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Resources and Links                                     Last updated: 22 APR 2024

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The following symbols indicating the languages offered on the website

JA Japanese

EN  English

CH Chinese

MULTI  Multilingual

A. Government and legal information related to disability welfare:

MULTI     Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan・Disability Welfare

  • Introducing the welfare policy for the disabled person in Japan

JA   EN    Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japane-Gov Law Search Engine

  • Legal content about the Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act 

JA   EN    Ministry of Justice, Japan ・Japanese Law Translation Database System 

  • Providing the English translation of "Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities"

JA   EN    Information Center,Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities(JSRPD)・Disability Information Resources

  • Providing an information resource for supporting the study of health and welfare topics for people with disabilities

JA   EN   Japan Pension Service

  • Pamphlets in Various Languages about Japan Pension system

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B. Information about service providers of disability welfare:

JA  (WAM NET)Search engine for agencies / facilities providing disability welfare service

  • Database of service providers of the disability welfare in Japan 

JA   Fukushi Shimbun WEB

  • Providing articles on people with disabilities, the elderly, poverty, facilities and welfare equipment, etc.

C. Useful apps・websites for the persons with disabilities:

JA    Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo・Help Mark

  • Official website of Help Mark 

JA    Disability IT utilization promotion business of Kanagawa Prefecture・Kanagawa IT Support Network for Persons with Disabilities

  • A list of application /software for persons with disabilities

JA    Japan National Council of Social Welfare・Easy understanding pamphlet about the Service and Support for Persons with Disabilities Act​

  • This is a pamphlet created by the Japan National Council of Social Welfare in April 2021 ​

 

MULTI   Hiragana Megane 

  • This site can automatically adding hiragana to the kanji of the Japanese website you want to see

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D. Easy understanding Japanese News and websites:

JA    NHK NEWS WEB EASY ・News provided in easy-to-understand Japanese 

  • (For foreigners) Conveying news in easy-to-understand Japanese to foreigners, primary and secondary school students

MULTI     NHK World-Japan・Easy Japanese Conversation Lessons

  •  The conversation-based language course for beginners that offers conversation and grammar courses in 18 languages. Free download of lesson audio and learning materials.

JA   withnews by Ashahi News・Yasashii news (FACEBOOK page)

  • Providing information in "yasashii Japanese" that is easy for anyone to understand, as simple as possible.

JA   The Nishinippon Shimbun・Corner「Yasashii News」

  • Providing news in easy Japanese which is easy understand for foreigners and children

JA   Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Agency for Cultural Affairs・Guideline for using easy Japanese

  • Providing guideline for using easy Japanese in various aspect for assisting foreigners and children those who are living in Japan

E. (For foreign residents in Japan) Useful websites・apps about communication and daily life support:

MULTI    Immigration Services Agency of Japan・A Daily Life Support Portal For Foreign Nationals

  •  Providing useful information for foreigners residing in Japan and their supporters.

MULTI    Immigration Services Agency of Japan・Videos for the Daily Life Orientation

  • Poviding basic information for daily life living in Japan such as rules of life, work , tax system and etc. 

 

MULTI    Council of Local Authorities for International Relations(CLAIR)・Multilingual Living Information Guide

  • Providing information about daily life necessary for foreigners to live in Japan

MULTI  Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation “TSUNAGARI”・Tokyo Intercutural Portal Site

  • Providing useful information for foreign residents, information related to interculturalism and etc

MULTI     National Institute of Information and Communications Technology・Advanced Speech Translation Research and Development Promotion Center(ASTREC)(app)

  • Multilingual Speech Translation Application "VoiceTra"・Supported 31 languages

JA   EN     The Center for Distance Learning of Japanese and Japanese IssuesUniversity of Tsukuba International Student Center (app)

  • "SuMo Japan":This is a bulletin board-type app that connected to the increase of foreign residents in Japan, where users can ask and answer questions related to different topics that they come across in daily life.

MULTI     Japan National Tourism Organization 

  • (For foreign travelers and foreign residents in Japan) Information on medical institutions that can accommodate foreign patients in foreign languages 

MULTI     Specified NPO AMDA Medical Information Center

  •  Useful documents when visiting a doctor (including medical questionnaire form)

MULTI     NHK World-Japan・Multilingual Emergency Updates

  • Providing updates news on disasters in Japan and corona viruses in different foreign languages

MULTI     COVID-19 ​News & Information in Japan

  • The unofficial website to support foreigners staying in Japan, operated by students and graduates of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS)

MULTI   Hiragana Megane 

  • This site can automatically adding hiragana to the kanji of the Japanese website you want to see

MULTI   NPO International Foreign Students Association・Kougaku Shimbun(with furigana added)

  • Providing news and information related to foreign students and study

MULTI   Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan・TSUNAHIRO (Connect and Enhance Your Life in Japanese)

  • Website for Foreign Nationals as Residents to learn Japanese language in order to communicate in Japanese and be able to use it in daily life. 

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