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Kocoforre NewsIssue 2: Summer 2022

Kocoforre is the nickname for the Kochi Consultation Center for Foreign Residents

Summer has arrived with its dazzling skies, and we hope everyone is doing
well. In Kocoforre News, we will introduce the center’s activities and useful
information for foreign residents, those who are connected with foreigners,
and people interested in multiculturalism.

At Kocoforre, consultation isprovided in many languages!
At Kocoforre, multilingual support is provided,so that foreigners can consult in their own nativelanguage. An English-speaking staff is available
at all times. Interpreters are also available forChinese and Vietnamese. Their work days canbe checked on the Kocoforre website. For otherlanguages, a telephone interpretation service will
be used, so do not hesitate to contact us.

Tel: 088-821-6440(Mon - Sat)At Kocoforre, advice is available on all aspects of life.
Feel free to contact Kocoforre when you need advice.
Consultations are free of charge and will be kept private.

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09:00-17:00

Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Thai,Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Nepali, Burmese,Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian,Mongolian, Sinhalese, Hindi, and Bengali (as of May 2022)■Multilingual Consultation Service

Here are two organizations that offer telephone consultation in many languages

There are other suitable organizations and consultation services depending on consultation content, so please contact Kocoforre to ask.

Japan Legal Support Center MultilingualInformation Service Tel: 0570-078377

Human Rights Counseling for ForeignNationals Tel: 0570-090911(Weekdays: 09:00-17:00) *Call rates apply.
*When calling from IP phones or repaid phones, call 0503754-5430 instead【 English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese,
Vietnamese, Tagalog, Nepali, Thai, Indonesian】
Information on the Japanese legal system, bar
associations, and relevant organizations, regarding
loans, divorce, labor, accidents, visas, natural disasters,
and more, is provided at no cost.
(Website for the Japan Legal Support Centre, Houterasu:
https://www.houterasu.or.jp/multilingual/index.html)(Weekdays: 09:00-17:00)【English, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Portuguese,Vietnamese, Nepali, Spanish, Indonesian, Thai】
Do you face human right problems in your daily
life, such as being unfairly discriminated against
because you are a foreigner, or are you beingbullied at school? Please do not worry alone.
Instead, consult the Legal Affairs Bureaus andDistrict Legal Affairs Bureaus.
(Website for the Ministry of Justice: https://www.
moj.go.jp/JINKEN/jinken21.html)

Organization
for Technical Intern
Training

Technical intern trainees can consult
the organization with their problems.
（Website: https://www.otit.go.jp/）

Vietnamese

ChineseIndonesian

Mon-FriSat

Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00-19:00
Sat
9:00-17:00

Tue, Thu

0120-250-168

11:00-19:00
9:00-17:00

Filipino

0120-250-197
Tue, ThuSat

11:00-19:00
9:00-17:00

0120-250-169
English

0120-250-147
Tue, Thu
Sat

CambodianBurmeseThu

Tue0120-250-366

11:00-19:00

11:00-19:00
9:00-17:00

0120-250-302

11:00-19:00

0120-250-192

11:00-19:00

Thai

0120-250-198

Thu 11:00-19:00
Sun 9:00-17:00

There areno callingcharges!

Daily Life Support Portal for
Foreign Nationals
The Immigration
Services Agency ofJapan has information
on its website forforeigners who areliving in Japan.
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/support/portal/index.html【Japanese, simple Japanese,English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish,Portuguese, Vietnamese, Nepali,Thai, Indonesian, Burmese,
Cambodian, Filipino, Mongolian,Russian, Bengali, Italian, German,
French, Hindi, Swahili, Turkish,
Arabic, Urdu】

Last year, a total of 555 consultations were brought to Kocoforre. In
addition to foreigners, there were consultations from businesses, local
authorities, and Japanese people involved with foreigners. Internationalevents, on-site consultations, and consultations held by specialists like(Apr 2021 - Mar 2022)
legal consultations by lawyers, were also held. Useful information forforeigners, announcements from the Immigration Services Agency of Japan, articles on COVID-19, etc. wereposted on our website and instagram in simple Japanese and foreign languages. In addition, we have seena total of 85 people registering as volunteers to support foreigners in their community.

What Kocoforre
has done so far【Consultation events held last fiscal year】
On-site Consultation Events (2021 Fiscal Year)Jul2021

Nov

Shimanto City Onsite Consultation(Shimanto City Office)Nankoku City Onsite Consultation

2021(Nankoku City Nisshou
Fukushi KouryuuCenter)Mar

Tosa City On-siteConsultation

2022(Tosa City Cultural
Complex Tsunade)■C onsultation on
residence status■ General counselingfor foreigners

Consultation on residence
status and procedures(entry into Japan, obtaining,renewing, or changing
residence status) wasprovided by a supervisoryinspector of the Takamatsu
Regional Immigration
Services Bureau.

Kocoforre counselors
provided advice on
daily life (work, medicalcare, education,troubles, internationalexchanges, etc.).

This fiscal year (April 2022 March 2023), on-site
consultations will be held againin Shimanto City, Nankoku
City, and Tosa City. Legalconsultations will also be heldfor an expanded period.

Legal Consultation Events (2021 Fiscal Year)Oct 2021

Feb 28 - Mar 5
2022

Legal Consultation for
Foreign Residents(Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall)

Legal Consultation Week for
Foreign Residents(Kocoforre)

Lawyers provided free advice to foreigners on legal
problems and concerns.

■ Family matters (divorce, custody, domestic violence,
inheritance, division of property, etc.)■ Work matters (dismissal, salary, occupational injuries,power harassment, etc.)■ Others (naturalization, consumer issues, damage
compensation, neighborhood relations, etc.)

Breakdown of consultations received by Kocoforre (Apr 2021 - 2022 Mar)
Others,27.7％
Driving Related, 1.6％
Insurance & Pension, 3.6％

Immigration,
24.1％

Employment,
15.0％Japanese Learning, 4.0％

Housing, 8.3％

Personal Status (divorce, etc.),
4.1％
Medical Care, 5.2％

Translation &Interpretation, 6.3％

The most consultations received were on immigration procedures (visastatus), followed by employment and labor. A foreigner’s employment isclosely related to their status of residence. Housing consultations wereon finding rented or public housing that is easy for foreigners to rent.
In the area of translation and interpretation, we have received requests
for assistance in Vietnamese and Indonesian in addition to English andChinese, as there are many foreigners of various nationalities living in
the prefecture. In the area of medical care, we received inquiries about
medical institutions that provide services in foreign languages, andconsultations on COVID-19 (PCR tests, vaccines, etc.).

Annoucements from Kocoforre【Date & Time】Aug 5, 2022 (Fri) 10:00-15:40【Venue】 Meeting Rooms 303 and 304, 3rd Floor, Shimanto City Hall

Shimanto(4-10 Nakamura Ohashidori, Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture)
City On-site“Consultation on Residence Status”by supervisory inspector of theConsultation 【Content】
Takamatsu Regional Immigration Services Bureau.
Event“General counseling for foreigners”by Kocoforre counselors▶For more information, please visit the Kocoforre’s website.

■Website■Instagram
Available inJapanese,English, Chinese,Korean,Indonesian, andVietnamese.

Usefulinformation onliving in Japanis posted
up in simple
Japanese.

Published by: Kochi International Association
Kochi Consultation Center for Foreign Residents
Address: 4-1-37 Marunouchi Building 1F Honmachi, Kochi City
Tel: 088-821-6440 Fax: 088-821-6441
E-mail: consultation@kccfr.jp
Website: https://kccfr.jp
Printed: July 2022