2014.09 Vol.34

A Newsletter for Foreign Nationals

EnglishOta City Navigation

<Inquiries>

Internationalization & Multiculturalism Section,

Internationalization & Multiculturalism

Promotion Division, Ota City Offi ce

☎ 03-5744-1227 Fax 03-5744-1518

International City Ota Festival

in Haneda

<Inquiries>Internationalization & Multiculturalism Promotion Division, Ota City Offi ce☎ 03-5744-1227FAX 03-5744-1518

Listen to the speeches of foreigners who live in Japan.Foreign participants will speak about their home countries and experiences in Japan completely in Japanese. Everyone is welcome.

Date & time: Nov. 24, 2014 (Public holiday) 13:30 - 16:30 (The reception starts at 13:00.)

Date & Time:

Sep. 27, 2014 (Sat)

10:00 – 16:00

Event will be canceled

only in the event of

heavy rain.

Admission: FreeProgram: World food

court, Stage attractions, World Café for

international cultural exchanges

Venue: Special Event Site, 1-5 Haneda Kuko,

Ota-KuAccess: 5 min. walk from

Tenkubashi Station on Keikyu Kuko Line and the Tokyo MonorailShuttle bus service will be available from JR Kamata and Omori Stations. No parking is available.

Public transportation is recommended.

The 20th “Speech in Japanese” for 2014Come and be part of the audience!

Ota City is organizing the

largest international event in Japan.

Venue: Ikegami KaikanAdmission: Free Reservation unnecessary for visitors.

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9/27　　　　　Haneda Airport

When you need to inquire in foreign languages, do not hesitate to come to mics Ota(Interpeople

Community Centre(ICC))'s multilingual Information desk.

TEL ＝ 03-6424-8822 Opening hours ＝ 10am 〜 5pm

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Inquiries

For mid- to long term residents including permanent residents: Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau☎ 0570-013904 or ☎ 03-5796-7112 for those calling from an IP phone or PHS.For special permanent residents: Resident Registration Section, Household Residents Registry Division, Ota City Office☎ 03-5744-1187 FAX 03-5744-1513

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Due to revisions of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recogni-tion Act, persons holding an alien registration card are required to exchange their current card for a resident card/ special permanent resident certificate under the new system.Please complete the replacement application at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau before July 8, 2015, regardless of the “appli-cation period for the next expiration stated on your alien registra-tion card (with the exception of those who hold a Special Perma-nent Residency). For special permanent residents, please complete the procedure in the Ota City Office. We are sending out notices of the exchange procedures sequentially to those holding alien registration cards whose expiration date is July 8, 2015.

Switch to a resident card/ special permanent certificate

Nursery Usage Promotion Section, Nursery Services Division☎ 03-5744-1617FAX 03-5744-1525

Childcare advisors provide counseling services in local branch of-fices. Reservation unnecessary.

Childcare facility information as well as nursing consultation ser-vices will be available.●Eligibility: Expectant mothers and parents of babies and young children●Application: Please come to the venue listed below.Interpretation services are available at municipal facilities. (Reser-vation required.) Please contact mics Ota for more information.

Date Venue

Sept. 30 (Tue) Magome Branch Office

Oct. 7 (Tue) Kids-na Omori

Oct. 14 (Tue) Yukigaya Branch Office

Oct. 21 (Tue) Minemachi Branch Office

Oct. 28 (Tue) Ikegami Branch Office

Nov. 4 (Tue) Kids-na Rokugo

Nov. 11 (Tue) Haneda Branch Office

Nov. 18 (Tue) Omori Higashi Branch Office

Time: 9:00 – 16:30

Enjoy parenting! Feel free to contact us regarding any childcare questions or concerns you may have.

大田区生活展Make sure you receive the “Maternal and child health handbook”.

When you learn of your pregnancy, please make sure you receive the “Maternal and child health handbook” and health information package”. The package contains lots of information on pregnan-cy, childbirth and childcare, prenatal checkup cards and a birth notification form, etc. Make sure you send the birth notification form after you give birth to your child.

●Distribution location: Health Care Management Division, Health Care Services Division, Uguisu Net/ Maternal & Child Health Handbook Counter, local branch offices

Maternal & Child Health Handbook Section, Health Care Man-agement Division☎ 03-5744-1661 FAX 03-5744-1523

Inquiries

Inquiries

Notice from the City Office

3Ota City Navigation 2014/09/15　　Issued on the 15th every month (excluding January and August)

Ota Consumer Center☎ 03-3736-7711　Fax 03-3737-2936

　I went to visit Anamori Inari Jinja Shrine in Haneda that is not very well known. I love the rows of red torii here that often ap-pear in suspense dramas on TV. They look just like the one that I saw in Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto where endless rows of red torii line the pathway. They were very impressive.The shrine sells safe journey talismans. I hear that their talis-mans have high potency and they will protect you whenever you travel by airplane, boat, train or car, etc. I would like to recom-mend this shrine to everyone who flies from the nearby Haneda Airport.Haneda has a lot of little-known nice spots. After the shrine, I would like to suggest you take a walk around the local fishing village. You can also enjoy watching airplanes in the sky at the

es tuary of the Tamagawa River.This friendly and peaceful small village feels like an urban oasis that is a comfort-a b l e p l a c e t o relax and refresh.

<Access>Address: 5-2-7 Haneda, Ota-Ku3 min. walk from Anamori Inari Station on Keihin Kyuko Kuko Line

Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/Cool.Ota.Ambassador Huang Zi Ling, “Cool Ota Ambassador” from Taiwan

<Inquiries> Tourism Division

☎ 03-5744-1322 FAX 03-5744-1323

Come visit Ota-Ku!Anamori Inari Jinja, a shinto shrine that worships the guardian of travelers

Tax Payment Information Center, Ota City☎ 03-5744-1596

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The theme of this fair is “Hope”. Various events will be held under this topic “Carve out the future with children.”

Date and Time: Oct. 4 (Sat) – Oct. 5 (Sun), 2014Venue: Ota Municipal Consumer Center(Located in the same building as mics Ota.)

Program:• Entertainment on stage: Rakugo (traditional Japanese comic story-

telling), flute performances, bandoneon, vocal performances, etc.• Events will be held in meeting rooms as well as the lobby: a dis-

play of consumer groups’ research report, exhibitions and shops by various activity groups, children’s flea market, etc.

Note that mics Ota will be closed from Oct. 1 through Oct. 6.For details, please contact the following.

The payment deadline was September 1. If you are behind in pay-ments, please make the payment as soon as possible. The payments can be made at any of the following; banks, post offices, conve-nience stores, Ota City Office’s Tax Payment Division and local branch office. For further details, please refer to the statement of payment or contact the following.

Have you completed the 2nd payment of Special City and Tokyo Metropolitan Resident Tax (regular collection)?

大田区生活展Come join Ota City Life Style Fair!

Inquiries

Inquiries

Note that a home visit will be conducted for those who failed to complete their tax payments.

For those who have not made payments, Ota City office shall make a telephone call or conduct a home visit to notify you of the tax payment. The officer will visit you at home and remind you of completing the special city resident / light vehicle tax payment.

Attention: These home visitors will never collect cash deposit.

Inquiries

Tax Collection Promotion Section, Tax Payment Division☎ 03-5744-1205 FAX 03-5744-1517

Ota City can and will provide foreign residents with useful in-formation.Ota City sends following information to the registered Email address. 1. Ota City Navigation in English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog

or foreigner-friendly Japanese depending on your choice.2. Information on events organized by Ota City for foreign

residents 3. Emergency information in the event of a disaster Please note that Ota City shall not use the registered Email addresses for any purposes other than those mentioned above. These Email addresses will be handled with extreme care.

<Inquiries>Multicultural Society Promotion Center (mics Ota)Email:info@micsota.jp

<Contact> Ota International Exchange

URL:http://otawardinternational.wordpress.com/

Email:oka@okatakashi.net

Please register your Email address Announcement from international exchange groups10/11

• Date & Time: Oct. 11, 2014 (Sat) 16:00 – 17:30

• Venue: mics Ota, 5-13-26 Kamata, Ota-Ku

• Admission: Free• Registration deadline: Oct. 5

International exchange event informationForeign nationals living in Ota City will talk about their home countries and their experiences in Japan. Please come and enjoy chatting with us.This time, experts are invited to talk about the following issues:• Education for foreign children • Halal foods• Immigration

4 Issued by Internationalization & Multiculturalism Promotion Division, Ota City Office 144-8621 5-13-14,Kamata,Ota TEL ＝ 03-5744-1227 FAX ＝ 03-5744-1518

Tokyu Line

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to KawasakiKampachi Ave.

東口East Exit

Kamata Sta. City Office

East Exit

Languages Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

English 10am-5pm 1pm-5pm(4th)

Chinese 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 1pm-5pm(1st,3rd)

Tagalog 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 1pm-5pm(2nd)

▶ Make a reservation when you need an interpreter of any of the following languages:

Korean,Spanish,Portuguese,Vietnamise, Thai,Russian,Urdu,Nepali,Hindi Bengali.

【 I n q u i r i e s 】　 M u l t i c u l t u r a l S o c i e t y

Promotion Center (mics Ota)

☎ 03-6424-8822　FAX 03-5710-6330http://www.micsota.jp/

mics Ota is a facility for foreign residents living in Ota City.

○ Consultation:Consultation services in multiple languages relating to child-care, marriage, divorce,

employment, etc., are offered.

○ Interpretation:We will send an interpreter to any Ota City facility. For difficulties with procedures at any

Ota City Office or nursery schools, etc., please feel free to utilize this service.

○ Misc:We will introduce Japanese language classes taught by Ota City’s volunteers

All consultations and interpretations are free of charge. Please feel free to contact us.

Multilingual consutation schedule

mics Ota (Multicultural Society Promotion Center) offers interpretation and consultation services!