FY 2017 Minato City Gender Equality Center Grant Project
WaNavi Japan Life-Skills Workshop Series
1.Preparing for Earthquake Disasters in Japan
Sep. 9, 2017 (Sat) 14:00-‐16:30
2.DemysFfying the Japanese Healthcare System Oct. 5, 2017 (Thu) 9:30-‐12:00
New to Japan or want to know more? It can be hard naviga@ng life in a different culture. WaNavi Japan’s Life-‐skills workshops will empower you to have a solid understanding of the basics, essen@al to life in Japan. WaNavi Japan has been providing Earthquake Preparedness workshops for interna@onal residents since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in 2011, and con@nues to support people affected by natural disasters.
Come to all 4 workshops or several workshops of your choice! Workshop dates: 9/9, 10/5, 10/26 (2017) 2/24(2018)
1. Info Session – Understand how Japanese society prepares for earthquakes
2. Cri@cal Language Lesson – Learn the basic and most essen@al words used in the face of a disaster
3. Hands-‐on Ac@vity – Let’s make a Personal BOSAI (earthquake preparedness) kit
This is a family-‐friendly event! Please come with your en@re family!
In Collabora@on with: We are working with seismologist Dr. Satoko Oki, Ph.D. of Keio University and her research laboratory to deliver this fun and interac@ve workshop!
1. Info Session – Learn how the healthcare system works and understand how to u@lize various services
2. Cri@cal Language Lesson – Learn the basic and most essen@al words used in a medical emergency
3. Hands-‐on Ac@vity – CPR and AED training!
In Collabora@on with: We are working with the Minato-‐ku Fire Department for CPR and AED training
3.Understanding Japanese Ingredients and Food Labeling Oct. 26, 2017 (Thu) 9:30-‐12:30 1. Info Session – Learn about the food culture in
Japan and understand how to read food labeling. Use ingredients unique to Japan!
2. Cri@cal Language Lesson – Learn how to choose and order food according to dietary/religious/cultural restric@ons
3. Hands-‐on Ac@vity – Taste different types of miso and learn how to make miso soup directly from Miso Brewery Master, Mr. Yoshinori Noda!
In Collabora@on with: We are working with 4th genera@on Miso Brewery Master, Mr. Yoshinari Noda, from the Masuzuka Miso Brewery
Place: Libra (Minato-ku Gender Equality Center) Minato Park Shibaura 1-16-1 Shibaura Minato-ku, Tokyo
4.Understanding Japanese EFqueVe Feb. 24, 2018 (Sat) 14:00-‐16:30
This is a family-‐friendly event! Please come with your en@re family!
1. Info Session – Learn about the history and basics of Japanese E@quege from the Master of Ogasawara School of E@quege, Archery and Mounted Archery
2. Cri@cal Language Lesson – Learn polite and respechul expressions in Japanese useful for smooth communica@on in different situa@ons
3. Hands-‐on Ac@vity – Learn how to sit, stand, walk, bow, and eat Japanese cuisine the Ogasawara-‐way
In Collabora@on with: We are working with the Ogasawara School of E@quege, Archery and Mounted Archery, which has a history of over 850 years teaching Japanese E@quege
Fee: 1,000 yen for each workshop
Maximum Number of Participants: 30 (Registrations on a first-come, first-serve basis)
Childcare: Childcare services available for all workshops from ages 4 months to pre-elementary school children
For Registration : https://goo.gl/hzQKFD Registration deadlines: One week prior to each event If you are applying for Childcare, please register by below dates: 1. Aug. 24 (Thu) 2.Sep.21 (Thu) 3. Oct. 12 (Thu) 4. Feb. 8 (Thu)
For Inquiries: WaNavi Japan [email protected]