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Nagoya / Movies NAGOYA AENGLISHL EDITIONENWebsite:D www.nic-nagoya.or.jpAR 6 Phone: 052-581-0100 2020 「Nagoya Calendar」は生活情報や名古屋周辺の June 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。 The Nagoya Calendar is printed on recycled paper that contains post-consumer recycled pulp. Unauthorized reproduction of contents prohibited. Nagoya International Center News & Events Nagoya International Center Information Counter – Phone: 052-581-0100 ★Please note that consultation services may limited to phone consultations. See the NIC website for updates. 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 Kokusai Center Station, on the Sakura-dori Subway Line, is linked to the languages (times vary). Japanese & English Nagoya International Center at the basement level. available Tue. to Sun. 9:00 – 19:00. Tel: 052-581-0100, E-mail: [email protected] ★Free Personal Counseling 外 国 人こころの 相 談 Native 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. ★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. ★Free Counseling Service for Refugees & Asylum Seekers 難民相談 Refugee Assistance Headquarters (RHQ) provides a confidential The Nagoya International Center Library & Information counseling service every Thu. (10:00 - 16:00) at the NIC 3F Info Counter are open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 – 19:00. Counter. Reservation required. Inquiries: RHQ, Tel: 078-361-1700 (Website: www.rhq.gr.jp/english). Closed on Mondays, December 29 - January 3, & the second Sundays of August & February. ★The NIC Library ライブラリー ★Please note Library services may be unavailable or restricted. See Paid car-parking is also available at the Center and in the immediate the NIC website for Library status updates. vicinity. ■Gyoseishoshi Consultations 行政書士による相談 A gyoseishoshi is a nationally accredited certified administrative procedures legal specialist. As a profession, gyoseishoshi provide support with various government-related applications and procedures. Consultations with a gyoseishoshi are available twice a week at the Nagoya International Center Information Counter. Consultations are free, but preference will be given to those with reservations. If you have a question about procedures related to immigration, or procedures involved in setting up a business, please contact the NIC Information Counter to make an appointment. When: Wed. and Sun. (13:00 - 17:00; Session length max. 50 minutes per person; Last session from 16:00.) Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Information Counter Reservations: Call or visit the Information Counter in person; Phone: 052- 581-0100. ■Need assistance in other languages? In addition to our service in Japanese and English at the Nagoya International Center 3F Information Counter, our multilingual staff provide linguistic support in Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Nepali. Assistance in these languages is available on the following days: Portuguese: Tue. to Sun. 10:00 - 17:00 (except 12:00 - 13:00) Spanish: Tue. to Sun. 10:00 - 17:00 (except 12:00 - 13:00) Chinese: Tue to Fri. 13:00 - 17:00; Sat. & Sun. 10:00 - 17:00 (except 12:00 - 13:00) Korean: Thu., Sat., Sun. 13:00 - 17:00 Filipino: Thu., Sat., Sun. 13:00 - 17:00 Vietnamese: Wed., Sun. 13:00 - 17:00 Nepali: Wed. 13:00 - 17:00 For more information, contact the NIC Information Counter on 052-581-0100. ■Trio-Phone - The NIC Telephone Interpreter Service 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. Staying Up-to-Date with the NIC Social Media NIC Website Evacuation Information Should an evacuation advisory be issued for Nagoya www.nic-nagoya.or.jp Follow us @the_nic City, check the Evacuation Information section on the Keep updated on NIC events, top 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 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 2020.06 Please note that events may be subject to change or cancellation without notice. Children's Story Book Time Picture Story Book Plaza 外国語で楽しむ絵本の会 絵本のひろば Listen to foreign volunteers in the NIC’s 3F Library as they read A fun-filled 2-day event where you can read picture books from story books in their own languages from the library’s vast around the world, listen to foreign staff as they read books aloud, see collection of international children's books. Participation is free, movies, and more! This year's Picture Story Book Plaza in Nagoya and no reservations are required! features around 600 books from around the world, beautifully All sessions are held at the NIC Library unless otherwise stated. illustrated so you'll enjoy even just looking at the pictures. Come Upcoming Schedule: along and encounter different cultures through picture story books. Sun. 28 Jun. (14:00 - 14:30) – English No reservation required! Sun. 12 Jul. (14:00 - 14:30) – English When: Sat. 25 Jul. (10:00 - 17:00) and Sun. 26 Jul. (10:00 - 16:00) Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Library, and other rooms Registration and Information Session for within the Center Language Volunteers & Disaster Language Volunteers NIC Classroom for Global Citizens - 語学・災害語学ボランティア登録説明会 Discover! Experience! Global Citizen Campus A registration and information session will be held for Language NIC地球市民教室「発見!体験!地球市民キャンパス」 Volunteers and Disaster Language Volunteers. For details of Have fun learning from foreign teachers about life, culture and customs in volunteer activities and requirements for registration, please see foreign countries, explore community and global issues through activities the NIC website. and think about what you can do to help. A model class for NIC's Those registering as Disaster Language Volunteers will also Classroom for Global Citizens program to promote international participate in the Disaster Language Volunteer Training Session understanding, this event is open to elementary pupils (and parents), and (14:30 to 16:30; no training session 5 Sep.). junior and senior high school students. Teachers and people active in their When: ①Fri. 3 Jul., ②Sat. 5 Sep., ③Fri. 6 Nov., ④Sun. 7 Feb. communities are also welcome as participants or observers. Limited to 40 (13:30 – 14:30 each session) places; reservations required. Where: Nagoya International Center When: Sat. 22 Aug. (13:30 - 16:30) Reservations: Contact the Exchange and Cooperation Division Where: Nagoya International Center 5F Conference Room 1 before 17:00 the day before your preferred session. Cost: Free Inquiries: Exchange and Cooperation Division Reservations / Inquiries: Contact the Exchange and Cooperation Phone: 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected] Division by phone, e-mail, via the NIC website, or visit in person, from Tue. 21 Jul. (from 10:00) until Thu. 20 Aug. (17:00) Japanese Summer School for Children Phone: 052-581-5691; E-mail: [email protected] NIC夏休み子ども日本語教室 Website: www.nic-nagoya.or.jp With the aim of providing the Japanese language skills necessary for school and daily life, NIC volunteers will host special summer School Guidance Seminar for Children of vacation Japanese lessons for children. Open to school children Foreign Nationals aged between 6 and 15 (born between 2 Apr. 2005 and 1 Apr. 外国人の子どもと保護者のための進路ガイダンス 2014) whose mother tongue is not Japanese. This Nagoya International Center seminar, co-hosted by the City of *Please note that the following changes are possible subject to Nagoya Board of Education, will provide advice on the Japanese changes in the COVID-19 situation: ① Cancellation of class ② post-junior high admission system and options that students will have Revision of the maximum number of places ③ Revision of the available to them once they have graduated from junior high school, number of classes ④ Changes to the application procedure an explanation of the entrance examination schedule, and a series of When: Every Wed. & Sun. from Wed. 22 Jul. to Wed. 26 Aug., short presentations by representatives from local high schools. and Sat. 8 Aug. (10:00 - 11:30); No class Sun. 9 & Wed. 16 Aug. Individual consultations with school representatives will also be (Total 10 classes) available after the seminar. Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Lecture Room 1 & 2 The seminar is free, but reservations are required, and places are How to Join: Applications will be accepted on Sun. 19 Jul. limited to 80 parents and students on a first-in, first-served basis. (12:30 - 13:00) in person at the Nagoya International Center 4F Interpreting will be available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Exhibition Room 3; a parent / guardian should also attend. Filipino, Vietnamese and Nepali. Application forms are available from the 3F pamphlet boxes or When: Sat. 1 Aug. (13:00-16:30) from the NIC website. Where: Nagoya International Center Annex Hall Cost: 1,000 Yen; covers all 10 classes. Access: Above Kokusai Center Sta. (国際センター駅, S03) on the Places: Maximum 50 places. Sakura-dori Subway Line (地下鉄桜通線) Inquiries: NIC Exchange & Cooperation Division Reservations: Call (Phone: 052-581-0100), visit the 3F Information Phone: 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected] Counter, or use the online form on the NIC website from 13 Jun.
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