Information in English
Need Help with Medical Interpreters?
(For Mothers and Children)
We offer multilingual support to all women in Japan to help them give birth and raise their children with peace of mind.
Our healthcare interpretation services are available to anyone who has difficulty communicating in Japanese, or who wishes to consult in their native language.
Maternal and Child Health Interpreter Consultation Service
Medical interpreters in 17 languages are available so that you and people at a health center or hospital can communicate.
These include English, Chinese, Nepalese, Vietnamese, Myanmarese, Filipino, Thai, Korean, Mongolian, Indonesian, Khmer, Hindi, Bengali, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Urdu.
Please use our interpreters to talk anything you are having trouble with, or you don’t understand; Such as changes in mind and body during pregnancy.
If you would like to use our medical interpretation services, please ask at your public health center or hospital.
Or call SHARE. SHARE will speak on your behalf with someone at a health center or hospital.
An interpreter will be provided by the Public health center or hospital.
You do not need to pay for this interpretation service. It is free.
In principle, this service is available to all mothers and families living in Tokyo.
However, if you live outside of Tokyo and are interested in receiving this service, please ask at a health center, hospital, or SHARE.
On this Facebook page, you can find useful information for the health of foreign mothers and their children.If you "Like" this Facebook page, information will appear in your Facebook feed.
Consultation on your health
We receive many inquiries from healthcare providers and humanitarian organizations that support non-Japanese residents on such things as:
Multilingual materials
Residency status
Health insurance
Displaced people
Health services available to non-Japanese residents
Maternal and child health
Organizations supporting international residents
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
Medical information in your home countries
and more.
We are happy to work together with you and gather the necessary information to ensure smooth support.
Consultation Desk for International Residents’ Health and Medical Issues
・Personal information obtained through consultations will be used solely for the support we provide to consultees. We handle this information with care.
・Some cases may be used in business reports after the personal information has been anonymized.
How we use your personal information
Organizations supporting the health of international residents and offering consultation services
International Social Service Japan ( ISSJ )
ISSJ is a private organization that can help you in the following fields: supporting stateless children; helping immigrants such as refugees and persons applying for refugee status to adapt to society; cross-border adoptions; assisting parents concerned about child-rearing; facilitating cross-border family reunions; and addressing welfare issues caused by crossing borders.
CHARM（Center for Health and Rights of Migrants）
CHARM is an organization working toward a society where everyone can live in good health by supporting people living with HIV and those who communicate in languages other than Japanese. We are a citizen organization that collaborates and provides support in the Kansai region.
Japan Association for Refugees（JAR）
JAR is an organization working toward a society where refugees can live with dignity and a sense of security.
AMDA Medical Information Center
AMDA is a non-profit organization that provides medical consultation and free telephone healthcare interpreting services, on the request of medical organizations, in eight languages. We also accept requests directly from patients.
Useful Websites for Multilingual Information and Support
for Non-Japanese Mothers and Children
Parenting in Japan ~From pregnancy to enrolling in elementary school~
Kanagawa International Foundation (KIF)
KIF is an organization that develops and provides multilingual materials on mother-child support for international residents and their supporters.
Mothers’ and Children’s Health and Welfare Association
You can purchase the mother-child handbook in 10 different languages.
The Support Guide for Moms and Babies
Researching and Supporting Multi-Cultural Healthcare Services (RASC)
RASC provides multilingual leaflets, with information typically given to perinatal mothers during health guidance provided by public health nurses.
Childhood Immunization - Multiple Languages
KNOW☆VPD！Protect Our Children
This is a vaccination schedule in Japan translated into 15 languages.
for Persons with Developmental Disorders
National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
Information about developmental disorders, including their characteristics, available services, and contact information, is available in 22 languages.
National Association for Medical Interpreters（NAMI）
NAMI provides a list of Japanese organizations that dispatches public service healthcare interpreters.
Mother’s Tree Japan
Mother's Tree Japan is an organization that hosts consultation meetings and child-rearing salons for international mothers and children. They also develop and provide multilingual communication boards.
