June - July 2022 (issued at end of May)

EnglishKawasaki International Association

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

reservation required

Information Session for Foreign Residents:
How to Apply for Public Housing

Persons who wish to apply for public housing, but who are not sure how, canfreeattend this session and get help filling out their forms.
(English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Nepali, Vietnameseand Indonesian interpretation will be available.)When: Saturday, June 11th, 10am to noon
Where: Kawasaki International Center 2nd floor Association Meeting Room
Limit: 20 people
Application Period: Apply by phone or in person no later than Wednesday, June 8th, 16:30.
Application criteria: (1) legally an adult in Japan(2) resident of Kawasaki City for at least a year
or have worked at the same job in Kawasaki for at least a year(3) monthly income not above a certain level(4) having serious problems related to housing etc.

2022 International Festival in Kawasaki: CANCELLED
In the previous edition of Hello Kawasaki (April-May issue) we announced that theFestival would be held this year, after three years, on a by-reservation basis.
Afterwards, after taking various things into consideration, it was decided to cancel
the International Festival (originally scheduled for July 3rd) in order to help preventthe spread of the novel Coronavirus.

Now Offering Consulting on Evacuees from Ukraine
Kawasaki International Center One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents

Topics：Language:
When:
How:

isues related to the intake of Ukranian evacuees, their daily lives, etc.
a Ukranian-language translation machine is available at the Center
Monday through Saturday, 9:00 to 17:00
in person at the Center, by phone (044-455-8811) or by e-mail:soudan39@kian.or.jp
Online consultations (by Zoom) available by appointment.
Make a reservation using the form at:
http://www.kian.or.jp/kic/soudan.shtml※Additionally, the usual consultion service in 11 languages is continuing.

Picture Books from Overseas
in the Library and Reference RoomIn the Library and Reference Room on the 2nd floorof the Kawasaki International Center we have
picture books in 30 different languages.
Some of them contain text written in both Japaneseand a foreign language. In other cases we have theJapanese edition and the foreign language edition
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Harry the Dirty Dog
available for you to compare. Some books comewith a CD or DVD.
(with CD in Japanese and English)
Why not read some of these books with yourchild? Or perhaps make use of them in your own study of the Japanese language.
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Japanese for Work: for Non-native Speakers of Japanese-Striving for Effective Communication in the WorkplaceWhen:
July, 9 (Sat) to August 6, 2022 (Sat) (Every Wed. and Sat.)
Schedule: Wednesdays 18:30 to 20:30
Saturdays 10:00 to 12:00
Class limit: about 10 students
Course fee: ¥4,950 (for 9 classes) ※Textbook fee is separateApplications: taken from May ２３th to June 19thFormat:
Online lessons via Zoom
※ The first and last classes (7/9 and 8/6) will be in person.
for applying
Where:Kawasaki International Center
onlineFor people who: ① work or have worked in Kawasaki City, or live inKawasaki City and work elsewhere (part-time or
temporary work is OK),AND ② have passed the JLPT N3 test or have equivalentor better skill in Japanese (there will be a screening)*************************************************************************************

Consultations for Foreign Residents at the Kawasaki International Center
If there’s something about living in Japan that you are worried about or would like to ask,
you can get advice here. （Free）★Online Consultations via ZOOM available!
(Make a reservation for this on the homepage.)
Now open 9:00 to 17:00, including during the lunch hour
For consultations by phone dial: 044-455-8811
Even when the staff person for your language is not available, we can try to help you using telephone interpretation.

Language
EnglishPortuguese
KoreanVietnameseIndonesianDays available
Mon through Sat
Tues, Fri
Tues, Thurs
Tues, FriTues, Wed

Language
ChineseSpanishTagalog
Thai
NepaliDays available
Mon through Sat
Tues, Wed
Tues, Wed
Mon, Tues
Tues, Sat

Reservation
Page for Online
Consultations

consultations with an administrative scrivener (in Japanese only; interpreter available by reservation)

When: Sunday June 19 and Sunday July 17, 2022, 14:00 to 16:00
Where: Kawasaki International Center 2nd floor, Association Meeting Room＊FreeKawasakiInternational
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