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(Agosto 3, 2019) Workshop on consumer damage aiming foreign residents in Iga

2019年8月3日開催　外国人住民向けの消費者被害防止研修会（伊賀会場）の参加者を募集します

2019/07/03 Wednesday Seminars and Events

In Mie Prefecture there is a high percentage of foreign residents and the number of people of foreign nationality living in Japan in temporary or permanent condition is growing.

Considering this number many incidents of involvement in issues related to the consumerist trend of foreign residents are arising.

With a view to provide support to people of foreign nationality to live safely and stably workshops will be carried out in areas with large concentration of foreigners.

  1. Date: August 3, 2019 (Saturday) 10:30a.m. to 11:30a.m. (reception begins at 10:00 a.m.)
  2. Location: Iga Fureai Plaza (Iga-shi Ueno Nakamachi 2976-1)
  3. Subject: Protect yourself against problems related to contracts!
    Panelists: Staff from Consumer Life Center Section of Safety and Subsistence Mie Prefecture Department of Environment (Mie-ken Kankyo Seikatsu-bu Kurashi Koutsu ansen-ka Shouhi Seikatsu Center-han)
    Workshop content: Explanations related to prevention of damages to consumers offering pamphlets in many idioms, screening of incidents through DVD, multilingual panel display, question and answer session, among others.
    *Interpreters for Portuguese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish and Filipino will be available.
  4. Target audience: Foreign residents living in Mie Prefecture or people seeking support
  5. Participation is free of charge
  6. How to register
    Fill in the required items on the back of the pamphlet and submit it to Mie International Foundation Exchange by FAX or e-mail until July 26 (friday).
  7. Address for contact and registration
    Okumura and Ikari from Mie International Exchange Foundation
    TEL: 059-223-5006  FAX: 059-223-5007  E-mail: mief@mief.or.jp
    Homepage: http://www.mief.or.jp/
    Click here to open the PDF
  8. Organization Mie Prefecture
    Project realization (Management) Mie International Exchange Foundation (MIEF)
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What to do in case of having problems on private rental housing?

2019/07/03 Wednesday Seminars and Events

民間賃貸住宅に入居するときに困ったら

When renting a private rental housing, there are cases where the elderly, people with disabilities, foreigners, families with children, etc., suffers from communication problems, securing a guarantor (hoshonin) or have the request refused by the owner because of  concerns about situations after entering the property, etc.

In order to assist those who are having difficulties on entering a private property housing that is requiring support in problem-solving or emergency resolution, the “Housing and Liaison Committee” (Mie-ken Kyoju Shien Renraku-kai) was founded. It is a cooperative project between the government, real estate companies and private housing support groups.

If you are having problems entering a private rental housing, check with the organizations listed on the website below.

The website of the Mie-ken Kyoju Shien Renraku-kai (information in Portuguese and Spanish are at the bottom of the post)

http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/JUTAKU/HP/46339031389.htm

Leaflet of Mie-ken Kyoju Shien Renraku-kai (communication channels are listed etc.)

* Only in Japanese. http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/content/000621684.pdf

Search for a house (Safety Net Jutaku) that does not refuse entry of a person who needs to secure a housing from the URL below (Japanese only)

https://www.safetynet-jutaku.jp/guest/index.php

Apartment Search Guidebook from Kokudo Koutsu-sho (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)

http://www.mlit.go.jp/jutakukentiku/house/jutakukentiku_house_tk3_000017.html

Contact information:

Mie-ken Kendo Seibi-bu Jutaku Seisaku-ka Sumai Shien-han
TEL: 059-224-2720 (correspondence in Japanese only)
E-mail: jutaku@pref.mie.lg.jp

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