Survey on how foreign residents obtain daily life information

This survey is conducted by Nagoya International Center. The purpose of this survey is to understand how foreign residents living in Nagoya City and its surrounding areas obtain information related to daily life, and to utilize the findings to improve future information dissemination by Nagoya International Center.

Surveys in languages other than Japanese are translated by machine.

Required 1. What is your country of origin?: China Vietnam Nepal Korea Philippines Brazil Indonesia Myanmar Sri Lanka United States of America Thailand Other

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Required 2. What is your age group?: 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s and over

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Required 3. How do you identify your gender?: Male Female Other

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Required 4. What is your native language?: Chinese Vietnamees Nepali Korean Filipino Portuguese Indonesian Burmese English Thai Spanish Other

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Required 5. Where do you currently live?: Nagoya City Aichi Prefecture(outside Nagoya City) Other

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Required 6. How many years have you lived in Japan in total?: Since birth Less than 1 year 1–3 years (not including 3 years) 3–10 years (not including 10 years) 10–20 years (not including 20 years) 20–30 years (not including 30 years) 30–40 years (not including 40 years) Over 40 years

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Required 7. What is your status of residence?: Permanent Resident Technical Intern Training Student Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services Long-Term Resident Dependent Spouse or Child of Japanese National Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident Spouse or Child of Long-Term Resident Designated Activities Specified Skilled Worker Other

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Required 8. What is your main occupation?: Full-time/Contract employee Temporary/Dispatched Employee Part-time worker Self-employed Sole proprietor Technical intern trainee/Specified Skilled Worker High school student or younger University Student Vocational school student Unemployed

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Required 9. 【For those who selected options other than "Student" or "Unemployed" in Q8】What industry do you work in?: Manufacturing Service industry Construction Retail/Wholesale Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accommodation and food services Healthcare/Welfare Education Transportation/Logistics Other

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Required 10. Please select your Japanese language proficiency level.: Can read newspapers and books written in Japanese Can read short sentences containing kanji without furigana Can read simple and short Japanese texts with kanji accompanied by furigana. Can read common Japanese words used in daily life Can hardly read Japanese

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Required 11. Who do you live with?(Select all that apply): Living alone Parents Spouse Brothers/Sisters Children(Child not yet in school) Children(Elementary School Student) Children(Junior High School Student) Children(High School Student or above) Friends/Roommates Colleague/Coworker Other

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Required 12. Do you think you currently have sufficient access to daily life information? ★Living information refers to matters related to daily life, such as taxes, healthcare, housing, childcare, and job searching.: Yes, I have sufficient access No, I do not have sufficient access Cannot say either way

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Required 13. 【For those who answered “No, I do not have sufficient access” or “Cannot say either way” in Q12】Why do you feel you do not have sufficient access to daily life information?(Select all that apply): I don’t know where to find the information. There is too much information, and you don’t know what is correct. There is little information available in my native language. Even when I search in my native language, I cannot find the information I want. Other

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Required 14. What types of daily life information do you often search for?(Select all that apply): Taxes Public Health Insurance Public Pension Residence Status(Visa Type) Disaster information/Disaster preparedness Medical care(hospital information, etc.) Welfare(support for single parents, persons with disabilities, and the elderly) Housing Driver’s license(Conversion of foreign driver’s license, etc.) Transportation/Tourism Marriage/Divorce Pregnancy/Childbirth Childcare/Parenting Education and further studies Job hunting/Part-time job search Japanese language learning Domestic violence victim support Support for people in financial hardship Communities from your country in Japan Interaction with Japanese people Movies, seasonal events, etc. Other

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Required 15. In what language do you obtain such daily life information?: Japanese language Native language Other

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Required 16. Where do you look for such daily life information?(Select all that apply): Internet search engines(Google, Yahoo!, etc.) Social Networking Services(personal accounts, community groups, hometown groups, etc.) AI search services(ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) Friends/acquaintances from your home country Japanese friends/acquaintances School Workplace Official websites and Social Networking Services of cities and prefectures Nagoya International Center Official Website Nagoya International Center Official Social Networking Services(Facebook,X,Instagram) Official website and Social Networking Services of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan Websites of other organizations In-person or telephone consultation with government/organizations YouTube and video sites Other

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Required 17. Why did you choose the answer to Q16?(Select all that apply): Support provided in native language Trustworthy information Up-to-date information Easy-to-understand information Other

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Required 18. Which search engine do you use most often when looking for daily life information?: Google Yahoo Microsoft Bing DuckDuckGo Cốc Cốc Other Do not use search engines

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Required 19. Which search engine do you use most often when looking for daily life information?: Facebook X(Twitter) Instagram YouTube TikTok Other Do not use SNS

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Required 20. Which AI search service do you use most often when looking for daily life information?: ChatGPT Copilot Perplexity DeepSeek Other Do not use AI search service.

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Required 21. Do you know about Nagoya International Center?: Yes No

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Required 22. 【For those who answered “Yes” in Q21】How did you find out about the Nagoya International Center?(Select all that apply): Internet search engines(Google, Yahoo!, etc.) Social Networking Services(personal accounts, community groups, hometown groups, etc.) AI search services(ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) Friends/acquaintances from your home country Japanese friends/acquaintances Family City hall/or ward office School/teacher Workplace/Colleagues Organizations supporting foreigners Flyers/Pamphlets Events/Courses Other

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Required 23. Have you visited the Nagoya International Center website?: Often Sometimes Rarely Never

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Required 24. Do you know that Nagoya International Center website provides information in multiple languages?: Yes No

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Required 25. Please visit the Nagoya International Center website. （https://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/） Do you think the information on the website is easy to understand?: Very easy to understand Somewhat easy to understand Cannot say either way Not very easy to understand Not easy to understand at all

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Required 26. 【For those who answered other than “Very easy to understand” in Q25】What aspects do you find difficult to understand?(Select all that apply): Not enough information Too much information to find what I need The information is outdated The colors and design are hard to see The menu is confusing Hard to view on a smartphone Other

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Required 27. Nagoya International Center provides information for foreign residents. Which of the following do you think is the best way to deliver information?: Text Photo Short video (vertical, about 1 minute) Video (horizontal, longer than 1 minute)

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Required 28. Do you know that the Nagoya International Center provides information not only on its website but also through social media(Facebook, X, Instagram)?: Yes No

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Required 29. Which method would you most like to use for receiving information from the Nagoya International Center?: Website Social Networking Services(Facebook, X, Instagram) Email newsletter Flyers/Pamphlets Other

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