Takasaki City Strengthens Support System for Foreign Residents, Opens Consultation Center.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

On the 1st, Takasaki City opened the "Takasaki City Foreigner Consultation and Support Center" in the International Affairs Division on the second floor of City Hall. This is an effort to strengthen consultation services for the rapidly increasing number of foreign residents.

The center has expanded the languages it can handle from four to seven, and by introducing a video interpretation system, it has created an environment where it can handle about 17 languages.

Currently, there are about 7,777 foreigners from 76 countries living in Takasaki City, which is about double the number in the past 10 years. The number of inquiries about daily life such as taxes has also increased about threefold, and the city is promoting multicultural coexistence.