Minami Shimin Katsudo

・ Tabunka Kyosei Lounge

英語版

Minami no Kaze

New Certificate

StatusValidity Period of the“ Alien Card”

Contact /Special Permanent Special Permanent Until the next application date
Minami ward
（Persons under the age of 16: Until office
ResidentResidents
16th birthday）
Certificate
Residence card

PermanentResidents

Until July 8th 2015.

Immigration(Resident under the age of 16 : Until office
16th birthday or above date)

Others

Until the expiration date of thegiven period of stay.
(Resident under the age of 16: Until the
16th birthday or expiration date）

No Certificate(must carrypassport）

Temporary Visitor The new system come into effect on Immigration
July 9th,2012 and the Alienoffice
No status ofRegistration Act will be abolished.
residence（Please return your old“Residence card” to theimmigration office by Oct.8,2012）※A new residence card will be issued when permission (ex. extension of period of stay)is granted
within the expiration date. Please check the below address for more details:

http://www.moj.go.jp/nyuukokukanri/kouhou/nyuukokukanri07_00049.html※Besides eligible resident of 「Special Permanent Certificate」or 「Residence card」., data of your address andregistered stamp will be deleted from July 9th, ,2012. If you have changes in your residential status orextending your stay, please notify to Minami-ward office as soon as possible.
※According to the amendment of law, foreign residents who are also holding 「Special permanent resident」
and 「Resident card」 will be eligible to register on Residence Record.
After July 9th, 2012, resident (who are leaving Yokohama) must notify Minami ward office and apply for a“notification of moving-out (Tenshutsu Todoke)” before notifying the municipality they move into (TennyuTodoke).
*”Notification of Moving-out ( Tenshutsu Todoke)” is unnecessary for resident moving within
Yokohama-city.
※In mid-May, 「provisional residence card」will be post mailed to eligible foreign residents. Please check thedescription on the residence card. Names are written in Roman characters. However, for Chinese andKorean person who prefers Kanji, Japanese Kanji is available.

～22nd Sakura Festival
Minami-ward which “Ooka” river runs the center, surrounded by seven hills
has many historical cultural values with friendly atmosphere. Each year on
March, at the blossom seasons, Ooka river is crowded and with visitors . Theward office arrange “Sakura Festival” and during the event, “light up” of
Sakura can be seen.
Date： March 31st （Saturday）１０：００～１５：００
Place：①Minami ward office・Minami Center・Yokohama Shogyo High School②Ookagawa Promnade

Event: ①Recovery assistant event, bazaar・various shops, ”Koto”& tea ceremony、plant・plant distribution、
experiencing canoe,

playing with balloons②Kids Parade & Japanese folk songs

Minami Lounge will support non-Japanese mothers. Japanese mother who want to be friends with
non-Japanese mothers, please come and join to this event.
① Meeting of Mother of foreigners
This child rearing course is supported by “Minami Fukushi Hoken Center Child Welfare” for non-Japanesemothers to meet other mother who has uneasiness on child-raising. This meeting also helps to make new
networks for creating good child-care environment. Three courses were held in 2011 and we had done
Japanese dance class, cooking class of “Otsukimi Dango” and made “Hina dolls” by “Origami”.
For more details of 2012 events, please contact Minami Lounge : Tel：２３２－９５４４② Understanding Japanese Culture through “Obento cooking”☆Do you want to make “Obento” the food your child love !
☆This “Obento” cooking class will teach you from the basic; you will learn with Japanese mothers.
☆After cooking, we will eat together.
Date ： March 13th （Friday） 10：00～13：00
Place ： “Urafune Fukugo Fukushi Shisetsu” ,１０Ｆ
（Minami Shimin katsudo Tabunka Kyosei Lounge）
Fee ： 500yen（ “Child-care” will cost 200yen/per child）
What you need： Apron、towels、writing tools★Interpreter/babysit available★ Contact/Application: Minami Lounge （Tel：２３２－９５４４）“Minami no Kaze” (Japanese News Letter)
Published by ： Minami Shimin Katsudo・Tabunka Kyosei Lounge(Minami Lounge)

10F Urafune Fukugo Fukushi Shisetsu 10F 3-46,
Urafune-cho, Minamiku, Yokohama ,232-0024
TEL 232-9544（Japanese） 242-0888（English）
FAX 242-0897
rdClosed： 3 Monday and end of the year(Dec 29th-Jan3rd)
Langauages available : Everyday: Chinese/ Wed.English
Thurs.Thai/ Fri. Tagalog