The Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) The Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) was established in July 1988 in response to rising concerns about local-level internationalization in Japan. CLAIR was created to promote and provide support for local internationalization.
CLAIR’s Living Guide in various languages is here.
International Affairs Division (Ibaraki Prefecture) The division which provides information and projects for foreign people in Ibaraki.
Exchange Promotion Division (Okinawa Prefecture) The division that support foreigners in Okinawa by giving information about daily life, health care, and exchanging.
Hamamatsu City Hamamatsu is a city with a large foreign resident population. Currently there are approximately 29,000 foreign residents in Hamamatsu, accounting for 3.5% of the population. Hamamatsu has the largest number of Brazilian residents in the country;they make up about 60% (16,000) of the city's foreign population.
Information pages for residents in English here.
Kawaguchi City Has a population of about 20,000 foreign residents, out of 500,000, with Chinese, Korean and Filipino people making up the biggest foreign communities.
Kawasaki City (川崎市)
Kawasaki International Association (川崎市国際交流協会)
Kawasaki Foreign Resident’s Counseling Service
Kawasaki City Representative Assembly for Foreign Residents This is an assembly for foreign residents to discuss everyday issues that affect them in their communities.
Kawasaki Fureai Kan (ふれあい館)
Kawasaki Miyamae Rainbow Club (レインボークラブ)
Seikyusha 青丘社 Support organization for Korean and Japanese residents of Kawasaki, based at the Kawasaki Fureaikan
Toyota city Toyota city gives foreign residents information about Toyota city and other useful information.
Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza “A place where Japanese and foreign residents can have friendly exchanges and deepen their understanding of each other's culture and history. At the plaza, you can do a variety of things, such as study the Japanese language and collect and exchange information on Japanese culture and local communities.”