August-September 2018

English（英語）English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, Easy Japanese versions are available.
Please visit the Kawasaki International Association’s homepage: http://www.kian.or.jp/hlkwsk.html(財) Kawasaki International Association 〒211-0033 Kanagawa-ken Kawasaki-shi Nakahara-ku Kizuki
Gion-cho 2－2 ℡044-435-7000 Fax 044- 435-7010 http://www.kian.or.jp/ E-mail：kiankawasaki@kian.or.jp**************************************************************************************Guidance on entering a public high school in Kanagawa Prefecture,
for those whose first language is not Japanese.
Interpreters available(Chinese ・English ・Spanish・Korean ・ Portuguese ・Tagalog) ※If you need an interpreter for another language, call two weeks inadvance to request this.
==Free!==【When】September 16, 2018（Sun）13：00 - 16：00【Where】Kawasaki International Center(Reservation required)

Hall

Free consultation withadministrative scrivener(gyoseishoshi) also available.

【About】the significance of high school,
high school entrance exams etc.

【For】JHS students（１st～３rd yrs）、graduates of JHS、parents/guardians, supporters【Sponsor】（公財） Kawasaki International Association【With support from】Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education, (NPO) MulticulturalEducation Network, Kanagawa (ME-net), (NPO)tabunka katsudō renraku kyōgi kai.
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Second Semester Courses and Events
Course/EventDate/Time

Useful and Fun Japanese
Lessons for Foreigners, 2ndSemester

Morning course（9：50～11:50）
Sept. 18 – Dec. 4

Morning course（Tues, Fri）
Eveningcourse （Wed）

Evening course（18：30～20：30）
Sept. 5 – Dec. 12

Concert celebrating 130 years
since the establishment of
diplomatic relations between
Japan and Mexico:
Captivating Musical Journey:
Mexican Music and Folk
Dance
2nd Semester Language Classes
English, Korean (North andSouth), Chinese, Spanish

September 27（Thurs）
18：30 - 20：30（doors open at18：00）
Courses planned
to begin in early
October.
Applications
will be taken
beginning inearly August.

Fee/Reservation（22 classes）￥11,220
text soldseparately（15 classes）￥7,650text soldseparatelyReservation

required.

Advance ticket is￥ 2,500 and day
ticket is ￥ 3,000including
Mexicanbeverage and snack

Application
required.
There is a fee.

Description
9 to 11 classes divided by levels frombeginner to advanced. For themorning class there is childcare forchildren from 1 to 5 years old.
Now taking applications. Pleasebring a photo （3X4cm）when youapply.

Impressive in their large hats andstriking costume, the music
ensemble Mariachi Agave come tous all the way from Mexico.
Please enjoy the folk dances from
“Mexico en la Piel”.
Class limit： 25 students eachApply by reply-paid postcard.
See our homepage and/or flyers fordetails.

Entering Public Elementary School or Junior High School in Kawasaki
To enter 1st grade in the 2019 school year, a child must have been born between April 2,2012 and April 1st, 2013. To enter junior high (7th grade) a child must be on track tograduate from elementary school (6th grade) by March 2019. Information on how toenroll, and forms for doing so, will be sent out in late September to children who are
registered residents of Kawasaki City. To enroll your child in school, bring thenecessary paperwork (the school entry application form plus documents confirming the child’s age andaddress) to your ward office by early October to complete necessary procedures.
There is a medical exam for new first-year students; the child will need to take this in November.
Information on entering junior high school will become available in early December, and newenrollments will be taken from that time.
In late February 2019 the Kawasaki International Center will host an information session forchildren with overseas roots (and their parents or guardians) about elementary school. Everything
you need to know about elementary school in Japan will be explained simply and clearly.
Foreign-language interpreters and childcare will be available, and the session will be free. Asdetails are decided they will be announced on our homepage and flyers.

Useful information！
Did you know that it is possible to get an interpreter to help you with your business(usually having to do with child-raising or social welfare) at the ward office? There is aservice which sends volunteer interpreters to ward offices to help people who need tomake inquiries there. Six languages are available: English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog,Spanish, and Portuguese. The service is free, but there are some conditions, so pleasecontact the Kawasaki International Association for details.
HIV testing is available in Kanagawa Prefecture. In addition to HIV, you can get tested forsyphilis and hepatitis B. You get your results the same day of the test. Foreign language
interpreters are available to help people who are not familiar with the Japanese language. （English,Thai, Spanish and Portuguese）
Where： inside the Kanagawa Kenmin Center
http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/f6943/
When： September 16, November 18, 2018; January 20, March 17, 2019 （Sundays） 15：00 - 15：30(intake)
How to make an appointment：
・in English or Thai, call Minatomachi Medical Center at 045‐453‐3673 （Tues, Fri 13:00 14:00 and ask for Sawada）
・in Spanish or Portuguese, call CRIATIVOS at 080‐3723‐5798 （Thurs 10:00 - 17:00）
・in Japanese or other languages, call the Kanagawa Prefecture Health Crisis Management
Division at 045‐210 - 4793 (Mon – Fri 8:30 - 17:00)
On the day of the test, call 070-1288-4116.

Kawasaki International Center:
TEL 044-435-7000
English:Monday - Saturday
Portuguese: Tuesday, Friday
Korean:Tuesday, Thursday

Foreign residents can get free advice and information 10-12am, 1-4pm
Chinese:Spanish:Tagalog:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Tuesday, Wednesday
Tuesday, Wednesday

NOTICE the free advice windows for foreign residents at the Kawasaki Ward Office and Asao Ward
Office have been closed since March 2018.
＊Free counseling services (in Japanese) for foreigners on visa and other matters, with an administrative
scrivener (Gyōseishoshi) is available at the Kawasaki International Center.
Gyōseishoshi next available: Sundays August 19th, September 16th, 2018, 14:00 – 16:00
Location: Kawasaki International Center, 2nd floor association meeting room
(interpreter requires a reservation and a fee.)