Foreigners are eligible to receive 100,000 yen per person.

Due to the Covid-19 situation, the government will give 100,000 yen to every person living in Japan.

Those that are eligible to receive the 100,000 yen are those who are listed in the Basic Resident Register as of 27^th April. Foreigners are also eligible.

※ The period and method of application differs between municipalities.

↓ Multilingual information is available. (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)

○English（英語）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/18_document_en.pdf

○中文（中国語・簡体字）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/19_document_zh-CN.pdf

○中文（中国語・繁体字）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/20_document_zh-TW.pdf

○한국어（韓国語）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/21_document_ko-KR.pdf

○Tiếng Việt（ベトナム語）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/22_document_vi-VN.pdf

○Tagalog（タガログ語）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/23_document_tl-PH.pdf

○ภาษาไทย（タイ語）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/27_document_th-TH.pdf

○Bahasa indonesia（インドネシア語）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/26_document_id-ID.pdf
○Português（ポルトガル語）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/24_document_pt-BR.pdf

○Español（スペイン語）

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/25_document_es-ES.pdf

○にほんご

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/doc/17_document_ja-JP.pdf

Ministry of Justice webpage (Japanese)

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/ja-JP/index.html

※ There is also an explanation of the Basic Resident Register. (Japanese)
https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_gyousei/c-gyousei/zairyu/

Besides the above, there is also another website with multilingual explanations.

Multilanguage Center FACIL
https://tcc117.jp/facil/200424-10man.html

Attention: Foreigners who were previously ineligible for \100,000 special cash payments.

Japan has changed the eligibility on 20^th May.

Multilingual explanations are available on the following website:

https://tcc117.jp/facil/zairyu-10man-en

Regarding the Housing Security Benefit

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is introducing a system to help those unable to pay their rent due to a loss in income, resulting from a loss or decrease in work.

○English（英語(えいご)）

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000630855.pdf

○中文（中国語(ちゅうごくご)・簡体(かんたい)字(じ)）

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000630857.pdf

○한국어（韓国語(かんこくご)）
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000630856.pdf

○Tiếng Việt（ベトナム語(ご)）

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000630861.pdf

○Português（ポルトガル語(ご)）

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000630862.pdf

○Español（スペイン語(ご)）

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000630863.pdf

○日本語(にほんご)

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000626236.pdf

In order for foreigners who lost their jobs during the coronavirus period to continue working, the Immigration Bureau of Japan will specially recognise a "Designated Activities" (特定活動) status of residence, a working visa with a maximum validity of 1 year.

For details, please see the pamphlet below.

(Attached as PDF, only available in easy Japanese and Japanese)

会社で働けなくなった外国人の方に（やさしい日本語）.pdf

会社で働けなくなった外国人の方に（日本語）.pdf

Immigration Bureau of Japan

http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/index.html

In response to Covid-19, the Japanese government is providing \100,000 to every resident of Japan.

Multilingual instructions for filling in the application form can be found on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' website.

[Important Note]

１　If you scroll down on the webpage, you will see multilingual sample documents.

２　The documents featured here are samples. They cannot be used for your application.

３　The method of filling in the form differs between municipalities. If you do not understand how to fill in the form, please check with your local authorities.

https://kyufukin.soumu.go.jp/ja-JP/download/

The period where driving licence renewal services are suspended has been extended from 6^th May to 10^th May. Services besides driving licence renewal operate as per usual.

There is a procedure for those whose licence renewal date is imminent. Please call the Kagoshima Traffic Safety Education Center to enquire.

Kagoshima Traffic Safety Education Center

TEL:099-266-0111

Kagoshima Prefecture Police [link in Japanese]

https://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ja24/koronakousin.html