We offer several “one-time” services that you can request as needed. Please contact us to request a service, we will aim to reply within 24 hours. You can click each service to see more information including costs, examples and more.
Interpretation
Need help understanding what is being said, or conveying what you want to say? If Japanese isn’t your strong suit, don’t worry. We provide an interpretation service. We can accompany you to meetings or appointments where you may need help. We can also provide an interpreter to help you with enrollment or meetings at Japanese daycares (hoikuen), kindergartens (yochien) or schools.
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian
Forms completion
We can fill in any forms or documents that you need completed. Examples include: Changing your rental apartment and informing city hall, signing up for a credit card, applying for your ward’s “family support” services. Many people use this service for school application forms in Japanese.
Schooling support/applications
We can assist you in enrolling your child in a school, daycare or kindergarten in Japan. We can:
Call the school to make you an appointment, or ask a question on your behalf
Fill out paperwork for you
Translate paperwork for you
Provide an interpreter for parent-teacher meetings, orientation meetings, the yochien interview day, and so on.
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Payment is generally made by credit card. Document translation, Forms completion, and Schooling support must be paid in advance. Credit cards accepted are VISA, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners, and Discover. For Interpretation, for In-person interpretation, we ask for a deposit of 3300 yen in advance, and the rest will be charged according to the number of hours the interpreter is available. All phone calls will be billed at a later date.