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Foreigners Living in Kochi
About 5,000
foreigners live inKochi Prefecture.

Foreigners in Kochi comefrom over 70 different
countries. A large number ofthem are Vietnamese,
Chinese, Philippino, Korean,Indonesian, and American.

Kochi
JR Station

Kocoforre supports allpeople with foreign roots
living in Kochi Prefecture!

NKochi Castle Museumof HistoryŌtesuji
Kochi Castle
Kochi Pref. Oﬃce
Hirome Market

The most common
residence statuses aretechnical internship,
permanent resident,
speciﬁed skilled worker,student, and spouse.

Consultation Examples
Immigration Procedures
I want to renew/change my status ofresidence
I want to know more about the speciﬁedskilled worker residence status

Employment and Labor
I want to consult on job searching
I am having work problems

Social Insurance and Pension
I want to join the National Health Insurance program
I am returning to my country. Will I get my pension
back?

Japanese Learning
Where can I study Japanese?

Kochijo Mae

Harimayabashi

Kocoforre

Kocoforre

Address 4-1-37 Marunouchi Building 1F

Honmachi, Kochi City, Kochi PrefectureTel088‐821‐6440

Fax088‐821‐6441

Websitehttps://kccfr. jpEmailconsultation@kccfr. jp

Opening Hours

Mon to Sat 09:00-17:00

Closed On

Sun, Holidays, Year-end and
New Year Holidays

GuideOperation Structure of Kocoforre

Operated by: Kochi International Association
On behalf of: Kochi Prefectural Government
With support from: Kocoforre's Management
Council and its members' organizations

I want to learn Kanji characters

Medical CareIs there a hospital that speaks my native language?
I do not know how to ﬁll in medical questionnaires.

Kochi International Association

Interpretation and Translation
I do not understand the notice that I received fromthe municipal oﬃce

Kochi Consultation Center for Foreign Residents

I have trouble with transactions at reception counters
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Kocoforre is the nickname for theKochi Consultation Center for Foreign Residents

An indispensable support forforeigners in Kochi

Kocoforre

In May 2019, Kocoforre started its consultation service
for people with foreign roots living in Kochi Prefecture.
It provides advice on residence status, work, education,healthcare, welfare, childcare, housing, and manyother daily life issues.

Please feel free tocontact us

Consultation is available for foreign nationalsand for Japanese people and businesses thatinvolve foreign nationals. Consultations arefree of charge. Conﬁdentiality is guaranteed.
Consultation Methods
In person, over the phone, website consultation
form, email
Consultation Matters
Residence status, work, healthcare, marriage,
divorce, interpretation, translation, social
insurance, pension, tax, housing, driving license,childbirth, childcare, education, Japanese
language study,？
disastermanagement,international
exchange, etc.
Three-way telephone interpretation
Languages Supported
English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian,Thai, Tagalog, Nepali, Spanish, Portuguese, French,
Italian, German, Russian, Malay, Khmer, Myanmar,
Mongolian, Sinhalese, Hindi, Bengali*Support for most languages will be provided through a three-way
telephone interpretation service.
*English support will be provided directly by the staﬀ of Kocoforre*Chinese, Indonesian, and Vietnamese interpreters are available a
day per week on average.

We hold general andspecialized regional
consultations
We regularly hold regional
consultation events in various
municipalities, including Kochi
City, Shimanto City, Nankoku
City, and Tosa city. At theconsultation events, in addition
to general consultations on
daily life, we also provide
specialized consultations, suchas consultations with theImmigration Bureau on
residence status and legal
consultation with lawyers.

We are building a local
support system forforeign residents withthe help of volunteers
We send volunteers to help
support foreign residents inthe community. These“supporters” accompany
foreign residents to places likethe town hall to provide
interpretation, and also provide
through the running of
Kocoforre events. Please
register with us if you areinterested in volunteering!

We provide information in
multiple languages at ourcenter, and share thelatest updates on ourwebsite and instagram.
A range of materials translated
into many diﬀerent languages isavailable at our center. Our website
and instagram also provides
information that will be useful foryour life in Japan.

◆Website
Latest information published inJapanese, simple Japanese, English,
Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, andVietnamese.
Scan the QR code! →（Japanese） （English）◆Instagram
Information about life inJapan, Kochiʼs nature,
culture, and food are
published in both regularand simple Japanese.