You are new in Tokyo. Still adjusting. Work is going well, people are nice, your apartment is a bit small, but you start to like to things here. If onlyβ¦If only you could get a piece of mind on what happened 2 months ago. You enjoyed that night very much. It was really nice to be with someone after such a long time. Recently you cannot get this out of your mind.
You rewind the memories and live those moments over and over again. Answer to these questions is just one phone call away. He was one of the founding members of JHC, which was established in Osaka in The Tokyo branch opened the following year.
Now there are two more branches: Chubu area around Nagoya and Kansai area around Osaka. Back in early 90s, the attitude amongst most non-Japanese was that they would wait until they went home to be tested. Concerns about possible privacy violations and immigration problems made people very wary of testing in Japan. Also, few of the testing centers offer same-day results or counseling.
Now JHC, in partnership with some local city governmants, offers anonymous tests with pre and post test counseling in Ogikubo Tokyo , Sakae Nagaoya , Namba Osaka , which gives results the same day. Counseling in English is also available. There are some JHC volunteers nationally, including medical service providers doctors, nurses, social workers, etc.
Phone counselors go through hours of training and supervision before they take calls. GaijinPot is an online community for foreigners living in Japan, providing information on everything you need to know about enjoying life here, from finding a job and accommodation to having fun. Share: facebook twitter digg del.
