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Publishing Date: A PR bulletin produced especially for the foreign residents of Shinjuku City 2020 No. 59 January 1 1 Published by: Multicultural Society Promotion Division, Regional Promotion Department, Shinjuku City Shinjuku City information can now be transmitted in Japanese, 1-4-1 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8484 Tel: 03-5273-3504 Fax: 03-5273-3590 English, Chinese and Korean! Website http://www.foreign.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/en/ Public Health Centers are facilities that protect This Is the Place for Health Consultations! the health of city residents. Specialized staff— including public health nurses, nutritionists and dental hygienists—are available for advice concerning the health of everyone from infants to the elderly. If you ever you have a health problem Shinjuku Public Health Centers or feel you need some help, please visit your local Do you have any of the following Public Health Center. questions, issues or problems? I feel irritable and quickly run out of energy these days. I want to stop smoking but can’t. Are there effective diets to help me I want to know where the lose weight? nearest clinic is. I don’t know which medical I want to learn more about department to go to. breast cancer. I think I may be pregnant. I’m tired of raising my children. When I think of going to school, I get headaches and feel nauseated. I can’t put my smartphone/ mobile phone down. I was told that I have high blood pressure; what should I be careful about? I want to receive medical treatment and nursing care I want to exercise regularly services at my home. for health reasons. Shinjuku City has four Public Health Centers Please ask your local Public Health Center concerning the various types of health consultation services and their schedules (in Japanese). Consultation hours Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except for national holidays and during the year-end/New Year’s holidays) Ochiai Public Health Center Tozai Subway Line Ushigome Public Health Center Kagurazaka Iidabashi Location: 4-6-7 Shimo-Ochiai, Shimo-OchiaiTakadanobaba Nishi- Waseda Location: 50 Benten-cho, Shinjuku-ku Waseda Shinjuku-ku Nakai Ushigome- Tel: 03-3260-6231 Kagurazaka Tel: 03-3952-7161 Toei Oedo Line Ushigome- Yanagicho Ichigaya Wakamatsu- Shin-Okubo Kawada Okubo Namboku Subway Line Higashi-ShinjukuFukutoshin Subway Line Seibu- Yotsuya Yotsuya Public Health Center Higashi-Shinjuku Public Health Center Shinjuku Shinjuku Yotsuya Nishiguchi Shinjuku Gyoenmae 3-chome Location: 10-16 Yotsuya-San-ei-cho, Location: 7-26-4 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Marunouchi Subway Line Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku Tel: 03-3200-1026 Tochomae N Tel: 03-3351-5161 Nishi-Shinjuku 5-chome We Asked a Public malignant diseases and mental illnesses. Please say a word to potential users of Health Nurse these health consultation services. Do foreign residents use these services? Exercise, nutrition and rest are the basic keys for If so, what type of consultation services maintaining good health. At the Public Health Centers, Who uses health consultation services do they receive? we have specialists such as public health nurses, the most? Foreign residents often use services related to health nutritionists and dental hygienists. Various health services Many people visit Public Health Centers to have their programs for mother-and-child health, such as the health are available to help people in the community maintain a infants and toddlers receive health checkups and for checkups for infants and toddlers, as well as mother’s/ healthy lifestyle. Please take care of your family’s health by related health consultation services. They also receive parents’ classes. If communication is a problem, the Public having your children undergo health checkups and receive health consultation services concerning lifestyle illnesses Health Center staff can speak in easy Japanese and/or use immunizations, and by undergoing regular health checkups and health classes, and submit application forms for a tablet device that provides interpretation. and cancer checkups yourselves. subsidies for medical expenses for various types of The next issue of Shinjuku News will be published in April 2020. Shinjuku News is available at various public facilities, including the Shinjuku City Office, Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza, Branch Offices and public libraries. 2 Fun Seasonal Events Shinjuku City residents who are Restricted to: twenty years of age (Residents born between April 2, 1999 and April 1, 2000) A scene from last year’s event Participate in Shinjuku’s Coming-of-Age Day Gathering for Twenty-Year-Olds! When people reach twenty years of age in Japan, they join the ranks of adults and gain the social privileges and responsibilities that come with being an adult. Shinjuku City has a celebration for new adults. There is a section for having friendly exchanges with Japanese and non-Japanese people, so please feel free to join the festivities. January 13 (Mon., a national holiday) Date Loca- Keio Plaza Hotel and tion time 1 to 3 p.m. (reception will be open from noon) (2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku) Ceremony and buffet party Pro- Inquiries: General Affairs Section, General Affairs Division gram (You can participate in informal clothes.) (Shinjuku City Office Main Bldg. 3F), Tel: 03-5273-4209 Reservations are required ♪ Participation is free♪ Enjoy Thai Culture—Multicultural Exchange Program Part 1 Only junior high school students and older who can participate in both parts are eligible. Part 2 Small children can also participate. Tsunohazu Chiiki Center (4-33-7 Nishi-Shinjuku 160-0023) Date January 18 (Sat.) Loca- and tion Tel: 03-3377-1373 time 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Your application must be received by January 7 (Tue.). Apply to Tsunohazu Chiiki Center using a return-postage paid postcard. Be sure to write: Part 1 Thai cooking class (1) the name of the event (and Part 1 and/or Part 2); (2) your address Pro- (10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) Appli- and postal code; (3) your name (with furigana) and age; and (4) your gram cation telephone number. If you work in Shinjuku City, please write the Part 2 Thai culture experience address of your place of employment as well. (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.) A lottery will be held if the number of applicants exceed the capacity. Read the code for a sample http://www.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/kohoshinjuku/file03_00004.html return-postcard form. Can I Ask Questions at the City Office and Chiiki Centers in a Foreign Language? Basically, inquiries are handled in Japanese. If you feel uneasy about speaking in Japanese, please take advantage of the Shinjuku Foreign Resident Advisory Corner (Shinjuku City Office) or the Foreign Resident Consultation Corner (Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza). You can ask for help in person or over the phone. In English, Chinese and Korean Shinjuku Foreign Resident Location: Shinjuku City Office Main Bldg. 1F Advisory Corner Hours: 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Japanese English In English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Nepalese and Burmese Foreign Resident Note: The languages available depend on the day of the week. Consultation Corner Location: Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza (Hygeia 11F, 2-44-1 Kabuki-cho) Hours: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. For more information: http://www.foreign.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/en/sodan/sodan_1/ Chinese Korean 3 No reservations required Events you can join on the day of the event Why Not Try Playing Traditional Japanese New Year Games? Japanese New Year Games ♪ Participation is free♪ Date January 11 (Sat.), and time 1 to 3:30 p.m. (subject to change) Ochiai Daini Chiiki Center Loca- tion (4-17-13 Naka-Ochiai) Have fun drawing pictures on hagoita battledores and Pro- spinning tops, and play games such as the hyakunin-isshu, gram karuta, fuku-warai, kendama cup and ball and more. There will also be oshiruko sweet bean soup with mochi rice cakes. Inquiries: Ochiai Daini Chiiki Center, Tel: 03-3951-9941 Hinamatsuri Doll Festival Enjoy French Culture The Hinamatsuri Doll Festival is a traditional event to offer up prayers for the healthy growth of girls. Multicultural Exchange Program (Sat.) Date February 29 Participation is free and ♪ ♪ time 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be a talk about French cuisine. Shinjuku Bunka Center (6-14-1 Shinjuku) Loca- Date March 8 (Sun.) tion 3F small hall, B1F exhibition and room, and 4F meeting room time 2 to 4:30 p.m. (subject to change) You can wear a kimono, participate in a tea ceremony, and try Totsuka Chiiki Center Pro- your hand at flower arrangement, calligraphy, India ink painting Loca- gram tion and Japanese games. There will also be a tiered doll stand hina (2-18-1 Takadanobaba) doll display. Inquiries: Totsuka Chiiki Center, Tel: 03-3209-8001 Fee ¥500 Details will be announced via SNS and other similar media. Inquiries: Regional Exchange Division, the Shinjuku Foundation for Creation of Future, Tel: 03-3232-5121 Yotsuya Fureai Festival Shinjuku Parade 2020 There will be a parade featuring well-known athletes and various stage performances of music and dancing! Date (Sun.) and March 29 time Shinjuku-dori Avenue (parade Loca- and stage performances), Shinjuku Moa 4 tion (vending booths) Yotsuya Kumin Center 1F, Date March 22 (Sun.) Loca- There will be a festival parade, mikoshi and Yotsuya Kumin Hall, Yotsuya tion Pro- shrine procession, sports experience, stage time 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chiiki Center (87 Naito-machi) gram performances and vending booths. This event features a flea market, Participation is free Pro- Inquiries: Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games gram stage performances, exhibits, lectures, Fee (Fees are charged Preparation Division, Tel: 03-5273-4220 (subject to experience corners and refreshments.