Where can I talk to someone about Education, General Life, Labor, Law, Marriage, etc. in my own language?

Carly Bode, International Affairs Division

Foreigner consultation are undertaken by the Ibaraki-ken Kokusai Koryu Kyokai (Ibaraki International Association) "Foreigner Consultation Corner"

At the Foreigner Consultation Corner, we not only help foreigners with questions and troubles, but we help also people who live in Ibaraki Prefecture to hire foreigners.

We help you by way of interview, telephone, letter, etc. Our service is free of charge and confidential.

* Subjects: Education, General Life, Labor, Law, Marriage, etc.
* Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
* System: Counseling can be in English, Portuguese, Chinese, Bengali, and Japanese. (A volunteer translator will be the counselor for Persian, Spanish, Thai, Tagalog, and Hangul Languages.)
* Consultation with Lawyers: Free lawyer consultation is provided twice each month by appointment only. The lawyer is from the Ibaraki-ken Bengoshi-Kai (Ibaraki Prefecture Lawyer Association).

Language Schedule
Everyday: English and Japanese
MON: Portuguese
TUE: Chinese
WED: Thai
THUR: Tagalog
FRI: Portuguese Thai

Address: 745 Ushirokawa Senba-machi Mito-shi 310-0851
TEL 029-244-3811
FAX 029-241-7611
Email: iia@themis.ocn.ne.jp
Website: http://www.ia-ibaraki.or.jp/kokusai/english/index.html(external link)