Support center for foreign residents in Japan to open in July

The Foreign Residents Support Center, which will be tasked with assisting foreign students in Japan, will be opened in July. This image is taken in Osaka City, on May 18. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

A center that will act as a median between foreign students wanting to work in Japan and employers looking to hire them is scheduled to open on July 6.

The Immigration Services Agency of Japan will open the Foreign Residents Support Center (FRESC) in the Yotsuya area of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. It will be staffed by eight organizations, including the agency, the Foreign Ministry, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). The personnel of local governments in charge of accepting foreign residents will undergo training.

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