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 Center
If you have any questions about your daily life, please feel free to contact the “Yokohama Foreign Residents Information Center”. […] - Watch Out for Heat Stroke
In 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 months
Due to high temperatures and humidity during the summer months, food poisoning caused by various bacteria is common every year. […] - Preparing for Water Disasters
Japan often experiences heavy rainfall as rainy season fronts and autumn rain fronts become stagnant during the change of seasons. […] - Community Care Plaza
Community 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 Yokohama
International 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 Children
This 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 Stage
Beehives quickly grow to a large size. The bigger a beehive gets, the greater the effort, danger and cost required […]
