英語版

４８2022.12

Minna no “Wa!” Festa 2022 Report
On Nov.20th (Sun), workshops by Machi no Sensei, groups
registered under Minami Lounge and Multicultural Volunteers
were held. Many people came and enjoyed the event.

You can see Minna no “Wa!”
Festa video streaming from thefollowing URL.
https://tabunka.minamilounge.com/about/festa2022→Please scan!

Workshops

Japanese Speeches“Japanese Speeches” can be seen on Minami Lounge Website! Please check the website.

Information of Year End/New Year Holiday
Facilities, hospitals and ward offices will close due to the Japanese holiday season.
●Minami Lounge will be Closed from Dec.29 (Thurs) to Jan.3rd (Tue).
●Yokohama City Office & Minami Ward Office will be closed from Dec.29 (Thurs) to Jan.3rd (Tue)●Minami ward garbage collection will not be done between Dec.31st (Sat) to Jan.3rd (Tue). Do not throw your garbage
at the collection site on that period.
Burnable garbage collected on Mon & Fri→ Last collection of 2022 will be Dec.30th (Fri). The first garbage
collection will be Jan.6th (Fri), 2023.
Burnable garbage collected on Tue & Sat→Last collection of 2022 will be Dec.29th (Thurs). The first garbage
collection will be Jan.5th (Thurs). (Special garbage collection date!)●If you are sick or injured during the holiday season, please call(visit) Minami Ward Holiday Emergency Clinic（045-341-0251Japanese）
Open：Sun, Holiday and thru Dec 30th (Fri) to Jan 3rd (Tue)10:00～16:00 （Reception：9:00～15:30）
Department: Internal medicine and Pediatrics※Minami Ward Holiday Emergency Clinic has moved from June 2022 temporarily due to the reconstruction of thebuilding. The reconstruction would take place until summer of 2023.
Temporary Address： Kenko Main Building 2nd floor, 2-22 Eiraku-cho, Minami-ku Yokohama city.
(For more information, please see the website of Minami Ward Office or Yokohama Doctor’s Association.)

みなみ市民活動・多文化共生ラウンジ情報紙 英語版

Multicultural Volunteer ②Ms. Nakazaki Sunny
From：Surabaya/Indonesia
Famous Indonesian Product：
Krupok （Prawn Crackers）
Ms. Sunny is fond of cooking and also agreat cook. Her first volunteeringexperience with Minami Lounge was ourevent “Minna no “Wa!” Festa”. She
introduced Indonesian dishes at the event.
She recently taught Indonesian foodcooking at Minami Center. She enjoysintroducing Indonesian food and taste toeveryone.

Minami Lounge Multicultural Volunteer
Activity Report!
Do you know Minami Lounge’s “Multicultural Volunteer”
registering system? We have around 250 members who are
registered as a “Multicultural Volunteer”. People with various backgrounds andvarious countries are registered, At this moment our volunteers are from about
30 different countries including Japan. They use their mother tongue or
language which they are fluent in to support people who just came to Japan.
They also introduce cooking, dancing, instruments, history and cultures of theircountry at school and various facilities.
Recently Minami Center had called Minami Lounge to find volunteers who canintroduce cooking of their country. We asked 6 volunteers who is interested inteaching cooking and they accepted the volunteer activity.
The first cooking class was held on Oct.18th (Tue). This cooking class was heldby Ms. Sunny Nakazaki who is introduced on the left side as a “MulticulturalVolunteer ②”. She taught Indonesian food. She taught nasi goreng (Indonesianfried rice), soto ayam (Indonesian chicken soup) and pisang goreng (Bananasweet) in 3 hours.
Everyone was interested with Indonesian cooking and spices. Participants went
back home with the recipe, pictures of the ingredients and of course theIndonesian food they made.

There are many volunteers who cannot speak Japanese.
Volunteering can be done in your spare time. If you want tosupport your neighborhood while studying or even while you arechild rearing, please call Minami Lounge!

Notice From Minami Lounge●My Number Points （Points worth Max.20,000yen） can be received if you apply for “my number card” until end ofDec.2022. For more details, please see the My Number Card Information (https://www.kojinbango-card.go.jp/en/ )●Omicron-targeting vaccine booster shots have started. If you have completed your primary two doses of the COVID-19
vaccine, and had their last dose at least three months ago, you can take the shot. Please see “City of Yokohama” website(https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/lang/covid-19-en/) for more details.
●Do you know NHK World Japan? You can get useful information and news by TV, radio or by WEB in multilanguage.
There is also Japanese study site. Please check the website. → https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ja/●Minami Lounge toilet had been renewed last winter. The seat is heated and warm. It is popular among users. We
would like everyone to use the restroom nicely. Please corporate and help us keep the toilet clean.
Minami Citizens Activity & Multicultural Lounge(Minami Lounge)
Urafune Fukugo Fukushi Shisetsu 10F, 3-46 Urafune-cho
Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024①Consultation Desk : Mon.～Sun. 9:00～17:00(Closed on ：Every 3rd Mondays・ Dec.29 to Jan.3)
Tel. ： （Japanese）
045-232-9544（Foreign Language） 045-242-0888② Free of charge consultation ;Law (2nd Thurs), Visa (3rd Thurs) and Education (4th Thurs)※ 13:30～, 14：30～ (Appointment needed. Tel.045-242-0888）【Available languages and days】★ Minami Lounge is operated by YOKE on behalf of Minami Ward Office

Minami Lounge URL
https://tabunka.min
amilounge.com/Direction Map