for international residents living in Okayama:
local support organisations & multilingual resources
for international residents living in Okayama: local support organisations & multilingual resources
Please contact us if you have any questions or would like support in contacting these organisations. Some have been recipients of the Hashimoto Foundation's Welfare Grants. This site is regularly updated by members of the Societas Research Institute, Hashimoto Foundation.
all
work
interpreters
pregnancy/children
study
welfare
disasters

NPO MentorNet
for:
all workers, technical interns
activities:
work and immigration consultation, shelter

Online Learning Exchange Group
for:
elementary school students
activities:
Japanese classes, learning support

Victim Support Center Okayama (VSCO)
for:
survivors of sexual violence/DV
activities:
consultation, medical support, legal support, shelter

NPO Okayama Beauty Summit
for:
women, DV survivors, single parents
activities:
consultations, shelter, employment support

ISSJ
for:
pregnant persons
activities:
advice for unexpected pregnancies, concerns about pregnancy, adoption consultation

Kizuna Okayama
for:
persons in need, homeless persons
activities:
consultation, shelter, employment support, soup kitchen

Mother's Tree Japan
for:
pregnant and postpartum persons
activities:
online pregnancy consultations, remote interpretation and accompaniment to hospitals, information

Fukuyama Union Tanpopo
for:
all workers, technical interns, overstay
activities:
work consultation, shelter

Ninshin in Japan (Komstaca)
for:
pregnant persons
activities:
information

ZOE Japan
for:
young survivors of human trafficking
activities:
introduction to support providers and legal experts

Okayama Public Law Office (paid consultation)
for:
all workers, technical interns, overstay
activities:
work consultation

AMDA
for:
everyone
activities:
interpretation, medical system explanations, help finding hospitals

OPIEF
for:
everyone
activities:
interpretation, consultation, help finding hospitals

OPIEF Japanese Classes
for:
everyone, any age and nationality
activities:
Japanese classes

Share & Chill
for:
Vietnamese technical interns
activities:
study group

SGSG
for:
elementary to high school students
activities:
learning support

Okayama Secondary Night School
for:
everyone, any age and nationality
activities:
learning support

INE
for:
parents and children
activities:
Japanese classes, events, consultation

Garbage Separation App
for:
everyone
activities:
garbage information

Support Guide for Moms and Babies (RASC)
for:
parents, pregnant persons
activities:
information

Public Foundation of Vaccination Research
for:
parents, pregnant persons
activities:
information

Parenting in Japan (KIF)
for:
parents, pregnant persons
activities:
information

Pregnant in Okayama? Your Rights & Options
for:
pregnant persons
activities:
information

Children Across Borders (ISSJ)
for:
stateless children in Japan
activities:
legal support to obtain nationality

Okayama City Pregnancy & Childbirth Notice
for:
everyone
activities:
procedures for pregnant residents

Pregnancy SOS “Sheruto”
for:
pregnant persons
activities:
advice for unexpected pregnancies, shelter

Pregnancy Consultation Room
for:
pregnant persons
activities:
pregnancy consultation, concerns about pregnancy

3-Minute Human Rights Checklist (JP-MIRAI)
for:
all workers
activities:
information

Know Your Rights: For Workers in Okayama
for:
all workers
activities:
information

HelloWork Okayama
for:
all workers
activities:
employment support

Okayama Labor Standards Inspection Office
for:
all workers
activities:
work consultation

Scrum Union Hiroshima
for:
all workers, technical interns, overstay
activities:
work consultation

Okayama Labor Union (okakenro)
for:
all workers, technical interns, overstay
activities:
work consultation

TIPS Disaster Manual Page
for:
everyone
activities:
disaster information

Disaster Emergency Message Dial
for:
everyone
activities:
information on how to communicate during disasters

A Roadmap for Recovery: Flood Damages
for:
everyone
activities:
flood disaster relief information

Okayama Prefecture Japanese Classes
for:
everyone, any age and nationality
activities:
information

Okaguro Kids
for:
parents and children
activities:
Japanese classes, learning support, study group

Kiralin
for:
parents and children, children with disabilities
activities:
learning support
all
work
interpreters
pregnancy/children
study
welfare
disasters

NPO MentorNet
work and immigration consultation, shelter

Online Learning Exchange Group
Japanese classes, learning support

Victim Support Center Okayama (VSCO)
consultation, medical support, legal support, shelter

NPO Okayama Beauty Summit
consultations, shelter, employment support

ISSJ
advice for unexpected pregnancies, concerns about pregnancy, adoption consultation

Kizuna Okayama
consultation, shelter, employment support, soup kitchen

Mother's Tree Japan
online pregnancy consultations, remote interpretation and accompaniment to hospitals, information

Fukuyama Union Tanpopo
work consultation, shelter

Ninshin in Japan (Komstaca)
information

ZOE Japan
introduction to support providers and legal experts

Okayama Public Law Office (paid consultation)
work consultation

AMDA
interpretation, medical system explanations, help finding hospitals

OPIEF
interpretation, consultation, help finding hospitals

OPIEF Japanese Classes
Japanese classes

Share & Chill
study group

SGSG
learning support

Okayama Secondary Night School
learning support

INE
Japanese classes, events, consultation

Garbage Separation App
garbage information

Support Guide for Moms and Babies (RASC)
information

Public Foundation of Vaccination Research
information

Parenting in Japan (KIF)
information

Pregnant in Okayama? Your Rights & Options
information

Children Across Borders (ISSJ)
legal support to obtain nationality

Okayama City Pregnancy & Childbirth Notice
procedures for pregnant residents

Pregnancy SOS “Sheruto”
advice for unexpected pregnancies, shelter

Pregnancy Consultation Room
pregnancy consultation, concerns about pregnancy

3-Minute Human Rights Checklist (JP-MIRAI)
information

Know Your Rights: For Workers in Okayama
information

HelloWork Okayama
employment support

Okayama Labor Standards Inspection Office
work consultation

Scrum Union Hiroshima
work consultation

Okayama Labor Union (okakenro)
work consultation

TIPS Disaster Manual Page
disaster information

Disaster Emergency Message Dial
information on how to communicate during disasters

A Roadmap for Recovery: Flood Damages
flood disaster relief information

Okayama Prefecture Japanese Classes
information

Okaguro Kids
Japanese classes, learning support, study group

Kiralin
learning support


