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I am excited to announce that I will be appearing on the radio program 'Hōfukutei Kōhei's Hokkahoka Radio' (KBS Kyoto)! 🌞 Air Date: April 18, 2025 (Friday) 🕖 Time: Around 7:15 AM for approximately 10-15 minutes 📞 Format: Studio and phone […]

We introduced our organization's activities at an online event hosted by the NPO and social enterprise recruitment site "activo." We shared information about the "Otonari-san Family Friend Program" as well as our new project, "Spot Otonari-san." […]

We are pleased to announce the start of the pilot operation of the new project, "Spot Otonari-san"! The new project "Spot Otonari-san" is aimed at foreigners living in Japan, providing essential support in key areas necessary for daily life, such as welfare, education, medical care, and the basic infrastructure of lifelines […]

Thank you for your continued support of our activities. Currently, we are experiencing a system issue that is affecting the availability of some services. ■ Incident Date and Time: [February 15, 2025 (Saturday) 16:00 …]

We have launched the JII Nepali language site. Additionally, the JII English and Nepali sites utilize the website automatic translation tool "Cistate Translation P" provided by State Solutions Co., Ltd. […]

As we welcome the New Year, I would like to express my heartfelt wishes for your continued health and happiness. I sincerely thank you for your deep understanding and support of our organization's activities over the past year. Now, regarding the "OFP New Business Launch Support Donation" that we conducted last December...

A female Ukrainian refugee majoring in music, supported by JII, performed at a Christmas live event held in Shibuya on December 22, showcasing various songs including Ukrainian folk songs for 30 minutes. At JII, we utilize diverse volunteer networks […]

Our office will be closed for the New Year holiday from December 28 (Saturday) to January 5 (Sunday). We will resume operations on January 6 (Monday). Please note that responses to applications and inquiries may be delayed during the holiday period. For urgent matters, please contact info@j- […]

On November 23, 2024, at the "Meguro Volunteer Workshop" hosted by MIFA (Meguro International Friendship Association), we had the opportunity to introduce our activities as an organization engaged in efforts that lead to cultural synergy in the community. Many people joined us both at the venue and online […]

Since the evening of November 15, 2024, a Salesforce outage has occurred, and applications for the Otonari-san Family Friend Program and various events are temporarily unavailable. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused […]

JII has been approved as a recipient organization for Benevity! For those whose workplaces use Benevity, please support and cheer for JII’s activities through workplace donations to help realize cultural synergy in Japanese society.

At JII, we are starting the "Hanamaru Class," which supports learning including Japanese for children with foreign roots! In the Hanamaru Class, together with Japanese volunteers... ✔ You can practice hiragana, katakana, and kanji ✔ You can work on school homework (sh […]