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    ◆  The Second Exchange Event ◆

 □ Let's get excited and play a shuffleboard game! 
    
   Introducing a fun and intellectually stimulating sport known as "Curling on Land."
   It's a casual activity that anyone can enjoy. Let's form teams and play the game!
   
 
   DATE: Sunday, July 30th
   TIME: 1:30 to 3:30 pm 
   VENUE: the former Imabari Elementary School Gymnasium.(Next to ICIEA)

  Please bring your own drinks and towels as it will be hot.

  Click here to see the flyer.


  □ SUMMER FASTIVAL "ONMAKU" is coming soon! 
    
   Forming a Dance Troupe for the Summer Festival "ONMAKU"
   Let's dance and have fun together!
   We will hold two dance practice sessions. 
   Please join us and let's prepare for the performance together!   
 
  ≪First≫                                         
　 DATE: Sunday, July 2nd　　　　　
   TIME: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm      
   VENUE: ICIEA office meeting room

  ≪Second≫
   DATE: Sunday, July 30th
   TIME: 3:40 pm to 4:40 pm 
   VENUE: the former Imabari Elementary School Gymnasium.(Next to ICIEA)

  Please bring your own drinks and towels as it will be hot.

  Click here to see the flyer.


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   ◆ ICIEA offers free Japanese lessons for Japanese learners! ◆

 □ Kurashi no Nihongo on the second and the fourth Sunday FREE! 
    "Would you like to learn japanese with a Japanese tutor?"

    The class will be held twice a month on Sudays for foreign
    residents living in Imabari. The lesson is free.
    Reservations are required only for your first lesson.
    Please feel free to apply to the ICIEA at info@iciea.jp

    DATE: Sunday, January 7th / February 5th
    TIME: 4:30 to 6:00 pm 
    VENUE: Onishi Kominkan

   Click here to see the flyer.

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□'Support Class' will be held on the first Sunday from 1:30 to 3 pm at 
ICIEA and the third Saturday at the NPO Support Center. 

Lessons are free. Any foreign residents living in Imabari are welcome. 
Please feel free to apply to the ICIEA at info@iciea.jp. 

          〇 First Sunday of every month at ICIEA (except January)
           Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm 
           Fee: free
           Japanese level: beginner, intermediate and advanced

          〇 Third Saturday of every month at NPO support center
           Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm 
           Fee: free
           Japanese level: beginner, intermediate and advanced

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   □ ICIEA introduces non-native Japanese speakers to Japanese volunteer 
     teachers.The lesson is on a one-to-one basis.
     If you are interested, please email or call to our office.
     Apply ICIEA at info@iciea.jp / 0898-34-5763

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　　◆ "Support Desk for Foreign Residents" opens at ICIEA. ◆
     Feel free to consult the "Support Desk" at ICIEA if you have 
     any questions or problems.

    ICIEA has been offering help to foreign residents in Imabari
    since its beginning, and the "Support Desk" is an official service 
    fully supported by the city office. 
    We are certain that ICIEA will be able to become more helpful for 
    foreign residents,including foreign spouses, company workers and so on.
   
    Open : 8:30 am to 17:15 pm from Monday to Friday
    Email: info@iciea.jp (anytime)

    * Consultations are confidential and free. 
    * If you need an interpreter, please contact ICIEA in advance.
       Interpretation services are available in English, Chinese, 
       Vietnamese and Korean. Other languages are available on request.
       Depending on the language, the consultation may be conducted 
       using a voice translator.
   
 multi lingual flyer 
  
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   ◆ COVID-19 Information and Resources - Cabinet Secretariat ◆
 Here is the upcoming information about COVID-19 offered
 in multiple languages.

  English 
  Chinese 
  Korean 
  Tagalog 
  Vietnamese 
  
Ehime Prefecture has set up a consultation telephone service
 for coronavirus infection.
 ☆ 089-909-3468　24 hours, 7 days a week (Japanese only)

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★　Upcoming Information ★
  ◆ COVID-19 Information and Resources
 English 
 Multilingual information 
 'COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN JAPAN' Japan Times  

   ◆ ICIEA Japanese Speech Contest Vol.1 ◆

Imabari City International Exchange Association held a Japanese speech 
contest on Sunday, January 24th 2021. The purpose of this event was 
to give foreign residents a chance to share their experiences and feelings
about living within the community with local Imabari residents. 
Through the contest, the contestants could also showcase
 their growing Japanese skills. The contest was held online without
 having the audience, however, the speakers were successful 
in conveying their enthusiasm. 

  ICIEA Japanese Speech Contest 2021 

★ Multilingual Guidance on Temporary Loan Emergency Funds (April 14th)
    (English, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese )
   Here!  

★ NHK WORLD-JAPAN provides upcoming information about Coronavirus
    on their website.
Here!

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◆ICIEA is currently distributing a pocket 'Emergency Card' provided by EPIC.
 Please feel free to stop at the office to pick up.
 (English, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese and Spanish are available.)