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KAWASAKIINTERNATIONALASSOCIATION(280)「アジア交流音楽際」についてThis spring Musa Kawasaki Symphony Hall is going to host a concert featuring
musicians from three East Asian countries.
It’s the “Kawasaki, City of Music, Asian Musical Exchange Festival: Asian Healing
2007”. Called in Japanese the ONGAKU NO MACHI – KAWASAKI, AJIA KOURYU ONGAKUSAI‘ASIAN HEALING 2007’, it’s happening on Saturday the 17th of March. It’s part of a project tocommemorate the Japan-Korea Friendship Year 2005; since the first concert was held in March of ’05, thiswill be the third year it is held.
Performers from Japan will include Aragaki Tsutomu, Sakamoto Miu with Ohata Yuuichi, andAtari Kosuke. Son Min from Korea will also be there, as will Amin from China and others. Under thetheme of “Asian Healing” these performers from the forefront of music in their respective countries will
make gorgeous music that transcends genres.
Advance tickets are now on sale. They’re 5800 yen for S- type seats, 4800 yen for A – seats, and3800 yen for B – seats. You can get them by calling Kyodo Yokohama at 0 4 5 – 6 7 1 – 9 9 1 1 .
For more information please call the Executive Committee of the Kawasaki City of Music AsianMusical Exchange Festival.
That’s the ONGAKU NO MACHI – KAWASAKI, AJIA KOURYUONGAKUSAI JIKKOU I-IN KAI in Japanese. Their phone number is 0 4 5 – 6 6 2 – 1 3 5 3 .

(281)「外国人市民による日本語スピーチコンテスト」について
A Japanese speech contest for foreign people will be held at the Kawasaki
International Center on Saturday the 17th of February.
The participants are foreign residents, university students and schoolchildren fromoverseas who have been in Japan for less than five years and are attending Japanese classes
inthe city of Kawasaki. They may tell us what makes them proud of their country, or about
various experiences they’ve had in Japan, or whatever they are moved to share with us. Sometimes withhumor and sometimes with tears, the participants will all eagerly tell us what they came to say.
The participants will speak on Saturday the 17th of February, from 10 a.m. to 12:30. There’s nocharge to go and listen to them.
For more information please call the Kawasaki International Center (that’s the KAWASAKI-SHI
KOKUSAI KORYU SENTAA in Japanese) at 0 4 4 – 4 3 5 – 7 0 0 0 .

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交差する４人メイドインカワサキ

現代美術賞受賞者展」について

Kawasaki City Museum is hosting an exhibition of works by four winners of the Made in Kawasaki
Contemporary Art Award.
The English title of the exhibition is ”Individuals: Noritoshi Motoda, Kazuko
Kizawa, Michiko Sahara, Nao Sugaya: Made in Kawasaki.” In Japanese it’s called“INDIVIDUALS : KOSA SURU YO-NIN ‘MADE IN KAWASAKI’ GENDAI
BIJUTSU-SHO JUSHO-SHA TEN”
The Kawasaki City Museum held an art contest a while back in which theycalled for modern artworks which addressed the theme of “Kawasaki”. In response,artists from all over the country sent in a total of a hundred and sixteen different works.
One of these pieces was voted the Grand Prize, and another three were awarded Judge’s Prizes. The
current exhibition presents work by the four prize winners. With their impressive creations the four
artists show us their different ways of seeing the world.
The exhibition will continue until Sunday February the 25th. To get to the Kawasaki CityMuseum, take a bus from Musashi-kosugi Station and get off at the “SHIMIN MUSEUM MAE” bus stop.
For more information please call the Kawasaki City Museum (called the KAWASAKI SHIMINMUSEUM in Japanese); their number is 0 4 4 – 7 5 4 – 4 5 0 0 .

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Gyouseishoshi Lawyer Organization is offering the consulting services for foreign residents as thefollowings. Please feel free to come and consult what you are worrying about now.
Contents of Consultation: Visa problem, Extending period of Stay, Changing status of residence,Naturalization, Permanent visa, Long Term resident visa, Certificate of eligibility, International
marriage/divorce,

Extraordinary

permitofresidence

byministerofJustice,Establishingcompany/branch of foreign company, getting licenses for business, etc.
A: Date & Time: 1st Saturday, from 2:00pm-4:00pm (Jan. 6/ Feb. 3/Mar. 3/ Apr. 7/ May 5/ Jun.2)
Place: Kanagawa Volunteer Support Center
B: Date & Time: 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm-4:00pm(Jan.21/Feb. 18/Mar.18/ Apr. 22/,May 20/ Jun.17)
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/a