Consultation Services in Foreign Languages

Tsukuba One-stop Inquiry Desk for Foreign Residents

Tsukuba City Hall

029-883-1313

This is a multilingual contact point that provides information regarding life in general, and introduces relevant consultation desks to foreigners residing in Tsukuba and neighboring municipalities.
You can call or visit the office in person. (For telephone calls, English, Chinese and Japanese only)
Charges are free. (Call charges are payable by callers.)
We will provide information on or connect you to relevant authorities overseeing the procedures for residence, employment, medical care, welfare, childbirth/child-rearing/children's education, etc.
We have online and telephone interpretation services in 21 languages as follows: English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, French, Philipino, Indonesian, Hindi, Nepalese, Myanmarese, Mongolian, Sinhala, Ukrainian, Cambodian, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic. We cannot accompany you to provide interpretation outside the city hall.

Foreign Consultation Center

Ibaraki International Association

029-244-3811

Consultation services on daily life are available by phone or in person.

Consultation with a lawyer is also available twice a month.

Advanced reservation is required. Consultations are free.

Consultation Center for Foreigners（外部リンク）

Hello Work （Employment Service Center）

Hello Work Tsuchiura

029-822-5124 → 31#

If you have a valid working visa, you can look for jobs at the “Hello Work”. Please bring your residence card and passport.  

As of February 2022

Advisory Services for Foreign Workers

Ibaraki Labor Bureau

029-224-6214

Consultation service on working conditions and labor problems at your place of employment is provided. Consultation is available by phone or in person.

The services are available in English, Chinese and Spanish.
Please contact Ibaraki Labor Bureau for the latest opening hours.

Advisory Services for Foreign Workers（外部リンク）

Foreign Residents Support Center(FRESC)

• Main phone number: 0570-011000
• Calling from outside Japan and selected IP phones: (+81)3-5363-3013

The Foreign Residents Support Center (FRESC) is a government contact point that supports the residence of foreign nationals who are living and have an active role in Japan. It is located in the CO・MO・RE YOTSUYA / YOTSUYA TOWER, which is in front of JR Yotsuya Station in Shinjuku, and conducts initiatives that include support for counseling requests from foreign nationals, support for companies that want to hire foreign nationals, and support for local governments engaged in supporting foreign nationals.

The Foreign Residents Support Center (FRESC) improves an environment for accepting foreign nationals by cooperating with organizations concerned and implementing various support measures for the residence of foreign nationals.

Japanese, English, and Chinese-speaking staff are available at the reception desk.
Assistance in Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, and Nepali is also available through the use of a tablet.

• Foreign Residents Support Center (Official Website of Immigration Service Agency Japan)（外部リンク）
• Foreign Residents Support Center (FRESC) （PDF 534.5KB）