{"id":141882,"date":"2021-08-05T17:31:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T08:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=141882&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-08-05T17:31:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T08:31:41","slug":"free-legal-consultation-offered-to-international-residents-in-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/free-legal-consultation-offered-to-international-residents-in-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Legal Consultation Offered to International Residents in Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation began providing free legal consultations for local foreigners. In collaboration with the prefectural attorney association, the center aims to secure a worry-free life for clients. Forty-five-minute consultations for unpaid wages, marriage, and divorce, traffic accidents would be available on the first Saturday and the third Wednesdays of the month. Reservation is required via phone (<a href=\"tel:092-262-1799\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">092-262-1799<\/a>) or at the counter. Sign language support is available (*mainly in English\u00a0 Chinese. Extra time may be required to book a consultation in other foreign sign languages.) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcif.or.jp\/consultation\/legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.fcif.or.jp\/consultation\/legal\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-141883\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/legal-service.jpeg?resize=1024%2C823&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/legal-service.jpeg?resize=1024%2C823&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/legal-service.jpeg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/legal-service.jpeg?resize=768%2C617&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/legal-service.jpeg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fukuokacityinternationalcenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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