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There are many organizations engaged in international exchange and international cooperation in Fukuoka, and at the "Kokusai Hiroba" on the 3rd floor of the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation, you can look at newsletters and leaflets of these international exchange groups.
　There is also an Exchange Space where many people of all nationalities can gather and talk. In addition, we hold regular events to promote international exchange and understanding among the citizens of the prefecture, so if you are interested, please join us.
Please see the Event Information for details.

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The Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation has a volunteer system to promote international exchange with foreign nationals by making the best use of the abilities of the citizens of the prefecture.

(1) "Homestay and Home Visit Volunteers" help promote an understanding of Japan for foreign nationals through an experience of Japanese family life
(2) "Interpreter and translator volunteers" help with simple interpretation and translation during non-profit activities relating to international exchange
(3) Among the "interpreter and translator volunteers" in (2) above, there are "disaster interpreter and translator volunteers" who cooperate with simple interpretation and translation in the event of a disaster.

See Volunteers for more information

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"Kokusai Hiroba" is a public facility operated by the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation. For this reason, information for the purpose of international exchange and support for foreign nationals is put in the Information Corner, and as a general rule, information relating to commercial purposes, politics, religion, etc. cannot be put there.

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At "Kokusai Hiroba", you can use the Internet with free Wi-Fi.

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The Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation rents out national flags to schools, international exchange groups, NPOs, etc. in the prefecture.

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The Fukuoka EU Association is a friendship association that promotes mutual understanding and friendship between Fukuoka Prefecture and the EU, and has its administrative office in the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. 　There is a reception in the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation on the 8th floor of Acros Fukuoka, where you can apply for membership. Please see the Fukuoka EU Association website for details on activities.

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On the 3rd floor of the ACROS Building is the Kokusai Hiroba, where you can find materials related to studying abroad. Please feel free to browse.

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Volunteer Japanese language classes are held in various parts of the prefecture and at "Kokusai Hiroba".
For more information, see Learning Japanese.

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At the "Fukuoka Multilingual Assistance and Information Center", located at the entrance to Kokusai Hiroba on the 3rd floor of ACROS Fukuoka, consultation services are available in 22 languages including Japanese. In addition to direct consultation at the counter, you can also consult by phone or e-mail. Consultations are free of charge, and there is no charge for telephone calls, so please feel free to use this service if you have any questions or problems that you would like to discuss.
In addition to the "Fukuoka Multilingual Assistance and Information Center", there is also a Foreign National Human Rights Consultation Service co-sponsored by our Foundation with other organizations.　
For details, please see Consultation

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Consultations and introductions for work for foreign nationals are available at the Hello Work Fukuoka Central Foreign Nationals’ Employment Service Center. For details, please see Useful information in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Information on part-time jobs and employment support after graduation for international students is provided at the Fukuoka International Student Support Center (FiSSC) within the Foundation.

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On the Fukuoka Medical Center website, you can search in English for medical institutions that speak foreign languages.In addition, the "Fukuoka International Medical Support Center" will introduce you to medical institutions that support foreign languages and those that provide medical interpretation services, information on medical institutions in Fukuoka Prefecture, information on the Japanese medical system, and medical institutions that will support you with interpretation of your conversation with the doctor over the phone.
For details, please see Useful information in Fukuoka Prefecture.

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When there is a shortage of employees, such as in the case of leaver, the foundation will advertise on its website.