International Student Support

Life Guide

★Multilingual Communication Official LINE Account(Phase2)has been released!

 Please check it out!(You need to install TGO app first to start using this.)
 Multilingual communication platform
   The following functions have been added with major developments from Phase 1.
 ・AI consultation -AI will answer various questions about your surroundings. (ChatGPT is used).
  (e.g.) Housing, National Health Insurance, Immigration, Garbage disposal, Driver's license, etc.
 ・Translation of your medical symptoms -When you are not feeling well, this function translates
  your symptoms into Japanese, making it easier to communicate with your doctor or other
      healthcare professionals.
 ・Medical institution search: Search for medical institutions with multiple languages available
  near your current location according to your symptoms.

   Residence & Daily Life

 ○ Access around Campus: Higashi-Hiroshima Campus   Kasumi Campus   Higashi-Senda Campus

 ○ Housing for International Students

  Finding Private Accomodations

 ○ Necessary Procedures at the City Office: Higashi-Hiroshima City   Hiroshima City

 ○ National Health Insurance Scheme

  ★Health Insurance Cards will be abolished from December 2, 2024.

  ○ National Pension System

  ★Exemption / Defferal System

 ○ The "My Number" (individual number) System 

 ○ Regarding Bank Accounts

 ○ Garbage Disposal

 ○ When moving out

 

   Car and Bike Information

 ○ Driver's License Information

 ○ Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance & Optional Automobile Insurance

   (*Make sure to purchase optional automobile insurance.)

 ○ Abandoned Bicycle and Registration

 ○ Bicycle Insurance

 ○ One-Handed Bike Riding Prohibited

 ○ Do you know rules of riding a bicycle?

 ○(Danger!)The rule of the Pedal-Attached Motorized Bicycles

      English Explanation


   Disaster Prevention / Safety / Emergency

   [Higashi-Hirshima City]

 ○ Emergency Telephone Numbers

 ○ How to get disaster information

 ○ Hazard Map

 ○ Evacuation Areas in Higashi-Hiroshima Campus (in case of earthquake)

 ○ What to do when an earthquake occures

 

[Hiroshima City / Hiroshima Prefecture]

 ○ Portal Site of Hiroshima City for Disaster Prevention

 ○ Preparing for heavy rain, typhoons and earthquakes

 ○ Hiroshima-City Evacuation Guide App

 ○ Hiroshima Pref. Disaster Prevention Web

   

   Useful Links

 ○ Communication Corner (in Sun-square Higashihiroshima)

 ○ Higashihiroshima City

  * Living Information for foreign residents

 ○ Hiroshima City

  * Life in Hiroshima: A Guide for Internatoinal Residents

 ○ A Guide to Higashihiroshima Municipal Elementary and Junior High Schools for International Residents

 ○ Hiroshima International Center

 ○ Guidebook for Starting School (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

 ○ A daily life support portal for foreign nationals (Immigration Services Agency)

 ○ NHK Would Multilingual contents pick up

   Multilingual Portal: Japan LIFE & BOSAI 

  

◆日本語のページへ Click here for Japanese website

Latest update: December 2, 2024


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