NAGOYA 2 AENGLISHL EDITIONENWebsite:D www.nic-nagoya.or.jpAR 2021 Phone: 052-581-0100 February 「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。 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. Aichi Asahi Site Museum, Kiyosu City Nagoya International Center News & Events Nagoya International Center Information Counter – Phone: 052-581-0100 ★NIC consultations available in person at NIC, by phone or online (via Skype). See the NIC website for details. 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 languages (times vary), Japanese Kokusai Center Station, on the Sakura-dori Subway Line, is linked to the & English available Tue. to Sun. 9:00 – 19:00. Phone: 052-581-0100, E-mail: Nagoya International Center at the basement level. [email protected] ★Free Personal Counseling 外国人こころの相談 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. Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese also available. ★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. ★Gyoseishoshi Consultations 行政書士による相談 Consult a certified administrative procedures legal specialist about procedures related to immigration, setting up a business, etc. Wed. & Sun. 13:00 - 17:00 by appointment. Phone: 052- 581-0100. The Nagoya International Center Library & Information ★Free Educational Counseling Service 教育相談 Counter are open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 – 19:00. Advice and information on education for foreign resident children, including schools, admissions, daily life, potential problems. Wed., Fri. & Sun. 10:00 - Closed on Mondays, December 29 - January 3, & the second 17:00 by appointment. Phone: 052-581-0100. Sundays of August & February. ★Free Counseling Service for Refugees & Asylum Seekers 難民相談 Refugee Assistance Headquarters (RHQ) provides a confidential counseling Paid car-parking is also available at the Center and in the immediate service every Thu. (10:00 - 16:00) at the NIC 3F Info Counter. Reservation vicinity. required. Inquiries: RHQ, Tel: 078-361-1700 (Website: www.rhq.gr.jp/english). ■Need assistance in other languages? 日本語・英語以外の言語でもお手伝いします 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 トリオホン 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. ■The NIC Library ライブラリー Located on the 3rd floor of the Nagoya International Center Building, the NIC Library holds around 28,000 books and other materials that can be borrowed, from paperbacks and picture books in English, Portuguese and other languages, and books on Japan and Japanese literature, to Japanese language-learning resources. As part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Library users are currently requested to keep Library visits to a maximum of 60 minutes, wash or disinfect hands before entry, allow staff to measure users' temperature, wear a mask, and provide contact details when requested. Library hours: 9:00 - 19:00 Tue. to Sun. Staying Up-to-Date with the NIC Social Media NIC Website Evacuation Information Should an evacuation advisory be issued for Nagoya City, www.nic-nagoya.or.jp Follow us @the_nic check the Evacuation Information section on the top Keep updated on NIC events, 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, Vietnamese, Nepali 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 2021. 2 Please note that NIC events may be subject to change or cancellation without notice. See the NIC website at www.nic-nagoya.or.jp for updates to events. NIC Building Closure for Scheduled Maintenance 名古屋国際センター休館日 The Nagoya International Center building and NIC facilities (Information Counter, Library, and rental facilities) will be closed for scheduled maintenance on Sunday 14 February for the entire day. We would also like to remind readers that the NIC Information Counter and Library are closed on Mondays, including 15 February. We will be open from 9:00 Tuesday 16 February. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Registration & Information Session for Foreign Instructors Wanted for NIC's Language Volunteers & Disaster Language Classroom for Global Citizens Program Volunteers 「NIC地球市民教室」外国人講師募集 語学・災害語学ボランティア登録説明会 Want to help us to create a globally aware Nagoya? As part of its A registration and information session will be held for Language international understanding education program, NIC's Classroom for Volunteers and Disaster Language Volunteers. For details of Global Citizens program is looking for foreign instructors to visit schools volunteer activities and requirements for registration, please see the and local organizations and introduce their home countries. Successful NIC website. applicants should be able to communicate in Japanese, and be available Those registering as Disaster Language Volunteers will also to attend an interview and training session on Wed. 3 Mar. (interview participate in the Disaster Language Volunteer Training Session from 13:00; training 14:00 - 16:30). (15:00 - 16:30). *Session format may be subject to change pending the ongoing When: Sun. 7 Feb. (13:30 - 14:30) COVID-19 situation. Changes will be announced on the NIC website. Where: Online (via Zoom) or Nagoya International Center (4F Imbursement: 8,000 (within Nagoya City) to 10,000 Yen (outside Lecture Room 3) Nagoya City) per assignment (income tax and transportation costs are Reservations: Contact the Exchange and Cooperation Division included). before 17:00, 6 Feb. How to get an application form: Download the form from the NIC Inquiries: Exchange and Cooperation Division website. Phone: 052-581-5689; E-mail: [email protected] Applications can be submitted by post, e-mail or in person, and should be addressed to the Exchange & Cooperation Division - Classroom for NIC Free Personal Income Tax Global Citizens Program, to arrive by 17:00 Wed. 24 Feb. Applications / inquiries: Phone: 052-581-5691; Consultations for Foreign Residents E-mail: [email protected] 外国人のための税理士による無料税務相談 Not sure how to file your income Midori Multicultural Event tax return? Take part in this みどり多文化交流会 practical seminar to help foreign Nagoya International Center, in collaboration with Midori residents learn how to fill out Tabunka-kyosei Boranetto, presents this online multicultural their kakutei shinkoku interaction event, featuring guests with connections to Midori Ward paperwork, followed by an (including foreign residents, individuals from Midori Ward working individual Q & A session with a overseas, and people engaged in promoting Arimatsu-Narumi certified public tax accountant. Shibori tie-dyeing to the world). Hear about the culture of (Please note that income tax participants' home countries, their ties to Midori Ward, and life in return forms cannot be the age of COVID-19. completed or submitted during Limited to 30 places (first in, first served) this event.) When: Sun. 21 Mar. (13:30 - 15:30) Limited to 50 places. Interpreting available in English, Portuguese, Where: Online (via Zoom) Spanish and Chinese. Reservations: Visit or contact the NIC Exchange and Cooperation When: Sat. 27 Feb. (13:30 - 16:30) Division via the website, e-mail or phone between 10:00 Tue. 16 Where: Nagoya International Center Annex Hall Feb. and 17:00 Sat. 20 Mar. Reservations: Call or visit the NIC 3F Information Counter E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 052-581-5689 between 10:00 Tue. 2 Feb. and 17:00 Fri. 26 Feb. Places Website: https://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp determined on a first-come, first-served basis, and reservations will close when capacity is reached. Phone: 052-581-0100 Regional Internationalization Seminar 2021: Connecting and Living in the Children's Story Book Time Community 外国語で楽しむ絵本の会 地域の国際化セミナー2021「人とつながる、街を生きる～知り合えない Listen to foreign volunteers in the NIC's 3F Library (and occasionally 私たちと隣近所の多文化共生～」 other locations) as they read story books in their own languages More than half of the occupants of the Shibazono Danchi housing from the library's vast collection of international children's books. complex (Kawaguchi City, Saitama) are non-Japanese. Rather than being an exceptional case, this is an extension of the situation in our Participation is free! own local communities. Using the situation at the Shibazono Danchi as When: a springboard, this year's seminar will look at the future of building ① Sun. 28 Feb. (14:00-14:30) communities from the perspective of a common issue in many ② Sat.