■Please read first (disclaimer)
This app is an independent guide made by SOYOGI, a private non-profit organization in Japan. It is not a government app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representing any government agency or municipality. Apply at the official office of each program.
An English and Japanese guide to 142 public support programs in Japan. General information only: no eligibility decisions, legal advice, or applications.
■Sources (complete list)
All information in this app comes only from these 73 official websites. No other sources are used. The in-app "List of sources" shows the same 73. Each program page links to the official pages it uses. Subdomains (*.mhlw.go.jp, *.cfa.go.jp, *.mlit.go.jp, *.ncnp.go.jp) count as their parent site.
National government (15)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare https://www.mhlw.go.jp
Children and Families Agency https://www.cfa.go.jp
MEXT (Ministry of Education) https://www.mext.go.jp
National Tax Agency https://www.nta.go.jp
Cabinet Office Gender Equality Bureau https://www.gender.go.jp
Cabinet Office Disaster Management https://www.bousai.go.jp
National Police Agency https://www.npa.go.jp
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism https://www.mlit.go.jp
e-Gov Law Search https://laws.e-gov.go.jp
Ministry of Justice https://www.moj.go.jp
Financial Services Agency https://www.fsa.go.jp
MOF Local Finance Bureaus https://lfb.mof.go.jp
Cabinet Office DV Soudan Plus https://soudanplus.jp
Consumer Affairs Agency https://www.caa.go.jp
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications https://www.soumu.go.jp
Public organizations (14)
Japan Health Insurance Association https://www.kyoukaikenpo.or.jp
Japan Pension Service https://www.nenkin.go.jp
National Council of Social Welfare https://www.shakyo.or.jp
Japan Legal Support Center https://www.houterasu.or.jp
JASSO (Student Services) https://www.jasso.go.jp
Japan Housing Finance Agency https://www.jhf.go.jp
Intractable Diseases Info Center https://www.nanbyou.or.jp
Pediatric Chronic Diseases Info Center https://www.shouman.jp
JOHAS (Occupational Health) https://www.johas.go.jp
National Rehabilitation Center https://www.rehab.go.jp
NCNP (Neurology and Psychiatry) https://www.ncnp.go.jp
Welfare and Medical Service Agency https://www.wam.go.jp
National Consumer Affairs Center https://www.kokusen.go.jp
Japan Finance Corporation https://www.jfc.go.jp
Prefectures and municipalities (44)
https://www.fukushi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp
https://www.city.kobe.lg.jp
https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp
https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp
https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp
https://www.city.shinjuku.lg.jp
https://www.tax.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
https://www.pref.ishikawa.lg.jp
https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp
https://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp
https://www.city.sapporo.jp
https://www.city.koto.lg.jp
https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp
https://www.city.kawasaki.jp
https://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp
https://www.city.taito.lg.jp
https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp
https://www.town.ojika.lg.jp
https://www.city.chiba.jp
https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp
https://www.city.chuo.lg.jp
https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
https://www.city.nagasaki.lg.jp
https://www.city.himeji.lg.jp
https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp
https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp
https://www.city.sakuragawa.lg.jp
https://www.city.omitama.lg.jp
https://www.city.kita.lg.jp
https://www.city.nagahama.lg.jp
https://www.pref.aichi.jp
https://www.city.matsusaka.mie.jp
https://www.city.moriguchi.osaka.jp
https://www.pref.saga.lg.jp
https://www.city.toshima.lg.jp
https://www.city.sendai.jp
https://www.city.akashi.lg.jp
https://www.city.tachikawa.lg.jp
https://www.city.tama.lg.jp
https://www.town.haboro.lg.jp
https://www.city.saitama.lg.jp
https://www.pref.okinawa.jp
Find Japan's public support programs by problem. 142 programs, with sources.