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Support for Foreign Residents

• Consultation
  • Multilingual Consultation “Go-en Shimane”
  • Administrative scrivener consultation
  • Legal consultation
  • Consumer Life Consultation for Foreigners
  • Other consultation
  • List of Consultation Services Available in Foreign Languages
  • List of Websites with Useful Daily Life Information for Foreigners in Multiple Languages
  • Common consultation
    • Resident Status and VISA
    • Marriage and Divorce
    • Driver’s license
    • Labor
    • Medical insurance and Pension
    • Education
    • Child birth and Nurturing
    • Interchange
    • Others
• Shimane Living Guide
  • Tips for Living in Shimane
  • Residency procedures / Naturalization
  • Procedures at municipal offices
  • Health insurance / Hospitals
  • Childbirth / Childcare
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Tax and Pensions
  • Transport and Licenses
  • Daily life
  • Emergency contact and Disasters
• To prepare for disaster
  • Multiligual Disaster Handbook
  • Disaster Prevention Map Stickers “HATTESHIRU”
  • Information about things to prepare in multilingual when disaster happen
  • Where to link in time of disaster
  • Foreign supporter in time of disaster
  • Multiligual mail magazines
• Learn Japanese language
  • SIC Japanese language course
    • Concept of Japanese language level
    • SIC Japanese language course “Tonari de nihongo”
    • SIC Japanese language course “Netto de nihongo”
  • Introducing Japanese language teaching materials (Online etc.)
  • List of Japanese class
    • Matsue city (3 Groups)
    • Hamada city (2 Groups)
    • Izumo city (4 Groups)
    • Other Eastern (5 Groups)
    • Other Western (6 Groups)
  • Japanese language training
  • Japanese language volunteer
  • Child supporter
• Community Interpretation
  • Community Volunteer Interpreter Request Form
• Support on childs education
  • Academic Support Classroom for Children with Foreign Roots “Yume kyoushitsu”
  • Child supporter
  • Education information
  • Learn Digital / Citizenship in 6 languages!
• Support for International students
  • Shimane International Center “International Student Scholarship”

Volunteer activities

• International exchange volunteer
• Community interpreter volunteer
• Child supporter
• Foreign supporter in time of disaster

SIC Services

• Official SNS account
• National Flags / Table Flags
  • National Flags of different countries
  • Table Flags
• Application form / Format of Application form

About SIC

• Supporting Members / Donations
• Facilities
  • Access to Main office
  • Access to Western branch office

Announcements

• Recent announcements
  • Consultation to the expert for the month of March (February 25, 2026)
  • Free consultation in Izumo city for the month of March (February 13, 2026)
  • List of Consultation Services Available in Foreign Languages (January 23, 2026)
  • Why not visit Matsue Castle? (November 18, 2025)
  • Specified Skilled Worker System Information Seminars (October 28, 2025)
• Upcoming Events
  • March 10 (1:00 pm) Free consultation in Izumo city for the month of March
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