Japan Platform for Migrant Workers Towards Responsible and Inclusive Society This is an organization formed in November 2020 by the Japan International Cooperation Agency together with businesses and local government with the aim of protecting the rights of foreign workers and improving their working and living conditions to make Japan a more attractive destination for migrant labour.
JICA Embarks upon Support for Foreign Workers in Japan Many industries in Japan are no longer viable without foreign labor. With the rapid increase in workers entering the country under the technical intern trainee program, the Japan International Cooperation Agency has begun offering its support. On November 16, 2020, it initiated a new body, the Japan Platform for Migrant Workers towards Responsible and Inclusive Society (also known as JP Mirai), bringing together local governments, employers, NPOs, and others to address foreign labor issues. Nippon.com, 21 Dec 2020.
Japan's aid agency to launch support body for foreign workers The Japan International Cooperation Agency said Wednesday it will launch an organization next month to provide comprehensive support for foreign workers in Japan to improve their working and living environments. The body, called the Japan Platform for Migrant Workers toward Responsible and Inclusive Society, will seek to make Japan a more attractive choice for foreigners amid the country's acute labor shortage by strengthening communication, proposing initiatives for reform, and conveying information within Japan and abroad. Kyodo. 28 Oct 2020.
Foreign Residents Support Center / 外国人在留支援センター A support service started in Tokyo in 2020 that brings together different organisations and agencies providing support and information for and about the employment of foreign workers
Asian People's Friendship Society An organisation providing support and counselling for foreigners, especially undocumented migrants, in Japan.
AMDA International Medical Information Center This is an organization which provides foreign residents with medical advice and information.
Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan (SMJ) Organization works to protect migrants' rights, support their empowerment, and create a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society in Japan. Japanese site is here.
JIPI - Japan Immigration Policy Institute An organization run by Sakanaka Hidenori, the former head of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau, who has become a leading supporter of immigration to Japan, believing that Japan would be a stronger, more economically-vibrant society if it had a more open and focused immigration policy.
Information Center for Foreigners in Japan (ICFJ) This website provides foreigners information about daily life and medical care and welfare.
カサデアミーゴス (Casa de amigos) Catholic Organisation which support migrants and foreign workers in Japan.
Koryu Net Organization belonging the sector of social assistance, that gives assistance to the resident foreigners in Japan, offering varied information and services through the site and activities realized in the Japanese territory.
NGO Network for Foreigners’ Association KOBE （ＮＧＯ神戸外国人救援ネット）
Center for Multicultural Information and Assistance (in English)/多文化共生センター （ 日本語）"We are a group which supports foreigners living in Japan. Founded shortly after the Great Hanshin Earthquake, we have been offering help and advice to the foreign community mainly around Osaka....our activities include: telephone counseling, medical assistance, support to the foreign media, support for migrant children as well as seminars and fieldwork."
Multicultural Center Tokyo (in English) / 多文化共生センター東京（日本語）”Multicultural Center Tokyo organizes and implements programs for people with multicultural backgrounds, mainly designed for children and women”, in three areas: education, child-rearing and multicultural understanding. It runs a 'Multicultural Free School' to "support children from other countries who wish to go to Japanese high school with Japanese language study".
Tokyo Public Law Office Foreigners and International Service Section Tokyo Public Law Office (TPLO) helps all residents in Japan who have difficulty finding lawyers. The Foreigners and International Service Section (FISS) was set up in 2010 to help foreign residents who often have extra problems getting legal help because of language and cultural issues and the hesiitaiton of Japanese lawyers to work with foreigners.
Kobe International Community Center （神戸国際コミュ二ティーセンター）
Nishitokyo Multicultural Center "Offers general consultation on everyday issues for foreign residents, information services in multiple languages, and referrals to organizations that provide support services for foreign residents." See also Nishitokyo Multicultural and International Center.
International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) "An international non-profit, non-governmental human rights organization devoted to eliminating discrimination and racism, forging international solidarity among discriminated minorities and advancing the international human rights system."
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) （独立行政法人日本学生支援機構）
Tokyo International Communication Committee (TICC) 東京都国際交流委員会
Local International Associations in Tokyo area
Youth Support Center Multicultural Children and Youth Japanese Language School
Support Groups for Foreign Residents in Tokyo & Tama areas
Takatori Community Center たかとりコミュニティセンター
NPO Recovery Support for Foreign Residents after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: A Case Study of Takatori Community Center in Kobe Japan Social Innovation Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2012.
Japan Children's Rights Network Organization aims to disseminate information to help change attitudes and laws in Japan in order to assure all children of direct, meaningful and continuing contact with both parents, regardless of citizenship, marital status or gender.
TOMO2 NPO法人浜松外国人子ども教育支援協会
Citizen’s Network for Japanese Filipino Children (JFC) 特定非営利活動法人JFCネットワーク
World Kids Community ワールドキッズコミュニティ
Lawyers Network for Foreigners (LNF) 外国人ローヤリングネットワーク
Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese (AFWJ) 日本人の外国人妻の会
Center for Multilingual Multicultural Education and Research 多言語・多文化教育研究センター
Asian People's Friendship Society (APFS) 特定非営利活動法人 A.P.F.S.
The Association of Nikkei & Japanese Abroad 公益財団法人海外日系人協会
Japanese American National Museum 全米日系人博物館
日本に暮らす – フィリピンコミュニティのこころみ Nagoya International Center (名古屋国際センター)
KAPATIRAN (カパティラン) A non-govermental organization (NGO) supporting foreigners, especially Filipinos living and working here in Japan.
フィリピン日系人支援の会 非政府組織（NGO）
IVY (Yamagata Prefecture) IVY is implementing Japanese language classes, living consultations, the dispatch of medical/legal interpreters, and work support courses for foreigners, as well as developmental education, environmental education, and Chinese language acquisition classrooms for children and students. See Support of Foreigners page.
Support 21 / さぽうと21 is an volunteer organisation based in Meguro, Tokyo, that provides counselling about living in Japan, scholarships for education, and Japanese lessons for refugees, nikkeijin (descendants of Japanese) and returnees, including those from China, living in Japan. It has developed out of the Association for Aid and Relief which was started in 1979 to help refugees to Japan from Indochina and which has now become an international aid organisation.