English Edition No.86 2020.3
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Beneficial Information for Foreign Residents Living in Kanazawa

Recently, various natural disasters as well as the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has occurred around the globe. As aresult, foreign residents in Kanazawa (especially those who do not understand Japanese) will likely feel anxious when they need to visit ahospital for medical treatment. We would therefore like to provide you with some useful resources where you can gain quick access toinformation if an emergency should occur near you while you are living in Kanazawa City. Taking precautionary steps before anemergency occurs will likely ensure your everyday peace of mind.

Information on Disasters
Kanazawa Multilingual Disaster Site

Kanazawa Multi-Language Disaster Response Website
While information on disasters is announced on the TV andradio, it is usually only communicated using Japanese. Thisdisaster prevention information site allows access to information inyour choice language.

https://kanazawa-disaster-prevention.jp

Information on Typhoons

NHK World Japan has a special typhoon news
page available on their English News website in theevent of a large typhoon.

Disaster Prevention Handbook for Foreign
Residents in Kanazawa

In the event of a disaster, you will need to go to an evacuation
center if you cannot remain at home. Your evacuation area will beeither a local Elementary School, Jr. High School, or Community
Center. Kanazawa City provides maps of designated evacuation
centers in English, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, and Portuguese.
Be sure to check it out.

The Kanazawa International Exchange Foundation has publishedeasy-to-understand handbooks for people from countries with few naturaldisasters. These booklets use simple Japanese to explain what actionsand precautionary measures you should take in the event of anearthquake, tsunami, heavy rain, typhoon, or heavy snow in Japan(booklets include bilingual translations in English, Chinese, Korean,Portuguese, Indonesian, and Bengali). KIEF can provide you with yourrequired number of copies, so please contact us if you need any. In
addition, digital copies are also available on our website.

https://www4.city.kanazawa.lg.jp/11021/bousai/map.html

http://www.kief.jp/img/file205.pdf

Multilingual Map of Evacuation Centers
Designated by the City of Kanazawa

Information on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CLAIR

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

World Health Organization

This site provides basic information in
multiple languages on the novel coronavirus
as well as information for preventing infection.

The latest information such as a "NovelCoronavirus Q&A" is posted here in English andChinese.

Information on the novel coronavirus isavailable here in English, Arabic,Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.

http://www.clair.or.jp/tabunka/portal/
info/contents/114514.php

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000164708_00001.html

https://www.who.int/

Useful Information for Receiving Medical Treatment in a Foreign Language
Multilingual Medical Questionnaire(Kanagawa International Foundation)

Inquiry sheets relating to 11 medical
departments including internal medicine,ophthalmology, and pediatrics. Since thesheets also have Japanese written onthem, they are convenient to bring with you
when visiting a hospital. (available in 18languages).

http://www.kifjp.org/medical/

Multilingual Explanation Sheets
for Foreigners(Global Medical Exchange Institution of Japan)

This site provides translations for documentsthat are often used in hospitals such as medical
consent forms (surgery, anesthesia, CT tests, etc.)
and explanations of the High-Cost Medical
Expense System. Translations are available in
English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, andSpanish.

https://www.gme.or.jp/11-4/11-2.html

Drug Information Sheets(Joint Council on the Proper Use of Medicine)This site offers drug administration
guidance to patients in English formedicine sold in Japan. If you ask yourdoctor or pharmacist to write down theEnglish names of your drugs when you
get a prescription in Japanese, you canthen use this site to look them up yourself.

http://www.rad-ar.or.jp/siori/english/index.html

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Upcoming Events
Events by International Exchange Groups

Hyakumangoku Odorinagashi ／ Ishikawa Inter-human Network
D a t e : June 6th (Sat)
Place: from Minami-machi to Kata-machi,

from Korinbo to the main street of the Shiinoki Cultural Complex

Details: Take part in the Hyakumangoku Odorinagashi (festival parade dances) with foreign group memberson the evening of the Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival
Contact: Ishikawa International Exchange Lounge, Suzuki or Sukeda TEL: 076-221-9901 E-mail: iilounge@spacelan.ne.jp

6thInternational Yoga Day in Ishikawa ／ Ishikawa India Foundation
D a t e : June 21th (Sun), check-in from 13:30~
Place: Ishikawa Prefectural Office 19th F Exhibition Floor

Participation Fee: Free (no need to make a reservation), Please bring exercise clothing and a yoga mat (if you have one)
Contact: Michiyo Inoue TEL: 090-7745-5206 E-mail: rem.7309150@gmail.com

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Message from the new Coordinator for International Relations

Hallo iedereen! (Hi, everyone!) Nice to meet you. My name is Rani and I am the new Coordinator for International

Relations from Belgium. I was born and raised in a city called Antwerp in the north of Belgium and graduated fromJapanese Studies at Leuven University with a major in Japanese Studies a minor in Japanese Culture and History. Ever
since I was a kid, I have had a deep-rooted love for languages, so studying Japanese almost seemed like the logicalprogression of my academic pursuits. I’ve always had a great many interests and my hobbies have varied accordingly

from sports like ballet, athletics and swimming, to music such as guitar and piano. Thanks to my love for languages, thearts, and Japan, I can proudly say that I adore tea ceremony and that Japanese traditional culture and the beauty of theJapanese language are my favorite parts of Japan (cliché though it may be). I firmly believe that in studying the world

around us, we learn more about ourselves and gain a deeper understanding of the culture that raised us. Therefore, I was ecstatic to learn thatI would be going to Kanazawa, a city that more than anywhere else in Japan cherishes the history and traditions of this beautiful country. I

hope that through my role as a Coordinator for International Relations I can improve my Japanese and also learn more about the two countries
that I love the most: Japan and my home country of Belgium. I hope that by teaching each other about our respective cultures we can discover
the world together. I look forward to embarking on this journey with all of you. Thank you so much and see you all soon!

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Recruitment of Foreign Instructors for International Exchange Events
The Kanazawa International Exchange Foundation holds numerous events such as “World Culture Lectures”,
which introduces participants to foreign languages and world culture, “World Cooking Classrooms”, whichteaches about the home cooking in foreign countries, and the “Global Kids Seminar”, which is anexperience-based course where kids learn about foreign countries in English during their summer vacation. We
are currently recruiting foreign teachers for these events. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us.
● Application Requirements
Must be able to communicate in either Japanese or English
Must be available to meet for any preparatory meetings
before the event(during weekday mornings or afternoons)Contact Information● Payment for Teaching
6,000 yen (for around 2 hours) / per class10.21% in tax will be subtracted from the final
payment sum.

Kanazawa International Exchange Foundation

To Kanaiwa

Rifare 2F, 1-5-3 Honmachi, Kanazawa-shi,
920-0853

Phone（076）220-2522
F A X（076）220-2527
URL : http://www.kief.jp
E-mail : kief@kief.jp

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