Human Rights Counseling for Foreigners
Do you encounter human rights problems in your daily life, such as unfair discrimination against foreigners or bullying in schools, etc.?
Please do not worry alone, and consult Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus.
The officials and Human Rights Volunteers can provide human rights counseling and will find the best solution to your problem.
Leaflets are available in six languages , and they provide simple explanation about the following three human rights counseling services for foreigners, and relief procedures by Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus. Please make use of them.
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet for Foreigners
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in English 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Chinese 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Korean 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Filipino 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Portuguese 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Vietnamese 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Japanese 【PDF】
Please do not worry alone, and consult Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus.
The officials and Human Rights Volunteers can provide human rights counseling and will find the best solution to your problem.
Leaflets are available in six languages , and they provide simple explanation about the following three human rights counseling services for foreigners, and relief procedures by Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus. Please make use of them.
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet for Foreigners
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in English 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Chinese 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Korean 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Filipino 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Portuguese 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Vietnamese 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling Leaflet in Japanese 【PDF】
Human Rights Counseling for Foreign Nationals
For those who are not comfortable speaking Japanese, the Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus throughout Japan provide human rights counseling services.
Location |
Days and Hours | Language |
Main offices of the Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus throughout the country |
Weekdays 9:00 – 17:00 (Closed on public holidays and December 29th through January 3rd) |
English Chinese Korean Filipino Portuguese Vietnamese Nepali Spanish Indonesian Thai |
Besides the Legal Affairs Bureaus and the District Legal Affairs Bureaus, human rights counseling is regularly provided at the places below.
City | Location | Days and Hours | Language |
FUKUOKA | KOKUSAI HIROBA ACROS Fukuoka 3rd Floor 1-1-1 Tenjin Chuo-ku Fukuoka-shi |
2nd Saturday 13:00 - 16:00 |
English |
TAKAMATSU | Kagawa International Exchange Center ( I - pal Kagawa ) 1-11-63 Ban-cho Takamatsu-shi |
3rd Friday 13:00 ~ 15:00 ( Reserve in advance) |
English Chinese Korean Spanish Portuguese |
MATSUYAMA | Ehime Prefectural International Center(EPIC) 1-1 Dougoichiman Matsuyama-shi |
4th Thursday 13:30 ~ 15:30 |
English |
For counseling in foreign languages, feel free to use the Foreign-language Human Rights Hotline(Navi Dial) below.
Human Rights Bureau Top Page
Foreign-language Human Rights Hotline
The phone number (Navi Dial) below is available for human rights counseling for those who are unable to speak Japanese fluently. Feel free to consult with us by telephone from anywhere in Japan.
Your call will be directed to the nearest Bureau to you via a multilingual interpretation service company.
Please be careful not to dial a wrong number.
Phone | 0570-090911 |
Days and Hours |
Weekdays 9:00 through 17:00(Closed on public holidays and December 29th through January 3rd) |
Languages | English, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Portuguese, Vietnamese,Nepali,Spanish,Indonesian,Thai |
Please be careful not to dial a wrong number.
Human rights counseling services in foreign languages
(Human rights counseling services in English on the Internet)
(Human rights counseling services in Chinese on the Internet)
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