Saitama International Association

Multilingual Information Websites

 

A collection of websites that  provide the necessary information on the lives of foreign residents in multiple languages.

 

Living Guide Sites  •Disaster-related information Sites 

 

Health & Medical Information Sites  •Housing Information Sites

 

Living Guide Sites

Saitama Prefectural Government Official Website

A Guide to Living in Saitama  (English)

Other Languages

Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese

 

〈Contents〉

  1. Residency Management System, Basic Resident Registration System and the Individual Number System
  2. Emergencies
  3. Housing
  4. Health Insurance and medical Treatment
  5. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Childcare, Family
  6. Pension
  7. Education
  8. Taxation
  9. Employment and Labor Conditions
  10. Driver’s License
  11. Information for Everyday Life
  12. Consultation Services and Contact Points
  13. Municipalities and Wards of Saitama Prefecture
  14. Profile of Saitama Prefecture

 

Let’s Live in Saitama! (Saitama Living Guide)(English / Motion picture / YouTube)

Other Languages

Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Japanese

 

Browsing the Whole Website via Machine Translation

〈Language〉

English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese
∗Select your desired language from the available options in the Foreign Language (Machine Translation) section.

 

Immigration Services Agency of Japan Official Website

A DAILY LIFE SUPPORT PORTAL FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS (English)

Other Languages

Japanese, Easy Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Nepali, Thai, Vietnam, Nepali, Thai, Indonesian, Myanmar, Khmer (Cambodia) , Filipino, Mongolian

 

Disaster-related information Sites

Saitama Prefectural Government Official Website

Avoid Damage from Heavy Rain, Strong Wind or Disaster (English)

Other Languages

Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese

 

Japan Meteorological Agency Official Website

Multilingual Information on Disaster Mitigation

〈Language〉

Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified / traditional), Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, Nepali, Khmer, Burmese, Mongolian

Cabinet Office of Japan’s Website

Helpful Apps and Websites in the Event of Disaster 

〈Language〉

Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified / traditional), Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, Nepali, Khmer, Burmese, Mongolian

NHK WORLD-JAPAN Website

Links for Multilingual News & BOSAI Info

〈Language〉

English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (simplified / traditional), Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Arabic, Bengali, French, Hindi, Persian, Russian, Swahili Language, Thai, Urdu, Japanese

Disaster Information App

•Safety Tips (Supervision: Japan Tourism Agency)

 

Google Play App Store

〈Language〉

Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified / traditional), Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, Nepali, Khmer, Burmese, Mongolian

 

 

Health & Medical Information Sites

Government Official Website

Medical Services List (English / PDF:828KB)

Japan Health Insurance Association Official Website

Obligation to join social insurance system (English / PDF)

Other Languages

Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Vietnamese

Health Insurance Card (English / PDF)

Other Languages

Chinese, Vietnamese

Japanese Public Insurance System (English / PDF)

Other Languages

Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Tagalog

How to visit hospitals in Japan

Other Languages

Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Tagalog

 

Housing Information Sites

Saitama Prefectural Government Official Website

A Guide to Rental Housing and Rules for Living in Japan (English / PDF:957KB)

Other Languages

Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese

 

A List of Real Estate Agents Supporting Foreigners, etc (PDF:467KB)

〈Language〉

Japanese with Furigana