• Introducing Ibaraki City
• Support desks staffed by foreign language speakers offered by the Osaka Prefectural government
• Japanese language schools
• Exchanges with Japanese citizens
• Foreign resident registration
• Submitting information to create a new family register
• Taxes
• National Health Insurance
• The National Pension
• Care for the Aged Insurance
• Childbirth and childcare
• Day-care facilities
• Education
• Welfare Service
• Daily life
• Emergency calls
• Medical care
• Sister and friendship cities

Support desks staffed by foreign language speakers offered by the Osaka Prefectural government

Foreigner support desk of the Osaka Prefectural government (TEL: 06-6941-2297)

English, Chinese (Beijing), Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese languages
From 9:00 AM to 5:45 PM, Monday to Friday.
Except holidays, and the New Year's period.

International House Osaka (TEL: 06-6773-6533)

English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Portuguese, Indonesian, Spanish
From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Medical assistance: Medical facilities with foreign languages available

AMDA International Medical Information Center (TEL: 06-4395-0555)

English and Spanish: From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays.
Chinese: From 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Mondays
Portuguese: From 10:30 to 2:30 PM on Mondays

Job recruitment and support

Osaka Employment Service Center for Foreigners (TEL: 06-6344-1135)

English, Chinese, Portuguese: From 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on weekdays

Foreign worker support desk of the Osaka Labor Standards Bureau (TEL: 06-6949-6490)

Support regarding employment and labor standards laws.
English, Chinese, Portuguese: From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Women's problems and concerns

The Dawn Center (TEL: 06-6910-8401)

Korean (1st Saturday of each month), Chinese (2nd Saturday of each month), English (3rd Saturday of each month)
From 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Women’s support desk of the Osaka Prefectural Government (TEL: 06-6728-8858)

English, Korean: From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays

Foreign students in Japan (part time jobs, residences)

Foreign Student Support Center in the Foreign and Japanese Student Center, Osaka Student Support Office (TEL: 06-6361-9139)

English (part time job information, residence information)
From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays.

Human rights

Human Rights Support Office, Human Rights Support Section of the Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau (TEL: 06-6942-9496)

Chinese: From 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Thursdays English: From 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Human Rights Call Desk For Foreigners served by the Osaka Lawyers’ Association (TEL: 06-6364-6251)

English, Chinese, Korean (North and South)
From 12:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the 1st and 4th Friday of each month.

Resident formalities for foreigners

Total Information Center for Foreign Residents (TEL: 06-6941-3701)

English, Chinese, Spanish: Monday to Friday
Korean (South): Monday, Wednesday to Friday
From 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM