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15July ２０10
English Edition
英語English

Publisher：Kagawa Prefecture International Exchange Association

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㻳㼒㼏㼌㼆㼈When there's a traffic accident or a crime such as arobbery, dial "110."

When the operator picks up, calmly

tell them "when," "where," "what happened," "your name,address and telephone number."㻩㼌㼕㼈

When there's a fire, a sudden illness, a serious injury or othercase that requires being transported to a hospital, dial "119."When you dial, you will first be asked the following Japanese
questions, "Kaji desuka? Kyukyu desuka?" (Is there a fire? Is
this a medical emergency?) If there's a fire say, "Kaji desu," andthen tell the operator the following information: location of thefire, what is on fire, you name, address and telephone number.
Alerting people around you by yelling "Kaji-da!" (fire) and getting
help are also very important.

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Operator’s question

Caller’s Response

Operator’s question

Caller’s Response

Shouboukyoku, kaji
desuka, kyukyu desuka?
(Emergency medicalservice, is this a fire ormedical emergency?)
Nanishi, nanichou,nanchoume, nanban,
nangou desuka? (Whatis your address?
*Literally "What city,
town, street address?")Nani ga moeteimasuka?
(What is on fire?)
Hai, wakarimashita.
(OK, I understand.)

Kaji desu. (Fire)

Shouboukyoku, kaji
desuka, kyukyu
desuka? (Emergency
medical service, is thisa fire or medical
emergency?)
Nanishi, nanichou,nanchoume, nanban,nangou desuka? (Whatis your address?
*Literally "What city,town, street address?")
Do shimashitaka?
(What happened?)

Kyukyu desu. (It's a
medical emergency.)

Bancho Icchoume 11
Ban 63 go no IPAL
Kagawa desu.
(Address)
Nikai jimusho gamoeteimasu. (Thesecond floor office ison fire.)

There is no guarantee that the operator will
speak a language other than Japanese. In theworst case, being able to communicate
information such as your name, address andtelephone number in Japanese is important.
 In the event that you cannot explain thesituation or injuries in Japanese, ask a friend
or nearby person who can speak Japanese tohelp.

Yoroshikereba anata
no onamae to denwa
bango wooshietekudasai. (If it’salright, please tell me
your name and phonenumber.)Bancho Icchoume 11
ban 63 go no IPAL
Kagawa no mae desu.
(In front of IPALKagawa.)
Kotsujiko desu. (Therewas a traffic accident.)(Tell the operator thenumber of sick orinjured people andtheir condition)[your name] desu. (Myname is [your name].)Denwa bango wa, 3212
- **** desu. (My phone
number is 3212-****)

Hai. Wakarimashita.
(I understand.)㻃

Cellular phones and mobile communication device usage has increased remarkably to the pointthat 1 in 2 people has one and the number of calls to "119" from mobile devices has rapidly
increased. But there are many cases when the person calling from a mobile device doesn't know
the address of his or her location and explaining the location of the emergency takes time.
Therefore, when calling from a mobile communication device or a cellular phone, please make sure
to identify a landmark such as a building or a residential address before calling.

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The first 70 minutes is a classroom format. After 20 minutes of exchange time, the last 30 minutes
is a one-on-one format.

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to relax䟵䖟㻷㼋㼈㻃㻨㼛㼆㼋㼄㼑㼊㼈㻃㻵㼒㼒㼐㻃
Meet with Naoko Yamashita,㻃䟺㻯㼄㼖㼗㻃㻷㼘㼈㼖㼇㼄㼜㻃㼒㼉㻃㼗㼋㼈㻃㼐㼒㼑㼗㼋䟻㻃an associate professor at㻯㼄㼖㼗㻃㻶㼘㼑㼇㼄㼜㻃㼒㼉㻃㼗㼋㼈㻃㼐㼒㼑㼗㼋㻃㻔㻜㻝㻓㻓䡐㻕㻔㻝㻓㻓㻃

Kagawa University Department of㻔㻖㻝㻓㻓䡐㻔㻚㻝㻓㻓㻃

Education, who will help improve㻫㼌㼊㼄㼖㼋㼌㻃㻮㼄㼊㼄㼚㼄㻐㻃㻲㼆㼋㼌㻃㻦㼌㼗㼜㻃㻫㼄㼏㼏㻃㻥㼘㼌㼏㼇㼌㼑㼊㻃㻖㼕㼇㻃㻩㼏㼒㼒㼕㻃㻨㼛㼆㼋㼄㼑㼊㼈㻃㻵㼒㼒㼐

your skills as a Japanese−−Japanese Speech Contest Heldin September!

On Saturday September 26th, we held the 20th Japanese Speech Contest for Foreign
Residents. After having passed preliminary judging, thirteen participants
representing three foreign countries (China, Korea, and Vietnam) presented theirspeeches about the things they have seen, heard, and learned in Japan, as well as theirdiscoveries and experiences in Japan and Kagawa, all in fluent Japanese. With theirfresh perspectives, they pointed out aspects of life in Japan that Japanese tend to takefor granted. The winners are listed as follows.

Prize Winners
Governor’s Award

Ms. Shen Meng

China

“Great Harvest”

Takamatsu Kiwanis Club
President’s Award

Ms. Hyeonsil LeeSouthKorea“The Secret to Becoming Kinder
to the Environment”

Zonta International
Takamatsu President’s Award

Ms. TomomiMukai

China“My Upbringing”

Kagawa PrefectureInternational Exchange
Association Director’s Award

Mr. Yan Zhixiong

China“Busy Bee: Not Giving in toOne’s Age”

I had so much fun and learned so much from being able toparticipate in this year’s Japanese Speech Contest.
The participants spoke about their opinions and respective
feelings regarding a wide variety of themes, including personalMs. Shen Meng

experiences, global issues, etc. Through the speech contest,

foreign residents have been able to voice their opinions to Japanese people, andeveryone has been able to reach a new level of mutual understanding together.

I amextremely grateful to the Kagawa Prefecture International Exchange Association andthe supporting organizations and staff who have given us all this wonderfulopportunity.
In addition to the Speech Contest, there are many events aimed at foreign residents
and held at I-PAL Kagawa.

Since these are events that can only be experienced inKagawa, I urge everyone, foreign residents and Kagawa citizens alike, to come andexperience them together.

−−䖟 㻲㼘㼗㻃㻺㼌㼗㼋㻃㼗㼋㼈㻃㻧㼈㼐㼒㼑㼖㻄㻃 㻃 㻬㼑㻃㻺㼌㼗㼋㻃㻪㼒㼒㼇㻃㻩㼒㼕㼗㼘㼑㼈㻄㻃 㻃㻷㼕㼌㼙㼌㼄㻃㼄㼅㼒㼘㼗㻃㼗㼋㼈㻃㻫㼒㼏㼌㼇㼄㼜㻃㼒㼉㻃䇵㻶㼈㼗㼖㼘㼅㼘㼑䇶㻃㼒㼑㻃㻩㼈㼅㼕㼘㼄㼕㼜㻃㻖㼕㼇㻑The word setsubun, indicates the day before each season begins(spring, summer, fall, and winter). However, the setsubun that comesright before risshun, the beginning of spring, is regarded as the most important, so today whenpeople say “Setsubun,” it usually refers to this day in February.
What do people do on Setsubun?
Throwing Beans
People throw roasted soy beans at their houses in order to ward off evil spirits, which arethought to enter into our lives most easily during the changing of the seasons.
Eating Beans
Once people have finished throwing the beans, they then eat the leftover beans in order toward of evil spirits for the coming year. In some places people eat peanuts instead of soybeans.
Placing Sardine Heads and Holly Over the Doorway
This is a custom for warding off demons with the bad smell of grilled sardine heads and theprickly thorns of holly. Apparently there are many households today, where grilled
sardines are eaten with ehōmaki sushi rolls.
Eating Ehōmaki Sushi Rolls
This is an event that originated in Kansai, where people face an auspicious direction andeat thick sushi rolls.
The auspicious direction for 2010 is West-South-west.
How to Throw the Beans
1. Get your “lucky” beans ready...and make sure that they are roasted beans and not raw
beans. (In Japanese, the word for “to roast” is homophonous with the word for “to castsomething at a target,” both being pronounced “iru.”)
2. Be sure to say, “Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (Out with the demons! In with goodfortune!)” as you throw the beans. Open your door or a window and throw a handful ofbeans out two times when you say, “Oni wa soto!” Then shut the window or door andthrow beans toward the inside of the room two times when you say, “Fuku wa uchi!”
3. When you eat the roasted beans, you should eat as many beans as your own age inyears plus one. This is said to keep you from getting sick in the coming year. Since
the day following Setsubun is the beginning of the New Year according to the oldcalendar that used to be used throughout Asia, you add one year when counting yourage.

Kagawa Prefectural International
Exchange Association

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さぬき浜街道
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中央通り

Kagawa International Exchange
Center㸝I-PAL Kagawa㸞, 1-11-63,
Bancho, Takamatsu-shi, 760-0017
TEL㸯087-837-5908
FAX㸯087-837-5903
URL: http://www.i-pal.or.jp/

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