Medical Institution with Medical Interpreter

医療通訳がいる医療機関(※期間限定の情報あり)

2019/08/09 Friday Health

For a limited time until February 13, 2020, Portuguese and Spanish medical interpreters will be stationed at three medical institutions in the prefecture.

You can ask for an interpreter from the reception desk for assistance on inquiries, consultation, examination, health guidance, taking medicine, medical cost, explanation at the time of admission and discharge, etc.

Please apply at the reception of each medical institution when you wish to acquire the service. Interpreter usage fee is free of charge.

The patient’s personal information is managed by the hospital, and the interpreter keeps the confidentiality.

Aside from Portuguese and Spanish, there are also Chinese, Filipino, English and Thai medical interpreters stationed in other medical institutions in Mie prefecture.

Please refer to Mie Prefecture International Exchange Foundation (MIEF) website for medical institution name, time etc.

Medical Institutions with medical interpreters

http://www.mief.or.jp/jp/iryouhaichi.html (Japanese)

http://www.mief.or.jp/po/iryoumodel.html (Portuguese)

http://www.mief.or.jp/sp/iryoumodel.html (Spanish)

Medical institutions that can provide foreign language assistance

http://www.mief.or.jp/jp/iryou_kikan.html (Japanese)

http://www.mief.or.jp/po/medical_list.html (Portuguese)

http://www.mief.or.jp/sp/medical_list.html (Spanish)

http://www.mief.or.jp/fi/medical_list.html (Filipino)

http://www.mief.or.jp/ch/medical_list.html  (Chinese)

http://www.mief.or.jp/en/medical_list.html (English)

※Medical institutions with medical interpreters for a limited period

Name of medical institution

Supported language

PeriodDay of the weekTime

Mie Kita Iryo Center Inabe Sogo Byouin

Inabe-shi Hokusei-cho Ageki 771

http://www.miekosei.or.jp/4_ish/access.html

Spanish

Every Tuesday (except holidays)

9am-1pm

Portuguese

Every Thursday (except holidays)

9am-1pm

Suzuka Kaisei Byoin

Suzuka-shi Kocho 112-1

Suzuka Kaisei Byoin Fuzoku Clinic

Suzuka-shi Kocho 112-2

http://www.kaiseihp.com/suzu-byoin/access.html

Portuguese

Every Tuesday and Thursday

8:30 am-12: 30 pm

(except holidays)

There is also a culture in medicine.  It is better to know in advance about medical care in Japan.

Japanese medical culture and rules

https://mieinfo.com/en/informations/health/japan-medical-culture-rules/index.html

“Let’s use the insurance card correctly!”

https://mieinfo.com/en/informations/health/japan-insurance/index.html

 “Dial 119 to call the ambulance”

https://mieinfo.com/en/informations/health/ambulance-kyukyusha/index.html

Reservations are necessary in most dentists. Let’s observe the reservation time

https://mieinfo.com/en/informations/health/dentist-japan/index.html

2019 Second semester of “Japanese for Work” Course (Free Japanese language course)

2019/08/09 Friday Health

2019年第二期定住外国人向けしごとのための日本語(無料の日本語学習コース)のご案内

From September 2019, the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) will conduct a practical Japanese courses useful for work, which are part of the 2019 Foreign Resident Employment Training Course in Mie Prefecture.

This time, level 1 and 2 courses will be taught. The content of Level 1 is geared towards first-time Japanese speakers who are unable to communicate in Japanese, and / or unable to read and write hiragana and katakana.

Level 2 is for people who can read and write hiragana and katakana, and knows simple conversations in Japanese.

Registration can be done at Hello Work that is closest to your home (for details, see the brochure).

Eligible person

  • Those who aims for steady employment
  • Persons over 16 years of age who hold a spouse visa, permanent residency, spouse of a permanent resident, long-term residence visa, etc..

* Classes with few enrollees may be canceled.

* The class level is a plan and may be subject to change.

Dates, places and registration

Place Time Level check Class period Week days Level
Kuwana 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm 11th of September September 18th until December 20th Monday to Friday 2
Yokkaichi 9am to 12pm 10th of September September 17th until mid-November Monday to Friday 2
Suzuka 9am to 12pm 2nd of September September 9th until mid November Monday to Friday 2
Tsu 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm 3rd of October October 10th until  February 14th Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 2
Matsusaka 7pm to 9pm 4th of September September 11th until January 22nd Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 1

* For more details on the content, location and registration of the classes (at Hello Work), see the pamphlets below.

Flyers (Japanese, English, Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish)

Contact information

Japan International Cooperation Center (Nihon Kokusai Kyouryoku Center – JICE)
TEL: 052-201-0881(Japanese only)

For Kuwana, Yokkaichi and Suzuka (Portuguese and Spanish) Call: 080-4336-1832

For Tsu and Matsusaka (Portuguese and English) Call: 080-4335-8133