Five support services for foreigners living in Japan

Are you a foreigner who is already living in Japan now or would like to live in Japan in the future, and do you have any concerns about living or working in Japan?

This article introduces five support services for foreigners living in Japan.

Finding or Renting a Room

Best Estate

Source: https://www.best-estate.jp/ja/

Best Estates allows you to search for places to live by region or area.

You can smoothly research on the Internet according to popular areas, keyword searches, and budgets.
Seven languages are available, so even those who are studying Japanese can use the site with ease.

wagaya Japan

Source: https://wagaya-japan.com/jp/

wagaya Japan is a real estate property information site for foreigners looking for rooms.
The site is divided into categories such as rent, buy, sell, and rent, making it easy to search for the information you are looking for.

For example, when looking for a room, you can quickly search for properties by area or station name.

The number of properties that currently have rooms available is displayed, and a map of the surrounding area is shown so you can easily check the nearest station. English, Chinese, and Vietnamese are supported.

Hospitals and Insurance

Japan National Tourist Organization

Source: https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/jpn/mi_guide.html

If you have just arrived in Japan or if you do not have a family hospital in mind, you may not know which hospital to use.

This website is for travelers, but you can search for hospitals.
The website is available in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.

Your local ward office may also offer support services.
If you have a chance to use the ward office for resident registration, etc., please inquire with them.

VIVA VIDA

Source: https://vivavida.net/jp/

An insurance company offering medical and life insurance for foreigners.

Insurance plans are available to meet your needs.

About Resident Status

General Consultation Center for Foreign Residents

Source: https://www.foreign.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/jp/kurashi/sogosodanshiensenta/

This support center provides consultation services for foreigners living in Japan.
Consultation days vary by day, but Chinese and English are available daily.

Consultation is also available in Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.

Recruitment

Foreign Recruitment Network ACE

Source: https://tsubasainc.net/

This is a job site for foreigners.

We have over 20 years of career and experience.
We provide support for job search and career change search for foreigners.

Consultation on communication

Tokyo Hachioji International Association

Source: https://hia855.com/seikatsu/seikatsu-communication-shien/

Tokyo Hachioji City provides communication support.
They provide support for foreign residents, so if there is a center in your area, please use it.

You can use the center for language, medical consultation, multicultural kids’ salon, etc.

Conclusion

These are the five support services for foreigners living in Japan.

Living in Japan can be fun, but sometimes you may feel anxious about the language or when you are not feeling well due to the change of seasons.

If you check with support centers and other services in advance, you will be able to live in Japan with more peace of mind.