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| ●Information | Sunsquare Higashihiroshima | |
| open hours | 8：30 - 20：00 |
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| closed | Year-end and New Year holidays | |
| address | Sunsquare Higashihiroshima1F 28-6 Nishihonmachi Saijo Higashihiroshima-city Hiroshima zip:739-0043 | |
| Tel Fax | 082-423-1922 082-423-5251 | |
| corner@hhface.org | Click here for the access map | |
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Calendar - November and December 2018
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●Services
１. Information desk in multiple languages We respond to a wide range of inquiries in Japanese, English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese in order to better assist non-Japanese residents living in Higashihiroshima. ★Consultation service hours （schedule from March 2017）
★Examples（when necessary, we can introduce you to a specialist or relevant office） ・residential status（residential status changes、visa extensions、reentry permission） ・work ※ Job placements are not available. ・medical matters （medical checkups、vaccinations、doctor’s appointments）、health、childcare（nursery schools） ※ We are not able to accompany you to medical institutions. ・tax、National Health Insurance、National Pension ・electricity、water、gas、shopping, banks, driving licenses, internet, etc. ・travel、leisure、event information、transport information ・children’s education （kindergartens、elementary schools、junior high schools、high schools） ・Japanese Language education（Japanese classes、study materials） ・housing （prefectural apartments、municipal apartments、Sunsquare apartments、moving） ２. Books, Magazines, Newspapers, DVDs and etc. ★Newspapers and Magazines available for reading You can read books, magazines and newspapers from overseas and borrow some of them for free as well.
★DVDs Some popular Japanese movies and DVDs featuring Japanese culture are available. They can be watched at home or in the Communication Corner. list of DVDs | ★Leaflets and Maps Leaflets and maps of Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima City and surrounding areas are available free of charge. ★Monthly City Newsletter The Higashihiroshima Monthly City Newsletters in English, Chinese and Portuguese is available free of charge. ３. Free Internet Service (available for foreign residents only） Wireless Internet connection services (Wifi) are available. You can get the password at the information counter. （１）Service available： 8:30 am - 7:45 pm everyday （２）Usage limits When using a desktop PC at the communication corner：once per day, maximum 1 hour （３）Self-service printing service is also available. Click here for more details. ４. Japanese Language Education-related services （１）Sunsquare Japanese Classes (にほんごきょうしつ Higashihiroshima) The classes are taught by professional Japanese instructors and volunteers. Teaching materials are specially designed for the non-Japanese residents living in Higashihiroshima (not commercially available)
（２）Nihongo Wai Wai Japanese Conversation Classes (enjoy talking with native speakers of Japanese) Wai Wai Japanese conversation classes are supported by our Japanese language coordinator and volunteers.
Applications are not required in advance. Leaflets of Nihongo Wai Wai 2018 ・ Sunsquare 2F ・ Kurara ・ Akitsu Classes ・ Hachihonmatsu ・ Kurose Classes （３）One-to-Oneにほんご (enjoy talking with a native speaker of Japanese on a one-to-one basis) Apply at the Communication Corner. ・Foreign and Japanese residents of Higashiroshima can communicate with each other in Japanese on a one-to-one basis. ・After checking the availability of registered Japanese volunteers and foreign residents, our staff will make an appropriate match to bring together a volunteer and a foreign resident. ・No qualifications regarding Japanese language teaching are required to become a volunteer. ・You can register yourself as a International Communication Volunteer at the counter. ・There are several groups of activities as shown below. You can choose fields which you are interested in.
・Volunteers receive requests for cooperation with events, invitations for workshops, etc., from us or HIC (Hiroshima InternationalCenter in Kagamiyama ,Higashihiroshima City). ・Workshops and lectures for volunteers are held by experts in multi-cultural societies or Japanese language pedagogy, in order to back up our vounteers. We recommend that those who have participated in those training sessions join the Sunsquare Japanese classes and Japanese Conversation Classes. ※If you wish to receive information regarding all events held by HIC (Hiroshima International Center), you need to register yourself as a volunteer at HIC. 東広島市国際化の取り組み（Click here） ６. 『Higashihiroshima Monthly City Newsletter 』 Mail Delivery Service ・『Higashihiroshima Monthly City Newsletter』(English, Chinese and Portuguese versions are available) can be sent by email to your PC or mobile phone each month free of charge. ・Those who would like to receive the English version should send an email to the following address, with ‘English’ in the subject header. （corner@hhface.org） This completes your registration. You will not receive a reply email from us to inform you of the completion of your registration. ・For those who have registered their PC address, 『Higashihiroshima Monthly City Newsletter』in PDF and the summary in text format will be sent. ・For those who have registered their mobile phone address, only the summary of the『Higashihiroshima Monthly City Newsletter』 in test format will be sent. ● Links ・ Residency Management System -Ministry of Justice- ・ Higashihiroshimashi City Office （１）Living Information Japanese・English・Chinese （２）Higashihiroshima Monthly City Newsletter ( Japanese ・ English ・ Chinese ・ Portuguese ） （３）Household Garbage Rules and Collection Schedule（ Japanese ・ English ・ Chinese Portuguese ・ Vietnamese ・ Tagalog / Filipino ・ Indonesian ） ・Nihongo Hiroba Ｕ-１８ ・ HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL CENTER ・"START HIROSHIMA!" - Hiroshima Prefecture - （ YouTube ・Weibo ） | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Japanese speech contest will be held on Novemver 11th(Sun) at Sunsqaure Higashihiroshima.