Time Out
Volume 232 September
2010
Inside this issue…
Entertainment Guide 1
Hospital Information 2
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Fri 10
Sat 11
Japan Today
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IIA Events
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9:00pm FCT
Information Board
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The Day After Tomorrow Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhall
September Events Calendar
Vantage Point
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Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker
9:15pm FTV
Time Out is produced by the Division of
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Sun 12 Resident Evil Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
Coordination and Citizenry Affairs,
9:00pm KFB
Tue 14th Shadows Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni
1:15am BS2
Wed 15th Faces John Marley, Gena Rowlands
1:15am BS2
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Fri 17
Capote Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kate Shindle 1:15am BS2
Armageddon Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler
9:00pm FCT
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Sun 19 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory
9:00pm KFB
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Fri 24
Deep Blue Sea
L.L. Cool J, Samuel L. Jackson
9:00pm FCT
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Sun 26 Resident Evil: Extinction
電話: (0246) 22-7415 FAX: (0246) 22-7609
E-mail: [email protected]
Mon 27th Brief Encounter Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard
市民協働課及び財団法人いわき市国際交流協
1:00pm BS2
会は皆さんを歓迎します。お気軽にお立ち寄
Tues 28th Inside the Actor’s Studio: Al Pacino
り下さい。お電話、e-mail をお待ちしています。
1:15am BS2
Thu 30th Serpico Al Pacino, John Randolph
Iwaki City Hall
21 Umemoto Taira Iwaki City Fukushima Prefecture
970-8686
Tel: (0246) 22-7415 Fax: (0246) 22-7609
Email:
[email protected]
The Division of Coordination and Citizenry Affairs
and the IIA are open to the public. Please feel free
to drop by, call, or e-mail us anytime. Website:
http://www.iia-fukushima.or.jp;
http://www.city.iwaki.fukushima.jp/gaikokugo/english
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いわき市役所市民協働課
〒970-8686 福島県いわき市平字梅本 21
Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr
9:00pm KFB
(Documentary)
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1:00pm BS2
Movie names, times and other information are believed to be
The A Team Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Nicolas Cage, Monica Bellucci
The Karate Kid [“The Best Kid”] Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan
Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl – Zoroark Ruler of Illusions
(Japanese) Rika Matsumoto, Ikue Otani
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter
Toy Story 3 (dubbed in Japanese) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
The Borrowers (Kari-gurachi no Arietti) (Japanese) Ryunosuke
Kamiki, Mirai Shida
correct at the time of printing. However, information changes
quickly, so please confirm before making plans. Pore Pore 1,
2, 3, & 4 (Cinemas) are located in the Sekaikan Building near
Iwaki Station. Ph: 0246-22-3394. Adults: \1800, University
and SHS: \1400, JHS and under: \1000. Books of five tickets
for \5000 (kaisuken) are sold at the cinema. The first of
every month is discount day: \1000; and movies after 7pm
are \1000. Monday is Mens’ Day \1000 and Friday is Ladies’
day \1000.
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The following is a guide to hospitals open on Sundays and public holidays
in Iwaki City during September. Unless otherwise marked, all hospitals operate between
the hours of 9:00am – 5:00pm.
Sunday, 5st September
Emergency Dental Care
Taira Area
Takahashi Clinic
9-5
46-1231
Onahama Area
Izumi Chuo Clinic
9-5
56-6677
Nakoso Area
Kojima Jiai Byoin
9-5
63-5141
Joban Area
Hakozaki Iin
9-5
42-3131
Suda Iin
8:30-12
27-6060
Uchigo Area
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Sunday, 12 September
9-12
23-5050
Taira Area
Taira Area
Shiga Seikei Geka Geka (Reconstructive+ normal surgery)
Takahashi Clinic
9-5
46-1231
Onahama Area
Nakayama Clinic
9-5
73-1112
Nakoso Area
Kushida Byoin
9-5
63-3202
Joban Area
Iwaki Yumoto Byoin
9-5
42-3188
Sunday, 19th September
Taira Area
Nagai Ganka (eyes)
9-12
24-1112
Taira Area
Takahashi Clinic
9-5
46-1231
Onahama Area
Iwaki Chuo Byoin Fuzoku Shinryo Jo
9-5
53-3511
Nakoso Area
Kureha Sogo Byoin
9-5
63-2181
Joban Area
Oriuchi Iin
9-5
44-1133
9-5
53-3141
Monday, 20th September
Onahama Area
Nakamura Byoin
Nakoso Area
Saito Naika Clinic
9-5
77-1001
Jyoban Area
Iwaki Kusakidai Sogo Clinic
9-5
28-1145
Thursday, 23rd September
Onahama Area
Kashima Byoin
9-5
58-8010
Nakoso Area
Yabuki Byoin
9-5
63-1818
Jyoban Area
Hatano Ganka (eyes)
9-5
42-2040
Sunday, 26th September
Taira Area
Takahashi Clinic
9-5
Onahama Area
Ozaka Clinic
9-5
56-8777
Nakoso Area
Nakoso Byoin
9-5
65-7755
Seki Seikei Geka Clinic (external surgery)
9-5
84-9905
Joban Area
46-1231
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Sunday, 3 October
Taira Area
Shirai Geka Ichoka Iin
8:30-12
25-3788
Taira Area
Takahashi Clinic
9-5
46-1231
Onahama Area
Kashima Byoin
9-5
58-8010
Nakoso Area
Nakoso Byoin
9-5
65-7755
Joban Area
Soeda Iin
9-5
68-6155
All emergency dental care will be
provided at the General Health and
Welfare Centre (Sogo Hoken
Fukushi Senta) in Uchigo.
This centre is open on Sundays and all
National holidays from 9am to 12pm
and 1pm to 4pm. The reception closes
at 3:30pm.
For more information please contact
the centre on 27-8620.
Kyoritsu Hospital
Emergency After-Hours
Clinic
[27-1208]
If you need to see a doctor urgently in
the evening on a weekday or on a
weekend or public holiday, the
Kyoritsu Hospital Emergency
After-Hours Clinic is open at the
following times:
Weekdays: 8pm - 12am
Weekends: Sat 8pm – 7am Sun
Sundays & Public Holidays:
9am-12am
Treatment Available in
Foreign Languages:
If possible always go to hospitals or
clinics which offer treatment in
English or your native language.
These places are listed in the City’s
official list:
“Clinics & Hospitals where
Foreign Language Treatment is
Available in Iwaki”
Even if your language is available,
please make sure whenever
possible to bring a
Japanese-speaker with you
Eng = English, Kor = Korean,
Thai.
Counselling Centre for Women: Counsellors can assist you in Japanese, Chinese, English, Korean,
Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Tagalog. Available languages differ each day. Ph: 050-1501-2803. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm.
OC NET: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7pm – 9pm PH: 03-3730-0556 English, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Spanish, and Thai.
Tell Lifeline: TELL is a professional non-profit organisation that provides counselling to English-speaking foreigners all over Japan. The Lifeline is staffed
by highly trained volunteer phone counsellors and provides free non-judgemental phone counselling and information 365 days a year from 9am to 4pm
and 7pm to 11pm on (03) 5774-0992. For more information check out their website at http://www.telljp.com or e-mail them at [email protected].
Safety and Consultation Centre for Women (Police Box at Iwaki Train Station): For people who have suffered from any crime-related problem
or injury. Free. Can only speak Japanese. Ph: (0246) 23-9344 10am-6pm daily.
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Living in Japan but don’t have a clue what’s going on in this country? This month Japan Today will
provide you some of the information from the various levels of government.
Have you registered for Child Benefit Payments?
If you have a child who is in Junior High School and you never received any benefit payments under the old
“Child Allowance” system, please apply for the new “Child Benefit Payments” as soon as possible.
The Iwaki City Government has been accepting applications for Child Benefit Payments since the 1st of April
2010. If you apply for these payments before the 30th of September 2010, your application will be accepted and
your payments will backdated and paid from the 1st of April. (If the child you are apply for has just been born, or
you are moving to Iwaki from somewhere else, your Child Benefit Payments will be paid from the following
month of the date your application was submitted.
Even if you are receiving “Child Benefit Payments” as a continuation of the old “Child Allowance” system, you
need to officially submit a formal statement of current household living conditions. If you do not submit this
formal statement , you may lose the right to receive “Child Benefit Payments” or payments may be stopped
temporarily. To avoid this, please submit it as soon as possible.
For more information, please contact your local Health and Welfare Centre, Branch Office (Shi Sho), or the City
Hall.
WE’RE HERE TO HELP!
FREE COUNSELLING AND REPORTING SERVICE FOR CASES OF CHILD ABUSE
Please contact us if you are worried about child abuse in the area where you live. Please rest
assured that all information received, and the information anyone seeking counselling or
advice will remain strictly confidential. Anything you can do to help would be very appreciated.
Contact Information:
※Iwaki City Health and Welfare Centres
（Taira：22-7457, Onahama：54-2111, Nakoso/ Tabito：63-2111, Joban / Tono：43-211,
Uchigo / Yoshima/ Miwa：27-8691, Yotsukura / Hisanohama Ohisa：32-2114,
Ogawa / Kawamae：83-1329）
※Fukushima Prefecture Hama Jido Sodanjo (Fukushima Coastal Children’s
Counselling Centre) (28-3346)
※The Community Safety Division of your nearest Police Station
(Chuo Police Station: 26-2121, Higashi Police Station: 54-1111, Minami Police Station: 63-2141)
The 2nd Iwaki Sunshine Marathon – Participants & Volunteers Wanted!
We are looking for participants and volunteers for the 2nd Iwaki Sunshine
Marathon registration opens on the 1st of September. Don’t miss this chance to get involved with a
great event!
When: Sunday, February 13, 2011
For details, please check the official website; http://www.iwaki-marathon.jp
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We will have a BBQ at “Sun Marina”,
a safe place for parents & children
to have fun. Come and enjoy a BBQ
withus beside thewater’s edge in Onahama!
When: Tue, 14 September 11am-2pm
Where: Iwaki Sun Marina, the open space near Car
Park
Fee: ¥1,000 Adults, ¥300 children younger than
elementary school age.
How to apply: Tell us
your name and age in
advance by Phone, Fax
or Email.
The 10th Iwaki Global Citizen Festival will
be held in Aquamarine Park on Sunday,
26th September this year. The IIA is
planning to serve wonderful foods,
‘Borscht’ and ‘Piroshki’. We are seeking
some volunteers to help us cook from
early in the morning that day. Anyone
who wants to help IIA staff with cooking,
please contact us!
Our Indian Recipes have finally been
decided! Our teachers will be friendly
Indian chefs from ‘Asian Restaurant
Mumbai’ in Taira. Come and try learning
professional Indian recipes!
When: 5th October, 2010, 10am to 1pm
Where: Cooking Room, 2nd floor, Iwaki Bunka Centre
Fee: Members ¥1,000, Non-Members ¥1,500
Menu:
Keema Curry curry made with ground chicken and green
peas
Jeera Rice cooked rice with Jeera spice (Cumin) and lemon
Chapati a Indian common flatbread baked with frying pan
Kheer Indian traditional dessert made from rice and milk
Salad
We are still accepting applications
for the IIA’s Autumn
Japanese Language
Classes beginning at
the end of September.
Please join the classes
with your friends!
The IIA has been involved in the usage of old stamps to assist
developing countries since 1994, so please
come along if you have some time to help out with the cutting
of old stamps, which will in turn help those
less fortunate have a better life.
A Very German Christmas
Next year will be the 150th anniversary of relations
between Germany and Japan. To commemorate the
late Dr. Hajime Hoshi, who was born in Iwaki and
contributed to pharmaceuticals industry in Germany
after WWII, the IIA is planning some special
German-style Christmas events.
Candle Making With Beeswax Class
When: Sat, 20 November, 10am – 12pm
Where: Active Learning room in Iwaki City
Lifelong Plaza (may change)
Instructor: Mr. Juergen Oberbaeumer from
Germany
Fee: ¥1,000 members, ¥1,500
non-members
How to apply: Contact the IIA by
September 30th
Group Size: 20 people (on a first-come-first-served
basis)
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Wednesday, 29th September (Level 7)
All at City Hall 9:30am-3:30pm. Please
drop in whenever suits you.
Traditional German Bread, ‘Stollen’, Baking Class
When: Sat, 2 October, 10am – 11:30am
Making preserved fruits
Sat, 18 December, 10am – 1pm Baking Stollen
Where: Bakery Fruchten (Hishikawamachi,
Taira, near Iwaki ALIOS)
Instructor: Mr. Taiga Akiyama, the manager
of Bakery Fruchten
Fee: ¥2,000 members, ¥2,500 non-members
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(We will bake Stollen Bread on 18 of December.
You can even take home a loaf of Stollen Bread!)
How to apply: Contact the IIA by the date of September 3rd.
Group Size: 20 people (on a first-come-first-served basis, you need to
attend both classes)
What to bring: Mask, Apron, triangular bandanna and indoor shoes
Iwakians is taking a break this month, but never fear – we’ll be back in October!
Stay tuned for details of this year’s HALLOWEEN PARTY!
Are you interested in cooking International Foods and speaking English or Hawaiian?
Then this class is for you! We will have a Hawaiian Baking class once a month. Anyone
who wants to join us, please contact us by email.When: on the last Saturday every month,
1:30pm – 4:30pm Where: Bunka Centre, 2nd Floor ‘Ryori Jisshu Shitsu’ (Cooking Room)
Fee: ¥2,000 (all fees included) Enquiries: Ms. Mayumi AKIBA （[email protected]）
Have you registered as a member of a Yoga Club in Iwaki? Yoga can be relaxing and great for your health.
Our two classes every Saturday are open to anybody interested in Yoga. Contact us and join our Yoga class!
When: Every Saturday (except if there is a 5th Saturday in the month) Family Yoga 10:00am ~, parent and
child Yoga class, Yoga 11:00am ~, everybody from beginner to experts
Where: Bunka Centre, ‘Multi-purpose room’ Fee: ¥1,500 for twice a month, ¥2,000 for 4 times a month
Application and Enquiries: Ms. Mamiko KUWANO（[email protected]）
The concert of the “Choir of Parentless Children From Uganda in Iwaki” will be held on Friday the 24th
of September. We are looking for volunteers to help interpret in English and look after the children
who are performing in the concert. There are 20 children (between 8 and 14 years olds)
When: Friday, 24th of September, Starts at 7:00pm (Doors Open at 6:30pm)
Volunteering Time: 2:00pm-9:00pm(tentatively) A meal and T-shirt will be provided for all volunteers.
Where: Alios Hall, Main Auditorium
For more details, please contact us. Enquiries: Ms. Kazue SAKUMA 090-4558-4899、[email protected]
Our members-only event this year will be a BBQ at the new ‘Michi no Eki Yotsukura Ko’ (Yotsukura Port Road Station). There will be
lots of local seafood and vegetables prepared, and it will also be a great chance to meet local foreign residents. Please register as
soon as possible! We look forward to seeing you!
When: Saturday, 30th of October 11am – 2pm
No cancellation if it rains
Where: Fureai Hiroba, Michi no Eki Yotsukura Ko (Yotsukura Port Road Station)
Who can come: IIA members (including local foreign residents) and their family members
Fee: Adults (IIA Member ¥1,000, families of IIA member ¥1,500), Children (excluding uni students ¥500,
younger elementary school age ¥300), Exchange Students ¥700
※We will provide most of the food for grilling & frying, but please bring drinks, bread and o-nigiri etc
Hello there! September is officially the beginning of Autumn, and in Iwaki we can expect the weather
to cool a little over the next month. I can highly recommend participating in the various IIA events
listed in Time Out this month, which include heaps of great cooking workshops and some great regular activities like
Yoga. Don’t forget 2 very important dates: registration for the 2010 JLPT exam in December closes on the 1st of
October. Registration for the Iwaki Sunshine Marathon closes on the 11th of November. Please be sure to apply
ASAP for the JLPT as forms are only available from certain shops and can run out quickly. Good luck!
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Russian Tea
Party
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IIA Japanese
Class Placement
Test
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Notes
Library Closed Mon 30th
For more information on any of the IIA
events please contact Suko-san (22-7409)
SEPTEMBER 2010
IIA Language Classes:
= Iwaki German Exchange
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Association German Classes @ LATOV
= Iwaki Spanish Exchange
Bagus!
BBQ at “Sun
Marina”
Association Spanish Classes @ LATOV
*both classes run from 7:00-9:00pm, on
the 6th floor of the LATOV building
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IIA Japanese
Classes A + B
(First Class)
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IIA Japanese
Class D
(First Class)
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Hawaiian
Baking Class
= Hangul Exchange Group.
6:30-8:30pm, Lifelong Learning Plaza,
Washington Hotel
October 2010
Watoto Children’s
Choir
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The 10 Iwaki
Global Citizen’s
Festival
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IIA Stamp
Cutting Day
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(First Class)
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