NAGOYA 82019 August 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。 Miyoshi Giant Lantern Festival. See page 6 for details. Photo courtesy of Miyoshi City 1 2 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 Building Closure for Scheduled Maintenance 名古屋国際センター休館日 A reminder to our readers that the NIC building will be closed for scheduled maintenance on Sun. 11 Aug. for the entire day. School Guidance Seminar for NIC MulCulTown Navi NIC“まるかるタウン”ナビ Children of Foreign Nationals Nagoya is a multicultural ("MulCul") town, with around 80,000 foreign national residents. What kind of countries do they come from? What kind of lives do they lead 外国人の子どもと保護者のための進路ガイダンス This Nagoya International Center seminar, co-hosted by the City in Japan? Come and chat with a foreign guest. A City of Nagoya Multicultural of Nagoya Board of Education, will provide advice on the Promotion Month event. Places are limited to 40 participants, determined on a first-in, Japanese post-junior high admission system and options that first-served basis. students will have available to them once they have graduated When: Sat. 10 Aug. (13:30 - 16:30) from junior high school, an explanation of the entrance Where: Nagoya International Center 5F Conference Room 1 examination schedule, and a series of short presentations by Cost: Free representatives from local high schools. Individual consultations Reservations / inquiries: Visit or contact the Exchange and Cooperation Division, or with school representatives will also be available after the seminar. via the NIC website, between Thu. 11 (from 10:00) and Wed. 31 Jul. When: Sat. 3 Aug. (13:00-16:30) (If cancelled due to a typhoon, Phone: 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected] etc., postponed to Sun. 4 Aug.) Website: http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp Where: Nagoya International Center Annex Hall *Although places were almost full at time of going to press, the Picture Story Book Plaza 絵本のひろば printed handouts distributed to attendees on the day will be A fun-filled 2-day event where you can read picture books from around the world, listen made available to those unable to attend upon request. The to foreign staff as they read books aloud, see movies, and more! This year's Picture handout will be available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Story Book Plaza features around 4,000 books from around the world, beautifully Chinese, and Filipino. illustrated so you'll enjoy even just looking at the pictures. Come along and encounter To request the handout, please contact the NIC Information different cultures through picture story books. No reservation required! Counter, indicating your preferred language and when you next When: Sat. 17 (10:00 - 17:00) and Sun. 18 Aug. (10:00 - 16:00) intend to visit NIC, and a handout will be prepared for you. Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Library, and other rooms within the Center Phone: 052-581-0100 Minato International Matsuri みなと国際交流のつどい Children’s Story Book Time A fun and free event for all ages and nationalities! With a haunted house, activity 外国語で楽しむ絵本の会 corners to learn about disaster preparedness and separating garbage, Bon-odori (Bon Listen to foreign volunteers in the NIC’s 3F Library as they read dancing, from around 17:00), and other fun attractions and performances! Not only a story books in their own languages from the library’s vast fun night, but a great opportunity to meet and greet other locals. collection of international children's books. Participation is free, When: Sat. 31 Aug. (15:00 - 18:30) and no reservations are required! Where: Kyūban Danchi (九番団地), Minato Ward (港区) ★Upcoming Schedule Access: A 5-minute walk from Tokai-dori Sta. (東海通駅, E04) Exit 4 on the Meiko Wed. 7 Aug. English (14:30 – 15:00) at Nakagawa Library Subway Line (地下鉄名港線). Sat. 7 Sep. - English (10:30 - 11:00) at Nakamura Library Inquiries: NIC Exchange and Cooperation Division. Sun. 22 Sep. - English & another language (14:00 - 14:30) Phone: 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected] 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 General Disaster Preparedness Drill for NIC Japanese Class for High School Students Nagoya Residents NIC高校生日本語教室 For young non-native speakers of Japanese (born before 1 Apr. 2004) なごや市民総ぐるみ防災訓練 currently attending or aspiring to enter high school and requiring Join in a free disaster preparedness drill held in Higashi Ward with assistance with Japanese language acquisition. (Preference given to those NIC's Disaster Language Volunteers. Learn what to do in a disaster residing in or attending school in Nagoya City. Current junior high school and how you can be prepared, in your own language or easy students, please see NIC Japanese Class for Children, left.) The class Japanese. Nobody knows when an earthquake will happen, so don't aims to help students acquire the foundations of Japanese necessary for miss this chance to help yourself be more prepared. Japanese their studies, to enable them to complete their high school studies and residents are also welcome. pursue careers. Max. 20 places, determined on a needs basis. When: Sun. 1 Sep. (8:30 - 11:00) When: Every Sunday from 15 Sep. to 24 Nov. (14:00 - 16:00) (11 lessons) Where: Sakuragaoka Junior High School (桜丘中学校) in Higashi Ward Where: Nagoya International Center 3F Lecture Room 2 (東区), Higashiozone 11-1 (東大曽根11番1号) Cost: 2,000 Yen for 11 lessons Access: Meet at Ozone Sta. (大曽根駅) West Wicket (西改札口) on the How to Apply: Come to NIC 4F Exhibition Room 3 on Sun. 8 Sep. Subway Meijo Line (地下鉄名城線) at 8:10, and walk to the venue with between 14:00 and 14:30. Following completion of the application other participants; or go directly to the venue by 8:30. No parking at procedure, applicants will be interviewed. (If vacancies remain after 15 venue. Sep., applications may still be accepted. Please contact the NIC Exchange Applications: Contact the Exchange & Cooperation Division (Phone: and Cooperation Division for inquiries about applications after 15 Sep.) 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected]), or via Application forms and information can be found at the NIC 3F pamphlet www.nic-nagoya.or.jp by 17:00 Thu. 29 Aug. box area or the NIC website at www.nic-nagoya.or.jp . Further Details: Contact the NIC Exchange and Cooperation Division on Registration and Information Session for 052-581-5689 Language Volunteers & Disaster Language Volunteers Foreign Instructors Wanted for NIC's 語学・災害語学ボランティア登録説明会 Classroom for Global Citizens Program A registration and information session will be held for Language 「NIC地球市民教室」外国人講師募集 Volunteers and Disaster Language Volunteers. For details of volunteer Want to help us to create a globally aware Nagoya? As part of its activities and requirements for registration, please see the NIC international understanding education program, NIC’s Classroom for website. Those registering as Disaster Language Volunteers will also Global Citizens program is looking for foreign instructors to visit schools participate in the Disaster Language Volunteer Training Session (14:30 and local organizations and introduce their home countries. to 16:30; no training session 15 Sep.). Successful applicants should be able to communicate in Japanese, and When: ①Sun.