Reply To: Moving to Japan with disabled child
Hello Margaux
In short, the answer is yes. As long as you are residing in Japan (ie have a residence, not just traveling) you will be able to use the services of the city/ward you live in. That includes the disability services.
Once you have a place to live you can go into city hall and talk with the welfare services desk and your child can get a disability ID and a case worker etc. It will take a few months as they will have you go to a doctor to evaluate you’re child’s needs to send back to city hall to see what services they can receive, and then a bit more time to actually start receiving service.
Hope this helps.
