みなみ市民活動・多文化共生ラウンジ情報紙 英語版

Minna no “Wa!” Festa
Big event season for Minami Lounge has come. The event’s world
wide tea test tasting & food selling are very popular and usually finishes
fast. There are trying on Japanese Kimono & other countries’
costumes, Japanese speeches by foreigners, various stage performances,
1day culture classes by teachers of the district & citizen’s activity groups
and many more events which everyone can enjoy.
Please come and join the event ♫Date & Time： Nov.17th（Sun.）
11:00～15:00
Place ： Minami Lounge
Urafune Fukugo Fukushi Shisetsu10F, 3-46 Urafune-cho,Minami-Ward, Yokohama
📞📞232-9544

Yokohama Foreign Residents Information CenterIn this center, you can consult about daily life in 11 languages by on-site or even by telephone.
The center is located inside of YOKE (Yokohama International Organization Center・Minatomirai) from Aug.1st, 2019.
：Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Indonesian, Tagalog,
Thai, Portuguese and Spanish.
：045-222-1209
Tel
Operating Hours ：Mon～Fri
10:00～17:00 (Registration is until 16:30)
ndth2 & 4 Sat 10:00～13:00 (Registration is until12:30) ※ Tel. accepted only in Japanese, English, Chinese and Spanish(Closed on Sundays, national holidays, and Dec.29-Jan.3)
LanguageHigh School Admission Guidance for Non-native Speakers of Japanese（Interpreter Available, Contact Me-net for more information）
This guidance explains about Japanese high school for non-native speakers. There will be explanations abouttypes of high school and about the system of entrance exam. Many high school of Kanagawa Pref. will come to explain about their highschool. Personal consultation is also available.

Date & Time：Sep.23rd（Mon・Holiday）Open from 12:30, Guidance from 13:00～16:00
Place：Yokohamashi Nishi Kokaido（10min walk from Yokohama stn. West exit, 8min walkfrom North exit of Hiranumabashi stn.(Sotestu Line) ）Contact：Please call Me-net on Mon, Wed, and Fri. Tel no.045-896-0015

Guidance held by the Board of Education for Students from Other Prefectures &Foreign Countries（Interpreter Available）
Date & Time：Dec.7th（Sat）14:00～
Place：Yokohamashi Nishi Kokaido（10min walk from Yokohama stn. West exit, 8min walk from North exit ofHiranumabashi stn.(Sotestu Line)）
Contact ：045-210-8084 Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education （Japanese）★You can get necessary documents such as application forms and approval of eligibility for high school admission.

みなみ市民活動・多文化共生ラウンジ情報紙 英語版

From Oct.1st Bicycle Insurance is Requiredin Kanagawa Prefecture ！
By the regulation “Promotion of safe and appropriate use of Kanagawabicycle”, you are required to join the bicycle liability insurance in order to ridea bicycle in Yokohama City from Oct.1st, 2019.
If you ride or planning to ride a bicycle, please re-check your own insurance
to see if it covers the bicycle liability. If it doesn’t, please join the bicycle
liability insurance.
＊Please check Yokohama City HP. There is a check list to find out
if you are registered for bicycle insurance and also a list ofbicycle insurance companies.
https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kurashi/machizukurikankyo/kotsu/anzen/rule-manner/zitensyahoken.html【Past Bicycle Trouble】
In Kobe, a boy (11yrs old)ran over a lady(62 yrs old)by bicycle on a road. The
woman became unconsciousby the accident. The Kobe
district court ordered to pay
95,210,000 yen.

＊ Contact Tel. no： 045-671-2323
Yokohama City Road and Highway Bureau, General Affairs Department, Traffic Safety and Bicycle Policy Division

Minami ward Kotobuki Tobu District is a district
where many foreign people live.
Minami Lounge held “Tabunka Ochakai(multicultural tea meeting)” on July 26th (Fri) for
Kotobuki Tobu District’s foreign & Japanese
residents so they can know more about each other.
Many participants said that tea meeting was a niceopportunity to know about chonaikai (neighborhoodassociation), to introduce foreign residents’ native
country and a chance to know each other.

Consultation concerning daily life is available in multiple languages at Minami Lounge①Information and advice concerning daily life（Free of charge）
Office hours ： Monday-Sunday 9:00～17:00 (Closed; 3rd Mondays, 29Dec.～3Jan.)
Telephone ：（Japanese） 045-232-9544（Foreign Language） 045-242-0888.
＊Look below for available language and days
【Available language and days】
MondayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
SundayChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseEnglishThai
Tagalog② Free of charge consultation about law (2nd Thurs), visa (3rd Thurs) and education (4th Thurs)※ 13:30～, 14：30～（Appointment needed. Tel.045-242-0888）★

Tuesday

Minami Lounge is operated by YOKE on behalf of Minami Ward Office.