Childbirth & Child-Rearing Guide
for Foreign Residents in Sendai

7-1 Living Information/Support

◆Tokyo Intercultural Portal Site (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Easy Japanese)
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation "TSUNAGARI"

◆Living Guide Provides living information for foreign residents of Japan (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Burmese, Russian, Easy Japanese)
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)

◆A Daily Life Support Portal for Foreign Nationals
The Ministry of Justice

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7-2 Childbirth Guidebooks

◆A GUIDE FOR NEW MOTHERS & NEW BORN BABIES A guidebook created for foreign women who give birth and raise children in Japan, and their families (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, French, German, Portuguese, Nepali, Indonesian, Russian, Lao, Ukrainian)
Researching and Supporting Multi-Cultural Healthcare Services (RASC)

◆Website for Supporting Children and Parents / Carers of a Foreign Origin Living in Japan
Research group for promoting the Early Childhood Development of children with foreign roots in Japan

◆【Provide support for foreign women during maternity, post-natal and while raising children】Pointing Board for childbirth
NPO Mother's Tree Japan

◆Emergency Guidebook for Pregnancy and Childbirth Aimed at foreigners who are planning to give birth in Japan; provides information on giving birth in Japan and support systems available during pregnancy and after childbirth (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Thai, Spanish) *March 2010 edition
Yamanashi International Association

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7-3 Medical Care

◆Foreign-language medical history forms, etc. General information for receiving medical treatment in Japan and preventative vaccinations for children (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino)
AMDA International Medical Information Center

◆Multilingual Medical Questionnaire A medical questionnaire in 23 languages (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Russian, Persian, Khmer, Lao, Nepali, German, Arabic, Croatian, Tamil, Sinhala, Ukrainian, Burmese, Mongolian)
International Community Hearty Konandai & Kanagawa International Foundation

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7-4 Law

◆Japanese Law Translation A searchable database of important Japanese laws, including the Japanese Nationality Act (Japanese, English)
Ministry of Justice

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7-5 Domestic Violence

◆DV Hotline + (soudanplus.jp) | Website for victims of domestic violence (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, Spanish, Portuguese)
Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office

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7-6 Education

◆List of Japanese Courses Established by Public Institutions and Volunteer Associations in Miyagi Prefecture
A list of Japanese courses established by public institutions and volunteer associations in Miyagi Prefecture, with a focus on Sendai (includes courses for children, courses that offer child care, and courses to which it is possible to bring a baby) (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali)
Miyagi International Association (MIA)

◆Teaching Materials for Children with Connections to Foreign Countries
Educational Materials for Children With Non-Japanese Ethnicity (Japanese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, Spanish, Portuguese)
Center for Intercultural Studies - TUFS, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

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7-7 Child-Rearing

◆Parenting in Japan – From pregnancy to enrolling in elementary school
Kanagawa International Foundation (KIF)

◆Foreign-Language Guide to Baby Food
An easy-to-understand guide to Japanese baby food aimed at foreigners (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean)
Konosu Health Center Health and Hygiene (Activities) Council, Nutrition Group, Saitama Prefecture

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7-8 Play and Picture Books

◆Digital Picture Books
Digital picture books for Windows (Japanese, English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Indonesian, Amis (Taiwanese), Norwegian, Swedish)
International Digital EHON Association (IDEA)

◆Japan-China-Korea Children’s Stories Exchange : Handmade Picture Books
Original picture books created by Japanese, Chinese and Korean children (Japanese, Chinese, Korean)
Japan-China-Korea Children’s Stories Exchange

◆Playground of Hope
Creates playgrounds for children in disaster-affected areas (Japanese, English)
NPO Playground of Hope

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