(October/2025) Application Period for Prefectural Housing Tenants

2025/10/01 Wednesday Announcements, Housing

Application Period for October
October 3 (Friday) ~ July 31, 2025 (Friday)

Basic information regarding prefectural housing (location, layout, rent, etc.), information regarding application procedures and other details will be available at the website below.

Click here to view PDF file (Japanese Version)

Click here to view PDF file (Portugues Version)

Click here to view PDF file (Spanish Version)

*Regarding the public housing with vacancies that are not filled through the regular application, from the day after the lottery until the vacancies are filled, service will be provided on a first-come first- served basis until the first wednesday of the next month. The deadline for this supplementary registration is July 31.

*Single-person households have been able to move into prefectural housing since April 2024.

Fixed period of call for prefectural housing (Every year in the same period)

Month Application Period by Post Date for selection by lottery Move in date
April Start Date~30 Early May July 1
July Start Date~31 Early August October 1
October Start Date~31 Early November January 1
January Start Date~31 Early February April 1

*The start date for each application period is scheduled for the first Tuesday or Friday of the respective month

(However, January applications will be accepted on the first Tuesday or Friday after January 4.)

Contact:

Mie Ken Kendo Seibi-bu Jutaku Seisaku-ka Kou’ei Jutaku-han TEL: 059-224-2703 (*Inquires available only in Japanese)

See below the Consultation Center of each region

(1) Hokusei Block (Kuwana city, Yokkaichi city, Suzuka city, Kameyama city) TEL: 059- 373- 6802

(2) Chusei Iga Block (Tsu city, Iga city) TEL: 059-221-6171

(3) Nansei-Higashi Kishu Block (Matsusaka city, Ise city, Owase city, Kumano city, Mihama ward) TEL: 059-222-6400

Please refer to the following URL for “Eligibility Requirements” and “Important Notes on Moving In”.

http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/JUTAKU/HP/35745031344.htm

All information is in Japanese.

Information Session for Immigration Services Agency’s Specified Skilled Worker System

2025/10/01 Wednesday Announcements, Housing

The Japan Immigration Services Agency will hold an online explanation session on the “Tokutei Ginou” (Specific Skills) visa system, which allows you to legally work in Japan. Attendance is free.

Interested parties can register using the QR code available on the flyer.

Date and Time

October 29, 2025 (Wednesday)

  • Session 1: 4:00 PM ~ 4:45 PM (in Japanese, English, and Indonesian)
  • Session 2: 5:00 PM ~ 5:45 PM (in Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese)

January 31, 2026 (Saturday)

  • Session 3: 4:00 PM ~ 4:45 PM (in Japanese, English, and Indonesian)
  • Session 4: 5:00 PM ~ 5:45 PM (in Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese)

Registration Deadline

  • For Sessions 1 and 2: by October 22, 2025 (Wednesday)
  • For Sessions 3 and 4: by Enero 24, 2026 (Saturday)

Target Audience

  • Foreigners 18 years of age or older

Registration and Contact

Specific Skills Explanation Session Operations Office (Tokutei Ginō Seido Setsumeikai Unei Jimukyoku)

Company: K.K. Rhino Connect

E-mail: tokuteiginou@plan-sms.co.jp

Pamphlet in English: available here

Pamphlet in Japanese: available here