Interpretation and Translation for Daily Life
Interpretation
■Kyoto City International Foundation（Public Interpretation Program）
When going to Kyoto City facilities like ward offices and daycare centers, telephone interpretation services are available for those who find it difficult to speak and understand Japanese. Call for more information about how to use this service. (Free of charge)
Consultation hours
English: Tues, Thurs 10:00-16:00
Chinese: Wed, Fri 10:00-16:00
TEL: 075-752-1166
http://www.kcif.or.jp/jp/jigyo/community/07/start.htm
Translation
■Center for Multicultural Information and Assistance Kyoto
The Center for Multicultural Information and Assistance Kyoto helps non-native speakers of Japanese who live in Japan by offering translation services for documents necessary for life in Japanese society free of charge to the client.
For example, translations can be done of marriage registrations and family registries (to support the individual), as well as notices from the local government and schools, guidebooks to life in Japan, and pamphlets (to support communication in the community).
Languages available: English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, and Filipino
TEL:075-353-7205
For more information: http://www.tabunka-kyoto.org/common/katudo/honyaku/honyaku.html
■Multilingual Center Facil
This facility, in cooperation with various municipalities, educational institutions, NPOs, NGOs, and businesses, offers a variety of community services, such as information distribution in several languages, translation, and interpretation.
Languages include:
English, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Vietnamese, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Indonesian, Thai, Russian, Malay, Nepalese, Myanmar, Cambodian, Turkish, Persian, German, French, Italian, and Urdu.
http://www.tcc117.org/facil/
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