
We, YOKE are an extra-departmental body of Yokohama City to promote creating
multi-cultural communities with both Japanese and foreign residents.

- Yokohama Foreign Residents Information CenterIf you have any questions about your daily life, please feel free to contact the “Yokohama Foreign Residents Information Center”. […]
- Watch Out for Heat StrokeIn hot and humid Japan, the number of people who get “heat stroke” symptoms increases when the temperature rises. The […]
- Submission of “Child Allowance Status Report” no longer required from FY2022 (April 2022)In Yokohama City, child allowance recipients were required to submit a “Child Allowance Status Report” every year. Starting in FY2022, […]
- Beware of food poisoning during the summer monthsDue to high temperatures and humidity during the summer months, food poisoning caused by various bacteria is common every year. […]
- Preparing for Water DisastersJapan often experiences heavy rainfall as rainy season fronts and autumn rain fronts become stagnant during the change of seasons. […]
- Community Care PlazaCommunity Care Plazas are Yokohama City’s own facilities that serve as familiar welfare and healthcare centers for the elderly, children, […]
- International Lounges within the City of YokohamaInternational Lounges within the City of Yokohama are facilities established by each ward to support foreign residents in the city, […]
- All people, including foreigners are to enroll into the National Pension Plan(*Excluded are those who are enrolled in the Employee Pension System.) The National Pension Plan is a system that provides […]
- Childcare for Sick ChildrenThis service can be used when a child is sick but childcare is difficult to arrange due to work or […]
- Beehive: Find and Remove in the Early StageBeehives quickly grow to a large size. The bigger a beehive gets, the greater the effort, danger and cost required […]








