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Nagoya Alendar Cenglish Edition 12 NAGOYA 12 AENGLISHL EDITIONENWebsite:D www.nic-nagoya.or.jpAR 2020 Phone: 052-581-0100 December 「Nagoya Calendar」は生活情報や名古屋周辺の C イベント等の情報を掲載している英語の月刊情報誌です。 I N S L TE O RN HO ATIONAL SC The Nagoya Calendar is printed on recycled paper that contains post-consumer recycled pulp. Unauthorized reproduction of contents prohibited. Nagoya TV Tower and RAYARD Hisaya-odori Park Nagoya International Center News & Events Nagoya International Center Information Counter – Phone: 052-581-0100 ★NIC consultations available in person at NIC, by phone or online (via Skype). See the NIC website for details. The Nagoya International Center is a 7-minute walk or a 2-minute ★Information Counter 情報カウンター subway ride from Nagoya Station. Information on daily life and sightseeing in 9 languages (times vary), Japanese Kokusai Center Station, on the Sakura-dori Subway Line, is linked to the & English available Tue. To Sun. 9:00 – 19:00. Phone: 052-581-0100, E-mail: Nagoya International Center at the basement level. [email protected] ★Free Personal Counseling 外国人こころの相談 English-speaking counselor available on Sun. by appointment to provide support to those with difficulties in their lives in Japan. Reservations: Call the NIC 3F Info Counter at 052-581-0100. Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese also available. ★Free Legal Consultations 外国人無料法律相談 Consultations with a certified lawyer available on Sat. 10:00 - 12:30 by reservation only. Please leave your name & phone number on the answering machine at 052-581-6111. A staff member will call you back at a later date to schedule your appointment. ★Gyoseishoshi Consultations 行政書士による相談 Consult a certified administrative procedures legal specialist about procedures related to immigration, setting up a business, etc. Wed. & Sun. 13:00 - 17:00 by appointment. Phone: 052- 581-0100. The Nagoya International Center Library & Information ★Free Educational Counseling Service 教育相談 Counter are open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 – 19:00. Advice and information on education for foreign resident children, including schools, admissions, daily life, potential problems. Wed., Fri. & Sun. 10:00 - Closed on Mondays, December 29 - January 3, & the second 17:00 by appointment. Phone: 052-581-0100. Sundays of August & February. ★Free Counseling Service for Refugees & Asylum Seekers 難民相談 Refugee Assistance Headquarters (RHQ) provides a confidential counseling Paid car-parking is also available at the Center and in the immediate service every Thu. (10:00 - 16:00) at the NIC 3F Info Counter. Reservation vicinity. required. Inquiries: RHQ, Tel: 078-361-1700 (Website: www.rhq.gr.jp/english). ■Trio-Phone - The NIC Telephone Interpreter Service トリオホン If you need to consult a government office, such as a ward office, municipal health center, or a tax office, but can't speak Japanese, then call our Trio-Phone service on 052-581-6112 and we'll arrange a 3-way call between you, the service, and a NIC interpreter. ■NIC End of Year / New Year Holiday Dates 年末年始休館日のお知らせ The NIC will be closed from Monday 28 December 2020 to Monday 4 January 2021 (inclusive). We will open for the new year on Tuesday 5 January at 9:00. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and look forward to seeing you in the new year! Wanted: NIC Registered Volunteers for FY 2021 Children's Story Book Time 令和3年度名古屋国際センター登録ボランティア募集 外国語で楽しむ絵本の会 Nagoya International Center is looking for interested persons to register as Listen to foreign volunteers in the NIC's 3F Library (and NIC volunteers and contribute in the areas of international exchange, occasionally other locations) as they read story books in international cooperation and multicultural coexistence. Applicants must be their own languages from the library's vast collection of able to participate in a registration orientation session and be of junior high international children's books. Participation is free! school age or above. When: For conditions and other details, see the NIC website at ① Sun. 13 Dec. (14:00-14:30) www.nic-nagoya.or.jp, or check the flyer. ② Sun. 17 Jan. (14:00-14:30) Registration orientation session date and maximum number of participants Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Library will vary depending on the type of volunteer. Places: At the NIC Library - 10 (around 3 people per When: Registration orientation sessions Fri. 11 Dec. (①14:00 - 15:00 ② group, not including infants; first in, first served) 19:00 - 20:00), Sun. 13 Dec. (①10:00 - 11:00 ②14:00 - 15:00) Reservations: Apply by e-mail during the reception Where: Online, or at Nagoya International Center period for each session: ①10:00 Tue. 1 Dec. to 12:00 Fri. Application period: Wed. 11 Nov. (from 10:00) to Wed. 2 Dec. (until 17:00) 11 Dec. ②10:00 Tue. 5 Jan. to 12:00 Fri. 15 Jan. How to apply: Via the NIC website, or call, e-mail, or visit the NIC Exchange Inquiries / reservations: E-mail: [email protected]; and Cooperation Division. Phone: 052-581-0100 E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 052-581-5689 Staying Up-to-Date with the NIC Social Media NIC Website Evacuation Information Should an evacuation advisory be issued for Nagoya City, www.nic-nagoya.or.jp Follow us @the_nic check the Evacuation Information section on the top Keep updated on NIC events, page of the NIC website for information in subscribe to the NIC Mail Japanese, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Magazine, and browse back issues Filipino, Vietnamese, Nepali and easy Japanese. Find us on Facebook of the Nagoya Calendar Bookmark https://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/evacuation/ for quick access to any updates. 02 NAGOYA CALENDAR 2020.12 Please note that NIC events may be subject to change or cancellation without notice. See the NIC website at www.nic-nagoya.or.jp for updates to events. Volunteer Seminar - Supporting NIC Japanese Class for High School Foreigners During Disasters Students 災害時外国人支援ボランティア研修 NIC高校生日本語教室 Through a lecture and group work, participants in this seminar (conducted For young non-native speakers of Japanese (born before 1 April 2005) entirely in Japanese) will think about important points to keep in mind to currently attending or aspiring to enter high school and requiring help foreign and Japanese residents avoid issues at shelters, etc. when a assistance with Japanese language acquisition. (Current junior high disaster occurs, and also learn about the fundamental role and process of school students, please see NIC Japanese Class for Children, left.) The activities providing support to foreigners. Open to NIC Disaster Language class aims to help students acquire the foundations of Japanese necessary Volunteers and anyone involved in disaster preparedness and support for their studies, to enable them to complete their high school studies activities for foreigners in Nagoya City; Limited to 50 places, determined and pursue careers. Max. 15 places. on a first-in, first-served basis. Reservations required. When: Every Sunday from 17 Jan. to 28 Mar. (14:00 - 16:00) (10 When: Sat. 16 Jan. (13:00 - 16:00) lessons) No class 14 Feb. Where: Online (viewing space available at Nagoya International Center Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Lecture Room 2 Annex Hall venue) Cost: 2,000 Yen for 10 lessons Reservations: Visit or contact the NIC Exchange and Cooperation Division How to Apply: Applications can be made via the NIC website from Tue. 1 Dec. (from 10:00). between 10:00 Tue. 5 Jan. and 17:00 Sat. 9 Jan. Payment, interviews Phone: 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected]; will be held on Sun. 10 Jan. (14:00 - 15:00) at NIC 4F Lecture Room 3. (If Website: www.nic-nagoya.or.jp applications exceed available places, participants will be selected on a needs basis following interviews. If vacancies remain after 10 Jan., Physical and Mental Health Consultations applications may still be accepted. Please contact the NIC Exchange and for Foreign Residents Cooperation Division for inquiries about applications.) 外国人の「心」と「からだ」の健康相談会 Application forms and information can be found at the NIC 3F This comprehensive consultation session, held in conjunction with related pamphlet box area or the NIC website at www.nic-nagoya.or.jp . specialist medical organizations, aims to help resident foreign nationals Further Details: Contact the NIC Exchange and Cooperation Division on who might be hindered by differences in language and customs to feel at 052-581-5689 ease about their health, through early detection of illness, prevention, and providing information about the medical treatment system. Interpreting support in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese Maruhachi - Japanese Classes for will be available. Foreigners Organized by Nagoya City Health and Welfare Bureau, Nagoya 日本語教室「まるはち」（名古屋市外国人日本語学習支援事業） International Center, and Medical Information Center Aichi, there will be Learn useful expressions for living in Japan and practice conversation, in 3 free health, welfare and medical consultations, including tuberculosis courses (Beginner, Elementary I, Elementary II). For non-native speakers of testing, consultations for women, body measurement, urinalysis, blood Japanese aged 16 and over. Classes conducted by Japan International pressure measurement, and medical interviews, conducted by professional Cooperation Center (JICE) Chubu Office. Max. 20 places per course, doctors, dentists, and nurses. Information on 500 Yen cancer testing will determined on a first-in, first-served basis. (Preference given to those also be available living, working, or attending school in Nagoya City.) A City of Nagoya When: Sun. 17 Jan. (13:30 - 16:00) Japanese Language Acquisition Support Initiative. Where: Nagoya International Center 5F Conference Room 1, etc. When: Beginner - Sat. 9, 16, 30 Jan., 6, 13, 20, 27 Feb., 6, 13, 20 Mar. Cost: Free (10:00-12:00); Elementary I - Sat. 9, 16, 23, 30 Jan., 6, 13, 20, 27 Feb., Inquiries: E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 052-581-0100 6, 20 Mar.
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