Creating an Intercultural Society

Creating an Intercultural Society

Many foreigners from various cultural backgrounds live in Tokyo. Over the past five years, the number of foreign residents in Tokyo has increased by about 160,000, reaching a total of about 570,000 in January 2020, the highest number of foreign residents of any city in Japan. The number of foreigners living in Tokyo will continue to increase. By 2040, approximately one in ten people living in Tokyo are expected to be foreigners. To ensure Tokyo's sustainable development, it is essential to realize an intercultural society where foreigners participate and work together with Japanese as members of their cities.
Based on this philosophy, Tokyo Metropolitan Government formulated the "Tokyo Guidelines for the Promotion of Intercultural Cohesion" in February 2016 and has been promoting guideline measures.
This foundation will collaborate with various entities such as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, municipalities, regional international associations, private organizations and others to establish a network for the promotion of intercultural cohesion, contribute to the activation of local communities and realize "Tokyo, where people shine".

Efforts toward Creating a Multicultural Society

In fiscal 2020, we will implement the following projects aimed at realizing an intercultural society where foreigners living in Tokyo can live and thrive with peace of mind.

1 Foreigner consulting services

  • Tokyo Multilingual Consultation Navi

    In addition, we deal with cases that are difficult to respond to at each city's foreign consultation desk, such as minority language and expert consultation. We also provide interpretation support when language support is inadequate at the destination organization.

  • Tokyo Coronavirus Support Center for Foreign Residents (TOCOS)

    Telephone: 0120-296-004

2 An awareness-raising project for promoting the use of plain Japanese

Case examples of using plain Japanese will be updated soon.



〒163-0808　Shinjuku NS Building 8F, 2-4-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
TEL:　 03-6258-1223（Representative phone number）
03-6258-1227（Multilingual Consultation Navi）