Human Rights Week

December 4 through December 10 is Human Rights Week.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, in order to ensure human rights as a common standard that should be achieved for all people. Since then, December 10 has become the Human Rights Day.
In Japan, December 4 to 10 has established as “Human Rights Week” in order to raise public awareness for the respect of human rights through various events on the topic.

Human rights counseling for foreign nationals

Foreign people can consult at Human Rights Counseling Room, Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau.
Hours: Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Nepali, Spanish, Indonesian, Thai
Tel: 0570-090911
English and Chinese websites are available.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) Foreign Residents’ Advisory Center

TMG provides consultation service for foreign people living in Tokyo.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
English: Weekdays, Tel: 03-5320-7744
Chinese: Tuesday and Friday, Tel: 03-5320-7766
Korean: Wednesday, Tel: 03-5320-7700