JoinUsCommunity Leader
Training Program for
Foreign Residents

Now in 2016, there are more foreign residents inJapan than ever before. More of them have become
long-term residents who have lived in Japan for 10, 20years and even more.
Considering Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer
Olympic, more and more people from abroad will be
coming to Japan.
Among the new foreigners that have come to Japan,
some are facing with difficulties in life in Japan. On theother hand, some of the foreigners who have lived inJapan for years have already knowledge andexperiences of having overcome the issues as well.
With our strong wish to build a system that "foreigners
help foreigners", we will start "Community Leader Training Program for Foreign Residents". The program
participants will learn about the relevant law and regulations and the Japanese social welfare systemthat are helpful in helping foreign residents in Japan.
Also in this program, tips on translating and collecting information will be introduced. These knowledge
will be surely of great benefit in your everyday life. If you are someone who has a foreign nationality andis a long term resident in Japan, would you like to try to use your life experiences for others? We lookforward to your application!
■The program schedule: Starting from September 3rd (Sat) to the end of March, 2017
Twice a month, both from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on Saturdays■Location: Itabashi ward Green Hall meeting room
(The room number of the meeting room will be announced before September 3.)
7 min walk from Ooyama stn on Tobu Tojyo line/ itabashikuyakushomae stn on toei Mita line
■Fee: free of charge■The number of seats: 20■Target: Anyone with foreign nationality. Because sessions are all done in Japanese, participants
need a basic Japanese comprehension skill. Japanese with foreign background are also accepted.
Features of the program✔All the sessions in the program are scheduled on Saturday evenings, which allows you to participate in
the program after work.
✔All the teachers have experiences working with foreigners. The Japanese is designed to be simple fornon-Japanese native speakers to participate in.
✔The class materials will be with Ruby text (hiragana, katakana) on all Kanji. The English version will bealso prepared as an aid to your understanding, so please don't worry about the language too much,just feel free to join us!
✔In addition to the in-class sessions, participants will have a chance to see part of APFS consulting
services (a temporary hot line for foreigners) as a field study. The hotline service will be available in
December and January. Participation in the field study is optional.
Supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in fiscal year 2016 (pending)Class topics and Schedule （There are possibilities of minor changes. Please understand it.）にっていないよう

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Part 1LAWS / REGULATIONS 1

Ms.Chie KOMAI Lawyer, Milestone Law

Sep. 3

Status of residence(VISA)

OfficePart 2

LAWS / REGULATIONS 2

Ms.Masami KITTAKA Lawyer, Toranomon

Sep. 17
Part 3

Handling International domestic affairs/troubles

LAWS / REGULATIONS 3
Labor (focusing on Labor Standards Act)

Law and Economic Offices
Ms. Kumiko ARA Labor and Social Secur
ity Attorney Hibiya Station Social Insurance Labor Consultant OfficePart 4

MEDICAL PROBLEMS-When foreigners

Mr. Toshio TAKAYAMA, Medical social

Oct. 22

get ill and contract a disease

worker of Hiranokameido Himawari Clinic

Part 5

CONSULTATION

Nov. 5MULTICULTURALISM

University International Center

Part 6

SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM -The safety

Ms. Natsuko MINAMINO, Full-time lecture ofNov. 19

net of protecting foreign people

Syowa Women’s Univ. Human Sociology

Part 7SCHOOL EDUCATION-What and how do

Mr.

Dec. 3teachers really think about at schools?
NECESSARY JAPANESE WORDS FORSMOOTHCOUNSELINGFORFOREIGNERS-Tips and advice fromcommunications with officials and schools

School teacher in Kanagawa Pref.

Part 9INTERPRETATION

Ms. Risa YAMASHITA, Interpreter

Jan. 7

Mr. Yoshihito KINOSHITA, Executive director

Jan. 21INTERPRETERDEVELOPMENT EDUCATION-Let’s build
a horizontal relationship besides verticalone learning in workshop style

Part 11

MULTICULTURAL SOCIAL WORK-Social

Mr. Viktor VIRAG, Cooperative research staff of Japan

Feb. 4

resource to use in counselingcollege of social work social work research institutePart 12How Journalist gathers and spreads

Mr. Tomohiro OSAKI, Staff writer of The

Feb. 18

information?

Japan Times

Part 13

CAREER FORMATION -Let’s think about

Mr. Kenji MAKITA, Former career counselor

Mar. 4

your future life in Japanof Tamagawa Univ.

Part 14

RULES OF COUNSELING -When giving

Mr. Katsuo YOSHINARI, Director of Asian

Mar. 18advice

Community TakashimadairaOct. 8Part 8Dec. 17

Part 10BETWEENKNACKSFROM

Ms. Akiko ONISHI, Associate Prof. of Tokyo

Osamu

FUKUMOTO, FormerHigh

Ms. Yuka NAKAYAMA, Part-time Lecturer ofRikkyo Univ. and Waseda Univ.

of Kanagawa development education center■How to apply
Please email ( info@npo-apfs.com ) or fax (03-3579-0197) to APFS and provide ①your name②your professional organization ③nationality ④the number of years you have been in Japan⑤your cell phone number ⑥your e-mail address ⑦short essay: please write about why you would
like to take this program. It should be within 200 letters in Japanese or 100 words in English）■Since the number of seats is limited, we will email you on Friday August 26 to let you know whether
your seat is reserved or not. If we receive more applications than the seats, there will be a selection
based on the short essays.
■Partial participation is welcomed. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any further questions.
【Contact・Project Sponsor】ASIAN PEOPLE’S FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY（APFS）
E-mail info@npo-apfs.com TEL 03-3964-8739 FAX 03-3579-0197 WEB http://apfs.jp