On Air: Fukuoka City Information/2012.4.13(Mon)/11:00～

                 Consultation services in Fukuoka city

Are you a foreign resident of Fukuoka? Are there any issues or challenges in your life you are having a difficult time dealing with? In Fukuoka City, there are two locations offering consultation and support for foreigners.

The first location is the consultation office in Higashi Ward Office. There, you can inquire about ward office matters in English or Chinese. English service is available every Monday, and service in Chinese is available every Thursday. These services are available from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Just get off of at the Hakozaki-Miya Mae stop of the Hakozaki subway line, exit from the number 3 exit, and it is only a three minute walk to the Higashi Ward Office. Or, you can receive support by phone over the Center’s dedicated service phone line. The number to call is 092-631-2192.

The second location for receiving this service is at Rainbow Plaza, located on the 8th floor of the Tenjin IMS Building. There, staff able to speak not only Japanese, but also Korean, Chinese and English, are available to offer a variety of information to assist you with living in Fukuoka. Also, consultation regarding legal and/or healthcare matters is available.

Legal consultation is provided by a lawyer from the Fukuoka Bar Association, and is available from 1 to 4 PM on the first and third Saturdays of every month. Service is available by appointment only. Also, please be aware that if you’ll need an interpreter, you should mention that when you make your reservation and Rainbow Plaza will make arrangements.

The free healthcare consultations are held every Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM at Rainbow Plaza. There, volunteer Japanese medical doctors will try to answer your questions. Consultation is available in English or Japanese and reservations are not needed, so feel free to stop in anytime.

For further information, or to make an appointment for legal consultation, please call Rainbow Plaza at 092-733-2220.

If you don’t know who to turn to for advice, or have no one around to turn to at all, please make good use the consultation and support services offered by the city of Fukuoka and Rainbow Plaza.

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