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KAWASAKIINTERNATIONALASSOCIATION

しんゆり映画祭開催について(313)
This year the Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival will run from Friday October 5ththrough Sunday October 7th at the Warner Mycal Cinemas Shinyurigaoka, which
is located in front of Shin-Yurigaoka Station.
Commemorating the opening of Kawasaki City Art Center in the same area, acollection of cinematic masterpieces surveying the last twelve years of Japanese
andforeign films is scheduled for this fall’s festival.

In addition, a diverse slate of guests

including critic and theorist Sato Tadao and director Negishi Kichitaro will put in appearances.
Tickets to the films run between ￥800 and ￥1100 per movie when bought in advance, or ￥1000 to￥1300 on the day the film is screened.
Warner Mycal Cinemas Shinyurigaoka is located very near the south entrance to the Shin-Yurigaoka
Station on the Odakyu Line.
For a complete schedule of the movies please see the homepage of the Shinyuri Film Festival, at
http://www.siff.jp/siff2007/
If you have questions you can call the Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival Office at 0 4 4 – 9 5 3 – 7 6 5 8 .

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川崎みなと祭り・ちくさんフードフェア２００７について
The Kawasaki Harbor Festival and the 2007 Livestock Industry Food Fair will be heldyear over two days: Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of October.

together thisIt’s all happening in the area around

Kawasaki Marien.
The Harbor Festival will include a stamp rally, a petting zoo with all sorts of cute animals, a flea market,
and various other fun events.

On top of that, during the Festival admission to the observation deck at thetop of Kawaski Marien, 51 meters up, will be free.

From there you’ll have a 360-degree panoramic view ofthe entire harbor area.
Going on at the same time, right next door to Marien at the Japan Meat Trading Center（日本食肉流通センター）, will be the Livestock Industry Food Fair.

You’ll be able to get a good deal there on safe,

high-quality beef, pork, chicken and other products of the livestock industry.
To get to Kawasaki Marien, go to the East exit of JR Kawasaki Station and take the “Higashi Ogijima
JUNKAN”(東扇島循環) bus; that’s the Higashi Ogijima circulator.

In about 30 minutes, get out at thestop called “KAWASAKI MARIEN” (川崎マリエン), and you’re right there.
For questions about the Kawasaki Harbor Festival you can call the Kawasaki Port Promotion
Association, which is the KAWASAKI KO-WAN SHINKO-KAI (川崎港湾振興会) inJapanese; their number is 0 4 4 – 2 8 7 – 6 0 0 9 .

For questions about theLivestock Industry Food Fair please call the Kawasaki City Economic
Affairs

Bureau,Commerce

andTourism

Section,

which

KEIZAI-KYOKU SHO-GYO KANKO KA (経済局商業観光課)

isthein Japanese;

the number for them is 0 4 4 – 2 0 0 – 2 3 2 8 .

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川崎市外国人市民代表者会議に代表者の募集について
The Kawasaki City Representative Assembly for Foreign Residents is now looking for new members forthe 2008 - 2010 Assembly.
The idea behind the assembly is to have a group of the foreign residents of Kawasaki meet together anddiscuss the problems foreigners face in their daily lives in this city. The opinions coming out of these
discussions are then transmitted to the city government where they can have an influence on civic policy.
And new members are now being sought to serve in the next Assembly.
To be considered for the Assembly a person must meet the following criteria:1.)

has been registered as a foreign resident of Kawasaki City for atleast one year2.)

will be at least eighteen years old as of April 1st, 2008, and3.)

is able to understand Japanese.

Twenty-six people are needed for the next Assembly.

The term of office is twoyears: from April 1st, 2008 to March 31st, 2010.
If you’re interested in becoming a Representative, you need to complete and send in an application form
by Friday, January 11th, 2008.
like that.

The form is available at ward offices, civic halls, public libraries and places

It can also be downloaded from the home page of Kawasaki City.

Questions can be directed to the Human Rights and Gender Equality Office, Citizens Affairs Bureau,
which is the SHIMIN-KYOKU JINKEN DANJO KYOUDO SANKAKU SHITSU (市民局人権男女共同参画室); their phone number is 0 4 4 – 2 0 0 – 2 3 5 9.

Issued by The Kawasaki International Association
2-2 Kizuki Gion Cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki 211-0033 Kawasaki International Center
Tel 044-435-7000 Fax 044-435-7010 Ｅ-mail:kiankawasaki@kian.or.jp HP URL:http://www.kian.or.jp/