2020年5月2日English

COVID-19 Relief: FOR NON-JAPANESE SPEAKERS

We collected links that inform COVID-19 supports in Japan with multiple languages. We hope this helps you to get information and supports you need.
*Updated May7,2020 :Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses (持続化給付金)
*Updated May7,2020 :Employment Adjustment Subsidy

*These links includes unofficial resources. We tried our best effort to collect reliable resources. However, we are not responsible for contents and information provided by each websites. Please check multiple sources to make sure you are getting most recent and accurate information.

<General Information>

COVID-19 Multilingual Support Project：COVID-19 多言語情報ポータル
Easy-Japanese News by Asahi Newspaper ：やさしい日本語ニュース／withnews・朝日新聞

Special Fixed-Sum Government Subsidy

On April 20, COVID-19 Emergency Economic Relief Measures were decided on by the Cabinet, and the decision was made to implement a special fixed-sum subsidy payment in order to quickly and effectively support households using a simple system, while still focusing our efforts on stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Be aware of scams!
Be cautious of anyone who asks for personal information, your bank book or bank card, or your PIN!
⚠Municipalities/MIC will NEVER ask you to go to an ATM to receive your subsidy.
⚠Municipalities/MIC will NEVER ask you to transfer handling fees for your subsidy.

When you suspect you are infected

Inquiry for COVID-19, accepted by phone with eight languages：コロナ の 相談（そうだん）、8つ の ことば で 電話（でんわ）できます【やさしい にほんご の きじ】

Point-and-Speak Infographic

Point-and-Speak YUBISASHI for COVID-19 | 新型コロナウィルス対応 指さし会話

Okinawa City International Association: Local support, Information

Okinawa City International Association, Koza International Plaza

<For business owners>

Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses (持続化給付金)

Guide for Filing Requests for the Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses and Other Information Published (Preliminary Version)

METI Subsidy to Sustain Small Businesses through COVID-19 Hardship: Up to JPY 2 M for Sales Decline by 50%+ against Last Year (Anshin Immigration & Social Security)

METI Subsidy for SME to Sustain Business through COVID-19 Hardship (Anshin Immigration & Social Security)

Employment Adjustment Subsidy

Qualifications relaxed to support business impacted from the novel Coronavirus infection (Anshin Immigration & Social Security)

<For those who employed>

For foreigners who work in Japan : 外国人の皆さんへ（新型コロナウイルス感染症に関する情報）