THE TELEPHONE
Telephones are not quite what they are back in the home countries of many non-Japanese.
In the new look Nippon Living you will find complete material on:
| Full and detailed information on the minefield that is The Telephone in Japan, from phone bonds to cellulars, what to do, what to look out for and all the costs. |
| International Calls - find where to get the best rates in Japan. |
| Faxes including international ones, all the information you are ever going to need. |
| Legal Services - important telephone numbers of organisations you might need one day. |
Ten Japanese words to do with the telephone:
telephone number denwabangou
public telephone koushuudenwa
telephone card terehonkado
telephone booth denwabokkusu
telephone directory denwachou
telephone receiver juwaki
telephone area code shigaikyokuban
non-local telephone call shigaidenwa
overseas call kokusaidenwa
operator koukanshu
Useful Telephone Numbers
Police 110
Fire/Ambulance 119
Directory Enquiries 104
Talking clock 117
Weather 177
Immigration
Tokyo Immigration Office
03-3213-8523 Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Calls can be made in Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish and Portuguese. You do not need to give personal information when ringing.
Kita Urawa Immigration Office
048-824-0525 Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:00. The above two are closed Saturdays and national holidays.
Counselling
Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) (English)
03-3968-4099 Daily 9am - 4pm & 7 - 11 pm
TELL HIV/AIDS Line (English)
03-3968-4073 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 7 - 10pm
TELL Filipino Line (Filipino)
03-3968-4071 Tuesday, 6:30 - l0pm
TELL Community Counselling Service
(English and Japanese)
03-3968-4084 by appointment for face to face counselling
TELL Business Office
Tel: 03-3968-4193 Fax: 03-3968-4196
TELL Business Office and TELL Community Counselling Service Address:
2-20-2 Tokiwadai, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
H.E.L.P. Asian Women's Centre
03-3368-8855
Rape Crisis Centre
03-3207-3692
Tokyo Women's Counselling Centre
03-3355-3110 Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm
I.S.S. International Social Service
03-3711-5551
A government approved body that deals with social problems like adoption, marriage, divorce and citizenship.
Medical Information
Tokyo Health and Medical Information Centre
03-5285-8181 Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The centre offers advice and explanations in various languages about health matters and can provide contacts of doctors able to speak foreign languages
International Medical Information Centre (AMDA)
03-5285-8086 Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
AMDA provides medical information and referrals in various languages.
A sample of hospitals with English speaking doctors in Tokyo:
International Catholic Hospital Shimo Ochiai 03-3591-1111
St. Luke’s International HospitalTsukiji 03-3541-5151
Tokyo Adventist Hospital Ogikubo 03-3392-6151
Pharmacies in Tokyo where English speakers are available:
American Pharmacy Hibiya 03-3271-4034
Roppongi Koyasu Pharmacy Roppongi 03-3401-8667
Vaccination information
Japan Quarantine Association 045-671-7041
Embassies also contain lists of English speaking medical services or those of other languages. Please contact your embassy for further details.
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