NAGOYA 122019 December AENGLISHL EDITIONENWebsite:D www.nic-nagoya.or.jpAR Phone: 052-581-0100 「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。 Fukugonji Temple Akiba Taisai. See page 6 for details. Photo courtesy of Fukugonji Temple 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 International Center News & Events Nagoya International Center Services - Visit or call the NIC 3F for more information - 052-581-0100 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 Borrow up to 6 books for a period of 14 days from NIC's collection of Paid car-parking is also available at the Center and in the immediate over 10,000 English language books! Membership free, open to all vicinity. residents of the Chubu area. ID with current address required. ■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 Sunday 29 December 2019 to Friday 3 January 2020 (inclusive). We will open for the new year on Saturday 4 January at 9:00. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and look forward to seeing you in the new year! Children’s Story Book Time Peer Support Salon 外国語で楽しむ絵本の会 ピ ア サ ポ ートサ ロ ン Listen to foreign Relax with a cup of tea and share your volunteers in the concerns and anxieties about raising NIC’s 3F Library as children at this salon for parents they read story books (non-Japanese and Japanese) raising in their own children in families with multicultural languages from the backgrounds. Interpreting will be library’s vast available in English, Portuguese, collection of Spanish, and Chinese. Maximum 15 international places; held over 3 sessions. children's books. When: ①Sun. 22 Dec. 2019 (14:30 - Participation is free, 15:30) ②Sun. 26 Jan. 2020 (10:00 - and no reservations 11:30) ③Sun. 23 Feb. (10:00 - 11:30) are required! Where: Nagoya International Center All sessions are held at the NIC Library unless otherwise stated. 3F Resource Room (リソー ス ル ー ム ) Upcoming Schedule: Cost: Free Reservations: Call or visit the NIC Sun. 8 Dec. – English (14:00 - 14:30) Public Relations and Information Sun. - English (14:00 - 14:30) 22 Dec. Services Division from 1 Dec. Sun. 12 Jan. - English (14:00 - 14:30) Inquiries: Phone: 052-581-0100; E-mail: [email protected] Sun. 26 Jan. - English (14:00 - 14:30) 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 http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/evacuation/ for quick access to any updates. 02 NAGOYA CALENDAR Nagoya International Center News & Events Maruhachi - Japanese Classes for NIC Japanese Class for High School Foreigners Students 日本語教室「まるはち」 NIC高校生日本語教室 Learn useful expressions for living in Japan and conversation, in 3 For young non-native speakers of Japanese (born before 1 April courses (Beginner, Elementary Level, Conversation). Maximum 20 places 2004) currently attending or aspiring to enter high school and per course, determined on a first-in, first-served basis. Classes conducted by O-HARA. (A City of Nagoya Japanese Language Acquisition Support requiring assistance with Japanese language acquisition. Initiative.) (Preference given to those residing in or attending school in When: Every Wednesday or Saturday from 8 Jan. to 14 Mar. (10 Nagoya City. Current junior high school students, please see NIC lessons). See the website for details for each course. Japanese Class for Children, left.) The class aims to help students Where: O-HARA Travel・Hotel・Bridal School (3-gokan) (大 原 ト ラ ベ ル・ホ テ ル acquire the foundations of Japanese necessary for their studies, to ・ブライダル専門学校[3号館]), Nakamura Ward Meieki 3-chome 18-10 (中村 enable them to complete their high school studies and pursue 区名駅三丁目18-10) careers. Max. 20 places, determined on a needs basis. Cost: 2,500 Yen for all 10 lessons, including text materials When: Every Sunday from 19 Jan. to 29 Mar. (14:00 - 16:00) (10 How to Apply: Apply in person at the school on 14, 17, lessons. No class on 9 Feb.) 20, 21 Dec., 8 or 11 Jan. See the website for reception times. Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Lecture Room 2 Inquiries: NIC Exchange and Cooperation Division, Cost: 2,000 Yen for 10 lessons phone: 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected] How to Apply: Come to NIC 4F Exhibition Room 3 on Sun. 12 Jan. between 14:00 and 14:30. Following completion of the Volunteer Seminar - Supporting Foreigners application procedure, applicants will be interviewed. Payment accepted from 15:15.(If vacancies remain after 12 Jan., During Disasters 災害時外国人支援ボランティア研修 applications may still be accepted. Please contact the NIC Exchange Through workshops and simulations, this seminar (in Japanese) aims to and Cooperation Division for inquiries about applications.) help participants to think about providing assistance to foreigners when Application forms and information can be found at the NIC 3F a disaster occurs. Open to NIC Disaster Language Volunteers and anyone pamphlet box area or the NIC website at www.nic-nagoya.or.jp . interested in emergency support for foreigners; Limited to 50 places, Further Details: Contact the NIC Exchange and Cooperation determined on a first-in, first-served basis. Reservations required. Division on 052-581-5689 When: Sat. 18 Jan. (10:00 - 16:30) Where: Nagoya City Naka Ward Office (中区役所) Reservations: Visit or contact the NIC Exchange and Cooperation Physical and Mental Health Consultations Division from Tue. 3 Dec. (from 10:00) for Foreign Residents Phone: 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected] 外国人の「心」と「からだ」健康相談会 This comprehensive consultation session, held in conjunction with NIC Japanese Class for Children related specialist medical organizations, aims to help resident foreign nationals who might be hindered by differences in NIC子ども日本語教室 For non-native speakers of Japanese aged 6 to 15 (born between Apr. 2, language and customs to feel at ease about their health, through 2004, and Apr. 1, 2013), and junior high school students (except those early detection of illness, prevention, and providing information attending evening classes; see NIC Japanese Class for High School about the medical treatment system. Interpreting support in Students, right) born before Apr. 2 2004. Max. 60 places; participants English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese may be selected on a needs basis. will be available. When: Every Sunday from 19 Jan. to 29 Mar. (10:00 - 11:30) (10 Organized by Nagoya City Health and Welfare Bureau, Nagoya lessons. No class on 9 Feb.) International Center, and Medical Information Center Aichi, there Where: Nagoya International Center will be free health, welfare and medical consultations, including Cost: 1,000 Yen for 10 lessons tuberculosis testing, consultations for women, cancer testing, body How to Apply: Come to NIC 4F Exhibition Room 3 on Sun. 12 Jan. measurement, urinalysis, blood pressure measurement, and between 9:45 and 10:15. Following completion of the application medical interviews, conducted by professional doctors, dentists, procedure, applicants will be interviewed. Applicants must attend with and nurses. their parent, guardian, or another person responsible for their welfare When: Sun. 26 Jan. (13:30 - 16:00) (ie. teacher, etc.). Where: Nagoya International Center 5F Conference Room 1 Application forms and information can be found at the NIC 3F Cost: Free pamphlet box area or the NIC website at www.nic-nagoya.or.jp . Inquiries: NIC Information Counter, phone: 052-581-0100 Further Details: Contact the NIC Exchange and Cooperation Division on 052-581-5689 NIC Library Foreign Animation Screening 2019 NICライブラリー海外のアニメ上映会2019 NIC Nihongo no Kai Japanese Class for Enjoy a special movie screening after Children's Story Book Time. Adults Limited to around 20 places; no reservation required. NIC日本語の会 When: Sun. 26 Jan. (14:45 - 15:45) For non-native speakers of Japanese (excluding elementary & junior high Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Library Interaction Space school students).