Kobe Foreigners Friendship Center
Nonprofit Organization
Identity
While respecting your own identity
Communication
connects with one another through heart-to-heart communication.
Equality
While keeping equality to everyone in mind
Rightsstrive for realization of human rights
Life
And sparkling of the life

Objective of KFC
KFC was established in 1997 in order to support foreign residents (immigrants)based on
the experience of supporting foreign victims of the Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake in 1995.
Nowadays many foreigners are immigrating to Japan and living with their children.
While meeting or interacting each other at work or school or in community, both Japaneseand foreigners have a great opportunity to respect each other and create harmonious activities
to live together. However, unfortunately there still exists reality of our society like a coldaudience. There are people like uninterested spectators who don’t pay much attention to eventhose foreigners living from generation-to-generation.
History shows pursuit of convenience by majority people has been infringing upon minority
counterpart. History also tells us that it is necessary for us to strive for equal society:1.

People from different cultural backgrounds are (should be) cherished2.

Diversity is (should be) respected3.

Differences are (should be) acceptedWith all these above always keep in mind, we will be able to enrich our society with

cooperation of many people and protect the rights of human beings.
KFC will make a challenge to remove prejudice or discrimination in Japanese society and aim
at achieving the multicultural coexistence society.
Any kind of the following support activities for KFC would be greatly appreciated:
Applications for membership are now being accepted
Regular (Full)member :1 share ￥12,000 /year

Supporting group member

1 share ￥10,000 /year

Supporting member

1shareSupporting youth member 1share￥2,000/year￥3,000 /year*Valid period of membership: One year (April to the following March)
Postal transfer: 00990-4-18945
Bank Accounts:
Minato Bank, Ohashi Branch Saving account 1692060
orMitsubishi UFJ Bank, Nagata Branch Saving account 3989561•Your donation will be also very welcome. (Appreciative.) Contact the headquarters

with your contact information such as name, phone number etc.
•Commodity goods (Not used ones) as donation are also very welcome, but firstcontact headquarters please.
•KFC is more than welcome(happy) to have volunteers for the following activities:
Japanese language learning, Learning assistance for elementary or junior high school

students, recreations or chatting at the facilities for the elderlyAward History
2001

International year of Volunteer Square 2001 Cheer -Up Award

2002

The Kobe Newspaper Social Award

2006

Cheer -up Grand Award
Kobe Social Venture Award

2008

The First Co-existence Local Culture Grand Award

2009

Kobe Kiwanis Social Welfare Award

2011

Creating a Universal Society of Hyogo Award

2012

The Fifth Kamenori Foundation Outstanding Performance Award

CB・CSO Award of Excellence
2014

Kinki Rokin Award of Excellence2015

Iue Culture Award
The Yomiuri Welfare Cultural Award
The Japan Foundation Global Citizens Award

Activities & Achievements
1995

January 17 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
January 30 Set-up Rescue Network for Vietnamese Victims
April

StartedLife

RecoveryCenterfor

foreignresidents

in

Hyogo

prefecture(Recovery Center)1997

February 11 Set-up Rescue Network for Vietnamese Victims and Recovery Center

were combined into single unit and named after KFC. KFC started to provide the following
support:
1. Life counselling or assistance by multi languages
2. Japanese Language learning support
3. Research study about problems which foreign residents face
4. Proposals to realize needs of minority people
1999

Established KOBE HANA NO KAI which aims at creating a comfortable and relaxedplace for elderly Korean residents
2001

Started Co-sponsored workshop (Joint hosting workshop) with Hyogo Prefectureetc. (At present, it is called workshops to discuss on Multicultural Coexistence Workshop)
2002

Launched entrepreneurship support for ethnic small business

2003

KOBE HANA NO KAI became integrated with KFC. It became KFC HANA NOKAI
2004

August KFC got certified as a specified non-profit cooperation

2005

Day Service Center HANA NO KAI was establishedStarted studying support for children with foreign roots

2009

Multicultural Children Co-education (Moi) was established
Opening Home-visit facility and home care support facility called “HANA CaringServices”
2010

Cooperation Conclusion with Kobe University Cross Cultural Exchange Center(Nagata Study Group was established)2011

Launched to support victims of Great East Japan Earthquake(Focusing on those victims moving to Hyogo Prefecture area and temporary remoteevacuation of Children from Fukushima)
Started a reading club for foreign children living in Kobe area cosponsored by Shin
Nagata libraryStarted interaction meeting with returnees of war –displaced Japanese remained inChina
2012

Opening GROUP HOME HANA

2013

Opening HAIZU in the east of Kobe to help children with foreign roots for themlearning
Opening Small -scale multifunctional Home Care facility called “HANA”
Launched to support Vietnamese elderly residents
2016

Opening Children Restaurant,”KFC Dining for All "2017

Started Welfare paid transportation service

2018

Launched the third country resettlement support for Myanmar refugees

2019

Appointed to operate Futaba International Center

Description of KFC Business (Services)
Consultation-In association with lawyers, KFC provides multilanguage assistance for everyday life issues
such as education, welfare, and visa status etc.
Available languages: Vietnamese, Chinese, Mongolian, English etc.
Japanese Language Support-Provide Japanese language learning to acquire communicative skills and self-expression
ability in Japanese. It’s been more than two decades (20 years) since KFC started to engaged
in regional Japanese language education. KFC has been developing various activities to meetthe need of times (such) as follows:
Focusing on
1.

Development of teaching materials for living in peace and safety

2.

Collaborative learning by all the participants

3.

Workshops focusing on our supporters*Learning Place at Futaba International CenterSupport projects for children with foreign roots
KFC offers (them) many programs to establishing their own identity and discovering their
comfortable place while focusing on learning support.
1.

Multicultural children co-education center (called MOI) business operation

Ex. Learning support, Interaction meeting, preschool children’s activities
Career counseling for students and so forth.
2.

Reading club for foreign children at elementary school3.

KFC dining service for everyone

4.

Office management of Foreign Children Scholarship

Ethnic Culture Support
As Japanese returnees from China and their family get older, it is true that they have to face
more difficulties in their daily life. KFC is trying to provide a very comfortable place like anoasis where they can sit back and relax with the following activities:
1.

Brush-up Japanese class2.

Interaction events such as Tai Chi, Square dance, Yang ge dance, Healthy exerciseetc.
3.

Management of KFC Dojyo Space

Support for the third country resettlement Myanmar refugees
In March ,2019 the 9th third country resettlement Myanmar refugees (22 people in total
including five families) came to immigrate to Kobe. In order for them to adjust their newenvironment at work or school comfortably and safely, KFC has provided them with thefollowing services or resources:1.

Local settlement support. Ex. House visit, Hospital accompaniment, Life

consultation or advice

etc.

2.

Japanese language class, Learning assistance for their school subjects

3.

Information gathering regarding acceptance of refugees and proposals to the relatedorganizations etc.
Futaba International Center
In June, 2019 Kobe city established FUTABA International Center which any Kobe citizen
can use to gather regardless of age or nationality to realize co-existent multicultural society.
Kobe International Community Center (KICC) as an extra -body government of Kobe city
has been outsourcing the facility operation to KFC.

While assisting foreign residents in a variety of way of activities such as life guidance, opening
Japanese classes, KFC can provide Japanese people as well as foreign residents opportunities
to join proactively the activities as follow and lead to deepen the understanding of each culture.
1.

Life guidance for foreign residents2.

Mutual understanding between Japanese and foreigners

3.

Human resources development course(training) for Japanese language volunteer

teaching
4.

Education projects for international understanding (Dispatching foreign residents

to children’s house as guest teachers.)
Support for elderly People
KFC provides long term care for elderly people with respect of their minority cultural
background and create a cozy and comfortable place for them.
Group Home Hana
Small Scale of Multi-Functional Home Care
Even when long care due to dementia is required or no matter what kind of language barriers
or cultural differences exist, KFC appreciates each user’s historical backgrounds, and aims at
creating a cozy and comfortable place living with full of smiling and peace in mind.
Hana Caring Services
Respect the dignity of all of humanity, and provide services for anyone around the world.
・ Home Care Support Facility Operation
Feature:Focusing on sensitivities of cultural backgrounds

・ Home-Visit Care Facility Operation
Features:1.

Availability of multilingual staffs

2.

Provide comfortable services regardless of different culturalbackgrounds
Day Service Center Hana no Kai
Hana no Kai aims at a day care facility where anyone is welcome to express oneself freely.
Features:1．

Anyone in need of nursing care required help 1 level to long termlevel 5 or with dementia will be taken care politely and carefully
2.

Provide recreational activities to meet the diverse needs such as

playing cards (floral playing cards), domino, puzzles, karaoke3.

Hold many fun events such as birthday’s party, cherry-blossom

viewing,summer festival, Christmas party, field trip with lunch etc.

Dispatch service of communication supporters
This is a joint project through collaboration with Kobe city.
Features:1.

Welcome to consult us anything about long term care insurance.

2.

No dispatching fee Maximum (Four times per year. Each session

is about one hour)
3.

Available languages as of 2019: Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean

Welfare-Paid transportation
・For those certified persons with physical disability or those in need of nursing care・According to the needs such as shopping or doctor’s visit, transportation is provided
Proposals to the related organizations
Aim: Create a society where human rights of minority are protected
・Proposals to make appeals to the related organizations which make policies to protect thehuman rights of foreigners (immigrants)
・Proposals with regards to policies toward realizing co-existing society
・Promoting cooperative projects with administrative agencies etc.
Research Study・Research and Study about history, actual status, actual life situation and culture of foreigners(immigrants)
・Publication on minority research book etc.
・Holding symposium , report session, workshop
Publication
1999

North America Study Tour Report I “It was good to have friends in the U.S.A.”2000

North America Study Tour Report II “ It was good to have friends in the U.S.A.”
Teaching materials for Vietnamese residents in Japan2001

FM Teaching materials for Brazilian residents in Japan
Study about Minority foreign residents I: Mother tongue education for JapaneseSouth American children
2003

Japanese Language teaching materials for Spanish speaking people
Medical issues (situation) for minority foreigners living in Japan II:
Care guide book for elderly Koreans living in Japan
Workshop report about regional internationalization of the year 2002

2004

Workshop report about regional internationalization of the year 2003

2005

Study about minority foreign residents III: Right of subsistence (Living rights forminority elderly foreign residents)
2007

10th Anniversary issue of KFC magazine “KAZE” (Wind)

2012

Living Japanese Language Text entitled “ Nadeshiko Japanese "2013

Living Japanese Language Text entitled “ Nadeshiko Japanese II "Mother-child handbook in Vietnamese (Kobe version)
2014Report about KFC multicultural coexistence support projects
2015Providing more opportunities to expose children to read books(Brochures to promote to read books for foreign children)
Report about KFC Great East Japan Earthquake support activities

2017

20th Anniversary issue of KFC magazine “TSUCHI ”(Soil)
Report of empowerment projects by foreign children and youth
Practice fun Kanji exercise book with learning brush stroke.

Specified Non-profit cooperation
Kobe Foreigners Friendship Center(KFC)KFC Cooperate Headquarters
Address: 〒653-0038 Kobe-shi, Nagata-ku, Wakamatsu-cho 4-4-10 Asutakuesuta Kitatou
502
Phone

078-612-2402

Fax

078-612-3052

Emailkfc@social-b.net

Opening hours

Weekdays 08：30 to 17:30

Multicultural children Co-education Center
多文化子ども共育センター（Moi）
Address: 〒653-0038 Kobe-shi, Nagata-ku, Wakamatsu-cho 4-4-10 Asutakuesuta Kitatou

501
Hana Nursing Care Service Designated business number:2870601909
Welfare paid transport Registered number: 神兵福 129
Address: 〒 653-0038 Kobe-shi, Nagata-ku, Wakamatsu-cho 4-4-10 Asutakuesuta Kitatou
502
Phone

078-646-8670（Home Care）

Phone

078-646-8671（In-home Care Service）

Phone

078-612-2402 (Welfare-Paid transport)

Fax

078-612-3052

Emailqqeu6ae9k@silk.ocn.ne.jp

Opening hours: Weekdays 08：30 to 17:30
Day Service Center Hana no Kai
Designated business number:2870601172
Address: 〒653-0038 Kobe-shi, Nagata-ku, Wakamatsu-cho 4-2-5 Asutapia Shinnagata

Esuta Garden 2nd floor
Phone/Fax

078-612-2408

E-mailbamboo@social-b.net

Opening hours: Weekdays 08：30 to 17:30
Group Home Hana Designated business number:2890600121
Address:〒653-0031 Kobe-shi, Nagata-ku, Nishi Shiriike cho 2-4-28
Phone078-798-5475（Group Home Hana）
078-798-5474(Small -scale Multifunctional Home Care Center)Fax

078-798-5476

Emailghhana@titan.ocn.ne.jp

Opening hours: Open all-year-round
Futaba International Center
Futaba Gakusha (Kobe Local Human Resources support Center）
Address: 〒 653-0042 Kobe-shi, Nagata-ku, Futaba-cho 7-1-18
Phone

078-747-0280 Fax: 078-747-0290 Email: fic @tbz.t-com.ne.jp

Opening hours：Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 10：00 to 20:00
Tue. Sun. Holidays:10 :00 to 17:00
Closed: Mondays and year end (Dec.ember28 to January 5)
If Monday is a public holiday, it will be open and the following Tuesday will be closed.