If you have not found an alternative place to work, please consult a public employment security office (ハローワーク; Hello Work) near you.
What is Hello Work?
Hello Work (employment service center) is a governmental agency that provides you with information about how and where you can get a job. It also offers consultation services on job-hunting and other labor-related issues for free.
What should I bring to Hello Work?
Please check your residence status before visiting Hello Work, because Hello Work find different job offers depending on type/tier of your residence status.
<What to bring to Hello Work>
- Letter of Resignation 1 from your previous workplace (Put on your name, bank account number and other required information)
- Letter of Resignation 2 from your previous workplace
- My Number Card (Individual Number card for social security and tax systems) – If you haven’t issued one, bring 1. My Number Notification Card (sent to you by mail) or 住民票記載事項証明書: Certificate of Items Stated in Residence Register (with your Individual Number printed on) and 2. photo identifications such as Residence Card and passport
- 印鑑/Inkan – 実印/Jitsuin, or only the official seal (registered to your local municipality) is valid, excluding any ready-made stamps
- 2 ID photos (clear image of your face from front, taken in last 6 months, 25mm x 30mm)
- Your bank passbook or cash card (with account holder’s name on)
At Hello Work offices in Tokyo (東京都), Kanagawa (神奈川県), Saitama (埼玉県) and Chiba (千葉県), interpreters are available at consultation desks for multilingual services. For contact information of offices near you, please refer to the following list.
Find out more about Hello Work at the official website of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (in plain Japanese).
NOTE: In order to prevent the novel coronavirus infection, some offices close their consultation desks (UPDATE: Oct.21) shorten their consultation hours. Please, first of all, make a phone call to them for consultation services.
Tokyo (東京都)
< Tokyo Employment Service Center for Foreigners > (東京外国人雇用サービスセンター)
NOTE: Due to the state of emergency, the center is closed until May 31st.
→Relocated to another building and resumed normal operation on July 29th; now it is a part of “Foreign Residents Support Center（FRESC）”.
Address:
160-0004
1-6-1, Yotsuya-1chome, Shinjuku (新宿区四谷1-6-1)
Comore Yotsuya Yotsuya Tower 13th Floor (コモレ四谷 四谷タワー 13階)
Postal Code: 163-0721
2-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku (新宿区西新宿2-7-1)
Odakyu Dai-ichi Seimei Building 21st Floor (小田急第一生命ビル21階)
Phone:
0570-011000（6/29~）03-5339-8625
①Dial the phone number
②Press the button and select your language (Japanese→”1”, English→”2” )
③Press “3” to choose “Tokyo Employment Service Center for Foreigners”
Opening Hours:
910 a.m. to 56 p.m. (except for Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)
Website: https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/tokyo-foreigner/english.html
Providing consultation services for:
- Foreign Students (留学生) seeking a job in Japan
- Those with Specialist and Technical Expert visas, such as “Specialist in Humanities/International Services (人文知識・国際業務)”, “Engineer (技術)”, “Skilled Labor (技能) or Instructor (教育)” status.
NOTE: English interpreters/Chinese interpreters are there; they are at desk on the specified dates, so please make an appointment on the phone first.
< Shinjuku Foreigners’ Employment Assistance and Guidance Center >
(新宿外国人雇用支援・指導センター)
NOTE: Due to the state of emergency, the center is temporarily closed.
→On June 1st, it resumed its normal operation.
However, you are now required to visit the consultation desk with a face mask on. In addition, consultation service is currently available by reservation only (Allotted time for each consultation: up to 30 minutes/Closing time: 4:30 p.m. ). Please dial the following phone number when you would like to make a reservation.
Address:
160-8489
2-42-10 Kabuki-Cho, Shinjuku (新宿区歌舞伎町2-42-10)
Hello Work Shinjuku Kabuki-Cho Office (ハローワーク新宿 歌舞伎町庁舎1階)
Phone:
03-3204-8609
Opening Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (except for Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)
Providing consultation services for:
- Foreign Students (留学生) seeking a part-time job
- Those with visas without limitation on employment, such as “Spouse or Child of Japanese National (日本人配偶者等)”, “Long-term Resident (定住者)”, “Permanent Resident (永住者) or “Dependent (家族滞在)” status.
NOTE: Consultation services in English and Chinese are being operated on an appointment basis. Please make a phone call first to see when interpreters are available.
Kanagawa (神奈川県)
Links on the following table show locations of Hello Works on Google MAP.
When you call a Hello Work where automated phone system has been introduced, by dialing the “Department Code” after hearing a guidance, you will be redirected to help desks for foreigners.
Opening hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Break time: noon to 1:00 p.m.) for all the offices on each day.
(Update:7/31) Days available and languages have been revised.
| Hello Work | Days Available | Languages | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello Work Yokohama (横浜) |
Monday Thursday (If either Monday or Thursday is national holiday then will open on Friday) |
English | 045-663-8609 Department Code：44# |
| Tuesday | Chinese | ||
| Wednesday | Portuguese Spanish |
||
| Hello Work Kawasaki (川崎) |
Monday Thursday |
English | 044-244-8609 Department Code：47# |
| Tuesday | Spanish | ||
| Wednesday | Chinese | ||
| Friday | Portuguese Spanish |
||
Hello Work Hiratsuka (平塚) |
Tuesday Thursday |
Portuguese Spanish |
0463-24-8609 Department Code：45# |
Hello Work Fujisawa (藤沢) |
Tuesday Thursday |
Portuguese Spanish |
0466-23-8609 Department Code：48# |
Hello Work Atsugi (厚木) |
Monday Wednesday Thursday |
English Portuguese Spanish |
046-296-8609 Department Code：44# |
| Tuesday Friday |
Portuguese Spanish |
||
Hello Work Yamato (大和) |
Tuesday Friday |
Portuguese Spanish |
046-260-8609 Department Code：42# |
Saitama (埼玉県)
Links on the following table show locations of Hello Works on Google MAP.
When you call a Hello Work where automated phone system has been introduced, by dialing the “Department Code” after hearing a guidance, you will be redirected to help desks for foreigners.
| Hello Work | Opening Hours | Days Available | Languages | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello Work Kawaguchi (川口) |
10:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday |
English | 048-251-2901 Department Code：44# |
| Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday |
Spanish | |||
| Wednesday Thursday Friday |
Portuguese | |||
| Wednesday | Chinese | |||
| Hello Work Kumagaya (熊谷) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Tuesday Thursday |
English | 048-522-5656 |
| Spanish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Hello Work Omiya (大宮) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Friday | English | 048-667-8609 |
| Portuguese | ||||
| Wednesday | Chinese | |||
| Hello Work Kawagoe (川越) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
Thursday | English | 049-242-0197 |
| Monday Thursday |
Spanish | |||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Hello Work Urawa (浦和) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Friday | English | 048-832-2461 |
| Spanish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Hello Work Kasukabe (春日部) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
Monday | English | 048-736-7611 Department Code：41# |
| Thursday | Spanish | |||
| Monday | Portuguese | |||
| Hello Work Souka (草加) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Wednesday | English | 048-931-6111 |
| Portuguese | ||||
| Thursday | Chinese | |||
| Hello Work Asaka (朝霞) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
Friday | English | 048-463-2233 |
| Hello Work Koshigaya (越谷) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Tuesday | English | 048-969-8609 |
| Portuguese | ||||
| Hello Work Honjo (本庄) |
10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
Monday Wednesday Friday |
Spanish | 0495-22-2448 |
| Portuguese |
Chiba (千葉県)
Links on the following table show locations of Hello Works on Google MAP.
When you call a Hello Work where automated phone system has been introduced, by dialing the “Department Code” after hearing a guidance, you will be redirected to help desks for foreigners.
| Hello Work | Opening Hours | Days Available | Languages | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello Work Chiba (千葉) |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Monday Wednesday Friday |
English | 043-242-1181 Department Code：42# |
| Monday Wednesday |
Portuguese | |||
| Friday | Spanish | |||
| Thursday | Chinese | |||
| Hello Work Ichikawa (市川) |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. |
Wednesday | English | 047-370-8609 Department Code：43# |
| Chinese | ||||
| Hello Work Matsudo (松戸) |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. |
Monday | English | 047-367-8609 Department Code：46# |
| 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Tuesday | |||
| 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Tuesday | Portuguese | ||
| 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. |
Monday | Spanish | ||
| 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Wednesday | Chinese | ||
| Hello Work Funabashi Second Office (船橋第二庁舎) |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. |
Tuesday Friday |
English | 047-420-8609 Department Code：45# |
| Portuguese | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Monday | Chinese | |||
| Hello Work Narita Karabe Office (成田 からべ庁舎) |
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. |
Tuesday Thursday |
English | 0476-27-8609 Department Code：34# |
| Tuesday | Portuguese | |||
| Thursday | Spanish | |||
| To be decided | Chinese | |||
| Hello Work Chiba Minami (千葉南) |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. |
Thursday | English | 043-300-8609 Department Code：43# |
| Spanish | ||||
| Tuesday | Chinese | |||
You can check the related information on the websites below:
- To foreign students graduating from Japanese schools in March – Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Tokyo Employment Service Center for Foreigners and Shinjuku Foreigners’ Employment Assistance and Guidance Center
- List of Hello Work with interpreters – Kanagawa Labour Bureau
- List of Hello Work with interpreters – Saitama Labour Bureau
- List of Hello Work with interpreters – Chiba Labour Bureau