Committee for the Promotion ofA Multicultural Fukushima City【FIRST MEETING】
DATE & TIME: WED. NOVEMBER 28 TH 2019 FROM 1:30PM
LOCATION: FUKUSHIMA CITY HALL 4 TH FLR. CONFERENCE ROOM

Outline
1. Current Domestic Situation and Issues ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Pg. 1
2. Role of the Committee ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Pg. 2
3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report ・・・・・・・・・・・・ Pg. 3 – Pg. 10
4. Surveys & Questionnaires: Foreign Resident Questionnaire ・・・ Pg. 11
5. The Multicultural Fukushima City Promotion Guidelines・・・・・・ Pg. 12
6. The Guide for Living in Fukushima City・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Pg. 13
7. Other Issues・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Pg. 14
8. Opinion Exchange & Free Discussion ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Pg. 15 – Pg. 17
9. Office Notices ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Pg. 18【Information】 The Fukushima City International Friendship Association

１． Current Domestic Situation & Issues【Current Situation】
・Foreign Visitors to Japan 2009: approx 6.8 mil. people ➡ 2018: approx 31.2万mil. people
2018 tourism expenditure：4.5189 trillion yen （153,000 per person）
・Foreign Residents: approx 2.1 million in 2009 ➡ approx 2.6 million in 2018
・Status of Residence: Permanent Resident/Special PR↓：41％ Exchange↑：12％Technical Intern↑：12％ Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services ↑：8％・Foreign Laborers: approx 560,000 in 2009 ➡ approx 1, 460,000 in 2018
【Issues】 Serious labor shortage as a result of falling population, school truancy of foreign
children and students.
【References】 ・ ‘Regional Multiculturalism Promotion Plan’, formulated March 2006.
・ ‘Combined Response to the Acceptance & Integration of International Human Resources’, announced December 2018.
・ Enforcement of the revised ‘Immigration Refugee Law’ (creation of a new status of residence system) from April 2019.
・ Establishment of the Japanese Education Promotion Law (expansion of Japanese education opportunities for foreign people) in June 2019１２． Role of the Committee
City
Internal InvestigativeOrganization
8WG)※An ‘Internal Network
Meeting to be held regularly
from next year is also underconsideration.

Information
Sharing

Proposals
OpinionsDecision

Committee for thePromotion of aMulticultural
Fuksuhima City
※Reorganization into aregular ‘Network Meeting’ forthe purpose of information
sharing from next year is also
under consideration.

‘Multicultural Promotion Guidelines※Comprehensive promotion under these guidelines

Div. A

Div. A

Implementation

Div. ALINK

National/Prefec-tural/Other
Municipalities/RelatedFacilities &Organizations

To carry out an investigation regarding the following
points, which will ensure foreign residents are able tolive securely and which are required for them tocooperate as regional partners in the implementationof town-planning.
① Investigation into a draft of guidelines for thepurpose of promoting ‘A Multicultural Fukushima’(Promotion Guidelines)② Review of the Guide for Living in Fukushima City
③ Other issues regarding information sharing※ Opinions received from the Committee will be fed back to the ‘Internal
Investigation Organization’ and a decision made by the City.

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3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report （PART 1）（１）Foreign Resident Population① Population of foreign nationals by nationality/region
Country・Region Name / Year❶ China❷ The Philippines❸ Vietnam❹ South Korea❺ Nepal20082009201020112012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1,038

1,004

912

701

576

578

585

576

583

575

568

446

445

360

350

363

378

381

379

383

388

433

28

25

26

15

15

26

47

88

162

207

288

210

215

207

185

162

173

169

190

183

174

165

6

15

12

7

28

31

50

115

116

95

67

272

271

238

224

206

226

260

292

315

353

398

2,000

1,975

1,755

1,482

1,350

1,412

1,492

1,640

1,742

1,792

1,919

30

-25

-220

-273

-132

62

80

148

102

50

127

Percentage increase/decrease compared tothe same month the year prior

2%

-1%

-11%

-16%

-9%

5%

6%

10%6%

3%

7%

Comparative to the same month the year
prior

102%

99%

89%

84%

91%

105%

106%

110%

106%

103%

107%

OtherTotal
Increase/decrease compared to the samemonth the year prior※Prior to 2011, North Korea was included in the numbers for South Korea※October for each year３

3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report （PART 2）（１）Foreign Resident Population② Proportion of foreign residents in comparison to total population
Proportion of Foreign Residents in the Population of Fukushima City
296,000

294,553294,265

294,000

0.800%

294,247
293,181292,590

292,000

0.700%291,010
0.600%

290,000

288,992
287,927

288,000
286,000

0.500%

284,162

284,000

0.400%
283,425

283,2010.300%

282,000

0.200%
280,000
0.100%

278,000
276,000

0.000%
H20.10

H21.10

H22.10

H23.10

H24.10

H25.10Total Population (ppl)

H26.10

H27.10

H28.10

H29.10

H30.10Foreign Residents (％)

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3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report （PART 3）（２）Foreign Residents Status of Residence （current as of the end of 2018）【Status' of Residence of Foreign Residents in Fukushima City】❼ Engineer/ Specialistin
Humanities/Internatio
nal Services4%❻ Special
PermanentResident
5%【Reference】 Domestic Foreign Residents (current as of the end of 2018)❽ Dependant
4%➒ Other6%❺ Long Term Resident
5%❶ Permanent Resident
38%❹ Spouse or Child ofJapanese National8%❸ Exchange
Student
10%❷ Technical Intern
20%❶ Permanent Resident

771,568 ppl. （Distribution ratio 28%）

❷ Exchange Student

337,000 ppl. （Distribution ratio 12%）

❸ Technical Intern

328,360 ppl. （Distribution ratio 12%）❹ Special Permanent
Resident

321,416 ppl. （ Distribution ratio 12%）

❺ Engineer/
Specialist in Humanities/
International Services

225,724 ppl.（Distribution ratio 8%）５3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report （PART 4）（３）Circumstances of Foreign Laborers
Businesses Hiring Foreign Employees （offices）
Internal Dispatch/Contracting【Comparative Rate】

Foreign Workers （people）

Distribution
ratio （％）

Internal Dispatch/Contracting 【Comparative Rate】

Distribution
ratio（％）

Fukushima Prefecture Total

1,544

159【10.3】

100.0

8,130

1,221【15.0】

100.0

Fukushima Public Employment
Security Office310

45【14.5】

20.1

1,734

276【21.3】

21.3※Current as of the end of October 2018

【Nationality】❶ Vietnam
2,324 ppl. /28.6% (dispatch etc. 273 ppl.)❷ China
1,863 ppl. /22.9% (dispatch 217 ppl.)❸ The Philippines 1,461 ppl. /18.0% (dispatch 364 ppl.)【Industry】❶ Manufacturing
3,382 ppl. (41.6%)❷ Wholesale / Retail 1,094 ppl. (13.5%)❸ Construction
697 ppl. (8.6%)６

3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report （PART 5）（４）Foreign Residents in the Education Sector① Returned and foreign national students at elementary and juniorhigh schools in Fukushima City（current as of May 2019）
SectionNumberItemization❶ Children/students who are returnedJapanese nationals

21

Elementary: 13, Junior High: 8❷ Children/students with foreign nationality

33

Elementary: 22, Junior High: 11Total

54
Children/students who require Japanese
language assistance:
Total: 11７

3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report （PART 6）（４）Foreign Residents in the Education Sector② Summoning of foreign youth to carry out language education etc.
○The City is making use of the JET Program (the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program), runby CLAIR, a section of the Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, andMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, to summon foreign youth fromoverseas.
Classification

Country of Origin

Hired NumberMain Occupation

ALT(Assistant Language Teacher)America, Canada, etc.

15

Assistance in foreign language classes atelementary and junior high schools etc.

CIR(Coordinator of International Relations)

Australia

1

Assistance in office work related to theinternational affairs of Fukushima City

※In addition to the above, the Fukushima City Board of Education also employs one
previous JET program participant as an ALT

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3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report （PART 7）（４）Foreign Residents in the Education Sector③Exchange students enrolled at universities within the city（current as of November 2018)

１）Fukushima University: 106 students 【Itemization】 China: 51, Vietnam: 23,Germany: 4, Other２）Prefectural Medical University: 8 students 【itemization】 Nepal: 2, Bangladesh: 2,Taiwan: 1, Other３）Other Universities etc.: （Sakura no Seibo College, Fukushima Gakuin University, Fukushima
Gakuin College) 0 Students
９3. The Fukushima City Internationalization Report （PART 8）（５） International Tourism①Foreign lodgers in the city (cumulative total)（※As this data was collected by the national government as a reference, numbers differ to actual total)）【Pre-Disaster】
2010：13,057 ppl.
↓【Post-Disaster】
2011： 4,240 ppl.
↓【Current】
2018：25,200 ppl.

China

ThailandAmerica

TaiwanVietnam

Australia

South Korea

Other

Ｈ22
Ｈ23

【Unit：people】

Ｈ24
Ｈ25
Ｈ26
Ｈ27
Ｈ28
Ｈ29
Ｈ30
0

5,000

10,00015,00020,00025,00010４． Surveys & Questionnaires: Foreign Residents Questionnaire（１）The Foreign Resident Questionnaire carried out jointly by Fukushima Prefecture andFukushima City.
【Implementation】 From the end of October to November 15th 2019
【Process】 Sent out randomly to citizens over the age of 20384 residents （※2,800 residents across the whole prefecture）※Questionnaire sheet translated into Chinese, English, Korean and Vietnamese in correspondence with the recipient’snationality【Questions】 As shown in complimentary documents（２）Exchange Student Monitoring Survey※Question contents the same as above (1). Regarding the implantation period and detailed process, however, it ishereafter planned to cooperate with universities accepting students to implement the survey.

（３）Survey of companies employing foreign nationals※A door-to-door survey of businesses is currently under separate consideration.

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５．The Multicultural City Fukushima Promotion Guidelines
For the purpose of the establishment of a draft of guidelines to promote ‘A
Multicultural Fukushima City’ （as Promotion Guidelines below）, an investigation will
be carried out with the following included:（１）These guidelines are positioned as basic actionable guidelines for thepurpose of implementing the ‘Fukushima City Integrated Plan’ (chapter 5,paragraph 8: promotion of regional internationalization).

（２）The guidelines should respond to the sudden changes ininternationalization, and should exceed in adaptability.
（３）The guidelines should be conscious of project coordination with otherinternal divisions as well as their connection with the budget.
12６． The Guide for Living in Fukushima City
（１）Current Lifestyle Guidebook※Please see attached documents as a reference（２）Increase Provided Languages【Current 4 Languages】 Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean【Additional 3 Languages】 Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian will be
added alongside the above languages.
≪Reference≫※Ranking of nationalities in Fukushima City by population（top 7 countries）❶China, ❷The Philippines, ❸Vietnam, ❹Korea, ❺Nepal, ❻Indonesia, ❼Thailand（３）Broadening of published contents※ Disaster information, various procedures for tax or public assistance etc.

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７． Other Issues
The ‘Promotion Guidelines（Draft）’ will be established with the following points
in mind:（１） The ascertainment and sharing of information regarding the lifestyleconditions etc. of foreign residents.
（２） The coordination and role allotment of related organizations and facilities.
（３） Coordination and regulation with regards to the ‘Fukushima City
Integrated Plan’ for the next period (from 2021).
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８． Opinion Exchange & Free Discussion （PART 1）
If you are carrying out any projects etc. or have any information
regarding the following support sectors associated with foreign nationals,
please inform us. Please also share any opinions you have on these topics.
（１）Communication Support①The creation of multi-lingual information in the region（provision of lifestyle information, counselling counters etc.)②Educational support related to Japanese language or social studies（orientation, training and lectures etc.）15

８． Opinion Exchange & Free Discussion （PART 2）（２）Lifestyle Support①Residence （provision of information, orientation after entering a residence,neighborhood association membership, counsellors etc.）②Education （school attendance information, Japanese learning support, international
understanding education, etc. ）③Work Environment （job-seeking support, improvement of job-seeking environment,industry support, etc.）④Medical Treatment, Health & Welfare （foreign language support, multilanguage medical appointment forms etc., medical interpreters etc.)⑤Disaster Prevention (multi-lingual evacuation guidance etc., ascertainment of thelocation of foreign residents, interpreting volunteers during a disaster etc.)16８． Opinion Exchange & Free Discussion （PART 3）（３）Multicultural Town Planning①Development of consciousness in regards to the regional community（education, base-making, exchange events, etc.）② Independence and social participation of foreign residents（networks, local social planning, etc.）（４）Other
Revitalization of the region, improvement of multicultural understanding among citizens, and‘Universal Design’ town planning.

17９． Office Notices※The next committee meeting is planned for:
Date:
Mid-January
Location: Fukushima City Hall Main Building 4th Floor Conference Room
※Based on the results of todays meeting, a tentative version of the ‘Promotion
Guidelines (Draft)’ and a review draft of the ‘Guide to Living in Fukushima City’, will bepresented at the following meeting.
※The progress of the meetings of this committee will be uploaded to the City homepage, and will be open to opinions from a wide spread municipal residents.
Although it is a great inconvenience, please submit your opinions to this office byWednesday December 18th18

【Information】
The Fukushima City International Friendship Association（Office：Fukushima City Hall,Settlement and Region Exchange Division） carries out the following activities:
１. The planning and execution of projects regarding international exchange
Fureai Network Projects（ ‘Yui・Yui Festival’, ‘Wataiken’, international understanding lectures, etc.）

２. Contact with international exchange groups and the execution ofcoordinated projects Indonesia Day, Philippine Festival, ＪＩＣＡ, etc.
３. Friendly exchange with foreign countries（through member organizations）

４.A variety of information collection and provision（international exchange information, information for foreign residents, etc.）
Information sharing through publishing the ‘Universe’ magazine, the City Association HP & Facebook

【Information】◆Members （current as of the end of October 2019）【Group】 Organizations: 18 【Individual】 Adults: 75/Students: 74◆Membership Fee【Group】 10,000￥/ year 【Individual】 Adult: 1,000￥/Student:500￥◆Member Privileges① Organization information listed on association HP.
② Receive PR magazine ‘Universe’ (4 times/year)③ Able to participate in ‘Fureai Network Projects’ at members price④ Able to hold booth at international exchange events, Yui・Yui Festa etc.（free）⑤ Able to utilize support system for international exchange projects（Up to 100,000￥）