English International Association (MIA) SWING 9F, Sakai 2-14-1, Musashino-shi, 180-0022 ＭＩＡ Calendar tel. 0422-36-4511 fax. 0422-36-4513 Open: TUE - SAT 9:00-17:00 2018 April～June (Closed on Public Holidays)

☆Contents☆ Consultation on Legal & Psychological Matters…………………… p.1 Guidance on High School Entrance………………………………… p.1 MIA Event Calendar ………………………………………………… p.2 Japanese Courses / Consultations ………………………………… p.3 Information from MIA, Musashino City & Other Organizations … p.4

Consultation on Guidance on High School Entrance Legal & Psychological Matters for Students & Guardians for Foreign Citizens of Non-Japanese Speakers MAY 26 (Sat) 14:30-16:30 JULY 8 (Sun) 13:00-16:00 ＠SWING 10Ｆ ＠SWING 11F

No appointment is required. Just turn up. Appointment is required. You can attend by yourself! Free of Charge Guidebook: ¥500 MIA supporting members with expertise in consulta- tion for foreigners will be there with interpretation ●Topics: Guidance and information on entrance volunteers: lawyers, “Gyoseishoshi“ administrative exams, expenses, how to study, metropolitan high scriveners, certified social insurance and labor consult- schools and actual experiences. Individual consulta- ants, labor consultants, psychologists. tion may be arranged after the guidance. ●Interpreters (tentative): English, Chinese, Korean, ●Interpreters (tentative): English, Chinese, Spanish, Spanish, Russian, Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese. Korean, Filipino, Thai, Russian, Arabic, Tamil, Indo- *For Myanmarese and Nepalese, please ask MIA. nesian, Vietnamese, German, Bengalese and Hindi. ●Apply by: Jul7 (Sat) via phone or MIA website. *For Portuguese, Myanmarese and Nepalese, please ask MIA.

●Topics for consultation: Residential Status, Visa, Naturalization, Non-payment of Wages, Labor Condi- tions, Workers’ Compensation, Debt, Traffic Acci- dent, Criminal Case, Inheritance, Will, Divorce, Cus- tody, Consolation Money, Adoption, Marital or Par- ent-Child Relations, Stress, Bullying, Discrimination, ↑Individual Consultation Violence Victim, Public Assistance, Starting a Busi- ← General Guidance ness etc. ＊Explanations in your language SWING BLDG is just across “Musashi-sakai” Station!

ACCESS Swing Building→ ●JR Chuo line or ”Musashi- Sakai station.” JR “Tokubetsu-Kaisoku (Tokkai: Spe- cial rapid)” trains do not stop there. North ●After using the North exit, head left; or if you use the nonowa exit, it's on your right, just across the street! You can only use “” or “PASMO” at nonowa exit.

You cannot use tickets at nonowa exit. South

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MIA Event Calendar Inquiries/Application ☎ 0422-36-4511 https://mia.gr.jp/ 【Application】Sign up at MIA, by phone or the MIA website format. First come, first served. Foreign Language Exchange Classes can be applied via reply post cards but not via phone. We will hold a draw if applicants exceed capacity. For items with marks A B C , please confirm details at the bottom of this list before signing up. Apr 14 (Sat) 10:00-13:00 Apr 14 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 Apr 14 (Sat) 14:00-17:00 World’s home cooking class: Series “Know the world! Parent/Child participation! India Let’s communicate with Kids play club for international @Civic Center 2F Cooking Room people worldwide!”- Russia understanding: Cooking course @MIA conference room @Civic Center 2F Cooking Room ●Instructor: Ms. Sushmitha Parameshwarap- ●Speaker: Ms. Koshkina Angelika (MIA foreign ●Instructor: Ms. Wenbi Hirakawa (MIA pa (MIA foreign member, from India) member, student from Russia) foreign member, from USA) ●Menu: Chicken curry, fried prawn & egg ●Topics: Country and towns in Russia, life in ●Menu: Hot sandwich, chocolate chip cookies Indian style, chapatti, desserts, lassi , etc. ●Apply by Apr 12 (Thu) ●Apply by: Apr 12 (Thu) ●Free of charge *Application will be closed when capacity is * Application will be closed when capacity ●Capacity: 25 people reached, even before the due date. is reached, even before the due date. B ●Apply by: Apr 12 (Thu) A Apr 21 (Sat) 10:00 –12:00 May 19-Jul 21 9:45-12:00 (Every Saturday, 10 times total) Orientation meeting: MIA Training Workshop for Nihongo Koryu-In Application is MIA Nihongo Koryu-In and MIA volun- @SWING 10F once in 2 years! teers for international exchanges Foreign-natives who understand Japanese can also join! @SWING 10F Don’t forget to attend the Orientation meeting also （←4/21）. ● Eligibility: People interested in “Training ●Eligibility: People who satisfy all the conditions ①～③ Workshop for Nihongo Koryu-In (→)” and ①MIA supporting members or people who live, attend schools, or commute to Musashino other MIA volunteer activities. 18 years old or city, and pay the annual MIA membership fee (¥2500) before the class starts up, who understand Japanese language. ②Attendance in 7 or more sessions out of 10, including the initial class on May 19 (Sun) ●Free of charge ③Activities as Nihongo Koryu-In volunteers after the training workshop. ● Capacity: 60 people (First come, first ●Fee: \6,000 served.) ● ●Apply by Apr 18 (Wed) via the MIA website Capacity: 50 people (Drawing will be held if applicants exceed capacity.) form, phone, or at MIA Office. ●Apply by May 9 (Wed) (Postcards must be received at MIA by this date.) ●Apply from MIA website form or send a reply paid postcard to MIA “Training Workshop for Nihongo Koryu-In” with information on your address, names with Furigana, age, profession, phone number, email address (if any), MIA ID Number (if any) and the reason why you sign up for the workshop. May 19 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 May 26・Jun 2 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 Jun 2 (Sat) 10:00-12:00 Series “Know the world! MIA program for international under- French language exchange Let’s communicate with standing: “Romanian culture and lan- class - The first step people worldwide!” - Bulgaria guage” ＠MIA conference room @MIA conference room @Musashino Chamber of Commerce 5F (1-10-7, Kichijoji-honcho) ●Speaker: Ms. Petrova Zlatomira ●Speaker: Ms. Eliza Yamada (MIA foreign ●Instructor: Mr. Roland Haller (MIA mem- (MIA foreign member, student from Bulgaria) member, from Romania) ber, from France) ●Topics: Country and towns in Bulgaria, life in ●Topic: Romanian culture, history, easy con- ●Every Saturday, 8 times total: 6/2, 6/9, Japan ,etc. versation etc 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21 ●Free of charge ●Fee: \500 per 2 classes ●Apply by: May 26 (Sat) ●Capacity: 25 people (MIA member free) (Postcards must be received by MIA ●Apply by: May 17 (Thu) ●Capacity: 25 people Office by this date.)

●Apply by May 24 (Thu) *Drawing will be held if applicants exceed capacity.) C Jun 2 (Sat) 10:00-13:00 JUN 16・30 (Sat) 14:00 - 16:00 Jul 7 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 Parent/Child participation! MIA Lecture for Students on Series “Know the world! Kids play club for International International Understanding Let’s communicate with understanding: Cooking course @MIA conference room people worldwide!” @Civic Center 2F Cooking Room - Philippines @MIA conference room ●Instructor: Mr. Zhong Hui Ming (MIA for- ● Topic: Tabunk Kyosei, international ex- ● Speaker: Mr. Golez Jison (MIA foreign eign member, from China) change, international understandings etc member, from Philippines) ●Menu: Stewed chicken, Daikon radish salad ●Free of charge ●Topics: Country and towns in Philippines, ●Application: MIA members – Apr 3(Tue)~, ●Capacity: 18 people life in Japan, etc. others - Apr 17 (Tue)~ (First come, first served.) ●Free of charge ●Capacity: 25 people * Application will be closed when capacity ●Apply by Jun 14 (Thu) ●Apply by: Jul 5 (Thu) is reached, even before the due date. A

Parent/Child participation! A Kids play club for International understanding B World’s home cooking class C Foreign language exchange class ■ Fee: ￥2,000/pair (MIA member ￥1,000), ■Fee: ￥2,000 (MIA member ￥1,000), includ- * 8 times total (8 weeks in a row) on the including related material costs. Additional child ing cooking material costs. same day of the week. ￥500 (MIA member also ￥500). ■Eligibility: 18 years old or up ■Fee: ￥6,000 (MIA member ￥4,000) ■Eligibility: A child from 5 years old to elemen- ■Capacity: 18 people ■Eligibility: 18 years old or up, who study the tary school 6th grade and a parent. Children ■The fee shall be fully collected in case of can- language for the first time who are 10 years old or up can attend by them- cellation on the day or the day before. ■ Capacity: 20 people (*The class will be selves. started if 10 or more people sign up. ) ■Capacity: 18 people ①②will be given priority if applicants exceed ■The fee shall be fully collected in case of can- capacity ①Musashino citizens ②MIA mem- cellation on the day or the day before. bers. ★To sign up, MIA website form is available ★ Apply with information on your address, from the next day following the application start name with Furigana, age, profession and date. phone number. ≪Limited Use & of Privacy Information≫

２ Attendees Wanted! MIA Japanese courses /Study course for foreign natives

Information for each course is available in various languages (9 languages) at the MIA website. https://mia.gr.jp/foreigner/japanese Childcare / Course title (Capacity) Scheduled Period Time/Frequency Capacity/Fee ■10:00-12:00 Thursday morning Available May 10 - Jul 12 ■10 times total for each course Japanese course (5 people) ■Capacity: 20 people for each course ■Fee: ¥6,000 for 10 times Friday morning Available May 11 - Jul 13 ■Childcare registration fee: Japanese course (10 people) ¥600 per child (Thu/Fri only) ＊People without children can also Saturday morning Unavailable May 12 - Jul 14 attend Thursday/Friday courses. Japanese Course ■Place: MIA Conference Room etc ☝ Japanese language beginners can also take free one-on-one lessons if they meet the requirement. Please check details at MIA when you sign up.

■15:00-17:00 ◎ Study course for the pupil who is Wednesday study course ■15 times total or whose parent is a foreign nation- al, attending a Japanese public for foreign pupils in ■Capacity: 10 people Elementary/Junior High Schools elementary/junior high school. MIA ■Fee: ¥4,500 for 15 times volunteers support individuals by Apr 18 - Jul 25 ■Place: MIA Conference Room ,etc. explaining about questions they (Every Wed) raise from school classroom situa- * Please ask if you want to join tions!

[Japanese courses/Study course] If you want to attend a course, please come to MIA in person as early as possible to fill in the application form and make necessary payments. *The fee shall not be reimbursed for your absence from classes because of sickness etc. However, it may be refunded in case of cancellation if you inform MIA in advance of the first class date.

Japanese courses, useful information for daily life, booking for free consultations, interpretation, translation etc. Feel free to call us on any topic. You can come to ☎ 0422-56-2922 MIA and ask in person, too!

Consultations You can consult with lawyers, psychiatrists and other experts for legal and psychological matters. Interpreter service available. Privacy ensured. Please make an appointment. Free of Charge

★ Apr 28 (Sat), Jun 23 (Sat) 13:00-16:00 @SWING 9F MIA Please make an appointment (→). ☎0422-56-2922 ★ May 26 (Sat) 14:30-16:30 Appointment is not required, just turn up @SWING 10F.

*SWING Bldg is just across North or nonowa exit, Musashisakai station, JR Chuo (or Seibu Tamagawa) Line!

Foreign Language Information: Free of charge. Visit or phone MIA. ❤Interpretation・translation assistance is available. Tue・Wed・Thu・Fri・Sat First Tue 14:00-16:00 Japanese・English Spanish 9:00-17:00 (4/3, 5/1, 6/5) Wed・Fri・Sat 10:00-17:00 and First Thu 10:00-12:00 Chinese Third Thu 14:00-16:00 Thai (4/5, 5/10 * , 6/7) *2nd Thu (4/19,5/17, 6/21) Second Wed 14:00-16:00 Second Fri 10:00-12:00 Norwegian Russian (4/11, 5/9, 6/13) (4/13, 5/11, 6/8) Third Tue 14:00-16:00 Fourth Fri 14:00-16:00 German Tamil･Hindi (4/17, 5/15, 6/19) (4/27, 5/25,6/22)

Consultation Service by Other Organizations: *Free of charge. No appointment required. Just turn up at the venue. Date Venue/Station Host/Inquiries Bunkyo Civic Center 4F Silver Hall Jun 10 (Sun) Bunkyo Multilingual Support Network 13:30-16:00 Marunouchi/Namboku Lines: Korakuen Station ℡080-3249-1849 * Registration Toei Mita/Oedo Lines: Kasuga Station Co-host: Bunkyo City/NPO COMPASS ends at 15:30 JR Sobu Line: Suidobashi Station

Jun 23 (Sat) Itabashi Green Hall Itabashi Culture and International Exchange 13:30-16:30 * Registration : Itabashi Kuyakusho Mae Station Foundation ℡03-3579-2015 ends at 16:00 Tobu Tojo Line: Ooyama Station Jul 14 (Sat) Tachikawa-Shi Josei Sohgou Center AIM 5F NPO Tachikawa Multicultural Center 13:00-16:00 JR Chuo Line: ℡042-527-0310

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Information from MIA・Musashino city・Other organizations in the community

►Musashino city◄ From MIA to foreign nationals Flood Drill Do you need assistance Why not listen to MIA radio programs? MAY 19 (Sat) 9:00-11:30 (tentative)Musashino Shimin because of languages? Park (Midori-cho 2-2) Limited to It rains a lot in Japan during summer. Heavy downpour in a short foreign nationals period of time is very dangerous, be- ☎ 0422-56-2922 Musashino FM（78.2MHz) cause rivers may be flooded, landslides may happen, and rain water may get Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat http://www.musashino-fm.co.jp/ into houses or underpasses, causing var- ious troubles. The drill will show you how trainings are conducted to mini- Arrangement of Interpreters NEWS from MIA mize damages by rain. Admission free. for city office and preschools/schools Mon~ Fri 10:30~ 10:35 No application needed, just turn up. in Musashino city (Re-air) 17:45~ 17:50 ●Inquiries: Disaster Prevention Section Dispatch of interpreters (Mon) Japanese ( Tue/Fri) English Tel 0422-60-1821 Fax 0422-51-9184 (Wed) Korean (Thu) Chinese Broadcast of useful information for ► ◄ foreigners in 4 different languages 0123 Harappa Matsuri For Foreign Students registered or interested in MAY 5 (Sat) 10:00-15:00 MIA “Ryugakusei” MIA Plaza Annual festival to celebrate Children’s Day and the facility ① “Introductory Meeting” ≪Apr - Jun Guest Schedule (Country)≫ anniversary. No booking need- APR 21 (Sat) 13:30-16:00 SWING 11F ■Apr 28 (Egypt) ■May 26 (Thailand) ed, just turn up. Anyone is welcome. Families for Ryugakusei will be intro- Various fun event programs include duced, for contacting with each other ■Jun 23 (Vietnam) “Let’s ride on miniature steam locomo- for a year. If you are a foreign student tive with parents!” “One day animal vil- and interested in the program, please lage,” “Hiroba concert,” “Let’s become sign up by APR 10 (Tue). feudal warlord and get photos!” “Making cards with handprint” etc. Time For students attending Asia Universi- schedule varies depending on events; ty, Seikei University, Tokyo universi- please check details for each program. ty of Agriculture and Technology, *No parking available. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, ●Inquiries: 0123 Harappa or Tokyo Women’s Christian Univer- Tel 0422-56-3210 sity, visit the university’s Foreign Stu- Let’s enjoy foreign guests’ talk 1-3-24, Yahatacho, Musashino-shi dent Section, International Center or ーBroadcast liveー * Closed on Fri & Sat the section in charge of matters related to foreign students and tell them “I Recycle 0123 You can hear the same contents want to apply for MIA’s Ryugakusei many times on podcast! 0123 Kichijoji: 10:00-11:00 Musashino Family Program.” If APR 26 (Thu), MAY 24 (Thu), you are students of other universities, JUN 16 (Sat) please visit MIA Office in person or 2 radio programs above are provided by MIA. 0123 Harappa: 10:00-11:00 phone MIA (0422-36-4511). APR 8 (Sun), MAY 14 (Mon), From MIA Office JUN 19 (Tue) Recycling events for 0-5 “Nice to meet you.” year-old children’s items including Ryugakusei and the If your address, phone number or email address clothes, toys and miscellaneous goods, families meet each is changed, do not forget to update MIA. other for the first time. ☎ 0422-36-4511 donated by the 0123 facility users or fax 0422-36-4513 neighbors, to be given free of charge ✉[email protected] (limited to several items per family). ❤ MIA foreign member registration: Free of charge ❤ Application is not required. Just turn up. Please introduce your friends to MIA! MIA

* “0123 Kichijoji” and “0123 Harappa” always foreign member registration is available at: accept disused clothes and parenting items ②“Cultural Exchange" https://mia.gr.jp/foreigner/admission_form for 0-5 year old children. MIA Calendars (available in Japanese, Eng- JUN 16 (Sat) 15:00-17:00 SWING 11F ●Inquiries: 0123 Kichijoji Tel 0422-20- Families and Ryugakusei will explain lish, Chinese or Spanish) are sent to people 3210 2-29-12, Kichijoji higashicho, Musashino- and learn one another what they are registered as MIA foreign members. shi * Closed on Sun/Mon *There will be no special rate for MIA foreign ●Inquiries: 0123 Harappa Tel 0422-56- good at, for cultural exchange. If you have something to present in front of members participating in event programs. 3210 1-3-24, Yahatacho, Musashino-shi *MIA supporting members pay everyone, please contact MIA. * Closed on Fri & Sat annual membership fee to sup- 0123 Kichijoji and 0123 Harappa are ←Japanese harp, port MIA activities. Foreign na- the facilities for 0-3 year old kids and their families to freely visit and play. When you origami, calligraphy, tionals can also become MIA use them for the first time, you need to game of Go etc. supporting members. make the city’s public facility user card, Let’s try and enjoy free of charge. Please bring the official together! MIA Data material showing the child’s name and address (ex. “Hokensho” Health Insurance As of March 1, 2018 Card, “Boshi-Techo” Maternal and Child MIA supporting members: 575 people Health Handbook, etc.) MIA foreign members: 770 people ● ● ４