Human Rights Counseling Offices for Foreigners
For those who are not comfortable speaking Japanese, the Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus throughout Japan provide human rights counselling 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 counselling 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
Foreign-language Human Rights Hotline
The phone number (Navi Dial) below is available for human rights counselling for those who are unable to speak Japanese fluently. Feel free to consult with us by telephone from anywhere in Japan.
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
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.
Foreign-language Human Rights Hotline【PDF】
Human rights counseling services in foreign languages