BlogNotices from the International Relations Department

SenTIA provides a variety of daily life information in order to help foreign residents learn about topics such as Japanese rules and manners so they can live safe and comfortable lives.

Daily life orientations based on requests from schools and other institutions which accept international students are also held.
※Details about “daily life orientations” can be found here:
http://int.sentia-sendai.jp/j/download/activity/sentia_orientation.pdf (Japanese)

Introduced here are the types of “multilingual daily life information” presented to international students at daily life orientations.
The materials and videos introduced here can be downloaded on the internet. Please use this information if you are a school or business which accept international students and other foreigners, as well as neighborhood associations in areas where foreign residents live.

●Bicycle Traffic Rules●

【Pamphlet】 “Do you know and follow bicycle safety rules?” (6 languages)
※Created by City of Sendai
Introduces rules and manners needed when riding bicycles in Japan.
The pamphlet is available in easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.　(Japanese is written alongside each language)
https://www.city.sendai.jp/jitensha/foreign.html (City of Sendai website)

【Multilingual traffic safety video】
“Do you know about the rules for riding a bicycle?” (5 languages)
※Created by SenTIA
This video has easy-to-understand explanations about how to safely ride a bicycle, traffic rules, and manners which is aimed at foreign residents who aren’t used to traffic rules in Japan. (Length: approximately 7 minutes)
Video can be watched in easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
Available on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MurfsFk8CZ4&t=184s (English edition)

 

●Rules for Waste Disposal●

【Leaflet 】(foreign language edition) “Guide for sorting recyclables and waste, and how to put them out for collection” (4 languages) ※Created by City of Sendai
This leaflet explains how to sort and put out household waste in Sendai City.
Leaflet available in English, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
(Easy Japanese is written alongside each language)
http://www.city.sendai.jp/haiki-shido/foreignlanguage/en/garbage/index.html
(City of Sendai website)

【Leaflet】(summary edition) “Sendai waste disposal rules” (5 languages)
※Created by City of Sendai
Summarizes waste disposal rules which are especially important.
Leaflet available in English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
(Japanese is not written alongside each language)
http://www.city.sendai.jp/haiki-shido/foreignlanguage/en/garbage/index.html
(City of Sendai website)

【Multilingual waste disposal rules video】“Do you know about the waste disposal rules of Sendai?” (6 languages)
※Created by City of Sendai with cooperation from SenTIA
Explains the correct rules and ways to dispose of waste in Sendai (Length: approximately 8 and a half minutes)
Video can be watched in easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
Available on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ihlcfp-eEs (English version)
http://www.city.sendai.jp/haiki-shido/foreignlanguage/en/garbage/index.html
(City of Sendai website)

 

●Disaster Prevention●

【Multilingual disaster prevention leaflet】 “Advice for protecting yourself in an earthquake” (11 languages)　※Created by SenTIA
This leaflet is for foreign residents who do not have knowledge of or experience with earthquakes, covering how to prepare for earthquakes and how to respond when one occurs using concise explanations along with pictures.
Pamphlet available in 11 languages including Japanese, Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.　(Japanese is not written alongside each languages)
http://int.sentia-sendai.jp/e/life/bousai.html (SenTIA website)

【Multilingual disaster prevention video】 “It’s an earthquake! What should I do?” (12 languages) ※Created by SenTIA
This video is for foreign residents who do not have knowledge of or experience with earthquakes, and convers how to prepare for an earthquake and what do to when one occurs using easy to understand video explanation
Video available in 12 languages including Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
http://int.sentia-sendai.jp/e/life/bousai.html (SenTIA website)
Also available on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o872bBbqOV4 (English edition)

【Leaflet】 “Do you know where to go in the event of a disaster?” (6 languages)
※Created by SenTIA
A leaflet which helps foreign residents who have recently moved to Sendai learn about multilingual assistance during disasters, designated refuge areas in Sendai, among other information. Please use this leaflet if you are a facility and institution newly welcoming foreign students or employees.
Leaflet available in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
(Japanese is not written alongside each language)
http://int.sentia-sendai.jp/e/life/bousai.html (SenTIA website)