みなみ市民活動 ・多文化共生ラウンジ情報誌

英語版

Individual Number System Starts
For Foreigners Registered as Residents in Japan
Starting from October 2015, an individual number (twelve digits) will be sent to each of you.
○What is “the individual number”? The individual number, nicknamed “My Number” in Japanese,
will be used for social security, tax, and other purposes. The number will be given not only to theJapanese citizens but also to the foreigners registered as residents in Japan (mid-term residents,special permanent residents, etc.).
○For what purposes the individual number be used? It is used for such procedures as pension,employment insurance, medical insurance, social security, welfare payment, tax return, etc, namely,
administrative works that are established by law.
○Your municipality will send a notification card (Tsuchi card) to your registered address.
You may fail to receive the notification card if your current address is not registered. Pleaseconfirm your registered address in advance.

Telephone numbers for inquiry:

0570-20-0178 (Japanese)
0570-20-0291 (English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, & Portuguese)

For more information, see the web site of the Cabinet Secretariat:
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/bangoseido/otherlanguages.html
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/bangoseido/pdf/lang/07.pdf

For parents/guardians who
have children attending
first grade of public
elementary school in Minami
ward from now on*Join our school guidance at Minami
Lounge.
*Japanese, Chinese, and English
languages available. Free of charge.
*Schedule:Wed, 16 Sep, 2 pm; Chinese
Thur, 17 Sep, 2 pm; JapaneseFri, 25 Sep; English*Appointment required. Call 242-0888(Minami Lounge)

High School Entrance Guidance for Studentswhose Mother Tongues are Not Japanese(Interpreters Available)
You can get information including types of high schools,
entrance examination system for foreigners, and costs toenter high schools, or main public high schools inKanagawa prefecture. Individual counseling is available.
☆On 23 Sep (Wed/National Holiday); 13:00-16:00☆At Nishi Kokaido (Nishi ward public auditorium, withNishi chiku center) 10 min walk from Yokohama Station
Address: 1-6-41, Okano, Nishi-ku, Yokohama

Introduction Meeting for Students from Overseas/
Other Prefectures who are Related to ForeignCountries (Interpreters Available)☆On 4 Dec (Fri); from 14:00 hrs☆At Hodogaya Kokaido (Hodogaya ward publicauditorium) 3 min walk from the north exit of Hoshikawa
Station, Sotetsu Line), address: 1-2-1, Hoshikawa,
Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama☆Those who are registered at the junior high schools inKanagawa Prefecture cannot attend this meeting.

Supporting Class for Junior High School Students at the After-School Hours in Minami Ward

Exchange Meeting Held among Students, Old Boys/Girls & Supporters
On 24/25 Aug (Mon/Tue), a meeting was held among the students, old boys/girls who used to study
in the supporting class, and the supporters, as well as the members of the summer supplementary
courses and the training session of supporters. After reviewing the homework of the summer holiday,
the exchange meeting with the graduated of the class started. Divided into four groups, students
listened to the experiences of the elders, and got some clues for their study. They were able toshare their troubles, and they may be able to predict their future. （＾＾）
We studied hard.

Enjoyable meeting!

Aara

a staff and a supporter
playing a Disney songstaff playing Indonesianblowing two recorders
instruments called Ankurun at the same time

sports Fukiya

splitting watermelon byhitting with a rod

Minna-no “Wa”! Festa

Voices of participants:★I really enjoyed the day with full of events. It wasvery nice to see smiles of all the students andsupporters every time. (＾＾) by a supporter☆I had a very good time to talk with various
people. The game of “split-the-watermelon” wasmarvelous! by Junior high second year

Let’s look forward to joining!

Let’s enjoy songs and music of the world! Have a good time by eating food and drinking
teas various countries!
You can try several “experimental courses” by “Machi-no-Sensei (instructors of theneighborhood” and citizens’ groups of activity.
Date & time: Sat, 28 Nov 2015, 11:00 – 15:00
Place:
Minami Lounge (Citizens’ Activity/Multicultural Lounge)

Fifth Anniversary of “Minami Lounge”
by Hiroyuki Kimura, Director of Minami Citizens’ Activity & Multicultural Lounge
Five years ago in October 2010, “Multicultural Lounge” was established in Minami ward. Now, it is called Minami
Citizens’ Activity and Multicultural Lounge (Minami Lounge) from April 2011.
Since the establishment, this lounge offers a number of supporting projects for foreigners. First, consultation in
multilanguage, i.e. Chinese, English, Thai, and Tagalog (Philippines’): This office serves as a contact point for those
who cannot obtain information necessary in their everyday life because of the language. The advices they want
include; “I would like to study Japanese. Are there any Japanese volunteer classes?”, or, “I would like my child entera Japanese public junior high school, and I want to know the Japanese education system,” and so on.
Our main projects are for foreigners. “Study supporting class for foreign junior high school students” is open on
Tuesdays after school hours for public junior high school students in Minami ward. “Citizens’ voluntary interpreters”
are dispatched to the elementary schools and junior high schools in the ward, or the ward office. “Class forvoluntary Japanese instructors” is for those who would like to be voluntary instructors. “Minami ward school
guidance” is for foreign parents and guardians who have children entering public elementary and junior high schoolsin Minami ward.
Anyone who would like to volunteer as an interpreter, translator, or study supporter (Japanese language/othersubjects), do NOT hesitate to ask and join us now.