If you require assistance, UNHCR Representation in Japan provide support to asylum-seekers and refugees through its local partner, Japan Association for Refugees (JAR). We encourage you to contact JAR to receive the services. Please note that UNHCR in Japan does not provide direct counselling services and does not accommodate in-person visits for counselling:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan Association for Refugees (JAR) <\/strong>provides legal counseling on the procedures available in Japan and assists asylum seekers in submitting an application with a Regional Immigration Services Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please call JAR between 10 am- 5 pm Mon-Fri \uff08Except national holidays\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n TEL: ?<\/strong> 03-5379-6003 \/ Email: contact@refugee.or.jp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Toll-free number is usable from certain telephones \u2013 TEL: ?<\/strong> 0120-477-472)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: <\/em>The website of <\/em>JAR<\/em><\/a> regarding the refugee status determination procedure in Japan is available in 10 languages: Japanese, English, French, English, Farsi, Sinhalese, Burmese, Amharic, Chinese, Tamil and Urdu.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Japan, there are other organizations that assist asylum-seekers and refugees. Please keep in mind that some organizations are operational at the national level in Tokyo, while others are only at a regional or local level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u27a1\ufe0f RHQ \u2013 Refugees Assistance Headquarters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Telephone (Tokyo Head Office):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Website<\/strong>:\u202fhttps:\/\/www.rhq.gr.jp\/en\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n * Refugee Assistance Headquarters is an organization commissioned by the Government of Japan to provide assistance to asylum seekers and refugees. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u27a1\ufe0f FRJ \u2013 Forum for Refugees Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Telephone: ? +81-(0)3-6383-0688 * Forum for Refugees Japan is an umbrella organization for a group of organizations that are working closely with asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons. From their webpage, you may be able to find the organization that is best placed to assist you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The above list is non-exhaustive and will be updated. We invite organizations that wish to be included to contact the Protection Unit, UNHCR Representation in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you require assistance, UNHCR Representation in Japan provide support to asylum-seekers and refugees through its local partner, Japan Association for Refugees (JAR). We encourage you to contact JAR to receive the services. Please note that UNHCR in Japan does not provide direct counselling services and does not accommodate in-person visits for counselling:\u00a0 Japan Association […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-137","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/137\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Other helpful services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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E-mail:<\/strong> info@frj.or.jp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n