2009 October

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English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, Easy Japanese versions are available.
Please visit the Kawasaki International Association’s homepage:
http://www.kian.or.jp/hlkwsk.html(Information by Kawasaki City）

Issued by the Kawasaki International Association

Kawasaki City Museum
The current exhibition at the Kawasaki City Museum, Kawasaki / JYOMON 10,000 Years: The lives
engraved on the earth and the earth warming”, is being held until October 12th.
Admission Fee: Adults - 500yen
Students/Seniors (65 years old and older) - 300yen
Junior High School Students and under - Free
Hours: 9:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Further Information: Kawasaki City Museum, 044-754-4500
Kawasaki Harbor Festival
The Kawasaki Harbor Festival will be held on Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October
11th at Kawasaki Marien and Higashi Ohgijima Park.
Also, right next door to Kawasaki Marien at the Japan Meat Trading Center, the Livestock
Industry Fair will be held at the same time. The hours are 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
To get to Kawasaki Marien: Go to the East exit of JR Kawasaki station and take the “Higashi
Ohgijima JUNKAN” bus (it circles Higashi Ohgijima Park): it will take about 30 minutes.
Please get out at the “Kawasaki Marien” stop.
Further information: Kawasaki Harbor Festival:
KAWASAKI KOHWAN SHINKO KYOUKAI, TEL: 044-287-6009
Livestock Industry Fair:
KEIZAI ROUDOU KYOKU SHOUGYOU KANKOU-KA, TEL: 044-200-2330

Now Seeking Members for the Eighth Representative Assembly for Foreign Residents!
Term: April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012 (two years)
Number of Members: 26
Applications will be accepted from Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 until Friday, Jan. 15, 2010
Eligibility: (1) Individuals born before April 2, 1992 (aged 18 years old or older)(2) Individuals who have been registered as a foreign resident of Kawasaki City continuously sinceApril 1, 2009 or earlier.
(3) Individuals who can understand Japanese

Members of the 6th and 7th Representative Assemblies for Foreign Residents are not eligible to apply.
Selection Process:First Selection: Paper Selection

Friday Jan. 29th, 2010

Second Selection: Interview

Sunday, Feb. 14th , 2010

How to apply: Please fill in the application form and send it to the following address by Jan. 15th, 2010.
Kawasaki City Shimin Kodomo Kyoku, Jinken /Danjo Kyoudou Sankaku shitsu〒210-8577

1 Miyamoto-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

(Information from KIA, Events, Classes, Q&A [Consulting])

One Day Cooking Class –FUREAI KOURYU KAITeacher: Nozomi Murata

Japanese Lunch for Kids

Date & Time: Saturday, October 31st

11:30a.m.-2:00p.m.

Venue: Kawasaki International Center, 2F Cooking Room & Dantai Katsudou Room
Required number of applicants: 20Fee: 1500 yen

How to apply Please write ① Name ② Address ③ Telephone number on a reply-paid
postcard and mail it to Kawasaki International Association (2-2, Kizuki Gion-cho,Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi). The postcard must arrive by October 15th, 2009.
What to bring: apron, bandana, two empty lunch boxes (One each for child and parent)
Nursery Room is available for children two years of age and older.

International Understanding Class in Japanese
Theme: Raising Children in Various Countries (Infants and Toddlers), a series of 3 lectures
Date: November 19th (France), November 26th (Russia), December 10th (China)
Time: 10:00a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Venue: Kawasaki International Center, 2F Dantai Katsudou RoomEligible: 16 years old and older( Each participant can bring one child who is under one year old into the room inwhich the class is held)
Fee: 1500yen ( All three classes. Please pay the full amount in advance.)
1000yen ( Nursery Service for three classes. Please pay the full amount in advance.)
How to apply: Please write ① Name of the Lecture ② Name ③ Address④ Telephone Number ⑤ Child’s name, age, gender (in case you need Nursery Service)on a reply-paid

postcard and mail it to: Kawasaki International Association (2-2, Kizuki Gion-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi).
Important Notice Regarding Supplementary Income Payments
On April 30th, 2009, the City of Kawasaki sent all residents an application form for the Supplementary IncomePayment (to the householder for Japanese residents and to individuals for those residents who arenon–Japanese). Those who have not yet received the form are advised to contact a representative at the number
below as soon as possible.

How to apply / How to receive the payment:
Please fill in the application form and put it in an envelope. Be sure to enclose an appropriate document toconfirm your identity, such as a copy of driver’s license, as well as a copy of the cover page of your bank accountpassbook showing the bank name and your account number. Once the municipal government has received andcertified these documents, it will remit the amount to the account that you have specified. Please note that
remittance is applied to each individual applicant and therefore the time by which individual applicants receive
their remittance will vary.
Please note that the due date to apply for the Supplementary Income Payment is November 2nd, 2009. Those whohave not yet applied are advised to proceed as soon as possible.

Counseling in Foreign Languages (10:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 16:00)

TEL: 044-435-7000

EnglishMonday - Saturday

ChineseTuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Portuguese

Tuesday, Friday

SpanishTuesday, Wednesday

KoreanTuesday, Thursday

Tagalog

Tuesday, Wednesday＊Counseling in Japanese is also available. Please feel free to come for a consultation.