Center for Multicultural Society in Saga
Operated by SPIRA (Saga Prefecture International Relations Association)

At this center, it is our mission to make life in Saga prefecture easier for both foreign and Japanese residents. If you have any questions or problems (regarding daily life, education, medical treatments, health and welfare, work, Japanese language, childcare and such), you may consult us, free of charge. We accept not only inquiries from foreign residents, but also from the local community, including local businesses. Our specialist consultants can be contacted in various languages by telephone, email, Facebook or LINE.

  • *Depending on the availability of interpreting staff, we may be unable to provide face-to-face consultations in your native language. In such situations, we will make arrangements for interpretation by telephone.

TEL

0952-22-7830

LINE

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Center for Multicultural Society in Saga

Business hours Weekdays: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00
  • *Closed on weekends, national holidays and the New Year’s holidays (from Dec. 29 to January 3)
Business address Saga International Plaza
(Saga Shoko Building 1F, 2-1-12 Shirayama, Saga City)

How to use this service

Visit our center at the above address Visit our center at the above address
Tel.
Tel.
0952-22-7830
E-mail E-mail
soudan@spira.or.jp Facebook Facebook
messenger LINE LINE

＜Regarding the use of social media when consulting the Center for Multicultural Society in Saga＞

Recently, there have been news reports about the management of personal information at LINE.
In response to this, to protect your personal information, we ask you to consult us via telephone, e-mail, or in person if your inquiry involves transmitting personal information.
If you have difficulty visiting, calling, or emailing us, it is possible to contact us via LINE or Facebook Messenger, bearing in mind the above situation. For consultations that do not involve personal information, please feel free to use LINE or Facebook Messenger.

Face-to-face interpretation by language

staffAn interpreter for this language is present at the center.

phoneConsultation in this language can be done through phone interpreting.

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Simple
Japanese		 staff staff staff staff staff -
Chinese
（中文）		 phone staff phone phone phone -
English phone phone staff phone phone -
Korean
（한국어）		 phone phone phone staff phone -
Vietnamese
（Tiếng Việt）		 staff staff staff staff phone -
Other
languages*		 phone phone phone phone phone -
  • *Other available languages (as of April 2024):
    Bahasa Melayu(Malay), नेपाली(Nepalese), Filipino(Tagalog/Philippines), Bahasa Indonesia(Indonesian), Português(Portuguese), Français(French), Español(Spanish), Русский язык(Russian), Italiano(Italian), Deutsch(German), ภาษาไทย(Thai), မြန်မာဘာသာ(Burmese/Myanmar), ភាសាខ្មែរ(Khmer/Cambodia), Монгол хэл(Mongolian), සිංහල භාෂාව(Sinhala/Sri Lanka), हिंदी(Hindi), বাঙলা(Bengali),اردو(Urdu)

Things you can consult about:

  • Status of residence/visa
  • Procedures at your city or town hall
  • Marriage, divorce, naturalization, etc.
  • Work and employment
  • Childbirth and childcare
  • Education
  • Hospitals and medical treatment
  • Pension and taxes
  • Social security
  • Traffic and driving licences
  • Emergencies and disasters
  • Housing and daily life
  • Japanese language learning, etc.

You may also inquire regarding more specialist topics, such as:

  • Legal issues
  • Issues that require the services of a Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist
  • Medical issues
  • Immigration procedure issues, and more
  • *It is possible to consult specialists affiliated with other organizations. Please contact the Center for Multicultural Society in Saga (SPIRA) for more information.
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