May 2010

ＫＡＷＡＳＡＫＩ ＩＮＴＥＲＮＡＴＩＯＮＡＬ ＡＳＳＯＣＩＡＴＩＯＮ ＮＥＷＳ
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
Issued by the Kawasaki International Association(Information by Kawasaki City）
Procedure for Garbage Disposal (Kawasaki City divides its garbage collection in the 4 following ways)* Regular Garbage – food compost, tree, paper etc.
* Recyclable Garbage – cans, plastic bottles, glass bins, used batteries etc.
* Over-sized Garbage (collection fee required) - light fixtures, chairs, tables, suitcases, bicycles, bookshelves etc.
* Small Metal Items – any piece of metal that is shorter than 30cm long, umbrellas, wire hangers etc.
In Kawasaki City, regular garbage is collected 3 times a week, and recyclable garbage is collected once a week. For
collection of over-sized garbage, both an appointment and prepayment must be arranged in advance.
Please refrain from putting out the garbage at night. Rather, garbage must be placed outside at the designatedplace by 8:00am on the morning of the Collection Day. All items must be contained in transparent or partiallytransparent plastic bags.
Depending on the area, garbage collection takes place on different days, therefore to find out what your area is,please check the “How to Separate and Dispose of Trash in Kawasaki” for further details. These booklets arereadily available at all Ward Offices or at the Kawasaki International Centre. Also, please visit the Kawasaki City
home page at:Environmental Bureau - http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/30/30genryo/home/menu.htm. (Written in 6 languages(English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Spanish, Portuguese), and Easy-to-Understand Japanese.
Kawasaki City – http://www.city.kawasaki.jp

Come and join us for a cooking-class experience at the Kawasaki International Centre!
Let us make dishes from all over the world, while enjoying good conversation! Maghreb Cuisine.
Maghreb Cuisine is the type of food prepared in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and etc. This session will comprise ofcooking and preparing Maghreb dishes, and then eating them while listening to an enjoyable presentation on
Algeria by the teacher.
Date & Time: June 5 (Sat) 11:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Kawasaki International Centre (Take the Tokyu-Toyoko Line or Meguro Line. Get off at Motosumiyoshi
Stn. Take the West Exit. It is about a 10-min. walk.)
Instructor: Zaira Kido (from Algeria)
Class Fee: 1,500 yen (pay on the day of) Max. no of participants: 20 (if more than 20 sign up, there will be a lottery
drawn). Open to: anyone in Jr. High and up.
Registration: Any time between April 20 (Tues) and May 19 (Wed). Send OHFUKU HAGAKI(reply-paid postcard) to the Kawasaki International Association. (up to 2 participants canregister on one postcard).
1Course Name, 2. Participant’s Name, 3. Participant’s Address, 4 Participant’s Phone
NumberRegistration will be accepted up to May 19 with postage date stamped accordingly.
Send to: 2-2, Kizuki Gion cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Kawasaki International Association

One-day Seminar for Non-Japanese – Public Housing
Those who are going to apply for public housing but have no idea how to apply or don’t know how tofill in the application form, please attend this seminar so that you can learn about it.
Date and Time : Sunday May 30th

1:30pm -4:00pm

Place: Kawasaki International Center (12- minute walk from Motosumiyoshi Station on Tokyu Toyoko Line).
What to bring: documents proving total income of previous year, such as a GENSEN CHOUSHUU HYO-certificate of tax deducted at source.
Seating capacity: 20 people ( reservation is required by May 18th)

Information on Scholarships / Bursaries
For foreign exchange students attending a post secondary educational institution within Kawasaki City, andalso residing within Kawasaki City, the Kawasaki International Association is pleased to provide somescholarship/Bursaries such students. To be eligible for these scholarship/ bursaries, the students must meetthe following requirements and also receive a Letter of Recommendation from the post-secondaryinstitution.
Eligibility:
1 Residents Status must be defined as a “RYUGAKUSEI (College Student).”
2 Be a college student officially registered as a resident within Kawasaki City.
3 Be attending a post-secondary educational institution within Kawasaki City.
4 Not be a college student sponsored by the government.
5 Must have good academic standing and have a Letter of Recommendation.
6 Be active and involved in “international exchange activities” within the local community.
[Amount of Scholarships/Bursaries] 10,000yen every month for one year (awarded in two installments)
Designated number of recipients: 48[Application Procedure] Applications must be made through one’s educational institution.
Further information is also available there.
Financial Assistance for Families with Children
Financial assistance, awarded in the amount of 13,000 yen once a month, is provided toparents/guardians who have child(ren).
Children who are eligible for support: up till age 15 (continuing throughout thatparticular school year, ending on Mar 31)
Application Procedure:
1. For those who have received Child Support Allowance until Mar 31
There is no need to fill out any applications or complete any procedures. However, forthose parents whose children are in the second and third year of Junior High School, “額改定認定請求書（GakuKaitei Nintei Seikyu sho）”, which will be sent out in April, must be completed and submitted.
2. For those who have not received Child Support Allowance, and those who have not yet completed Junior HighSchool education
A “認定請求書（Nintei Seikyusho）”, which is sent out in April, must be completed and submitted.
For those who were supposed to have received Child Support Allowance from Mar 31, 2010 onwards, as long as
an application is submitted by Sept 30, 2010, they are eligible to receive Child Support Allowance from April
2010 onwards. For any applications submitted after Oct 1, 2010, applicants will receive Child SupportAllowance ‘commencing one month after submission of application’. However, those who have moved in toKawasaki City, or those who have given birth after April, are eligible for Child Support Allowance ‘commencing
one month after submission of application’.
Where to apply: at the Child Support Allowance department of any ward office, branch, local sub-branch.
Enquiries: Kawasaki City-Child Support Allowance–Call Centre 044-951-5051 (Japanese only) 8:00am –6:00pm Closed on weekends/holidays

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.
＊Counseling Services for Foreigners on Visa and Others, with a lawyer who is a notary public (Gyouseishoshi)
Next Available Counseling Session with the Gyouseishishi:
Date & Time: Sunday, 16th,May 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Venue: Kawasaki International

2nd floor Conference Room