ふれあい通信 第９２号
Nishinomiya City International Association Newsletter／Fureai Tsushin
9/20/2016 vol.92
（公財）西宮市国際交流協会
Let’s Plan Together How to Support
Foreigners during Times of Disaster
Contents
NIA’s Program⑱………… ２
“Just in Case
∼The First Aid Training
Session for Foreigners∼”
Four Seasons in Nishinomiya②
∼Autumn∼
Interview⑩………………… ３
“Came to Japan for relaxation”
（Mr. Daniel Leigh Nall）
Sweets in the World⑩
“Brigadeiro from Brazil”
NIA Information Box……… ４
Event Information
Information
Volunteers Wanted
Supporting Members Wanted
The Nishinomiya City International
Association is working on a regular
basis on measures that can smooth
the necessary steps to help foreigners during times of disaster. On
April 4, 2014, we entered into an
agreement with the Nishinomiya
City government to work in cooperation and since then, have co-sponsored
training sessions. Also, on August 6,
2015, we signed the“Wide Area
Multi-city Cooperation Partnership
Agreement”to establish mutual
cooperation and cosponsor systems
on a regular basis with the Kyotango
City International Association in
Kyoto Prefecture, and the Akitakata
City International Association in
Hiroshima Prefecture. We have also
cosponsored training sessions with
the Joyo City International Association in Kyoto Prefecture. Although a
formal agreement hasn’
t been made
yet with the city, we share the basic
concept of maintaining a“wide area
multi-city cooperation partnership.”
For the foreigner support effort
during the Kumamoto Earthquake
recently, Akitakata City, representing the Chugoku-Shikoku block, participated in activities there and
requested us to cooperate with them
because we have a cooperation
agreement. We, therefore, sent one
person to work for the foreigner support activities in Kumamoto.
Through this involvement, we recognized the need to continue such support activities. We had a charity
event for Kumamoto Earthquake victims on the 1st and the 4th floors of
Frente Nishinomiya. A Peruvian
dance group offered dance performances for the charity in return for
the strong support Japan had given
to Peru in 2007, when they suffered
from the Great South American
Earthquake. So we held our event
with the Peruvian dance as the main
show on July 2.
In times of disasters, foreigners
who cannot communicate in Japanese become vulnerable and require
help. However, such foreigners may
sometimes become supporters and
participate in support projects as the
Peruvian dancers did this time. We
will definitely need foreign residents’
cooperation with various kinds of
rescue activities if a disaster hits
Nishinomiya or other cities. We, the
Nishinomiya City International Association, would appreciate your understanding, cooperation and participation in our disaster prevention
trainings and programs.
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NIA organizes various events and seminars to promote international
exchanges and understanding. Let us introduce one of these programs.
Just in Case
∼ The First Aid Training Session for Foreigners ∼
An AED（automated external defibrillator）
is a device to restore normal breathing
rhythm by giving an electric shock to a
heart that is not moving properly due to
convulsions. Many of them are installed in
many places so that they can be used
immediately to help people who are
unconscious and are not breathing
normally. Many training sessions have
been held in many places to instruct how
to use this device. NIA organized a workshop for foreigners so that they could also
have the same experience.
Our workshop was held at the Nishinomiya Fire Department, which is in the
immediate vicinity of the NIA office. Foreigners from six countries, including Nigeria, Bangladesh and Peru participated.
Among them were two pairs of parents
and children. It was their first such experience for all of them. For those who didn’t
have enough Japanese language proficiency, volunteers from the NIA English
volunteer group interpreted.
First, they watched a DVD and learned
about Nishinomiya’s current fire fighting
system and the importance of first aid.
Next, they practiced cardiopulmonary
resuscitation. One by one, they learned
what to do starting from the discovery of
a fallen person to the chest compression
technique using a mannequin. The force
required to compress the chest surprised
some of the participants as it was stronger
than they had expected. Everyone was
very enthusiastic and questions followed
one after another even in the middle of
the instruction, such as“What if in the
case of a traffic accident?”or“What about
in the case of a swimming pool?”
Next, they learned how to use the AED.
They were very curious seeing a real one
for the first time, although they had seen
signs indicating an AED installation. They
Four Seasons in Nishinomiya ❷
This column describes the four seasons
in Nishinomiya. This issue tells you about
autumn fun you can enjoy in Nishinomiya.
Autumn has been commonly captured
as a season to enjoy various aspects of life
and has been called“the autumn of art,”
“the autumn of appetite”and“the autumn
of sports”and so on. This is perhaps
because the dry and crisp autumn air
after the hot summer humidity makes
people want to be active and start enjoying doing many things.
First, let’s talk about“the autumn of
appetite”which everyone loves. Nishinomiya has recently become famous for
its confectionery and sweets. An event
called“Nishinomiya Yogashi Enyu-Kai”or
“Nishinomiya Confectionary Garden
Party”is to be held in October. It aims to
make Nishinomiya known as a city of
cake factories and to develop the Nishinomiya brand. Since its participants can
enjoy a full course of sweets, it has
enjoyed increasing popularity with more
and more applicants every year.
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To those who would prefer drinking to
eating sweets, we recommend the Nishinomiya Sakagura（Sake Brewery）Renaissance and Food Fair. This is to be held
also in October with Nishinomiya Shrine
and Nishinomiya sake breweries. Nishinomiya, as one of the five noted sake producing sites in the wider Nada region,
boasts several sake makers. People can
enjoy tasting sake at these sake breweries
and at Nishinomiya Shrine. At the shrine,
you can have newly brewed sake and
watch a parade and other performances.
At the adjacent shopping street called
Nishinomiya Chuo Shotengai and at sake
breweries along Sakagura Street, puppet
shows and sake tasting events are held.
These events are well-established among
sake lovers, who perhaps already know
about them.
Many other festive events are held in
the autumn under the clear blue sky, such
as the Nishinomiya Citizens’Festival and
the Nishinomiya Beach Marine Festival.
My favorite ones are those small area
had only to follow the automated instructions of the machine, but the instructions
were given only in Japanese. However,
they didn’t have to worry because it had
picture illustrations. One by one, the participants practiced how to use the AED
giving first aid to a mannequin. Again,
many questions came up such as what to
do about accessories and wet clothes, etc.
After the first aid practice, they had a
tour of the emergency fire management
system on the fifth floor of the same building. They could see how the fire station
responds to a 119 telephone call when a
citizen actually calls. One participant
experimented with a 119 call in English
since Nishinomiya boasts its multilingual
response. The person was very nervous
making her very first 119 call even for an
experiment.
This time, artificial respiration had not
been included in the program, but they
could receive instructions on how to do
this after the planned program was over,
thanks to one participant’
s request. It was
very impressive to see everyone learning
first aid and emergency procedures so
enthusiastically. （Y. I）
∼Autumn∼
festivals with the local shrine at a center
with their special“danjiri,”a specially
decorated festive float. Selected strong
people from the area pull their own special float and parade through streets from
such famous shrines as Nishinomiya
Shrine, Koshikiiwa Shrine, Kuchi Srine in
Yamaguchi-Cho, and Najio-Hachiman
Shrine in Najio. Their vigor and momentum reflected under the clear blue autumn
sky always cheer people up.
We hope you can find the type of fun
that suits your own taste. Get out and
enjoy a pleasant autumn day !
（K．
T）
Interview
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∼Mr. Daniel Leigh Nall（from Texas, USA）∼
The interviewee in this issue is Mr.
Daniel Leigh Nall who lives in Nishinomiya City. He is now working as an
English teacher at a language school,
and also studying the Japanese language with a volunteer tutor at NIA.
Came to Japan
for relaxation
When you think of Texas, you think
Cowboys, Western Boots, and bulky
beefsteaks. It’s a very American
image. Mr. Daniel, who is from Texas,
looks more like a handsome college
student rather than an instructor at a
language school. He was born and
raised in Texas. Why did he decide to
come to Japan as an English teacher?
U.S.A has 25 times of area compared
with Japan, and its colorful citizens
originally came from all over the
world, so their religions, opinions, and
of course the ways of life are varied.
The town of San Antonio, where Mr.
Daniel grew up, has a proud history
where their ancestors won a hardfought independence from Mexico. He
had lived in this town with his par-
Sweets
in the
World
ents until 2 years ago, being educated
from elementary school to university.
After graduation, he worked as a
sales person for 2 years. One day, he
started to search for a different job in
Japan in order to make a change in
his life. He was interested in Japan as
he was familiar with Japanese animations such as“Pokemon”and“Dragon
Ball”
. His father also had been in Okinawa, and talked about Japan occasionally. He sent an application
through Internet, interviewed via
Skype, and a company prepared his
place of work and an apartment.
Although having no information
about Nishinomiya City until he came,
he feels it’
s a pretty good place to live.
Brigadeiro
from Brazil
These past 2 years, he has not face
any major troubles in everyday life,
however it has been a little inconvenient living alone for the first time in
his life. An unacceptable strange
custom in Japanese society, he thinks,
is the social obligations after work.
Even though he has never been
bound by those kind of obligations,
when he heard from Japanese people
that they value spending times with
co-workers more than family, he felt
the difference in culture and the social
environment. He was also surprised
that people still smoke in a public
places. When talking about food, he
said, he enjoys Japanese recipes；however, he misses pizzas and steaks in
his home-country. He is not satisfied
with“Gyudon”as the amount of beef
is too little.
He will go back to Texas 6 months
from now. He thinks of these 2 years in
Nishinomiya as a long vacation, living
abroad under no pressure. He would
like to pursue a career in political work
in the future. After all the relaxation, a
thick steak and his lovely family are
waiting for him in Texas.
（M．
M）
Sweets have a way of melting people’
s hearts with
both the young and adults. This column will introduce
you to various sweets from around the globe, and are
associated with seasonal events.
Ingredients（for 15 to 20 pieces）
presentation, coat them with choco・Condensed milk ………… 190g
late spray, and put each into a mini
・Cocoa powder ………………15g
cup.
s OK to serve them at room tempera・Unsalted butter ……………10g ＊ It’
ture, but they become more delicious
＜For decoration＞
after being chilled and hardened.
Chocolate spray, Color spray,
mini cup
Recipe
①Put the above 3 ingredients into a
heavy sauce pan, cook over a low
Brigadeiro
heat and stir them with a spatula.
②Stir frequently to prevent burning
for 10 to 15min. cook to concentrate, and turn the stove off when
the dough becomes sticky enough
to be scraped away from the bottom.
③When the dough becomes a little
cool, put butter or oil on hands and
roll it into one bite size ball. For
A popular sweets in Brazil is“Brigadeiro”
, soft and sweet one-bite sized
chocolate, which is an essential item
at a birthday party or a get-together.
“Brigadeiro”was born after WW II
as the first chocolate made in Brazil.
Every chocolate had been imported
from Europe until then. Brigadeiro is
a Portuguese word that means the
major general of the Brazilian Air
Force. The origin of the naming is
said to be related with Air Martial
Eduardo Gomes when he ran for election of president in 1945. When the
party of the Gomes supporters made
this chocolate and handed them out to
people, it caused a great flutter, then
the party started to sell them to raise
money to finance the campaign.
Nowadays, it has spread to all
regions of Brazil to become a national
sweets as its recipe is quite simple
and easy to make: mix cocoa powder
with condensed milk and simmer
away.
（Y．
U）
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NIA
Information
Japanese Language Chat Square for Foreigners
For foreign residents interested in learning Japanese and
making friends with Japanese people in an informal setting:
①Basic：For people who have never studied Japanese
（limited to 10 people）
②Elementary：
For people who understand hiragana and katakana, and
basic communication in Japanese（limited to 10 people）
Qualifications for applicants：
Entry limited to first-time participants only.
Dates and Time：
Every Thurs. from Sep. 1 to Dec. 8（13 lessons）10:30-12:00
No classes on Sep.22, and Nov.3
Textbook：
“Minna no Nihongo ShokyuuⅠ”
Fee：￥2,000（plus textbook fee）
Japanese Language Course for Foreigners
For foreign residents working during the daytime:
①Basic：For people who have never studied Japanese
（limited to 15 people）
②Elementary：
For people who understand simple everyday conversation,
basic Japanese greetings.（limited to 15 people）
③Intermediate：
For people who have an intermediate understanding of Japanese
and want to continue to develop.（limited to 15 people）
Dates and Time：
Every Wed. from Sep. 28 to Dec. 7（10 lessons）18:30-20:00
No classes on Nov.23
Instructor：Japanese instructor
Fee：￥ 5,000（Including teaching materials）
Japanese Language lessons
for those who are living here
「Let’s Learn & Speak Japanese」
For foreign residents who need practical Japanese to
lead their lives. We offer fun practical training.
Date and Time：
Every Saturday from Sep. 17-Dec. 3（10 classes）10:30-12:00
Aimed at：
Those who can understand everyday conversations
（about 10 people）
Teacher：Japanese instructor
Fee：￥5,000 yen
（including teaching materials）
Current
Current Number
Number of
of Foreign
Foreign Residents
Residents
in
in Nishinomiya
Nishinomiya
※as of September, 2016
Nationality
Number
South and North Korea
China
U.S.A.
Vietnam
The Philippines
Brazil
Taiwan
Nepal
74 Other countries
3,492
1,124
229
175
163
130
116
98
671
Total
6,198
Percent
56.3%
18.1%
3.7%
2.8%
2.6%
2.1%
1.9%
1.6%
10.8%
100.0%
Total Nishinomiya population 489,069
The percentage of foreign residents in Nishinomiya
（％）1.27
Box
A Bus Tour in Kyoto for an
International Friendship Exchange
After visiting a well-known sake brewery
in Kyoto, you can try your hand at making
a colorful and refined type of Kyoto brand
co nfe ctio na r y c alle d jonamagashi use d for tea
ceremonies. To round off the tour, enjoy a stroll in
Arashiyama, famous for its beautiful red maple leaves.
Date：November 12（Sat）
Time：9:00-17:00（rain or shine）
Itinerary：
Start from NIA∼Arrive at Oishi Sake Factory in
Kameoka（visit sake brewery and taste sake）∼lunch∼
making jonamagashi confectionary∼Arashiyama（visit
a bamboo forest and Nonomiya Shrine）∼back to NIA
Number of participants：
①15 NIA registered foreign residents
（one family member each allowed）
②10 foreign students living or studying in Nishinomiya
③10 Nishinomiya citizens or workers
Fee：4,000yen/person
（3,000 yen/foreign student）
Application：Send e-mail to: [email protected] by October 14（Fri）
Lottery in case of too many applicants（first-timer priority）
★For further details, check our website or Facebook homepage.
Free Consultation for Foreign Residents
A judicial scrivener and an administrative scrivener will
provide consultations free of charge（under seal of secrecy）.
You don’
t have to worry about the language barrier, since
there will be interpreters available. Please make an appointment if your language is other than English or Chinese.
Time
Jan.15,2017（Sun.）13:00-16:00
Mar.19,2017（Sun.）13:00-16:00
Place
Subject
Nov.20（Sun.）13:00-16:00 Legal Problems
Visa
Status
NIA
Conference
Room
◇Volunteers Wanted◇
NIA is seeking volunteers for the following works:
● Newsletter volunteers A: Preparation work before shipping
（4 times a year）
● Newsletter volunteers B: Delivery to near-by institutions
（4 times a year）
● Volunteer interpreters and translators（Korean, Chinese
and Portuguese）: We are seeking volunteers with different
levels of ability. The work ranges from simple interpretation
of daily conversation to translation of the NIA newsletter.
◇Sponsor Members Wanted◇
To promote activities of the international exchange program,
we need your support.
● Annual membership fee: G r o u p: ￥20,000 Individual: ￥3,000
Volunteer: ￥ 2,000
● Privileges: Books can be borrowed for free. Conference
rooms and the exhibition corner can be rented at a discout
price. Other privileges include invitations to events run by NIA
and discount tickets to Nishinomiya based facilities.
Contact
公益財団法人 西宮市国際交流協会 〒６６２−０９１１西宮市池田町１１番１号（フレンテ西宮内）
E-mail: [email protected]
TEL
（0798）
32-8680 FAX
（0798）
32-8678 ホームページ
http://www.nishi.or.jp/homepage/nia/
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