AY2018‑2019

Campus Life Handbook
Published on April 1, 2018
Kyushu University Student Aﬀairs Department

Campus Life
Handbook

Introduction
To all the dear students who have enrolled in Kyushu University with great ambition and hopefor the future, it is our sincere wish for you to become capable society members with the ability to
be international leaders, who also garner respect and pride from your family.
It is the earnest hope of all faculty members that each of you will gain as much experience aspossible throughout your campus life, deepening your academic endeavors, and creating lifelong
friendships. Not only that, we also hope that you will acquire the ability to decipher trending times
from a higher perspective, judge the situation properly, act flexibly, and achieve great personal
growth to become leaders in various fields in international society.
However, the surrounding environment may not always be safe and secure. You may be indanger at any time, regardless of your intention, by an accident or incident. While it is true that themore you try various new experiences and expand your scope of activity the more your potential
will be realized and enhanced, the risks for you to get involved in an accident or incident may also
increase proportionally. Moreover, you may also be the one to initiate the incident or accident incertain cases. Most people tend to overestimate their ability and become careless, assuming thatthey will never get involved in these types of situations for any reason. However, it may be toolate when you find yourself in an accident or incident. It may cause you to experience mental andphysical distress and even lose hope for the future. Even worse, you may plunge your family into
unimaginable sorrow and suffering.
This Campus Life Handbook provides tips to prevent troubles and accidents in your daily life, as
well as basic information concerning how to respond to an accident once you are involved.
In addition to such accidents and incidents stated above, you may also experience a situation or
problem derived from vague anxiety and concerns in your daily life which you may find impossible
to solve by yourself. When you find yourself in this type of situation, you can consult the faculty
members in charge of either freshman support or your seminar, and counselors and medical staff
at the Infirmary of the Counseling and Health Center.
The details of your consultation will never be released and your privacy will be secure, so pleasefeel comfortable to consult with faculty staff and seek appropriate advice.
Lastly, you must understand that the best measure to protect you from incidents and accidents
are dependent on your awareness as a student and self-reflection on your daily life, as well as
the ability to make proper judgment when you are engaged in or involved in various activities.
We would be very happy if this Campus Life Handbook provides any help for you in solving yourproblems in your everyday life and fully enjoying the campus life at Kyushu University.

April 1, 2018

Shun-ichi Maruno
Executive Vice President, Kyushu University

Table of Contents
1 Traffic Rules and Manners………………………………

2
4
3 When You Are Involved in or Cause an Accident by Any Chance……………………………………………………… 4
2 Punishment on Harmful and Dangerous Driving……………

Rules

1 Watch for Solicitation Activities by Destructive, Antisocial andRadical Groups………………………………………… 5

2 Say “No” to Drugs! Take a Strong Attitude against Drug Abuse

Chapter 1. Campus Lifeand Its Temptation……………………………………… 6
8
4 Watch for Bank Transfer Scams………………………… 9
Crime Prevention 5 Be Careful Regarding Consumer Troubles………………… 9
6 To Avoid Trouble at the Workplace………………………… 10
7 Penalties for Students Who Commit a Crime……………… 10
8 Theft and Loss of Property……………………………… 11
9 Protect Yourself from Robbery and Injurious Assault……… 12
10 For Female Students…………………………………… 12
3 For Internet Users………………………………………

2 To Adapt to the Campus Life…………………………… 14

Mental Health

3 If You Experience Insomnia, Anxiety or Depression………… 15
4 Information on Reasonable Accommodation for disabilities…

15

5 When You Are Not Sure Where to Consult………………… 18
6 To Protect Your Life from the Mental Risks………………… 19
1 Alcohol………………………………………………… 20
2 Diet…………………………………………………… 21
3 Smoking……………………………………………… 22

Chapter 2. Campus Life and Health

4 Influenza……………………………………………… 22
5 Infectious Diseases at School, Including Measles………… 23

Physical Health

6 Tuberculosis…………………………………………… 23
7 Sexually Transmitted Diseases…………………………… 24
8 Consultation and Medical Care You Can Seek When You Don’t

Feel Well……………………………………………… 25

9 Make Sure to Receive a Regular Student Health Checkup Every

Year…………………………………………………… 25
25

10 For Students Who Will Start Living Alone after Enrollment…

1 Prepare for Disasters…………………………………… 26
2 Fire Prevention………………………………………… 26

Chapter 3. Disaster Prevention

3 What to Do When Disasters Occur……………………… 26
4 Prevention of Accidents at Sea and the Mountains………… 31
5 For Students Who Will Travel Overseas…………………… 31
1 Prevention of and Measures against Harassment………… 32
2 In Order Not to Become The Offender of Harassment……… 33

Chapter 4. Harassment

3 To Prevent the Harassment Issues from Worsening………… 33
4 If You Witnessed Harassment…………………………… 34
5 When You Are Harassed by Someone…………………… 34
1 Precautions for Experiments and Practical Training………… 35
2 Engage in Safe and Healthy Extracurricular Activities……… 35

Chapter 5. Safety Measures for
Curricular and Extracurricular
Activities

Safety Measures

3 Volunteer Activities……………………………………… 36
4 Prevention of Climbing Accidents………………………… 37
5 Emergency Contacts…………………………………… 37
1 Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education

Insurance System

and Research…………………………………………… 38

2 Other types of insurance………………………………… 39

Safety Guidelines............................................................................................................................................................................... 40

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5

1 Campus Life and Mental Issues………………………… 13

I. Rules

Chapter 1.

Campus Life
Rules
To lead a smooth social life, you will have to be acquainted with the rules you need to comply with in a society (ora group). Follow those rules to protect others from troubles and help each other to lead a safe and comfortablecampus life in an organized manner.
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Traffic Rules and Manners
Every year, many university students are involved in serious accidents, some of which involve casualties. Strictly
follow the traffic rules and always be alert for traffic accidents.

Motto:
Never get involved inor causean accident

It is important to have sufficient mental space and time, care for
In order others, and have a willingness to let others go first, when you
to do so...
drive.

It is your obligation to prevent a traffic accident.

Driving in a hurry, angrily, arrogantly or when tired may result in abrupt braking, steering, acceleration or starting,and eventually cause a traffic accident. Try to avoid those four bad conditions and four bad conducts.

Safe driving tips

Do not exceed speed limits. Excessive speed is the primary cause for fatal accidents.
Wear a helmet when you ride a motorcycle.
Do not carry a passenger on a bicycle or a 50cc motorcycle.
Where visibility is poor (such as an intersection), make sure to stop once and then start todrive slowly.
Never drive without a license or drink and drive.
Cars, motorcycles and bicycles must be parked in a designated place. Do not park infacilities or stores near the university without permission.
Be aware of the walking speed of the elderly and children, and drive slowly.
Do not drive recklessly based on groundless assumptions or guesses.
Never use a mobile phone when you are driving.
Fasten your seatbelt when you are in a car.

Commuter Etiquette
We have heard some comments criticizing the manners of our commuting students. Be aware that you are
representing the students of the university and learn proper manners as a citizen.

Public transportation
Do not cut to the front of the line when getting on a train, or hog seats. Keep your voice down on a train andavoid any conducts that may disturb other passengers.
Always be nice to others. For example, refrain from sitting in a priority seat.
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BicycleBicycle accidents have been increasing rapidly both within and outside the campus. There have been many casesthat the rider causes injury to someone, so be careful when you ride a bicycle.
Bicycles fall under the category of “vehicles.” Any violation against the traffic rules provided by the Road Traffic Act
or other regulations will be punished.
Follow the traffic rules and drive safe!

Cars and motorcycles
The main causes for the traffic accidents our students are involved in range from the simple ones, such as
inattentive driving, missing the signs, and driving mistakes of unskilled drivers, to the antisocial ones, such as
excess speed that disregards the rules and unreasonable overtaking. Once you are involved in an accident,
regardless of whether you are a victim or victimizer, it will hinder your academic learning and your family will also
suffer enormous mental and economic burdens.
It is important to follow the traffic rules and drive with a spirit of generosity, care for others, and the willingness tolet others go first. Pay full attention and drive with the utmost care.

Warning!
About parking
in the campus

Kyushu University does not allow undergraduate students to commute by car, inprinciple. In the Hakozaki Campus, Hospital Campus and Ito Campus, fees arecharged on the entering vehicles and those without entrance permission and apass card are not allowed.

*In traffic accident cases, the offender is often required to compensate the damage using damage insurance. Make
sure that your compulsory and voluntary automobile liability insurances (see P.39) are not expired.
Also, we have seen increasing cases where a bicycle rider is required to pay significant damages in the case of
causing injury or death. We recommend bicycle riders as well to make sure to subscribe to insurance, just in case.

Traffic Rules on the Campus
There have been many traffic accidents on the campus, too. Follow the same traffic rules as the general road.
Reckless driving is very dangerous, so be sure to avoid it. If you see any such conduct, please inform the security
staff or the student support desk of your faculty.
Driving against one-way traffic is dangerous and may result in an accident. Never make such an attempt.
Do not ride a motorcycle without a helmet, double-ride on a 50cc motorcycle, or practice driving in the campus
as it causes a risk. In addition, be careful not to create extreme noise from a motorcycle or car as it disturbs theneighbors.
Bicycles and cars must be parked at the designated areas.
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Keep to the left when riding a bicycle.
Yield to pedestrians on a sidewalk, keep to the side of the driveway, and ride slowly. Excess speed may result inan accident.
Drinking and riding, double riding, riding parallel to another bicycle, and riding without the light on after dusk areprohibited!
Do not use a mobile phone or headphones at a high volume when you ride a bicycle. Holding an umbrella whileriding a bicycle is also prohibited.
Ride slowly and watch out for pedestrians when you leave the gate.
Accidental contacts between a bicycle and a car or motorcycle coming from behind have been frequently
reported within the campus. Abrupt change of course, which is the main cause for such accidents, is very
dangerous. Such actions must be avoided.
Do not park bicycles at any place other than the designated ones. Bicycles left at any non-designated place in thecampus will be immediately moved to the bicycle parking area or towed away.

I. Rules

Punishment on Harmful and Dangerous Driving
All students must be aware that harmful and dangerous driving, such as drunk driving, will be punished by heavy
penalties, and try to maintain safe driving.

Drunk driving and driving under the influence
Drunk driving and driving under the influence constitute serious crimes and they are antisocial conducts that may
threaten the life and health of innocent individuals. Do not drive a motorcycle or car or ride a bicycle after drinking.

【Penalties on drunk driving】 Drunk driving will be punished by especially heavy penalties!!
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Drunk driving

Penalties: Imprisonment with work for not more than five years or a fine of not more than 1,000,000
yen.
Penalty points: 35 points
Administrative dispositions: Suspension of driver’ s license regardless of conditions (disqualified forthree years)

Drivingunder theinfluence

Penalties: Imprisonment with work for not more than three years or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen
When the density of alcohol is 0.25 mg or more per liter of breath
Penalty points: 25 points
Administrative dispositions: Suspension of driver’ s license (disqualified for two years)
When the density of alcohol is 0.15 mg or more and less than 0.25 mg per liter of breath
Penalty points: 13 points
Administrative dispositions: Driver’s license suspended for 90 days

*Note that the persons who provided the vehicle or alcohol, or the passengers on the same vehicle are also
subject to heavy penalties.

【Penalties on other malicious violations】

Joint dangerous
conducts

Penalties: Imprisonment with work for not more than two years or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen
Penalty points: 25 points
Administrative dispositions: Suspension of driver’ s license (disqualified for two years)

Drowsy driving

Penalties: Imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen
Penalty points: 25 points
Administrative dispositions: Suspension of driver’ s license (disqualified for two years)

Driving withouta license

Penalties: Imprisonment of not more than three years or a fine not more than 500,000 yen
Penalty points: 25 points
Administrative dispositions: Suspension and refusal of driver’ s license (disqualified for a year)

When You Are Involved in or Cause an Accident by Any ChanceCall 119

Lifesaving is the first priority. Call 119 immediately. Do not ever leave the injured person and run.
Move the injured person to a safe place to prevent subsequent accidents. Move the car tothe side so that it will not disturb the traffic of other vehicles.
Apply first aid on the injured person. →See PP.42-43

Call 110 if you are involved in a traffic accident. Record the situation and time of the accident.
Do not easily accept an out-of-court settlement and be sure to ask the police to inspect
Call 110the case. Be careful because you may face unreasonable requirements based on such
settlement afterward.
Contact the insurance company as well.
Contact your faculty’s student support desk. See Emergency Contacts on PP.37-38
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Crime Prevention
New students are full of hope when they think about the campus life after enrollment. Kyushu University is morethan happy to lend a hand of support for you to lead an integrated student life.
On the other hand, all new students must be aware that some groups in this world see you as their easiest prey.
Those groups may approach you using a dummy group name (name of a false university club) near the venue ofthe entrance ceremony or in the campus. So be careful not to give your signature or your personal information
easily.

The freedom of religion and thoughts are protected under the Japanese constitution. These matters should befree without any doubt. However, there are some antisocial cult groups and radical groups that misuse such
freedom and justify their lies and misconducts based on their selfish interpretation.
They conduct active solicitation during the enrollment season to expand their power. Sometimes they pretend thatthey are university students and approach you in a skillful way on and outside the campus. Be careful because
those groups hide the real names of their organizations or religion and use a dummy name when they approach to
avoid raising your suspicions.

Watch for these warning signs!
･The person talks to you in a persuasive manner, appealing to yourconscience saying such things as “Don’t you think there is something
wrong with the world today?”･When you refuse to talk, the person asks you to give a signature andyour personal information.
･The person invites you to go outside the campus for a meal as their firststep to talk with you. Sometimes, the destination is a private house,
which the group uses as their base, or a community center or public
facility. The person invites you to join a camp.
･The person asks you not to reveal anything concerning what you talked
with him/her about as those things make sense only to you, or the
person tries to keep you from having contact with others.
･The content of the solicitation is becoming something different fromwhat it was in the first place.
･The true name and purpose of the group is revealed after a while.
･The person alleges that the information in this world or the stories toldby the university are entirely false or fabrications and that the doctrinesand purposes of his/her group are the only true things.

Consultation/contact

In order not to ruin yourprecious student life
*If you are not interested in the group, turn themdown firmly.
*Do not easily give your personal information or
your guarantors’ ! In some cases, they come toyour home or relentlessly ask your guarantor to
pay the membership fees.
*If you feel something is wrong or suspicious,contact and consult the university as early as
possible.
*If you wish to resign from a group, please
consult the university no matter what yoursituation is.

Extracurricular Support Section, Student Support Division,
Student Affairs Department, Ito Campus
Student Support Section, Student Support Division,
Student Affairs Department, Ito Campus

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Watch for Solicitation Activities by Destructive, Antisocial and Radical GroupsII. Crime Prevention

Say “No” to Drugs! Take a Strong Attitude against Drug Abuse and Its Temptation
The common feature for addictive drugs is that they cause dependence and significant adverse effects bothmentally and physically. You may think it is OK to try it just once. However, such underestimation would start a
vicious cycle that you cannot control and may ruin your whole life.
In order to protect your integrated campus life, Kyushu University is determined not to allow any drug abuse andrespond to this issue in a strict manner.

■What is drug abuse?

Drug abuse refers to the conduct of using drugs and industrial chemicals for an unlawful purpose or by a wrong
means. Using drugs for such purposes constitutes drug abuse, even if it is conducted for just one time.
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■Drug abuse and health disorder?

If you intake a significant amount of drugs or if you are sensitive to drugs, you may die of acute intoxication or bephysically impaired. Even if you do not suffer acute intoxication, repeated use of drugs will damage your brain andorgans and health disorders shown in Figure 1 will arise.
Marijuana tends to be considered to be safe compared to other drugs, but this is not true. Marijuana abuse will
result in what is called “cannabis psychosis,” which includes visual and auditory hallucinations, delusions, malaise,mental deterioration and abnormity in reproductive functions.

Thinner

Stimulants

Brain

Mental disorder

Eyes
Bronchi and lungs
Liver
Kidneys

Enlargementof the pupil

Marijuana
Mental disorders
・Emotional disturbance・Ataxic gaitHallucinatory
drugs

Diminishedappetite(weakening)

CocaineMental disorder
Cerebral hemorrhage
Convulsion and seizure
Heart attack
Respiratory failure
Nasal septal perforation

Mental disorder

Bone marrow

Phlebitis

Esophagus andstomachIncreased
blood pressure

・Paranoia
・Hallucinations
・Chromosomal

abnormalities

Shrinkage of
genitals
Figure 1■The horror of drug abuse (dependence, withdrawal symptoms tolerance and flashbacks)

Level of symptoms

Desire for using the drug becomes greater as the effect of theOnset of symptoms
drug fades. The suspension of drug use causes abnormalities called
Injection of a
Drug abuse
small amount“withdrawal symptoms,” which plunge the patient into repetitive
Flash
Stress/alcohol
backs
drug abuse in an attempt to escape from the suffer of such
Treatment
Permanent
Flash
backs
symptoms
abnormal conditions. Moreover, repetitive drug administrations
Treatment Treatment
would enhance the tolerance against the drug, which means thatthe effects obtained through the same amount of the drug become
weaker and weaker. This would cause the increase in the amountFlashbacks/vulnerability to flashbacks
and frequency of drug use.
TimeelapsedEven after dependence is successfully overcome, patients may
Figure2.
Flashbacks
still continue to suffer from aftereffects including flashbacks (suchas hallucinations and delusions as shown in Figure 2), which all may (Source: Drug Abuse Prevention Center)be caused by minor factors, such as drinking, insomnia and stress.
6II. Crime Prevention■Seduction of drugs

Table 1. Alias for addictive drugs

In an attempt to lower the alertness of users, most drugs arecalled by some “cool” slang as listed in Table 1. The drug dealersmarket those drugs saying that they have effects to make you
thinner and feel more energetic and fresh, that everyone uses themor that just one try would not be a problem, keeping victims fromrealizing that they are harmful drugs. Be careful not to be deceived
even if you have not heard that name of the drug.

Stimulant drugs
HeroinCocaineCannabis
LSD
MDMA
ThinnerS, speed, shabu, ice, etc.
Pē, China white, junk, etc.
Coke, snow, crack, etc.
Happa, marijuana, grass, choko, etc.
Acid, phoenix, dragon, paper, etc.
Ecstasy, batsu, tama, Adam, X, etc.
Anpan, jun-shabu, jun-toro, neta, etc.

■Kiken drugs■Drug abuse constitutes a crime!

Drug abuse deteriorates your health and life, and will also make you a criminal. As you can see from the series ofrecent marijuana cases in which university students were involved, drug-related violations are subject to suchdispositions as expulsion and prison sentences. Import, production, receipt, transfer, possession and use of drugs
are punished with heavy penalties based on such laws and regulations as the Cannabis Control Act, Opium Control
Act, Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Act, Stimulants Control Act, Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control
Act, and Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. The maximum sentence for drug abuse is a death penalty in some countries,
as shown in Table 2.
If you or someone close to you are bothered by people who invite you to use drugs or are actually engaged in drug
abuse, please do not hesitate to contact the window below.
Table 2. Maximum penalties on drug abuse by country
Maximum penalty

Country

Death penalty

China, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Egypt

Life sentence

US, Australia

Life imprisonment
with work

Japan, UK, France
Regional Headquarter for Drug Control, Fukuoka Prefecture

Contact for consultation (Secretariat: Pharmaceuticals Division, Fukuoka Prefecture)
concerning drug abuse
092-643-3284
If you witnessed or are invited to engage in drug abuse, contact andconsult the Student Support Division or Student Affairs Section.
Extracurricular Support Section, Student Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Ito Campus
Student Support Section, Student Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Ito Campus

No Drug Fukuoka
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Drugs that are not regulated as harmful drugs or stimulants but have a similar effect are called “Kiken drugs.”
They used to be called non-regulated drugs before. They are sold under false purposes (such as a video headcleaner, fragrance, reagent for R&D purposes, etc.) in order to get around the laws. As most of those drugs areagainst the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, the government amended the law on April 1, 2007 and strengthened theregulation and control of the Kiken drugs.
However, tragic Kiken drug incidents continue to occur, such as the case of reckless driving under the effect of a
Kiken drug in Tenjin on February 4, 2014. The Kiken drugs are considered to be even more dangerous thanstimulant drugs because their ingredients are unknown. Fatal accidents related to the Kiken drugs have been
increasing significantly. In response to this, the government has been subsequently enhancing regulations on suchdrugs by means of comprehensive control.

II. Crime Prevention

For Internet Users■What the net-users need to be careful in order to avoid to cause any incidents.

If you cause an incident and become responsible for it, you need to waste your valuable time to be used for yourstudy, and also you would suffer from mental distress. Therefore, you have to use the net carefully not only at thecampus, but also at home, as you prevent causing any incidents by inappropriate use of internet.
Read “Information Security Guide” issued by Information Infrastructure Initiative, Kyushu University, and confirm
what you need to aware. If you are attacked by such incident, follow the instruction against it in the guide.
URL：https://www.sec.kyushu-u.ac.jp/sec/pdf/sec-guide.pdf

Chapter 1 Campus LifeBe careful regarding the theft orloss of your smart phoneand computer.

Pay due attention to keep your smart phone and computer from theft or loss.
Follow the instructions of your tutor if you need to bring a computer or smart
phone purchased by the laboratory (university). When you bring it outside thecampus with permission, be careful to prevent the information in the device
from being leaked to outside parties. As for a PC, encipher all information
stored in the internal drives using the function provided by the OS (such as
BltLocker).

Do not infringe copyrights.

Be careful concerning copyrights on the Internet. There are some information
contents, such as music and movies, whose copyrights are supposed to beprotected but illegally distributed. Downloading and using such illegal contents
are against the law and you are not supposed to be engaged in such
misconduct.

Refrain from unauthorized access.

If you access a computer network using an ID of another person or provide
another person’ s password to a third party without permission, you will bepunished according to the laws regulating unauthorized access.

Do not lend your ID.

Be careful not to let your friends outside the university and other persons use
the in-campus network or a PC or smart phone for which you have beenauthorized with your universal ID (SSO-KID and student ID). If the borrower
causes an information incident, the lender will also be responsible.

Refrain from making inappropriate
posts on SNSs or Internet forums.

Be careful not to make inappropriate or extreme posts on SNSs, such as Twitterand Facebook, or other Internet forums. There were some cases where auniversity student posted a comment that he/she never usually expresses,
taking advantage of the anonymity on SNS, and the university received inquiries
in response to such comments or the private information of the student wasdisclosed to the public. In addition, be aware that anonymous comments on theInternet can also be tracked down to the author.

Be careful regarding Internet fraud.

Be careful not to be led to an unlawful website and let your IDs and password
be stolen. If you receive a phishing email that contains an URL to a website
imitating the log-in page of a bank website, Google, or the university email
admin site, and a statement to urge you to change the password immediately,
be careful to check if the linked website is the authentic one before you enter
your ID and password. If you are not sure, please consult the Information
Infrastructure Initiative.

The principal policy for information security of Kyushu University for the usage of
information infrastructure such as campus network and computers and information
data has been decided. Please understand the rules of information ethics andsecurity policy and obey the rules for handling of information.

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Watch for Bank Transfer Scams
Bank transfer scams are escalating and becoming very sophisticated. There are some cases of taking advantageof the laws, so you need to respond to them with a cool head.

■Ignore any fictitious invoice! → Contact a consumer center if you receive a false invoice.
■Received a reminder from the court?

→ Contact the court immediately and check if the reminder was indeed issued by the court. When doing so, do nottrust the telephone number indicated on the reminder. Be sure to research the telephone number of the court
yourself and then make a call.
*Even if you have nothing to do with the case, you may face some disadvantages if you fail to process the reminder properly.

Consultation concerning
vicious sales activities andbank transfer scams

http://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/
contects/shouhiseikatsu.html
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday (Phone calls only) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Fukuoka City Consumer Center
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Second and Fourth Saturday (Phone calls only) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Be Careful Regarding Consumer Troubles
Possibilities for various types of consumer troubles concerning goods and services may lurk in unexpected scenesof your campus life. Remember that there is no easy way to earn money. Watch out for sweet temptations andstories that appear too good to be true. You must be careful not to be a victim or victimizer.

False billing using junk emails

Multiple debts
A person who has borrowed from multiple financial institutions
or credit card companies is called a “heavy debtor.” Be careful
not to take on a large amount of debt by using credit cards
without planning or borrow easily from consumer financing.

You may be charged fees if you access a link to a dating site ora pornographic website in an advertising email to your PC ormobile phone. Do not easily open an email from a website forwhich you have not registered.

Network marketing (multi-level marketing)Internet shopping and auctions

This marketing method solicits individuals as a sales force and compensatesthem when they invite a new salesperson, which allows the exponential
expansion of the organization. This type of business may destroy the trust of yourfamily and the relationship with your friends. You need to watch for such phrases
as “you will definitely make big money” or “you will soon recover the expenses.”

There are some troubles where a consumer pays for thepurchase from online shopping and auctions but then neverreceives the item or receives a counterfeit item. You need tojudge carefully whether the seller is worthy of trust as you cannot
see them face to face.

Affiliate marketing

Appointment sales and high-pressure sales on streets

This refers to a compensation based marketing system in which retailingstores reward you for each order placed through the advertisement posted
on your blog, etc. There have been troubles with people who purchased
through the posted advertisements, as well as other problems concerning
registration fees and theft of personal information.

This type of business makes a phone call to you, claiming thatyou are specially selected for a service or item, or stops you on astreet, and brings you to their office and forces you to purchase aservice or item. Be careful not to trust their friendly words orfollow them, and refuse firmly if you do not need that item.

Coercive sales of qualification related goods and services

Unscrupulous door-to-door sales

This type of business makes phone calls to your home and workplaceand forces you to enter into a contract to subscribe to a course orpurchase textbooks for obtaining a qualification. Vague responses, suchas “I’ m fine” or “I see” will cause a trouble afterward. Refuse themdown firmly if you do not intend to conclude such a contract.

Under this business method, a salesperson visits your home orworkplace and sells an item after making you open the door by
telling you a lie. Ask them what they came for before you easily
open the door. Be alert not to be deceived by their appearance orsales talk, and be careful when you conclude a contract.

Above are just some examples. Be careful not to be tricked by those artful traps.
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Fukuoka Prefecture Consumer Center

II. Crime Prevention

To Avoid Trouble at the Workplace■Check conditions of employment before you start a part-time job

If you start a part-time job, check the wage and the content of work beforehand. In addition, refer to the Key Points You
Should Know before You Start a Part-time Job and confirm with the employer on other labor conditions (such as the period ofcontract, time for work, overtime work, break time, rotation, methods for the calculation and payment of part-time wages,
and rules concerning leaving the job).

■Be careful not to be taken advantage of by malicious tutoring agencies

In recent years, there have been some malicious tutoring agencies that, for example, force the tutors to sell expensive
textbooks to their students, overload the tutors with too many students, and misappropriate personal information. Be careful
not to be taken advantage of and refrain from easily providing your personal information to those malicious agencies.

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■Trouble at work and consultation desks

If you have any trouble at work, such as a penalty on an unreached quota, overtime and excessive work outside of thecontract and unpaid wages, you can consult with the labor standards office or the general labor consultation desk.

■Work permit for part-time jobs

With a residence status of “College student”, “Cultural Activities” or “Dependent,” foreign nationals are not allowed towork. If they wish to work part-time to earn money for their university fees and/or living expenses, they must obtain
permission from the Immigration Bureau.
They obtain work permit however, there is limitation on number of hours they are permitted to work. If permission is given,
foreign nationals who have the “student” or “dependent” status will be given comprehensive permission that allows them towork up to 28 hours per week. Students with “student” status are permitted to work up to 8 hours per day during long-term
holidays. Foreign nationals who have “cultural activity” status have to apply for the permission for each job. So they must
apply for work permit after finding a job.
You must never work part-time without work permit and beyond the above working limit. If you do not follow the rules, you
can be punished by repatriation, a fine, or imprisonment.
International students who are permitted theRequired documents
residence status of “College Student” with thepermitted period of more than 3 months are entitled to · Application for permission to engage in activity other than that
apply for work permit at the port of entry whenpermitted under the status of residence previously granted
entering Japan for the first time.
*Available at Support Center
Students who obtain work permit must report the· Passport
fact to Students Affairs Section of their affiliated· Residence card
department.

<Part-time work permitted for international students>· Not more than 28 hours a week
* Not more than 8 hours a day during the long-term holidays (Spring, Summer, Winter) as set by the University.
· If you are in temporal withdrawal from University, you are not allowed to engage in part-time jobs even if you have work
permit.
· Work at a place of work that is not connected with the entertainment business* It is prohibited for students to work in the entertainment business. Students are not allowed to work even as a dishwasher

Penalties for Students Who Commit a Crime
When a student violates the university rules or is engaged in any conduct that is against the duty of student,
Kyushu University imposes disciplinary sanction according to the Kyushu University Rules for Undergraduate
Students and the Kyushu University Rules for Graduate School Students. So be sure to maintain good conduct
in your daily life.
As guidelines for ensuring the appropriateness and fairness of sanctions, the university provides the
Examples of sanction standards listed on a next page.
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Each sanction will be decided according to the conditions of each case, referring to these examples of sanctions standards.
Category

Criminal acts

OthersType of sanction
Expulsion
Expulsion or suspension
Expulsion or suspension
Expulsion, suspension or warning
Suspension or warning
Expulsion, suspension or warning
Expulsion, suspension or warning
Expulsion, suspension or warning
Expulsion or suspension
Expulsion or suspension
Suspension or warning
Expulsion, suspension or warning
Expulsion or suspension
Expulsion, suspension or warning
Expulsion, suspension or warning
Expulsion, suspension or warning
Expulsion, suspension or warning*In principle, misconduct during an examination will be punished with heavy penalties as listed below in accordance with the Handling of
Examination Misconduct and Violation against Instructions Concerning the Subjects of the Kikan Education Program.
(1) Measures for misconduct during an examination
1) In principle, all credits of the Kikan subjects of that semester become invalid, except for those for experiment and practice hours andpractical subjects.
2) The dean of the faculty will inform the student of said measures and give a warning.
(2) Violation against instructions
1) The credit of the subject of that semester becomes invalid.
2) The dean of the faculty will inform the student of said measures and give a warning.

Theft and Loss of Property■All students must be alert to manage valuables properly to prevent theft within the campus.

Theft cases have been reported at the changing rooms of the gymnasium and the facilities for university clubs, during bothclasses and extracurricular activities. Make sure to keep cash and valuables in a safety box when using the gymnasium.
When you are participating in an extracurricular activity, bring your valuables with you or follow the management method
provided by each university club. Be careful to safeguard them from theft. If you find your property has been stolen, contact
the department in charge of your faculty or institution immediately and report to the closest police station.

■Be careful not to drop or lose yourproperty.
Many students lose their keys around theenrollment season. Use a key holder as a marker
of your key.
When you drop something or find a lost property,
Contact the student support desk!

Be careful regarding the following cases,
for example.
Do not leave your baggage with valuables in it.
Be sure to lock the door when you leave thecommon room for university clubs and be careful
not to leave your valuables behind.
Double-lock your motorcycle or bicycle with a chain
lock, etc. in addition to the wheel lock. Unlocked
bicycles are often stolen.
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Traffic
accident, etc.

ExampleSerious crimes, such as murder, burglary, rape, arson, and abduction for ransom
Attempt of serious crimes, such as murder, burglary, rape, arson and abduction for ransom, anddrug-related crimes (use, sale, brokerage, etc. of prohibited drugs, and cultivation of plants fromwhich prohibited drugs can be produced)
Criminal acts, such as fraud, blackmailing, threatening, extortion, negligence resulting in injury
Criminal acts, such as theft (sneak thief, luggage lifting, shoplifting, etc.)
Criminal acts, such as trespassing and violent actions that did not injure others but violate thelaws
Indecent conducts, molestation, peeping, voyeurism and other disturbing acts that violate thecriminal code or the Minor Offences Act
Any conduct against the Anti-Stalking Act
Criminal acts misusing information and communication technologies and any conduct against the
Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer AccessCausing a fatal accident due to malicious driving, such as drunk driving (drunk driving and driving
under the influence), driving without license, reckless driving and hit-and-run
Serious violation against traffic rules, such as drunk driving (drunk driving and driving under the
influence), driving without license and reckless driving
Causing a fatal traffic accident due to serious negligence by not looking ahead carefully, etc.
Violent acts that significantly hinder educational research or management of the university
Forcing a person to drink to death
Repeated acts of threatening, harassment, or sexual speech or behavior, regardless of theintention of the victim
Plagiarism of research papers or any conduct related to the fabrication or falsification of data, or
solicitation or assisting of such conducts
Use, sale or brokerage of the Kiken drugs
Making derogatory comments and abusing someone on the Internet

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Protect Yourself from Robbery and Injurious Assault
Once a suspicious individual sneaked into the campus and hurt students and faculty staff. Try not to stay out late
and avoid walking alone on a dark street at night, especially when you use a university facility at night or on aholiday.

Be careful when you are alone at night!
If you see a suspicious person…
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Leave that place immediately and protect yourself.
Please inform the security officer, security guard or faculty staff,
and report the features of that suspicious person/assailant.
If you happened to be
subjected to any injury

Inform the security officer,
security guard or faculty staff

Call 110 See Emergency Contact on PP.37-38.

For Female Students
Sexual offences and cases of robbery directed at female students living alone have been reported across many
areas. In some cases, individuals who commit such crimes follow a student beforehand to confirm that she lives
alone and then trespass into the room when she is taking a shower or sleeping in bed. Be sure not to forget to lockthe door immediately when you get inside your home.
Moreover, those criminals break into a room through an
unlocked window of a restroom and bathroom, balcony
window or gate. Be sure to lock the door chain as well, andbe careful even if you are living on the second floor or
higher.
When someone visits you, open the door with the chain
locked.

Groping doesn't only occur in the summer!
Avoid walking alone on a dark street at night.
Inform a security guard or faculty staff immediately
if you see a suspicious individual on campus.
In addition to protecting yourself, help each other to be alert!
Female psychology counselors are available at the police

If youfor consultation concerning anxiety and distress.
Opening hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.,become a victim, Contact: Ms. Relief Line
Monday to Friday (except for the New Year’s holiday)
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Campus Life and Health
University life is also a period for establishing a healthy lifestyle before you start working and become a memberof society. Your living habits formed through this period will decide whether you can lead a healthy life after you
leave the university. Below, we will discuss common issues concerning both physical and mental health.

Mental Health
You are going to expand your experience in the new world around you through friends, club activities, study, andpart time job in your collage life.
However, it is so natural of people to face the problems, and depressed without solution for their new
experiences. When people worry the things too much, they could be like as followings.
･become unable to concentrate to study.
･become unsocial and tend to stay alone.
･be obsessed with the idea of blaming themselves or others.
･worry about one issue only, and unable to see the situation calmly with the wide view.
･feel extremely exhausted.
･become seriously anxious, feel unease, and panicked.
Such feelings and conditions lead you suffering insomnia (difficult to asleep or light sleep), loss of appetite, andvague physical symptoms. Then, you would lose your confidence and energy, and such symptoms lead morenegative feelings in a vicious cycle.
If you have been in such conditions for days, you would not find any good solutions by yourself, and it should be
the time to talk with your friends, family, campus counselor, or faculty. However, it seems not a few of you cannot
overcome the ideas, “I don’t want to show others my weakness.” or “I have tosolve my problem by myself.”. We want you to know it is also important skill you
learn during your collage days to share your problem and seek solutions by talking
or having advices from others.

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When you are worried about something, it is important to put what makes you feel stressed into words. Just
speaking out your problem may allow you to organize your feelings and thoughts, feel somewhat relieved, or find aclue or hint for solution. It is also important that you feel empathy from your friends, family or teachers. In addition,
Kyushu University has in-campus counselors and medical staff, so you may also talk about your problem with them.
The counselors assist you with making better decisions in life and finding a clue to a solution of the problem
through conversation. They sometimes use relaxation technique to ease anxiety.
Psychiatrists provide medical treatments to reduce the symptoms and anxiety based on medical knowledge.
When you suffer prolonged insomnia, low appetite or loss of motivation, the first thing you must do is to rest yourbrain physiologically and improve your daily habits. To this end, the psychiatrists provide support throughprescription of sleeping pills, antidepressants and tranquilizers.
The psychosomaticists also provide medical treatment based on medical knowledge to improve conditions andsomatic symptoms related to stress.
All of these supports are never forced to you, and they are intended to help you to become able to “worry
properly” by exerting your autonomy at your own initiative. We hope you will feel free to utilize them.

To Adapt to the Campus LifeTo lead a fulfilling campus life, you will have to overcome various adaptation issues in an environment that isdifferent from high school.
It is natural to wonder if you can do everything alright or if you are doing okay when you face a lot of things you
have no idea how to deal with in a new environment. If you are in such situation, try to share your thoughts withsomeone you can trust or use the counseling services, rather than trying to solve the problem on your own.
◎About study
You may feel puzzled and be confused about how to select classes or how to prepare for examinations in a situation different from highschool. You will also have more of such assignments as essays and reports, and presentations, where you will have to set a question by
yourself, collect information and express your own opinion. In addition to this, you may also be required to think about the reasons why you
entered that specific faculty of the university, which may result in the confusion about your path for the future.
◎About life
The ability to manage your life seems not to be related to study directly, but it is essential if you wish to lead a campus life with highmotivation. It will become possible for you to play a video game until late and oversleep and skip the class next morning, or to become too lazy
to attend classes because of fatigue from the hard training of the university club. Therefore, it is important to maintain the rhythm of life andgood habits and keep in good shape.
◎Personal relationshipIf you are connected with friends in your class, you can make sure that you are updated with various information, which helps smooth study.
On the other hand, if you have failed to build such relationship, you may struggle because you always have to deal with everything on yourown. Just having a person you can talk to would help you a lot emotionally. Find the courage to talk to people and search for a place where
you can find like-minded friends.
◎At the Student Counseling Section, counselors specialized in clinical psychology accept such consultations as follows.
· Unable to adapt to the life at university · Lost your goal after enrollment · Problems concerning personal relationships in the class or university
club · Missing university credits due to low motivation · Anxiety about the path after graduation · Problems concerning relationships with senior
students or professors◎Furthermore, faculty members in charge of student support in each faculty and institution accept specialty-related consultations for matterssuch as:· What you can learn in specialized courses · How to take and study special subjects · Possible career options and paths after graduation
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The Student Well-Being Section cooperates with the members of faculties and institutions in talking to students
who seem to have concerns related to study and campus life. They introduce you to a counselor, doctor or otherproper consultation desks in and outside the campus, according to the details of your concern. Please feel
comfortable to consult with them concerning whatever you are worrying about when they contact you.

If You Experience Insomnia, Anxiety or Depression
Insomnia
Immanuel Kant, a philosopher, gave three factors that counterbalance the miseries of life: hope, laughter and sleep. As you can see, sleep is
one of the most important physiological phenomena for leading a comfortable life. However, as many as 20% of modern people suffer fromsleep disorders. Sleep disorders refer to the state of having issues regarding the time (amount) and depth (quality) of sleep. The causes of such
health problem are stress and physical disorders. In other words, sleep serves as a barometer of your mental and physical conditions.
Furthermore, prolonged sleep disorders (insomnia) is known to cause such physical disorders as cardiac diseases and strokes, as well as
mental symptoms including depression. Early treatment of sleep disorders is essential to prevent other diseases.
Anxiety refers to the emotion of fear experienced despite having no specific subject to be afraid of. Anxiety itself serves as a security alarm of
your mind and is very useful in avoiding risks and failures. However, excessive anxiety will cause an adverse impact on work, study and life andcause social dysfunction. Strong anxiety that disturb social activities is called “pathological anxiety” and may require medical treatment inserious cases. You should suspect your anxiety falls under a type of pathological anxiety called “anxiety disorders” if it fulfills the following
conditions: (1) it is caused by minor factors; (2) the feeling of anxiety is unreasonably strong compared to the seriousness of the cause; and (3)it lasts over a long period. Anxiety disorders can be broken down to smaller categories, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder,
obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder and PTSD, according to the features of the conditions.

Depression
People feel low and lose their motivation and power to act when things are not going well or when they face things causing sadness, butthey usually recover from such feelings within a few days. However, if you have been in such a low mood everyday for more than two weeks,
you may suspect depression. Symptoms of depression include not only a negative mood, but also loss of interest and appetite, insomnia,
chronic fatigue and distraction. Patients of depression suffer from those symptoms every day, and in some serious cases, they sometimes
hope to die. In addition, a state of a negative mood caused by mental stress that is not as serious as depression but has an adverse impact on
behaviors is called “adjustment disorders.” Adjustment disorders are usually improved or disappear if the stress is removed. However,
persistent exposure to stress will worsen the symptoms and may eventually lead to depression.

If you suffer from such conditions above, we recommend that you visit an expert. Each campus has an infirmary,where you can consult with psychiatrists, psychosomaticists, physicians and health nurses. You can also consult
concerning taking a temporary leave from or returning to university due to the conditions of medical disorders. They
can also introduce you to an external medical institution. Your privacy will be strictly secured, so please feel
comfortable to talk to them.

Information on Reasonable Accommodation for disabilities
1. Create a Community where Students with a Disability can Study・Kyushu University prohibits discrimination based on disability and promotes the development of an environment
for students (faculties) with a disability to learn, work, research and educate by providing reasonableaccommodations.

The following examples are considered as discrimination based on disability.
・Using a wheelchair due to a physical disability and denied to join a club/circle.
・Taking time to submit documents due to a visual impairment so being put aside for later.

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The Support Section for Equal Services supports students with disabilities as they could demonstrate theirindividuality and abilities in their academic and daily life in the university. In order to establish such environment, we
provide academic or mental support, and promote reasonable consideration for the equal job opportunity, enlighten
the concept of barrier-free in the campus wide, and nurture student peer supporters.

2. What is Reasonable Accommodation?
A reasonable accommodation is appropriate adjustments and services considering a condition of a disability, sex,age, etc. to ensure equal chances for both students with and without a disability. The following ① and ② areconsidered as reasonable accommodations.

① Improve, modify or adjust existing rules or/and allow any exceptions
in existing rules for students with a disability to participate equally.
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For example: A student with a hearing impairment requests formodifications to understand the content of the discussion. As a result, a
written translation is provided.
A written translation is to communicate by writing or typing.

② A disability is unique and different to each individual, so reasonable accommodations
should be offered on the individual basis of the situation.
For example: A student with a wheelchair and a student with a hearing impairment consult about having
difficulties moving to the class room. A content of their consultations are the same, but it has been consideredseparately based on each disability and offer the following reasonable accommodations.
・For a student with a wheelchair: Change the classroom to make moving easier.
・For a student with a hearing impairment: Provide a support for moving such as giving a direction to theclassroom orally and taking the student to the classroom.
Other examples of reasonable accommodations for various disabilities and its guidebook: Available on theCounseling and Health Center website.
http://www.chc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/organization/barrierfree.html

3. How to Request Reasonable Accommodations
To make a request on classes, tests and daily lives, fill out the request form and submit to the Student Support
Division.
Consultation on making a request or a submission of the request form is available at the Counseling and HealthCenter.
When a student experiences difficulty making a request, his/her parents can make a request.
When a student wishes for a change of the offered reasonable accommodation, a faculty in charge and staffs
from the affiliated school will consult through constructive dialogs.
After having constructive dialogs and the problem is not solved, a student can make a complaint to the Support
Promotion Committee for Persons with Disability. Please contact the Student Support Division.

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I. Mental Health“Rules of Kyushu University (National University Corporation) on Promotion of Dissolving Discrimination due toDisability (A Revised Edition)” and “The Guideline to Promote Dissolving Discrimination due to Disability” :Kyushu University prohibits discrimination based on disability and publishes the rules and the guideline on thewebsite to offer reasonable accommodations. (*Japanese version only)
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/publication/handicapped-support
Study support for students with a disability/disorder:
A procedure of study support is published on the website. (*Japanese version only)
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/f/29418/shugakushien.pdf

4. Deepen our Understanding of Barrier Free/Accessibility【KIKAN Education General Subjects: Frontier subjects】
・Introduction to Disability Services: Knowledge about people with disabilities including physical disabilities,
visual impairment, mental disorders, developmental disorder, and health impairments. Engage in simulationsof some of these disabilities.
・Introduction to Accessibility: Practical training of technical skills to use support equipment. Study tour of social
resources.
・Universal Design: Knowledge and experience about the construction of a society designed for universal accessdrawing on various areas of science including human rights, health, education, psychology, architectonics,
and ergonomics.
【KIKAN Education Subjects for Students in the Second Year and Above】
・Management of Accessibility: Learn about management supporting system of accessibility to enhance
students’ mutual support skill.
The above classes require not only the understanding of information on various disability and its barriers. In theactual situation, some conflicts may occur and difficulty in making judgments may happen. They aim to think
how to deal with such conflicts and judgments through hands-on learning about disability.
Throughout the classes, the importance of confirming one’s honest needs and feeling in the situation, when aspecial attention seems to be needed, can be learned.
Each student’s knowledge of understanding and hands-on experience of understanding lead to the creation of
barrier free learning environment for students and faculties with a disability.

Contact
Information:

Support Section for Equal Opportunity Services, Counseling and Health Center
TEL & FAX 092-802-5859 E-mail : sreos@chc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Barrier free is to promote the removal of social, institutional, mental barriers and to develop a friendly
environment for all the people regardless of a disability. Accessibility means diverse users with or without adisability and other physical differences are accessible and easily participated.
In the learning environment, it is necessary to take advantage of flexible knowledge and ideas and to ensuresocial involvements of diverse people smoothly by promoting barrier free and accessibility.
By registering the following classes, a qualification to take a license for Accessibility Leader of Accessibility
Leader Promotion Consortium can be acquired.

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When You Are Not Sure Where to Consult
When you are not sure where to consult, or when you want to know something about the university but do
not know where to ask, or when you have a problem but do not know what you should do, please consult thegeneral consultation desk (Nandemo Soudanshitsu) below.

■Framework for student support

General Consultation
Desk

Student Counseling Section〈Center Zone, Ito Campus〉
Student Support Division,
Student Affairs Department

InfirmarySupport Section
for Equal Opportunity Services

Student Well-Being Section

Students

Advisors at each faculty
and institution

Chapter 2 Campus Life and HealthCounseling and
Health Center〈Hospital Campus〉
Student Affairs Division,
Medical Sciences,
Dental Science andPharmaceutical Sciences〈Ohashi Campus〉
Student Affairs Section,
Student Affairs Division, Design

Faculty members in charge offreshman support

Student Support Center

Harassment Consultation
CenterAdvisors for harassment issues
in each area

Faculty members in charge offreshman support, tutors, etc.

Related external institutions

18〈Chikushi Campus〉
Student Support Section,
Student Affairs Division,
Chikushi Campus〈Center Zone, Ito Campus〉
Student Support Section,
Student Affairs Division,
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Consultation desks
Counseling and Health Center
Ito Campus West Zone Infirmary/Student Counseling Section

During opening hours

Ito Campus Center Zone InfirmaryStudent Counseling Section
Student Well-Being Section
Support Section for Equal Opportunity Services(TEL / FAX)

Ohashi Campus Infirmary/Student Counseling Section
Hospital Campus Infirmary/Student Counseling Section
Chikushi Campus Infirmary/Student Counseling Section
General consultation desks for all campuses
PoliceAmbulance

Emergency Medical Information Center

To Protect Your Life from the Mental Risks■Let’s prevent suicide
Anyone can develop depression or other stress-related disorders when exposed to too much heavy stress fromstudent life, workplace and private events. When people are in such situation but unable to share it with others, they
may plunge into a deeper despair, retreat into themselves, hurt themselves, disappear without telling anyone, and in
the worst case, choose to kill themselves.
We, including the faculty members, are all part of the community of Kyushu University and we are lucky to haveeach other. Personal problems are not that simple and it is impossible for any person to solve them all alone.
However, it is important to lend a hand to people in trouble and support each other.
You may find it hard to feel connected with others in this modern society, but if you see someone in trouble:
totally exhausted from their problem, please do connect that person to a proper institution where he/she can get thenecessary support. Moreover, if you are in trouble, find the courage to talk to someone you can trust or your family
or faculty staff.

■Signs of mental health issues
Signs of mental health issues include the following conditions. If your friend is suffering from such conditions,please care for that person. Also, please come for consultation if you have such mental risks.
Abrupt and frequent absence from school
Unable to sleep or waking up too early
Loss of appetite
Feeling depressed
Strong mood swings. Feeling like every day is a painful experience
Feeling like you have no value. Blaming yourself too much
Vague somatic symptoms, such as you multiple disorders across your body
Feeling hopeless from not getting employed or being unable to decide your path after graduation
Abruptly tidying up the room and going somewhere without a purpose
Having experienced consecutive loss of precious things or people
Shutting out and losing contact with others

Especially, poor quality sleep and loss of appetite mean that the risk of mental illness has progressed to aconsiderable level.
How to respond when yourfriend or someone close to
you asks you for advice orwhen you notice there issomething wrong with themFirst, ask them to have a talk with you and take time to listen to them calmly in a quiet environment.
Do not criticize them. Listen to what they say and try to understand them as far as possible.
If you find it hard to cope with it by yourself, ask someone for help and prepare to support them.
If you think their safety cannot be assured, contact their family and guardians.
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Outside hours
and emergency

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Physical Health
Alcohol■About drinking

Chapter 2 Campus Life and HealthFreshmen and other students, who are aged 20 or older, will have many occasions to drink alcohol throughout
the campus life. Of course, minors are strictly prohibited from drinking. Even after you come to the age of 20, youwill need to know the manners for drinking. Not only the new students who have no experience of drinking, but alsosenior students who welcome those students must refrain from excessive drinking. Above all, you should neverforce someone to drink or 'chug' a glass of alcohol just to entertain others.
“Chugging” is a very dangerous act that may threaten your life. The number of university students who died fromsuch drinking since 1989 has reached 56. The number of acute alcoholism patients shows no sign of decrease but
instead keeps increasing. Speaking of the constitutions of Japanese people, half of them are known to have notolerance at all or have little tolerance to alcohol.
Moreover, a drinking habit has adverse effects on memory and learning ability. Such effects have an especiallystrong influence on younger people. As you can see, there are reasons for the laws to prohibit minors from drinking
alcohol.

Five definitions of alhara

Number of ambulance cases of acute alcoholism【Alhara】

Alhara stands for alcohol-related
harassment and abuse of human rights.
1. Forcing someone to drink
2. Forcing someone to down a glass ofTokyo
alcohol in a gulp
3. Intentionally making someone heavily drunk
4. Behaviors without care for people
Osaka
who cannot drink
5. Harassment under the influence of alcohol

Mechanism of getting drunk Getting drunk means that your brain becomes paralyzed.
Slightly drunk
Blood alcohol
concentration:
0.02% - 0.1%

Drunk
Blood alcohol
concentration:
0.1% - 0.2%

Heavily drunk

Coma → Death

Blood alcohol
concentration:
0.2% - 0.3%

Blood alcohol
concentration:
0.3% - 0.4% (coma)
0.4% or more (death)Equivalent to 180ml – 360ml
of sake or 1 – 2 cans of beer

Equivalent to 540ml – 900ml
of sake or 3 – 5 cans of beer

Equivalent to 900ml – 1,260ml
of sake or 5 – 8 cans of beer

Equivalent to 1,260ml – 1800ml
of sake or 8 – 10 cans of beer (coma)

Paralysis of cerebral cortex.
Self-control and the rational
state of mind become weaker.
One feels looser and relaxed.
→Adequate quantity

Paralysis extends to cerebral
limbic system. Seemingly
drunk. Staggering andslurring.
→ Drinking too much.

The whole brain is paralyzed.
Paralysis spreads to thebrainstem and spinal cord as
well. Dead drunk.
→ Vomit can choke the drinker
to death!

Equivalent to 1,260ml or more ofsake or more than 10 cans of beer(death)The brainstem and spinal code areparalyzed as well. The paralysis also
spreads to the medulla oblongata of
the respiration center. The person
does not respond even when touchedor shaken.
→ Call an ambulance immediately!

Stop drinking!

Never leave the person
alone!

ASK website for the prevention of chugging and alhara http://www.ask.or.jp/ikkialhara.html
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Diet■Lead a healthy life with proper diet and sleep
University students tend to have an irregular lifestyle. Some students develop sleep problems, such as being
unable to fall asleep smoothly and sleep deeply, due to irregular sleep habits, including staying up until late andoversleeping.

Bathe in the morning sun
When you are in the morning light, your body will know that the morning has come. If you cannot get
up easily in the morning, try opening up the curtains and bathing in the sun.

Regulate your daily habit by starting the day with breakfast
Breakfast activates your metabolism, raises your body temperature, and prepares the body for activities during daytime. In
addition, eating resets your biological clock and regulates the rhythm of your life.

Eat three meals properly.
Especially, breakfast is the source of energy to stay vigorous through thewhole day. Just a rice ball or bread and yogurt would be fine, so try to havebreakfast everyday.

Eat vegetables.
The past nutrition surveys on Kyushu University students show the shortage of vegetables, bean products (tofu and natto),
seaweeds (laver, wakame seaweed and kelp). Those foods are good for keeping you in shape and strengthen your immune
system. They are also good for preventing constipation as they contain much fiber.
Tips for taking a lot of vegetables• Try to have a combination meals rather than a single dish.
• Eat garnishes, too. • Add salad whenever you can afford it.
• Put a lot of vegetables in miso soup and other soup dishes.
• Vegetables are easy to eat in large quantities when microwaved or stewed and seasoned with ponzu sauce.

You can measure your weight and blood pressure and seek advice concerning diet and fitness at the Infirmary.
Please feel free to visit there.

■What to eat when you are sickIf you have a cold or diarrhea, or feel sick, eat something that is easy to digest and stay in bed.
○Foods that are easy to digest

×Foods that are difficult to digest• Foods stewed until soft
• Foods with little fat• Warm foods• Foods with little fiber

Rice porridge

Udon

Jelly-type
Breadnutritional supplement (except for the crust)• Raw foods• Hard foods• Fried foods• Spices

Boiled tofu

Salad(raw vegetables)

Deep fried pork

Deep fried chicken

BananasCurry and rice

CoffeeSpicesIn addition, try to take a sufficient amount of water. You can also drink diluted sports drink.
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Smoking

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Kyushu University issued the Declaration on Countermeasures to Smoking in May 2009 to prohibit smoking in andoutside the buildings in all campuses, except for the designated smoking areas, and provide support for those whowish to quit smoking. Smoking inside buildings has been completely prohibited since FY2012.
Smoking started to be covered by health insurance in 2006. This means that a smoking habit has been since
deemed as a disorder, namely nicotine addiction, which needs medical treatment.
Elimination of health issues caused by smoking has become a worldwide trend, as you can see from the adoption of
the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003.
The smoking habit brings many adverse effects, but no benefit. You may already have heard about the healthproblems caused by the smoking habit in the news and health education classes at high school.
Regulation on sale of cigarettes and smoking is enforced in the United States, European countries and in otherregions.
After 10 to 20 years, when you will be working as a leader of the society, it is expectedthat society will be have a more negative view of the smoking habit. Indeed, someinsurance companies employ different insurance premium structures for smokers andnon-smokers.
If you do not smoke now, try to continue to stay a non-smoker. If you are a smoker, try toquit smoking while you are a student.
The Counseling and Health Center provides a no smoking support program for those whowish to quit smoking. For the past two years, a total of 67 individuals, including students
and faculty members, have successfully quit smoking for over a year. We recommend
smokers to visit the Center for consultation as a first step.

Influenza
We are sure you are taking care of yourself to prevent infection since we have a lot of news about influenza every
winter. Do you remember the pandemic of new type of influenza over the world in 2009?
Under such pandemic, we asked students to go to hospital when they feel any symptoms, and report to theschool for an authorized sick leave when they are diagnosed as flu. As the result of such cooperative action of
students, Kyushu University could control its infections in our campus and prevented the school close.
We successfully have kept preventing massive infections in our campus since 2010 due to the quick reports of
the infection by students. We’d like to ask your cooperation to report and take an authorized sick leave from now
also.
Influenza is different sick from common cold. It is the diseases to infect by A-type or B-type of influenza virus. We
could have vaccination against them, but it doesn’t mean you would never be infected with influenza by it. However,vaccination helps reducing outset of sickness, and is effective to prevent developing the symptoms and death. If
people do more vaccination, it can reduce the infection of small children and aged people, and it helps control of
expand of infections.
The effect of anti-influenza agent (such as Tamiflu) is to control the multiplication of virus and shorten the lengthof symptom. You need to take it within 48hours after onset of symptom, and you need to leave the school until “5days passed after onset (Count 5 days from the following day after onset), and 2 days passed after alleviation offever (Count 2 days from the following day after fever become lowered).
The basic tips for preventing infections disease, including influenza, are to keep in good shape through sufficient22II. Physical Healthsleep, nutrition and a schedule of regular daily activities. You can prevent catching viruses and protect others fromcatching viruses from you by continuous hygienic habits, such as washing hands and wearing a mask when you
have a symptom. We hope you have a health life every day!

Infectious Diseases at School, Including Measles

Tuberculosis
You may remember the news concerning tuberculosis of a young entertainer in 2009. Even so, most of you may
think that the disease belongs to the past. However, according to the statistics in 2015, as many as 17,625 people
were newly infected with tuberculosis, and 1,889 patients died of the disease. That means that tuberculosis is aserious infectious disease for Japan, which produces 50 new patients and 5 deaths a day, and Japan is still one of
the countries affected by the disease. Be sure to receive a regular student health checkup to find and curetuberculosis at an early stage.
The important thing in preventing infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, is to maintain regular daily habits
and high resistance against diseases. Beware of fatigue, poor sleep and stress.
It is important to watch for infectious diseases no matter where you are.
The website of the Counseling and Health Center provides the latest information on infectious diseases that are
expected to expand, including the flu. Please visit the website for your reference.

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You may still vividly remember that group infection of measles in 2007 caused many universities to temporarilyclose. The cause of this outbreak was considered to be a drop in the percentage of immune individuals among
Japanese people as a whole, which can be attributed to the increase in unvaccinated individuals and people whohave never been infected with the virus, as well as the increase in individuals who were vaccinated but whose
immune system against the virus has weakened after more than a decade has passed since the vaccination. Since
there is no specific cure for measles, all you can do is to try to prevent catching them. Although the only way toprevent this disease is vaccination, it was unknown until recently that the immunity becomes weaker over time after
vaccination. You need to receive the vaccine for measles two times, in principle. If you receive only one dose of
vaccine, the antibody value will decrease year by year, and the risk of being infected will become higher. Therefore,
vaccination was conducted on students in the first year of junior high school and in the third year of high schoolfrom FY2008 to FY2012. Some of those students have also received additional vaccines. Please check with yourfamily or Maternal and Child Health Handbook if you have been infected with measles or vaccinated, and receive
vaccines if necessary. For more details, visit the website of the Counseling and Health Center.
It is important to fully understand the infectious diseases that you may be infected with or cause others to be
infected with: such as measles, and take actions to prevent you and others from infection.
Traveling overseas and expanding your experience during your student life are very meaningful. On the other hand,
it is also true that hygiene conditions are worse than those of Japan and infectious diseases are prevalent in someregions. You can still find many areas that are still widely affected by tuberculosis and parasitic diseases around theworld. We recommend that you do not enter such areas without any prior knowledge. We urge you to obtainsufficient knowledge on the epidemics and endemics of your destination country when you plan an overseas trip
and broaden your experience with the utmost care.

II. Physical HealthSexually Transmitted Diseases

Chapter 2 Campus Life and Health

The FY2016 annual report of the AIDS Surveillance Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
shows that the number of reports of domestic HIV carriers and AIDS patients totaled 1,546, which marked thethirteeth consecutive year with over 1,000 cases from FY2004. This means we have about 4 new reports every day.
The number of new HIV carriers in the year of FY2016 reached 1,011, and the number of AIDS patients was 437.
The number of new HIV carriers has been flat for these several years, but the number of AIDS patients is expected
to grow in the future. The most common infection route for Japanese men is same-sex contact, followed bycross-sex contact, while the infection route for Japanese women is cross-sex contact in almost all cases. Looking at
the age distribution of HIV carriers who were infected through cross-sex contact in the past, the peak belongs to the
20s – 30s age bracket, which most university students fall under. As chances to get infected through cross-sex
contact has been increasing from the 1990s, you always need to behave with such risks in mind.
HIV is not the only sexually transmitted disease. The major ones are genital chlamydial infection, gonorrhea andgenital herpes. Among them, the number of patients of chlamydial infection has been growing at an explosive ratefrom 1998. It is said that the risk of infection with HIV becomes two to five times higher when infected withchlamydia or other sexually transmitted diseases.
The only way to reduce the risks of infection is to use a condom. In addition, refraining from having sexual
contacts with many and unspecified individuals is also effective. If you are infected with such diseases by any
chance, it is important to involve your partner in the treatment as well. Even if one side of the couple is cured,
he/she may be infected again if his/her partner has not received the treatment. In addition, it is important to knowthat it is not rare for women to have few subjective symptoms even when they are infected with sexually transmitted
diseases. If you suspect sexually transmitted diseases, please do not hesitate to consult with the Infirmary. We will
introduce you to a proper medical institution when necessary. Your privacy will be strictly secured, so please feelsafe to talk. In addition, there are several healthcare centers where you can receive consultation concerning
sexually transmitted diseases without giving your name and receive AIDS and chlamydia tests for free (AIDS
hotlines; see below).
*Consultation concerning sexually transmitted diseases (AIDS hotlines): 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on weekdays (except for national holidays and a period from December 29 to January 3)*Consultation concerning sexually transmitted diseases (AIDS hotlines)
Chuo Ward Health and Welfare Center

Jonan Ward Health and Welfare Center(Chuo Healthcare Center)(Jonan Healthcare Center)

Higashi Ward Health and Welfare Center

Sawara Ward Health and Welfare Center(Higashi Healthcare Center)(Sawara Healthcare Center)

Hakata Ward Health and Welfare Center

Nishi Ward Health and Welfare Center(Hakata Healthcare Center)(Nishi Healthcare Center)

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Consultation and Medical Care You Can Seek When You Don’t Feel Well
When you do not feel well, you should see a doctor as soon as possible. There are in-campus medical staff andhealth nurses at the Infirmary, so please feel free to visit and talk to them (see the list of consultation desks onP.19). They will introduce you to a proper medical institution if necessary.

Make Sure to Receive a Regular Student Health Checkup Every YearThe first thing you should do to maintain your health is to have interest in your own health. You can receive such
medical tests as measurement of height, weight and blood pressure, and chest X-ray test. Make sure to receive thecheckup once every year. Students who have received the checkup will be issued a health checkup certificate.

If you will start living away from your family alone or in a dormitory, please prepare your health insurance
certificate and first aid supplies as follows.

■Health insurance certificate
You will need a health insurance certificate when visiting a medical institution, such as a clinic and hospital.
If you have a health insurance card for individuals, please bring it with you. If the certificate is a family-type
certificate, please prepare a health insurance certificate for a family member living alone.
Please contact the insurance provider at an early stage and apply for issuance.

■First aid supplies
It is hard to buy them when you are sick.
The following items will be sufficient. Please have them at hand.
◎Thermometer (required)○Antifebriles and painkillers○Cold medicines○Gastrointestinal medicines○Adhesive bandages○MasksCough etiquette
If you are coughing, sneezing, sniveling,
and running a fever, please wear a mask.
Please throw your trash papers you use
for coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose,
into a trash bin with rid or put them in the plastic
bag and tie it. Also please you’re yourgood habit to wash the hands.

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For Students Who Will Start Living Alone after Enrollment

1. Prepare for Disasters

Chapter 3.

Disaster Prevention
Prepare for Disasters

Chapter 3 Disaster Prevention

Be sure to notify the current address or change of address to the university and the ward office.
Be mindful of local disaster prevention countermeasures and evacuation areas, and participate local disaster
drills on a regular basis.
In times of disaster, try to make a contact to university offices and friends as much as possible.
Be aware of the location of dangerous articles around.
Prevent objects from falling and be sure of evacuation areas and evacuation routes.
Check emergency items and its stored location.
Collect and store portable radio, flash light, emergency tools (jack, crowbar,
hammer, etc.) and medical supplies at designated places.

Fire Prevention
Be careful to extinguish fires at your boarding house or apartment!
If you use fire, be careful of the equipment around it! Be
careful to prevent any accident, such as electrical leakage,
especially when using an electric appliance.
Bonfires inside buildings are prohibited!
Do not throw cigarette butts on the floor!
Do not put any flammable goods near heating equipment.
Avoid exceeding the capacity of electrical outlets

In case of a fire

Make sure that the fire has been turned off after using heating
equipment.
Do not forget to check for fire after using a facility!
Do not put any goods on aisles and stairs and avoid blocking
traffic or evacuation routes.
Join firefighting training proactively and learn about your role.

Call 119See PP.37 – 38 and PP.40 – 45
for emergency response.

3 What to Do When Disasters Occur
3 Principles When a Fire Occurs

1. When a Fire Occurs①②③(1) Alert people around immediately.
Alert
Put out fires
Evacuate① Shout “Fire / KAJI” and alert people around.
immediately
immediately
immediately② If a fire alarm is available then use it, and make an emergency call to 119.
(2) Put out the fire.
① Secure the evacuation route to protect one’ s self first and then put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, a cushion, a wet
towel, etc.
Be aware that a fire extinguisher and water cannot be used for a fire caused by certain chemicals.
※In general, the fire before reaching the ceiling can be extinguishable.
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3. What to Do When Disasters Occur② If required, organize a private fire brigade and fight the fires.
③ When the fire department arrives, report the situation and cooperate to fight the fire as possible.
(3) Evacuate Immediately.
When the fire reaches the ceiling, do not try to extinguish. Evacuate as instructed below.
① Cover your mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief or a towel and keep one’s posture low when evacuating.
② When shielded by a smoke, place a hand on the wall to check the direction to evacuate.
③ When evacuate, close doors and windows of burnt room to prevent fire from spreading.
④ Do not go back in after evacuate.

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2. What to Do When an Earthquake Occurs

3 Principles When an Earthquake Occurs

3. What to Do When a Heavy Rain or Typhoon Occurs

Inspect andPay attention
reinforce aheadto theof timeweather information

Preparefor theevacuation(1) When a heavy rain or typhoon occurs① Pay attention to the weather information, inspect the building of your residence and reinforce as necessary.
② Stay away from large trees and concrete walls which may collapse. Move cars, motor bikes and other vehicles as necessary.
③ At lowland areas, strive to prevent floods by preparing sandbags.
④ Close a window shade or a curtain to prevent scattering of broken glasses and stay away from the window immediately.
⑤ At the areas where susceptible to landslides, prepare for the evacuation as early as possible.
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Chapter 3 Disaster Prevention(1) When an Earthquake Occurs①②③○When you are in a research room, an office, a classroom, etc.
EnsureSecure an
Put out fires① Hide under the table and protect yourself from any objects that can fallyour safety
exit route
immediately(bookshelves, blackboard, lights, etc.)② Those who are closest to a door should open the door to secure an exit route.
③ Those who stay by a window should close a window shade or a curtain to prevent scattering of broken glasses and stay awayfrom the window immediately.
○When you are in a laboratory① Put out any fire immediately and turn off all electric devices. If putting out a fire is not possible due to the large shaking, thenensure your safety first.
② When a fire occurs, execute the initial fire-fighting with a fire extinguisher after the shaking stops.
③ To prevent secondary disasters, handle dangerous objects with a special care.
○When you are in a hallway① There is a danger that the walls may collapse, so cover your head with clothes or belongings and hide under the table of thenearest classroom immediately.
② In case when classrooms are not available, stay away from any objects that can fall, cover your head with clothes or
belongings and bend down.
○When you are on an elevator① Press all floor buttons of the elevator and get off at any floor it stops.
② If trapped in the elevator, press an emergency button or use an interphone to ask for help.
○When you are in a library, gym, cafeteria, etc.
① Stay away from any objects that can fall (bookshelves, locker, vending machine, etc.)② Turn off any electric devices in use.
○When you are outdoors① Stay away from any objects that may collapse such as buildings, concrete walls, etc.
(2) After the shaking stops
3 Principles When a Heavy Rain or Typhoon Occurs① Evacuate to the nearest evacuation area.
③②①② Confirm the safety of each other in your research room, office, etc.

3. What to Do When Disasters Occur■Kyushu University Safety Confirmation System
Kyushu University operates the ANPIC safety confirmation system to ensure that the safety confirmation process
can be carried out promptly and without fail in the event of a major disaster or other crisis.
If an earthquake of intensity 5 upper or greater, or any other major disaster occurs in Fukuoka Prefecture orneighboring prefectures, this system will automatically send a mass email to the Primary Mail Service email
addresses (registered with the Student Portal) of the university’s students, asking them to confirm their safety.
Please carry out the initial setup process (full registration) so that you can receive notices from and send reports tothe safety confirmation system via the app and LINE on your smartphone or other communication device. If you
usually use feature phone, please add its e-mail address to this system.
If such an emergency occurs, please ensure your safety promptly and report your safety status to the university’s
headquarters.
For more details
Kyushu University Safety Confirmation System
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/university/approach/risk-management
Chapter 3 Disaster Prevention

Contact Information:
・General Affairs Section 1, General Affairs Division, General Affairs Department
anpic@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp■Emergency contacts in case of a disaster
If a disaster takes place within the campus, please inform a relevant administrative department immediately(inform the guard station outside regular hours).

Contact of guard stations in each campus
or ext.

Ito Campus (in front of Big Orange)
Hospital Campus (East Gate)
Hospital Campus(reception outside regular hours, first floor of the South Hospital Building)
Chikushi Campus (Onojo Gate)
Chikushi Campus (Kasuga Gate)
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3. What to Do When Disasters Occur■Evacuation areas in each campus
Kyushu University has designated evacuation areas to keep students and faculty members safe in the case of adisaster. Please make sure to check the location in advance to prepare for an emergency.

Ito Campus
Multipurpose
sports field

West Zone Parking

Multipurpose sports fieldTennis court

Campus Common

Ito LibraryTennis court

Hospital Campus

Multipurpose sports field

Multipurpose sports field

The 75th anniversary of the foundation of
School of Medicine Memorial Park
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In front of
Shiiki Hall

3. What to Do When Disasters Occur

Chikushi Campus

Multipurpose sports field

Chapter 3 Disaster Prevention

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4. Prevention of Accidents at Sea and the Mountains

4 Prevention of Accidents at Sea and the Mountains
Many young people are involved in an accident at sea and on mountains across the country. Serious accidents
will impact your future and plunge your family into an unimaginable sorrow. Plan carefully and put safety before
everything else when you go to the sea or the mountains. Also, please submit your itinerary to the student supportdesk.

In you are involved in an accident by any chanceContact the student support desk!

See also Safety Measures for Curricularand Extracurricular Activities (P.35).

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Submit a notification of overseas trip to the student support desk.
Be careful to keep yourself safe!
Avoid any unreasonable plans.
Follow advice and instructions from the diplomatic mission.
Seek advice from doctors concerning health management and medical supplies that should be carried with you.
If you are involved in an incident or accident, contact and consult with the diplomatic mission!

I. Safety
1.
Prevention
Measuresof and Measures against Harassment

Chapter 4.

Harassment
Prevention of and Measures against Harassment
Kyushu University tries to prevent and takes measures against harassment given that it is a conduct that seriously
compromise the environment for study, work and education for students and faculty members.
To realize an integrated and comfortable campus life without harassment, each of you must deepen theunderstanding of these issues and address them in a sincere manner.

Be careful!

Chapter 4 Harassment

Sexual harassment refers to sexual speech and behaviors that makes others uncomfortable, regardless of what the intention of theoffender is. It includes such conducts as forcing someone to date or have a sexual relationship by misusing one’s hierarchicalrelationship or position, subjecting others to advantages or disadvantages based on the response to sexual speech and behaviors,
sexual speech and behavior or presentation of sexual images that are not desired by others, and sexist speech and behaviors.
Sexual harassment often takes place between relationships where one side has a stronger power than the other, such as those between
a senior student and junior student, superior and subordinate, and tutor and student. In addition, sexual harassment is not just
man-to-woman, but also woman-to-man, man-to-man, and woman-to-woman.
Power harassment refers to repeated speech and behaviors to put down someone by misusing one’s position (power) and influence
within the university. When it is related to education and research, such conduct is especially called “academic harassment,” which
includes obstructing someone’s study and employment, abandonment of tutoring, and coercive speech and behaviors, for example.
Power harassment is not always conducted by a person in a higher position to a person in a lower position. The latter can also apply
power harassment to the former by such means as taking advantage of numerical superiority.
Harassment due to pregnancy, childbirth, childcare leave and nursing care leave refers to speech and behaviors on the use of systems
or measures relevant to pregnancy or childbirth that harm work environment, speech and behaviors on the use of childcare leavesystem and nursing care leave system that harm work environment, and speech and behaviors about being pregnant and any otherpregnancy and childbirth related matters that harm work environment.
In addition to above, harassment outside of education, study and employment can also happen. Examples of such conducts are
unreasonably keeping out someone from a group, bullying, forcing someone to drink, disturbing acts under the influence of alcohol,
forcing someone to commit wrongful acts, persistently inviting someone to be engaged in a religion or ideological group.

For example, these acts constitute sexual harassment.
Forcing someone to date by suggesting such things as giving a university credit or promoting that person: or, when turned down, givingthat person an unjust score or personal evaluation. Touching someone’s body unnecessarily, and when refused, getting angry or start tobully that person.
Making stereotyped, sexist comments, such as the ones starting with “women/men are always…”
Forcing someone to take care of drinks at a drinking party or to sing a duet at karaoke.

For example, these acts constitute academic harassment.
A faculty member does not provide research guidance or gives excessively strict guidance only to a specific student.
Belittling someone in front of others at a seminar and other occasions, or repeating comments that deny someone’s dignity, such as“You will never learn no matter how much I tell you” and “You are incapable.”
Obstructing the graduation or employment of a student. Not giving a credit without any reasonable ground.
Changing the name of the author of a thesis to cause a disadvantage, without reasonable ground, or excluding someone from a
research team. Keeping someone from using experiment equipment, reagent, etc.

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For example, these acts constitute power harassment.
Repeating comments that deny someone’s dignity, such as “You idiot,” “You should leave the school,” “You are unwanted,” or “You areuseless.”
Taking a cold attitude toward a specific person or degrading someone in front of others.
Annoying someone by such means as ignoring that person even when he/she follows the guidance, or not providing that person withnecessary instructions.

For example, these acts constitute harassment due to pregnancy,
childbirth, childcare leave and nursing care leave.
A faculty member, who receives consultation about taking a leave of absence due to childbirth, makes a comment such as “If you take aleave of absence, you should withdraw.”
A faculty member makes a comment such as “it is your personal problem” and does not approve a student to absent a seminar due topregnancy related sickness.
A classmate repeatedly makes a comment such as “She does not consider about others and she causes a trouble” to a pregnant
student.
A faculty member repeatedly makes a comment such as “I do not teach to a student who gets pregnant while in school.” Putting a
student into a situation not being taught or in a similar situation.

In Order Not to Become The Offender of Harassment

To Prevent the Harassment Issues from Worsening○Avoid making selfish assumptions, such as thinking the person does not feel uncomfortable just because you
have not been subject to protest. Others may not always express their intention clearly enough, especially when
there is a power imbalance between you and that person.
○If you come to know that the person feels uncomfortable, don’t repeat that comment or act.
○If you have committed a conduct that constitutes harassment, apologize to that person immediately and try tomaintain a good relationship in a sincere manner.
○When you are not sure if your speech or behavior is considered to be harassment or when you are told bysomeone that he/she committed harassment and are not sure how to respond to it, we recommend that you
consult the Harassment Consultation Center. You can prevent the issues from worsening by responding to themat an early stage.

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Chapter 4 Harassment○Even when it is something you never care about, others may perceive it in a different way. Be aware that there
are variety of ways people perceive things depending on age, sex, position and culture.
○Respect the dignity and intention of others. Try to think from the other person’s point of view.
○Try to contain yourself so as not to take your anger out on others or behave emotionally.
○It is important to be careful in your everyday life to prevent yourself from becoming an offender of harassment
without noticing.
○Try to build an open environment where persons can speak out and share your feelings and thoughts with eachother.
○Learn about harassment using leaflets, websites, and study sessions on harassment prevention.

4. If You Witnessed Harassment

If You Witnessed Harassment○Warn the person who makes harassing comments or behavior, if possible.
○Talk to the person who is subject to such misbehavior and listen to them carefully.
○It is important not to criticize the offended person, such as saying that he/she is also the one to be blamed, or
taking actions without the agreement of that person.
○Recommend that the offended person consult someone he/she can trust and visit the Harassment Consultation
Center. If the person has little knowledge about harassment, you can also give him/her a copy of the Kyushu
University Harassment Prevention Guidelines and leaflets of the Harassment Consultation Center.
○If you are involved in a harassment case and not sure about how to cope with it, please visit the Harassment
Consultation Center. (Consultation from a third party is also welcome.)

When You Are Harassed by Someone

Chapter 4 Harassment○Don’t blame yourself.
○It is important to express that you are disturbed. However, criticize yourself even if you cannot do so.
○Don’t keep it to yourself and talk to friends or faculty members you can trust. Harassment is not only yourproblem.
○Keep as much of a record as possible (when, where and what). If you have a witness, ask that person to give
testimony.
○If you have no one to talk about the problem, visit the Harassment Consultation Center.
Kyushu University provides the Kyushu University Harassment Prevention Guidelines to disseminate
information on the prevention of harassment and basic efforts for solution of this issue.
In addition, it has also introduced the Harassment Consultation Center and advisors on each campus torespond to requests for consultation and complaints concerning harassment. You can consult with any adviser
regardless of your affiliation.
The Harassment Prevention Guidelines and name and exclusive email address of the advisers are listed on
the university website (http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/publication/harassment/) (see the page ofharassment prevention and measures under the general information page).
Moreover, you can make a reservation for consultation at the Harassment Consultation Center at its website(http://harassment-cc.kyushu-u.ac.jp).

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I. Safety Measures

Chapter 5.

Safety Measures for Curricular andExtracurricular Activities
Safety Measures
Precautions for Experiments and Practical Training
Each faculty and institution provides a manual and guidance and advice for prevention of accidents duringexperiment and practical training. Strictly follow the class guidance and instructions from tutors and senior students
and make sure to check anything unclear to insure safe implementation of experiments and practical training.
In addition, keep the Safety Guidelines (P.40-) in mind during experiments and practical training to be prepared
for an emergency.

Chemicals

Check for short circuit and leakage.
Follow instructions when turning switches on and off.
Don’t touch plugs and switches with a wet hand.
Turn off the switch when finishing or suspending theoperation.

Wear a laboratory coat.
Wear safety glasses as needed.
Wear rubber gloves when handling hazardous chemicals.
Make sure that there is no fire nearby.

High current is particularly dangerous!
Follow the manual and conduct a safety check!

Make sure to follow the instructions andcheck the label on the containers!

Machine tools

Other dangerous materials

Wear work clothes, safety glasses and work shoes.
Confirm the safety of the surroundings when turning on
switches.
Set or remove the workpiece after the machine has completely
stopped.

Watch for safety when handling other dangerous materials,
such as living things, gasses, lazar and X-ray.
Do not talk, play or do other things during an experiment.
Make sure to follow the manuals and instructions.

Be careful not to be caught in the machineor pinched by any parts!
Be careful not to touch the working parts!

Make sure to be prepared, change yourclothes, take protective measures, tidy up,
and check for safety!

Engage in Safe and Healthy Extracurricular Activities
Watch out for injuries and accidents whenever you are engaged in extracurricular activities, and implement a
reasonable plan carefully with the first priority on safety. Follow the instructions and advice from the tutor, trainer
and leaders, and conduct safe and healthy activities.for an emergency.

■Causes for injuries and accidents
1 ) Activities exceeding one’s capacity (a match with a person with much higher abilities, and plans and activities that are not suitablefor one’s physical capacity)2 ) Accumulated fatigue
3 ) Carelessness or misjudgment(Using the wrong weather forecast, insufficient inspection of equipment, misjudgment concerning the fatigue level of club members, etc.)
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Electricity

I. Safety Measures■To prevent an accident
1 ) Understand the health conditions and physical capacity of yourself and your team members.
2 ) Excessive exercise in scorching heat may result in an accident. Also, be careful to replace water and lost salt.
3 ) Check the safety of facilities, equipment and tools constantly. Report to a relevant person immediately if you find any abnormality
and refrain from using any facility or device until the safety is confirmed.
4 ) Prepare a training manual and include accident prevention measures in it.
5 ) Consider safety standards carefully for each event.
6 ) When you need to drive for an away match, drive safely and be careful not to cause an accident.
7 ) Performance and screen presentation without infringement of copyrights
Music and movie software is protected as a copyrighted work under the Copyright Act. If you perform or present it on screen to the
public, you are required to have consent of the author, except when doing so for non-commercial purposes where you do not collectfees from an audience. Contact the copyright protection organizations and process copyright-related matters properly.

JASRAC Kyushu Branch■To prepare for the risk of accident

Chapter 5 Safety Measures for Curricular and Extracurricular Activities

1 ) Prepare a response manual for possible emergencies(Emergency contact and measures for accidents)2 ) Utilize the insurance system (such as sports accident insurance, in addition to university insurance)3 ) Conduct rescue training4 ) Prepare a first-aid kit5 ) Obtain proper knowledge concerning first aid
6 ) If the activity will be conducted outside the campus, submit a camp/away match notification and off-campus event notification as
early as possible.
7 ) Bring your health insurance certificate with you. Know your blood type.
(You can also test your blood test at the blood donation campaign conducted once a year.)8 ) If an accident happened, regardless of whether it is during an away match or training, apply proper first-aid measures and thencontact the supervisor faculty staff and the Student Support Division immediately.

Volunteer Activities
While many regions are making efforts to recover from significant damages of disasters, such as the Great East
Japan Earthquake and rainstorms, many students have joined reconstruction works as a volunteer. When you
participate in such activities, do not forget to collect information on the situation of the affected area, act cautiously,
and pay attention to the following matters.

【To ensure your safety】
1 ) If you will participate in a volunteer activity, please fill in and submit the designated form, which is available at the student support
desk of each faculty and Extracurricular Activities Support Group, Student Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Ito Campus.
2 ) When you participate, please inform your guardian (the person who pays your tuition) and tutor in advance.
3 ) If you are participating as a group, such as university club, please inform the supervisor faculty staff in advance.
4 ) Subscribe to volunteer insurance.

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I. Safety Measures

Prevention of Climbing Accidents
Bring proper equipment according to the purpose.
Are your equipment, plan, skills, and physical capacity suitable for climbing?
Understanding the weather condition is important in mountain climbing.
Weather can change abruptly and become brutal in the mountains.
Hiking registration is your safety rope to protect your life.
You have a responsibility to avoid risks.
Be careful particularly when the seasons are changing. Even when it is spring weather at the foot of themountain, it may be more like winter higher up the mountain. Watch for avalanches, blizzards and ice.

Concerning accidents during extracurricular activities
Ito Campus Center Zone Extracurricular Support Section

Emergency Contacts
In the case of an accident

Call 119 / 110 first!

Contact of student support desks

Ito Campus Center Zone
Student Support Division092-802-5961

Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society
092-802-5786

Hospital Campus
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine/Graduate Schoolof Medical Sciences
092-642-6020
Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine092-642-6675

Faculty of Dental Science/Graduate School of Dental Science092-642-6261
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences/Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
092-642-6541

Chikushi Campus

Ohashi CampusInterdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
092-583-7512

Faculty of Design/Graduate School of Design092-553-4423

Ito Campus West Zone
Faculty of Engineering/Graduate School of Engineering/Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering092-802-2722

Faculty of Science/Graduate School of Science/Graduate School of Mathematics

092-802-4013

Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences

092-802-4033

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Ito Campus East Zone
School of Letters/Education/Law/Economics & Grad School of Humanities/Human-Environment Studies/Law/Economics/
Integrated Sciences for Global Society & Law School
092-802-6383

II. Insurance System

Contact during extracurricular activities
Ito Campus Center Zone Extracurricular Activities Support Group

092-802-5966

Contact in the case of incidents and accidents on holidays and during nighttime
Hospital Campus

Ito Campus
Cecurity Office092-802-2305

Security Office090-3196-3400

Security Office

Chikushi Campus
Security Office092-642-6019

Ohashi Campus
092-642-4428

Insurance System
In modern life, there are risks of an accident for which a person cannot cover the entire damage within his/her
own economic capacity.
Utilize an insurance system that fits you most and prepare for such risks.

Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research
Chapter 5 Safety Measures for Curricular and Extracurricular Activities■Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (PAS)This insurance covers accidents during the lectures, experiment and practical training under the curriculum,
extracurricular activities, university events (including internship and volunteer activities), commuting, andtransportation between university facilities, and other unexpected accidents caused by a disaster that occurred
within the university facilities. Many students across Japan subscribe to this insurance since the insurance
premiums are relatively inexpensive.

■Liability Insurance Coupled with PAS

This insurance covers the damage required by the law for injury and damages to someone’ s property caused
during curricular programs, experiments, practical training, extracurricular activities, university events (includinginternship and volunteer activities), and transportation to and from such events.
You have to be a subscriber of PAS to take out this insurance.
*We recommend that all students to take out the above insurance as subscription is required for education
practice, internship programs, and volunteer activities in most cases.

■Comprehensive Insurance Coupled with PAS

You may subscribe to this insurance when you consider the insurance coverage of PAS to be insuffifient. It covers
diseases and injuries in daily life, and it also includes liability insurance.
You have to be a subscriber of PAS to take out this insurance.
Student Support Division, Ito Campus Center Zone

092-802-5812·596438

II. Insurance System

Other types of insurance■Sports Safety InsuranceThis insurance is provided by the Sports Safety Association. In addition to sports groups, organizations engaged incultural and volunteer activities can also subscribe to this insurance with inexpensive insurance premiums. The
insurance covers accidents, etc. during the activities.
Fukuoka Prefecture Sports Safety Association

Call Fukuoka Prefecture Office.

092-622-5775■University Mutual Aid

This insurance is provided by the Consumer Cooperative Union. It covers campus life on a 24 hour, 7 day basis,from hospitalization and accidents during hang-gliding to fires at your apartment or dormitory and wind and flood
damage.
Call the main office of the Kyushu University Consumer Cooperative Union092-651-7164■Comprehensive insurance for students

This type of insurance is provided by private insurance companies. It covers general matters in campus life. The
scope of this insurance is not limited to lectures or extracurricular activities, and there are a variety of insurance
programs of this kind, such as one that covers accidents overseas. You can also combine two or more programs
that you need.

■Travel insurance■Automobile liability insuranceThis is a compulsory insurance required by the law. This insurance applies to motorcycles as well. Please be careful
regarding the expiration date.

■Voluntary automobile liability insuranceThis insurance covers the shortage of automobile liability insurance. The insurance premiums vary depending on
the insured amount, driver’s age, and accident record. Some insurance offers a discount for a lump-sum paymentof annual insurance premiums.

■Voluntary bicycle liability insurance

Even you ride a bicycle in conformity with the traffic rules, it's possible to have traffic accidents. You need to accept
a claim for compensation in case of a victim gets injured.
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You re highly recommended to carry an insurance which is like The TS mark incidental insurance, or a liability
coverage accident insurance by private insurance companies.

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There are domestic and overseas types. Both of them cover injuries and diseases as well as damage of property
during the trip. Some companies also provide a call center network with which you can talk in Japanese when you
are involved in an accident overseas.

Safety Guidelines

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How to respond to

Fire/Explosion

Outbreak of fire/
explosion!
Severe injury?

Call anambulance at
Situation
Place

Alert the surrounding
persons in a loud voice

RescueFill in the contact number here.

Fire alarm (firebox)

Is rescue possible?

Watch for secondary
disasters!
Do not push yourself
too hard!
Wait for experts!

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Matters to report
If there is
any injured person
Name of the reporter
How to report

First aid applied as needed“Please send an ambulance.”“The place is XX seminar, Faculty of
XX, XX Campus of Kyushu University.”“There are X injured people.”→ “The person bruised the head andhas become unconscious.”→ “The person is bleeding badly
from an injury on his/her leg.”I am XX from Faculty of XX. My
telephone number is XXX-XXXX

If you called an ambulance, makesure to contact the security staff
and ask them to guide theambulance on campus.
Security staff
After you contact the security staff,
move to a place where theambulance can easily find you, andguide the ambulance to the site.

Treatment and aid

Counseling and
Health Center
InfirmaryFirst aid
Taken to hospital
Get in the ambulance
and attend the victim.

Contact
relevant desks
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Administrative officeIf you don’t know the telephone number, call 092-802-5925(General Affairs Section, Student Affairs Planning Division,
Maintain your awareness of risks and conduct
Student Affairs Department)
safety management and confirmation of yoursurroundings constantly.

Any injured person?

Severe incident?

Evacuation

Call

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Situation
Place

Fire extinguisher and fire hydrant

Extinguishingto summon fire trucks

Matters to report
If there is any injured person
Name of the reporter
How to report

There is a fire!
→ Please send an ambulance (if you need an
ambulance only).
“The place is XX seminar, Faculty of XX, XX Campus ofKyushu University.”“There are injured people.” (Or “there is no injured
person” or “I’ m not sure if there is any injured
person.” )“I am XX from Faculty of XX. My telephone number is
XXX-XXXX.”

If you called a fire truck, make sure to contact the
security staff and ask them to guide the fire truckon campus.
Security staff
After you contact the security staff, move to a place
where the ambulance can easily find you, and guidethe fire truck to the site.

Research supervisor

Nighttime and holidays

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119 first in the case of a fatal accident!

CallFirst Aid Check List
Is the person conscious?

Secure an airway

Try not to tilt the head

If you suspect that the person broke
his/her neck, lift his/her chinwith both hands.

Push down the head
and lift the chin.

If the person
breathes

Recovery position

If the person
does not breathe

Artificial respiration

Tilt the head behind tosecure the airway.

Blow in quietly for two seconds two times

Securing
an airway

Pinch the noseso that the
air will not
escapeWhen there isno sign of circulation(regular breathing,cough and movements)

Lift the tip of the chin with your fingers.

Confirm that the chest rises up

Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
Place one hand on the other andcompress the breastbone about
100 times a minute vertically(the chest should sink 4-5cm).
〈When you are the only rescuer〉
Apply artificial respiration twice andthen CPR 15 times. Repeat.

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Compress the
middle of
two nipples

After completing a series of these procedures,
call

the Counseling and Health Center.

Put the person at ease

Chemicals?

Injury?

IntakeWater

InhaleOxygen inhalation/
artificial respiration

Contamination ofskin or eyes

Wash with a large
amount of water(acid, alkali,
precious metals)

Severebleeding?

Wash with water →Remove foreign substances →Sterilize

SevereinjuryIf the person bleeds from anartery, apply pressure on a partnear the heart to stop bleeding.

Cut

Stop the bleeding with clean cloth.

Compress the
subclavian artery

Burn?

Compress thebrachial artery

SevereinjuryCompress thecommon carotid artery Femoral artery

Cool with water andice immediately.

Minor burn on the surface skin
Fracture?

Cool

Have the person rest at ease

Severe injury
If it is necessary
to move the person,

Bruise?
*1. Watch for a few months. The symptomsof subdural hemorrhage appear a monthafter an injury.
Source: Guidelines on Resuscitation for
Citizens [revised edition] (Herusu Shuppan)

Blow to the head*1

SplintRest the person at ease

Minor injury on parts other than head(Don't move the neck and be sure to hold it in the same position.)

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Cool

Ambulance

Be careful not totouch the blood
directly.

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seizureFill in the contact number here.

Injury/seizure!
Call for help in a loud voice.

Is the person conscious?

Call

119

to get an
ambulance

Severe conditions?

XX Campus of Kyushu University
Situation
Number of patientsFirst aid

Treatment

Attend the ambulanceCounseling and Health Center

Contact faculty members and students Contact during nighttime and on holidays
Laboratory

Administrative office

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Emergency
contact
Ito Campus

Fire 119 Nishi
Fire department
Gas
leakage

In-campus Student
contact Support Division

Seibu Gas

Security Main gate
staff

Nishi

ext.

Police 110 Police Station

Hospital Campus

Fire 119 Higashi
Fire Department
Gas
leakage

General Affairs Group 1,
General Affairs Division

In-campus
contact Student Affairs

Seibu Gas

Security Higashi gate
staff

Division
Higashiext.

Police 110 Police Station

Chikushi Campus

Fire 119

Kasuga, Onojo,
Nakagawa
Fire DepartmentsGasleakage

Seibu Gas

Security Onojo gate
(only at night)
staff

Miscellaneous Group 1,
General Affairs Division

In-campus
contact Student Support Desk,

Student Affairs Divisionext.

Chikushino

Police 110 Police Station

Ohashi Campus

Fire 119 MinamiFire Department
Gas
leakage

Miscellaneous Group,

In-campus Miscellaneous Divisioncontact Student Support Desk,

Seibu Gas

Security Main gate
staff

Student Affairs Division

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Minami

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Campus Life Handbook
Published on April 1, 2018
Kyushu University Student Aﬀairs Department

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