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KAWASAKIINTERNATIONALASSOCIATION(334)｢アジア交流音楽祭 2008｣について

There’s a concert coming up at Musa Kawasaki Symphony Hall which will featuremusicians from several Asian countries.

It’s the “Kawasaki, City of Music, Asian MusicalExchange Festival: Asian Healing 2008.”

Called the ONGAKU NO MACHI – KAWASAKI,

AJIA KORYU ONGAKUSAI ‘ASIAN HEALING 2008’ , it’s happening on Saturday the 19thof April.
First-rate musicians from Japan, Korea, China, Thailand and elsewhere will gather together in Kawasaki
and create a wonderful experience for the audience.
The performers will include Agatsuma Hiromitsu and Teshima Aoi from Japan; Woojoo from Korea; Jiang
Xiaoqing from China; and Ice Saranyu from Thailand.
Admission is 5,800 yen for ‘S’ seats, 4,800 yen for ‘A’ seats, and 3,800 yen for ‘B’ seats. You can now buy
tickets at any Playguide.
Inaddition, on Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of April a number of public stages will be set up,

for example in the Galleria area of Musa Kawasaki and in La Cittadella.

Musicians from all over will beplaying there over that weekend; you’ll be able to hear artists from Okinawa, andKawasaki’s home-grown street musicians, among others.
So why not come on over and see what’s going on?
For more information you can call the Office of City Marketing and Public Relations,which is called the SHIMIN-KYOKU ‘CITY SALES’ KOUHOU-SHITSU (市民局シティセールス・報告室) in Japanese; their phone number is 0 4 4 – 2 0 0 – 2 4 7 7 .

(335)「川崎フロンターレの開幕戦」についてThis week we are pleased to announce the opening game of the 2008 season for
Kawasaki Frontale.
This J-League Division One soccer team is one of our Hometown Sports
Promotion Partner teams.
Last year Kawasaki Frontale made it to 5th place in J-League play, and obtained good results in the AFC
Champions League and the Nabisco Cup competition as well.

This year let’s all cheer them on to victoryas they strive for the championship!
The first game of the season for our hometown team happens on Sunday, March 9th at Todoroki Stadium,starting at 2pm.

They’re playing Tokyo Verdy, a team which was promoted up from J-League Division

Two just last year.
So bring your friends and family and support your hometown soccer team.
Advance tickets can be had from the Kawasaki Frontale Supporters’ Association, which is the KAWASAKIFRONTALE KOUENKAI (川崎フロンターレ後援会) in Japanese; their phone number is 0 4 4 – 4 3 4 – 5 3 46.

Or you can get them from Lawson Ticket and similar vendors.

(336)「春の動物園祭り」

Yumemigasaki Zoological Park will be holding its spring festival, called HARU NO DOUBUTSU-EN
MATSURI (春の動物園祭り), on Thursday March 20th from 10am to 3pm.
On this day the keepers will be your Zoo Relay Guides, explaining the special characteristics of theanimals they take care of.

There will be a ‘hands-on corner’ where you can touch a specimen of deer horn,for example, or feed some of the animals yourself. There will be a petting zoo, and many other things todo at the festival.

Admission is free, so why not come out and meet all the charming animals?

You can get to the Yumemigasaki Zoological Park by taking a city bus from the west exit ofJR Kawasaki

Station and getting off at a stop called “YUMEMIGASAKI DOUBUTSU KOUEN MAE” (夢見ヶ崎動物公園前).

Otherwise it’s a 20-minute walk from JR Kashimada Station, or a 15-minute walk from JR

Shin-Kawasaki Station.

Please note that there will be no parking for automobiles at the zoo.

Please use

public transportation to attend the spring festival at the zoo.
For more information you can call the Yumemigasaki Zoological Park; their phone number is044–588–4030.

Gyouseishoshi Lawyer Organization is offering the consulting services forforeign residents as the followings. Please feel free to come and consult what you
are worrying about now.
Contents of Consultation: Visa problem, Extending period of Stay, Changing statusof residence, Naturalization, Permanent visa, Long Term resident visa, Certificateof eligibility, International marriage/divorce, Extraordinary permit of residence byminister of Justice, Establishing a company/branch of foreign company, getting licenses for business, etc.
Date & Time: 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm-4:00pm (Nov/18, Dec/16)
Place: Kawasaki International Center
Please call 044-955-6657 (Urata Office) or 044-811-2436(Takeshita Office) for further information.
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/