Events
NEW！
Call for Presenters for the 14th English Speech Contest
- Date & Time February 9 （Sun）, 2025, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
NEW！
Taiwanese Cooking
- Date & Time December 22 (Sun) 9:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Free Legal Advice and Administrative Procedure Support for Foreign Residents
- Date & Time December 25 (Wed), 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
"The 9th Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners in Kashiwa" Participant recruitment
- Date and time: Sunday, February 16, 2025, 12:00-16:00
NEW！Call for Presenters for the 14th English Speech Contest
Date & Time February 9 （Sun）, 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Place Amuser Kashiwa, Crystal Hall
Eligibility: Junior high school students and above who live, work, or study in the Kashiwa vicinity. Applicants should be non-native English speakers, and have lived in an English-speaking country for less than two years.
Fee Free
Speech requirements: Speech should be between 3 to 5 minutes in English, any theme or title.
Number of participants 10
Application December 1 (Sun) to 14 (Sat) by email to
Inquiries: the KCC Office
NEW！Taiwanese Cooking
Date & Time December 22 (Sun) 9:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place Chuo Kouminkan cooking room
Contents Taiwanese stir-fried rice noodles, oolong tea and chicken wing soup with medicinal herbs, white kikurage mushroom dessert
Instructor Ms. Huang Mei Jung Fee 1,500 yen Number of participants 25
Application Sign up at the KCC Office or by email at< boshu-1@kira-kira.jp> by December 19 (Thu). Cancellations made on the day of the event will be charged the fee.
NEW！
Free Legal Advice and Administrative Procedure Support for Foreign Residents
To foreign residents. Are you in need of help? Lawyers and administrative procedure specialists are available for
consultation. You can ask for specialists’ advice on issues such as family or partner violence, divorce, visa
procedures, and problems at work. Reservation necessary.
・Date & Time: Dec. 25 (Wed), 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
・Place: Palette Kashiwa Meeting Room A
・Reservation: the KCC office
"The 9th Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners in Kashiwa" Participant recruitment
A Japanese speech contest will be held. We are looking for people to participate in the contest.
■Conditions for application: Applicants must meet all of the following
conditions:
- Residents, employees, or students in the Tohkatsu area
- Non-native Japanese speakers
- Both parents are foreign nationals
■Application details:
Fill out the required information on the designated application form and send it to the Kashiwa City
Kashiwa Cross-cultural Center by email, post, or in person.
Email: International Exchange Center boshu-1@kira-kira.jp
Address: 1-7-1-301 Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, 277-0005, DayOne Tower 3F
Palette Kashiwa Kashiwa Cross-cultural Center
・Download the application form here >>>
■Application period : 1st Oct (Tue.) - 25th Dec.(Wed.) , 2024
■Inquiries: Kashiwa Cross-cultural Center, TEL: 04-7157-0281
※ Application document review criteria for the 9th Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners
The criteria are as follows:
1) Is the presenter's intention and argument clearly conveyed.
2) Is there originality and creativity.
3) Is the speech thought out with empathy and something that makes people want to listen to it.
Project
| Project Event | Team & Place |
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| Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners | Feb. Palette Kashiwa Open Space |
| International Exchange Week | Jun. Palette Kashiwa Open Space |
| Kashiwa de International Exchange Festa | Oct Nowdy Mall |
(1)Kashiwa de International Exchange Festa 2023 was held!
The festival was scheduled for October 15th at Howdy Mall, but due to bad weather, it was postponed to November 12th. It was done in Palette Kashiwa. On the day of the event, various committee booths of the Kashiwa City International Exchange Association will hold events and exhibits to introduce international exchange activities. In addition, the Japan-Southeast Europe Economic Exchange Association will be selling Bulgarian products, and Mr. Lumbini will be holding a cross-cultural event. Food and drink sales were also held, and the event was a great success.
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(2) International Exchange Week
We hold an "International Exchange Week" for the public to learn about the city's international exchange activities.In November 2020, due to the Corona disaster, an online workshop was held to learn about refugees, and seminars and lectures were also held.
In the future, we will cooperate with other international exchange organizations in Kashiwa to introduce international exchange activities of the city as a whole.
◆2020 Events◆
(1) Puppet show "Red Riding Hood" performed by foreign members, distributed on YouTube
(2) Lecture: "Drinking, eating and walking in Mauritania and Senegal".
(3) Multicultural coexistence seminar: "Don't go in, don't go out, from diversity to champuru culture".
(4) Online Workshop: "What is a refugee?”
(5) Display:
① The exhibition of photos of the late Mr. Tetsu Nakamura's activities (Peshawar-kai), “International Contribution in a Different Culture”
② The History of Friendship Time: the Exhibition of International Understanding Lecture
③ The display of disaster for foreigners: multi-language materials, disaster prevention maps, distribution of emergency food, and the 20 kinds of disaster prevention products.
④ Display of photos of Kashiwa City's international exchange activities.
(3) Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners
The purpose of this contest is for foreign residents living, working, or studying in Kashiwa City to present their thoughts on living in Japan in Japanese.
The event encourages foreign residents to study Japanese, and Japanese people to deepen their understanding of foreign people.
Since 2017, we have expanded the scope of participants to include not only Kashiwa City but also the Tokatsu region.
Although we were unable to hold the 2020 conference due to the Corona disaster, we have prepared a "speech manuscript collection" for those who are scheduled to present.
We believe that the more Japanese citizens learn about the voices of foreign residents, the more they will get to know each other. We will build a "multicultural society" by accepting each other's differences in language, customs, and culture.
Event Report
Torrance student kashiwa (July 2024)
This year as well, we held a temporary student exchange with the city of Torrance.
Implementation date and time: July 10th to July 30th, 2024
See Link>>>
Experience of Coloring a Yuzen Handkerchief (Japanese Culture Experience)
We held a "Handkerchief Yuzen" as a Japanese culture experience with the participation of many people.
Everyone commented, "It was my first experience, but it was a lot of fun," "It was a good experience," "I wanted to continue coloring a little longer,"
"I was happy that it turned out better than I expected," and it was clear that they enjoyed the experience.
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 10:30-12:30
See Link>>>
Friendship Time <"Chad, a country of scorching desert and gentle people - overcoming war and regaining hope">(1th June 2024)
We were able to touch on the lecturer's passion for the people of Africa, who "loves Africa" due to his experiences in Cameroon and Chad.
Date and Time: June 1st (Sat) 14:00-15:30
See Link>>>
Friendship Time "The Extended Geography of Chile from North to South" (13th April 2024)
The lecture was given by Alemijo Joaquin, a Chilean visiting the astrophysics research institute at the University of Tokyo's Kashiwa Campus.
The lecture was conducted in English with an interpreter.
He introduced the Republic of Chile's diverse natural environment, history, food culture, and more.
Date and time: April 13th (Sat) 13:00-14:30
See Link>>>
