
Health Centers by dispatching an interpreter who speaks your language.
For example, in case of school registration, application for National Health
Insurance or Child Allowance, etc, support available in English, Spanish
and Chinese.
・ Available in 4 languages : Simple Japanese/English/Chinese/Korean Language
・ Published by "Project for Medicine Book in multiple language"
・ Available for distribution for free at the Kanazawa Lounge (limited quantity)
This map shows you the addresses of the hospitals and their medical departments, the language spoken, the office hours and the phone numbers. It also tells you where to contact when the hospitals are closed during holidays, at night and in case of emergency. You can get this map at our lounge and Foreign Registration in Kanazawa Ward Office.
News of health and welfare Medical Institution Map in 6 languages
We have revised the community map for the first time in 9 years in cooperation
with Kanazawa Ward Office, making an effort on “easy to see and understand.”
The living guide at the backside of the map, information helpful to live
in Yokohama, is written in five languages: English, Chinese, Korean,Spanish
and plain Japanese.
Also Information about our Japanese language class and Kamome class are
included in the introduction section of Kanazawa International Lounge.
The map is available at Kanazawa Ward Office and our lounge. We hope it
would be helpful in your daily life..
Department in Charge, etc | Information | Contents | ||
Security and Disaster Management Bureau Kanagawa Prefectural Government |
A Guide to Crime Prevention Measures | Support all 6 languages | ||
Resources &Recycling Bureau City of Yokohama |
Separation and Disposal of Garbage and Recyclables | April 2015 Edition Support all 10 languages |
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Health and Social Welfare Bureau City of Yokohama |
National Health Insurance Guide Book | 2018 Edition Support all 6 languages |
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Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education | Kanagawa Prefecture “Public High School Enrollment Guidebook” |
For 2021 Enrollment Use Information for Non-native Speakers of Japanese who are residing in Kanagawa Prefecture Support all 10 languages |
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Medical Care Bureau City of Yokohama |
Pediatric Emergency Medical Care Short Version | Don’t Panic, Stay Calm! This brochure was created as a reference on the use of pediatric emergency care. Support all 7 languages |
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Kanagawa Local Authoritie Study Group of International Policies | Action Manuals at Emergency/troubled Situations | Action manuals when you are facing emergency or troubled situations. Support all 11 languages |
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Kanagawa international Foundation | Multilingual Medical Questionnaire | Useful for conveying how you feel in your own language in case of sickness Support all 18 languages |
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School Board of Yokohama | School Life in Yokohama | Information for parents Support all 6 languages |
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Kanazawa International Communication and Exchanges | Earthquake Information | Information on Foreigner support during an Earthquake | ||
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) |
Multilingual Living Information | Information about daily life necessary for foreigners to live in Japan |
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City of Yokohama | Living Guide | Magazine of overall information on daily life in Yokohama, 2019 version |
We are looking for volunteers for our lounge! Anyone who speaks a foreign language or foreigners who understand Japanese, why don’t you join us as a volunteer interpreter or translator? Anyone who is interested, please come by Kanazawa International Lounge. |