Human Rights Counseling

You can consult with us if you are discriminated against or treated unfairly for being a "foreigner."

(ex.)

• You cannot rent an apartment.
• Your children are being bullied at school, etc.

[Ministry of Justice: Human Rights Counseling for Foreigners]

http://www.moj.go.jp/JINKEN/jinken21.html( External link )

 (Pamphlets are available in 11 languages)

How to consult

1.Visit a consultation counter

Location: Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau (in the Foreign Residents Support Center, 13F Yotsuya Tower, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Tel: 0570-003-110)

Days and hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

2.Consultation by phone

Foreign-language Human Rights Hotline (navi dial) 0570-090911 (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m)

3.Consultation via the Internet

Human rights counseling services in foreign languages on the Internet

https://www.moj.go.jp/JINKEN/jinken21.html#01( External link )

Languages available for consultations 1,2,3: English, Chinese, Korean, Nepali, Spanish, Filipino, Portuguese,Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai.