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Funabashi International Relations Association (FIRA)
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Purpose of joining FIRA:

Do you speak any other languages except your first language?
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Level: 1. Daily conversation

2. Business

Interpretation experience: Yes No

3. International conference

Translation experience: Yes No

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Language:

Level: 1. Daily conversation

2. BusinessInterpretation experience: Yes No

3. International conference

Translation experience: Yes No

Certificate or
self-evaluation
Experience of living abroad
Are you interested in volunteering at Foreign Residents' Assistance Service? Yes

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Are you interested in volunteering at Japanese classes?

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Do you have a Japanese language teaching certificate?

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No

Have you learned Japanese language teaching methods?

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Interpretation

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Host family

Introducing your culture

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Examples of our activities:
GeneralWe organize training and carry out research on multiculturalAffairs:

symbiotic society, train supporters for non-Japanese residents intimes of natural disaster, arrange meetings, and manage budget,
account settlement, and other administrative matters.

PublicOur members gather information and edit articles for the FIRA

Relations:newsletter, which is published three times a year, and a quarterly
life information magazine "Yokoso," and distribute thosepublications. We also manage and update our website, andtranslate the articles to be published on the website.

CulturalFunabashi has established relationships with our sister andExchange:

friendship cities. Citizen-based exchange activities with these cities
include visiting each other and sending students to California State
University, East Bay. We also provide opportunities for citizens tointeract with foreign residents living in Funabashi to deepen mutual
understanding.

InternationalThe International Understanding Seminar is held about twice a year

Understanding supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassadors ofSeminar:

various countries speak at the Seminar to introduce their own
country directly to the citizens of Funabashi.

Foreign

We provide foreign residents with useful information, a counseling

Residents'service, and interpretation and translation services at the City Hall

Assistance
Service:on Mondays and Fridays.

Japanese

Regular Japanese classes are held at seven locations (mostly atClasses:

public halls). We also hold a short-term, intensive course forChikyu-kkoWe hold a Japanese class for elementary and junior high school(Japanese Classfor Non-nativeChildren)

beginners in spring and fall.

children at Tobu Public Hall on every Saturday morning.