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 Revision of Annual Membership Dues (Individual & Foreinger)
     

As of April 2010 the annual membership dues of individual and foreign members will be changed. For more information, please see the attached document.

 Revision of Annual Membership Dues
  (Individual & Foreinger)
pdf
 会費改定のお知らせ pdf
 关于修改年会费事宜
 (个人会员・外国人会员)
pdf
 Referente : Revisão da Anuidade Individuais
  (Japones / Estrangeiros )
pdf
 Modificación en el monto de las cuotas anuales
  (Socios individuales y socios extranjeros)
pdf

  KIRAKIC March Meeting
     

Date: Thursday, March 11th
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Place: KIRA office 3rd floor

        

  Let’s talk with Dave
     

Date: Saturday, March 13th
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Place: KIRA office 3rd floor

  Don’t you want know about ‘Chengde’, our Friendship City in China?
     

Mr. Maji will give us a lecture about the history of the exchange between Chengde and Kashiwa city. Also he will talk about the sightseeing points of Chengde, Beijing and Shang- hai Exhibition.

Date: Sunday, March 14th
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Kashiwa City Consumer Life Center (Annex Bill 5th floor next to Sogo department store)
Lecturer: Mr. Masahiro Maji (President of 21 international travel agency)
Fee:Free of charge
Registration: Please call KIRA office and leave your name and telephone number by Monday, March8th 
Contents: Movies also are shown .Let’s talk about Chengde over a cuo of tea.

  Send- off Party for the Student Delegation to Guam
     

Date: Sunday , March 21st
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Place: Kashiwa Cho Kominkan (Central Public Hall) Meeting room No.1&2 Fee:500 yen
Registration: Please call KIRA office by Saturday March 13th.

  KIRAKICK Exchange Party ‘ About Graduation’
     

Date: Thursday, March 25th
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Place: KIRA office 3rd floor
Contents: There may be several times you have experienced ‘Graduation’ in life. From a kindergarten to a college. Let’s talk about your ‘Graduations.’ and memories.
No registration necessary. Please come to the KIRA office on 25th.

  Welcome party for Guam Students
     

Date: Saturday, April 10th Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Place: Crest Hotel
Fee: Adults: 4000 yen, Student: 2000 yen (From elementary school to college students) Preschool children: Free of charge
Registration: Please call KIRA office by Tuesday, March 30th.

  2010 KIRA board of directors Meeting
     

Date: Saturday, April 17 th
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Place: Kashiwa Chuo Kominkan, 5th floor lecture hall

  2010 KIRA Annual General Meeting
     

Date: Saturday , April 24th
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Place: Kashiwa Chuo Kominkan ,4th floor Meeting room 1 & 2


  Announcement of Change of Leadership

Announcement of Change of Leadership

   Lounge Hours Changed

From June, the hours of operation of the Kashiwanoha International Exchange Lounge for foreign residents are changed as follows.

Open: 10: 00 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m. Monday — Saturday
Closed Sundays and national holidays.
Telephone: 04―7134―3321 Fax: 04-7134-6703


   Now 13 Languages Available

Please check out the website of the Multilingual Living Information sponsored by CLAIR (the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations), now available in 13 languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, German, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Russian and Thai. On the KIRA website click on the link to CLAIR.


  Join us !  “Exploring Japanese Culture”

Date/Time: Every 3rd Tuesday 10:00~12:00
Place: Chuo Kominkan (next to Kashiwa City Hall)
Events: Flower arangement, Kimono dressing, Calligraphy, Japanese cooking, Potluck party, etc.
Application: KIRA office

pdf (108KB)
Join us !

  Kashiwa City opened 'Kashiwanoha International Exchange Lounge' 

The Kashiwanoha International Exchange Lounge for foreign residents was opened on June 2nd , 2008. It is a Kashiwa city project managed by KIRA. The lounge is on the 1st floor of ichibangai in the Park City Kashiwanoha Building near the east exit of Tsukuba Express Kashiwanoha Campus Station (map

You can get expert guidance and information about living and working in Kashiwa, and consult about any problems. There will be foreign exchange events to bring the community together and promote KIRA's mission of helping Kashiwa's dynamic international community.

The lounge is open everyday except Wednesdays and Sundays. Hours are 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. It is also closed on national holidays. Lounge telephone: 04-7134-3321.

 

 Network Newletter for Foreign Residents  ( ねっとわーく通信 )

The Foreign Resident Network, the popular information network for foreigners in Kashiwa, has issued No. 5 and No. 6 newsletters in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean and Spanish.
Get your free copy at city hall (International Relations Office, 3F, tel. 04-7167-0941) or at the KIRA office near Kashiwa station (04-7144-1300).

ねっとわーく通信第5号(345KB) ねっとわーく通信No.5(231KB) ねっとわーく通信第6号(458KB) ねっとわーく通信No.6(332KB)
第5号(日本語) No.5(English) 第6号(日本語) No.6 (English)
 
 

 

Information from other than KIRA
 

Multilingual Living Information Sponsored by the CLAIR

The KIRA website is linked to Daily life information sponsored by the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). The CLAIR home page provides information on healthcare, education, housing, and transportation in 13 Languages.

Multilingual Living Information

 

Registration for translation and interpretation volunteers

We thank you very much for your sincere support of KIRA's activities and we appreciate your help in translating and interpreting your mother languages to Japanese and vice versa.

Since KIRA began building a foreign resident network two years ago, the number and importance of translation and interpretation projects has increased dramatically.
(For more information, please see the attached pdf)

english letter (47KB)
 
registration form (162KB)
english letter   registration form
 

For information about immigration control

Please access the following websites or call:
Immigration Office: http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/ or tel:03-3580-4111
Ministry of Justice: http://www.moj.go.jp/

 

Get Your Free City Residents Manual Today

For those who are registered or about to be, City Hall would like to give you a manual (in several languages) on living in the city, a disaster prevention handbook, information on how to dispose of waste, and a complete set of brochures to make your life in Kashiwa easier. Get it at the Citizen Section of City Hall (building 2, 1st Floor).

Inquiry: International Exchange Office, City Hall, tel. 7167-0941.

 

Kashiwa Newsletter in Three Languages

Now you can view articles from the city newsletter in English, Spanish, and Chinese by clicking "Foreign Language" at the top of the Kashiwa City official website (http://www.city.kashiwa.lg.jp/).

 

 
 
 
    
 
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