２. Books, Magazines, Newspapers, DVDs and etc.

★Newspapers available for reading
You can read books and newspapers from overseas and borrow some of them for free as well. *Subscriptions of magazines and JapanTimes have been canceled.

Newspapers	中国新聞(The Chugoku Shinbun/Japan)
	プレスネット Pressnet (local free paper)

★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).

Day	Time	Class
Thu.	19:30 - 21:00	NihongoⅠ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ
Sun.	10:00 - 12:00	NihongoⅠ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ
Sun.	13:30 - 15:30	Kanji

Apply at the Communication Corner.Click here for more details.

（２）Nihongo Wai Wai Classes
Free Japanese classes focused on speaking.

Day	Time	Place
Wed.	19:00 - 21:00	Sunsquare Higashihiroshima 2nd floor　* From May to December
Fri.	18:30 - 20:00	B & G Kaiyo Center (Akitsu)　*From May
Sat.	10:00 - 12:00	Hachihonmatsu Community Center　*From May
Sun.	13:00 - 14:30	Sunsquare Higashihiroshima 2nd floor　*From September to March 2022
Sun.	14:00 - 16:00	Kurose Lifelong Center　*From May

Applications are not required in advance.
Leaflets of Nihongo Wai Wai 2021
・ Sunsquare 2F

・ Akitsu Classes

・ Kurose Classes

・ Hachihonmatsu 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.


（４）Nihongo Hiroba Ｕ－１８
　 This is a class for elementary school students up to about 18 years old.　Students can study their school homeworks with professional Japanese instructors and volunteers.　* From May 2021 to March 2022

Day	Time	Class
Wed.	16:00-17:00	Elementary School,1st~4th grade Students
Thu.	17:00-19:00	Elementary School,5th grade ～ Junior&Senior High School Students
Sat.	10:00-12:00	Elementary School～Junior&Senior High School Students

Apply at the Communication Corner. Click here for more details.



５. Registration of International Communication Volunteers

・You can register yourself as an International Communication Volunteer at the counter.

・There are several groups of activities as shown below. You can choose fields which you are interested in.

Japanese language （One-to-Oneにほんご, U-18 etc）	Host family （homestays，home visits）
Introducing traditional Japanese culture 　such as the tea ceremony	Volunteer interpreter/translator
Event support

・Volunteers receive requests for cooperation with events, invitations for workshops, etc., from us or HIC (Hiroshima International Center 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, Portuguese and Vietnamese 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 or smart phone address, 『Higashihiroshima Monthly City Newsletter』in PDF and the summary in text 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　 ・ 　Vietnamese　 ）
　　（３）Garbage dispose methods will change from October 2021. How to dispose methods　
Household Garbage Rules and Collection Schedule（ 　日本語　 ・　English　 ・　Chinese　 ・　Vietnamese　 ・　Portuguese　 ・　Indonesian　 ・　Tagalog　 ）



・ HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL CENTER

・"START HIROSHIMA!"　- Hiroshima Prefecture - （ YouTube ・Weibo ）