We are constantly looking for new volunteers who would help us with our activities!
We welcome anyone who is interested in supporting foreign residents in Japan. We especially need people who can work with computers or come to our office in Oyama, Itabashi on a regular basis on weekdays. We also welcome students without any social experience, so please feel free to contact us if you are interested! We are confident that you can gain many things in our office you could experienece nowhere else!
If you come, you can participate in the following working processes:
・ addressing newsletters etc. to members
・ helping with events such as symposiums, parties etc.
・ translating various kinds of documents
・ administrative work such as answering calls or data input
・ upgradiing our BLOG and homepage
・planning and carrying out outreach activities towards foreign communities
＜About translation＞
Since our activities target foreign residents, translation of a wide range of documents is always necessary.
Not only English, but translation of other languages such as Tagalog, Burmese, Chinese, Korean, Bengali etc. is also important. You may engage in voluntary translation even at home, so please let us know if you feel interested!
＜Emergency recruit＞
At the moment, we are building our database, so a large amount of data input is required. If you could come to the office at least once a week for a couple of hours on weekdays, please help us!
＜We also welcome volunteers with working experience!!!＞
We warmly welcome people who are/were already in epmoyment and would like to make use of their knowledge or experiences and skills at APFS. Specifically, we are looking for volunteers who could help us with PR activities such as web/grahpic design, editing, preparation of press releases, and maintenance of IT equipment, IT network construction etc. Since foreign resident support is seriously lacking in Japan, there are many-many tasks APFS has to acomplish. Please contribute to the globally developing civil society with your professional skill! We are waiting for you!
About Us
- APFS
- APFS was established in the late 1980's when “newcomers” (the latest wave of immigrants) were making their way to Japan in great numbers. Japan was at the height of an economic bubble. However, it was long before the word “multiculturalism” became widely acknowledged in Japanese society, and foreign residents in Japan often had to face harsh reality of prejudice and oppression at their work place and in their daily lives . Under such circumstances, APFS was formed by Bangladeshi and Japanese members with the aim of creating a flourishing multicultural society in Japan based on a trusting relationship among its members. APFS started its history by fostering friendship between the Bangladeshi and Japanese, but we today have over 3200 members from 13 different countries. Living in Japan as a non-Japanese resident can be quite tough sometimes., particularly if you are a undocumented migrant. APFS provide support to non-Japanese residents through our consultation service that covers various issues such as medical care, visa status and labour problems. We also put a lot of effort into education programs to raise awareness regarding cultural diversity in Japanese society.