International Mail (Information from Toyokawa) No. 1
とよかわ安心メール 【International Mail】
1. 災害時通訳ボランテイア募集
Recruitment of interpretation volunteer for disaster
International and Civic Activity Division. Phone:
We recruit persons who are willing to support victims of foreign residence in the victims’ language when massive disaster hits the city.
Eligibility:
A person who is 18 years or over and resides in Toyokawa.
Both Japanese and specific foreign language are required to communicate with the victims of foreign residence who have encountered massive disaster.
2.日本語能力試験の受験費を補助します
Financial aid is available for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (J.P.L.T) fee
International and Civic Activity Division. Phone:
Financial aid for J.P.L.T fee is partially available for the person who took the exam on Sunday, July 7, 2019.
Eligibility: Elementary school student or junior high school student and his/her family members.
Or the student who is registered with Kogitsune Classroom and his/her family members whose native language is not Japanese.
Amount of subsidy: 3,000 will be granted for the person who took the
test.
Procedure: Come and see International and Civic Activity Division with
the following things after receiving the test result.
Requirement: (1) Official letter of test result
(2) Resident card
(3) Bank account
(4) Seal-imprint (inkan)
Note: If one of these requirements is missing, you cannot get the subsidy.
※ Financial aid will be available for the next test scheduled on Sunday,
December 1, 2019.
3. 外国人のための一元的相談窓口を開設
Opening of a new consulting service as a one-stop service for foreign
residence.
International and Civic Activity Division:
Toyokawa is going to open the new consulting service at International and Civic Activity Division (On 2nd floor, North Bldg.) starting on Monday, September 2.
We advise foreign residence in multi-language as a one-stop service in order to give them prompt and appropriate advices and essential information on their daily life.
Interpretation is available:
Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Chinese languages are available for foreign residence to consult with them about their daily life. However, we will refer to other consultant if necessary.
Service hour: English, Portuguese, and Spanish are available at 8:30 to 17:15, Monday thru Friday. Chinese is available at 9:00 to 13:00 on Monday, 13:00 to 17:00 on Friday
Interpretation in multi-language by phone:
Operator is able to interpret into your language (13 languages) through the TV phone using tablet computer.
Interpretation service is not always available, so please confirm it in advance.
Providing information about the daily life by multi-lingual:
We will provide foreign residence necessary information including guidance of participation of neighborhood association, guidebook of livelihood, and Toyokawa Newsletter in multi-lingual.