Childcare
It's not always easy to give birth and raise kids in a foreign country. But we hope that you enjoy living in Japan with your kids through deeping relationship with Japanese people and enjoying the cultural differences. The table below lists basic procedures on pregnancy, childbirth and childcare in Japan. Please refer to the table and take necessary procedures.
Application procedures
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(Reference) Maternity passbook with Foreign Languages and Japanese
A maternity passbook with Indonesian, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, English and Spanish written together is available from the following URL.
In addition, you can gain basic knowledge about childbirth and child rearing in Japan in multilingual from the following website.
Researching and Supporting Multi-Cultural Healthcare Services
Kashiwa Child Raising Handbook in Foreign Languages
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Updated: September 1st, 2017