On Saturday 16 October 2021, we will be holding a `Legal Consultation for Foreign Residents` event in Kochi City.
Foreign residents will be able to ask experienced lawyers any questions or concerns they have regarding Japanese law for free. Japanese citizens will also be able to ask if they have any legal questions regarding foreigners (e.g. a member of their family or friend/acquaintance is a foreigner etc.) Consultations require a booking and last 50 minutes. Interpreters will be available for consultations is English and Chinese. For other languages, a free telephone interpreting service will be used for the consultation. If you require interpreting services, please request this when making a booking.
| Legal Consultation for Foreign Residents | |
| Date and time | 16 October 2021 (Sat) 9:30-16:30 |
| Venue | Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall (Level 1, Multipurpose room 11) (Address：4-3-30 Honmachi, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture) |
| Advisors | Lawyers located in Kochi |
| Recommended for | Foreign residents, foreigners who have become Japanese citizens, Japanese citizens who interact with foreigners |
| Consultation topics (examples) | ■Family issues（Divorce, Custody, Consolation money, Domestic violence, Inheritance and partition of the estate, Adoption) ■Work issues (Dismissal, Salary, Occupational accidents/injury, Power harassment) ■Other issues (Status of Residence, Consumer issues, Traffic accidents and compensation, Neighborhood relations) |
| Consultation languages | ・Japanese ・For English, Chinese free interpreting will be provided ・For other languages, a free telephone interpreting service will be used 〔For interpreting, reservation is required in advance〕 |
| Consultation fee | Free (Interpreting service also free) |
| Application process | Please download and fill in the application form below before returning it to the Kochi Consultation Center for Foreign Residents by email, fax or post before Saturday 9 October 2021. Consultations are assigned based on the order of arrival of application forms. |
| Hosted by | Kochi Consultation Center for Foreign Residents |
| Cooperation from | Kochi Lawyers Association, The Japan Legal Support Center (Kochi Branch) |
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◇Application/Inquiries◇
Kochi Consultation Center for Foreign Residents (Kocoforre)
4-1-37 Marunouchi Building, 1st Floor
Honmachi, Kochi City, JAPAN 780-0870
Tel: 088-821-6440 Fax: 088-821-6441
E-mail :consultation@kccfr.jp
