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Take Advantage of the Advisory Services for Foreigners


● City Office Advisory Services for Foreigners
English—Tuesdays
Chinese—Thursdays
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Residents’ Consulting Office
(City Office Dai-san Chosha 3F)
Inquiries: Residents’ Consulting Office
Tel: 5742-6842

● Tokyo Metropolitan Government Foreign Residents’ Advisory Center
Consultation services are available for foreign residents concerning matters of daily living, such as the Japanese social system and education.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
English—Monday through Friday, Tel: 5320-7744
Chinese—Tuesdays and Fridays, Tel: 5320-7766
Korean—Wednesdays, Tel: 5320-7700

● Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Information Center (Tokyo-to Hoken Iryo Joho Center) Medical Information Service
◎ This organization provides various information, such as which medical institutions have staff who speak foreign languages and details of medical and health insurance systems in Japan.
Tel: 5285-8181 (Languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Spanish)
Hours: Every day, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
◎ Interpreting service over the phone between medical staff and after-hour patients
Tel: 5285-8185 (Languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Spanish)
Hours: Monday through Friday, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.



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