Dec 2023 – Jan 2024(published end of September)

EnglishKawasaki International Association

Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, Bahasa Indonesia, Nepali, Easy
Japanese versions are available at the Kawasaki International Association’s homepage:
http://www.kian.or.jp/hlkwsk.html
211-0033 Kanagawa-ken Kawasaki-shi Nakahara-ku Kizuki Gion-cho 2－2
Tel 044-435-7000 Fax 044- 435-7010 E-mail：kiankawasaki@kian.or.jp

Information Session: Enrolling a Foreign Child in Elementary School“What’s elementary school like in Japan?” “I don’t speak Japanese, so I won’t understand the orientation
session…” etc. This information session addresses concerns like these held by foreign children and theirparents or guardians about entering elementary school. Through a talk by a former ES principal, video
presentation and a multilingual guidebook (includes also Japanese text with furigana), learn about elementary
school life, what supplies the child will need on the first day, etc.
See the homepage of the Kawasaki International Association or a flyer for details.
When: January 27, 2024 （Sat） 13:30～16:00
Application
Where: Kawasaki International Center HallFee: Free. ※Childcare and interpreters available (reservation required）
For questions or reservations, come to the Center or: TEL 044-435-7000 E-mail: soudan39@kian.or.jp

Call for Donations of School Backpacks and School Supplies
The Kawasaki International Center gives away pre-owned school backpacks and school supplies to people whoneed them, for example at the yearly information session about entering elementary school. If you have a school
backpack, other school supplies, school clothes, etc. that you no longer need and are still in good condition,please contact us if you would like them to be used again: 044-435-7000.

The 29th Annual Japanese Speech Contest for Foreign Residents:
Call for Participants
If you go to school, work, or take Japanese language classes in Kawasaki City,
why not enter this contest? (You’ll need a recommendation from your school or workplace.)
When: February 10th, 2024 （Sat） 13:00 to 15:30(If cancelled due to bad weather it will be held on Saturday, March 2nd.)
Where: Kawasaki International Center hallApplication
Deadline: Applications must be received by January 15th, 2024 (Mon)For details: contact the Kawasaki International Association

End-of-year Garbage Collection
Please check the collection schedule for your areaand put out your trash only on the correct days.
‧ Ordinary garbage and recyclable resources: collected on regular schedule until Dec. 30th, 2023 (Sat);regular collection schedule resumes on Jan. 4th, 2024 (Thurs).
‧Oversized garbage is collected by advance reservation. Make your reservation at least 3 days in advance(not counting Saturdays, Sundays or the 12/31-1/3 holiday period).
・reserve on the City’s homepage (you have to register the first time)・for reservations by phone: Oversized Garbage Center: 044-930-5300 or 0570-044-530.
Hours: 8:00 to 16:45

Holiday Emergency Clinics / Pediatric Emergency Centers
Over the holidays you can get initial evaluation and treatment for fever, etc. here
Specialties available: internal medicine and pediatrics
Consultation days: Sundays, holidays and 12/30/2023 (Sat) - 1/4/2024 (Thurs)
Hours, etc. are subject to change, so call before you go.
Name of Clinic in Japanese and English

Phone number

Hours

・Nambu Pediatric Emergency Center044-233-5521（in Kawasaki Municipal Hospital）

Kawasaki

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, and New
Year’s Holidays open 24 hours
Every evening open from 17:00 to 8:30
the next morning

・Kawasaki Holiday Emergency Clinic044-211-6555

9:00-11:30, 13:00-16:00

川崎休日急患診療所

Kawasaki・Saiwai Holiday Emergency Clinic044-555-0885

幸休日急患診療所

Saiwai・Nakahara Holiday Emergency Clinic044-722-7870

中原休日急患診療所

Nakahara

・Chubu Pediatric Emergency Center

044-733-5181

中部小児急病センター

Nakahara

・Takatsu Holiday Emergency Clinic

044-811-9300

高津休日急患診療所

Takatsu・Miyamae Holiday Emergency Clinic

044-853-2133

宮前休日急患診療所

Miyamae・Tama Holiday and Night Emergency Clinic

044-933-1120

多摩休日夜間急患診療所

Tama・Hokubu Pediatric Emergency Center

044-933-1120(in Tama Holiday and Night Emergency Clinic)

Tamaand Ward

南部小児急病センター（川崎病院内）

北部小児急病センター（多摩休日夜間急患診療所内）

・Asao Holiday Emergency Clinic

044-966-2133

麻生休日急患診療所

Asao

9:00-11:30, 13:00-16:00
9:00-11:30, 13:00-16:00
open nights 18:30 – 23:00(inside Nippon Medical School,Musashi Kosugi Hospital)
9:00-11:30, 13:00-16:00
9:00-11:30, 13:00-16:00
Open 9:00 – 11:30, 13:00- 16:00(pediatrics & internal medicine)
Every evening open 18：30 - 22：30(internal medicine)
Every evening open from 18：30 to 5：30
the next morning
Sundays, Holidays and New Year’s
open 9:00-11:30, 13:00-16:00
9:00-11:30, 13:00-16:00

Emergency Medical Information Center（24hrs、excludes dental matters, COVID-related matters, and medical consultation）
Tel. 044-739-1919
For questions about COVID-19 or the vaccines for it, call 044-200-0730,
any time day or night, any day including weekends and holidays

Consultations for Foreign Residents at the Kawasaki International Center
If there’s something about living in Japan that you are worried about or would like to ask, Ask here. （Free）★Online Consultations via ZOOM available! Make a reservation for this on the homepage.
Now open 9:00 to 17:00 every day except Sun., hol., building closures (3x/yr) and 12/29-1/3
For consultations by phone dial: 044-455-8811
Even when the staff person for your language is not available, we can try to help you using telephone interpretation.

LanguageDays available

LanguageDays available

EnglishMon through Sat

ChineseMon through Sat

Portuguese

Tues, Fri

SpanishTues, Wed

KoreanTues, Thurs

Filipino

Tues, Wed

Vietnamese

Tues, Fri

ThaiMon, Tues

IndonesianTues, Wed

NepaliTues, Sat

Reservation
Page for Online
Consultations

KawasakiInternational＊Free consultations with an administrative scrivener (in Japanese only; interpreter available by reservation ) Association
homepage

When: Sun. December 17, 2023, and Sun. January 21, 2024, 14:00 to 16:00
Where: Kawasaki International Center