Our organization is called the Japanese Red Cross Language Service Volunteers.
We are one of the volunteer groups of the Japanese Red Cross Society and have marked our 50th anniversary in 2015. We collaborate with the Red Cross on various activities, provide information for people with disabilities coming to Japan, and work with other organizations through translation and interpretation services.
Accessible Activities has the longest history of 35 years within our organization. This is an activity that collects information about the various facilities and the considerations made for people with disabilities and publishes them on our website (please refer to "History" for our activity development).
The website is in both Japanese and English in order to provide useful information for the people with disabilities visiting Tokyo from home and abroad.
*Please use the inquiry form to let us know any mistakes about the information provided and we will check it. Please contact us for requests to introduce new facilities or links to this website.
The Japanese Red Cross Language Service Volunteers
Accessible Editorial Members
Coordinator: Masahiko Ito, Junko Wakabayashi
For contact inquiry.php The Japanese Red Cross Language Service Volunteers (LSV), founded in 1965, was based on a volunteer interpretation services group for the Tokyo Paralympics held in 1964. LSV is positioned as a specialized volunteer corps under the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS). LSV marks its 50th anniversary in 2015.
- Organization
Membership: Approximately 200
Member compositions: All ages in various fields and occupations including students and retirees.
- Main Activities
- General assistance for JRCS activities
- Assistance in planning, translation and interpretation services for international exchange projects conducted by JRCS
- Translation of JRCS documents including instruction manuals on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, disaster relief, dissemination of the Red Cross principles and introductions of IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent) Societies activities
- Interpretation and translation services for events and projects hosted by social welfare organizations
- Guide services for foreign visitors with disabilities
- Managing the guide website, "Accessible Tokyo" for people with disabilities
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