What's New in Japan, FEB 15, 2000

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FEB 15, 2000

Welcome to United Front Japan
(Noda, Chiba, Japan)
Symposium on LIFE IN JAPAN (Press Release) UNITED FRONT JAPAN, an organization working to promote the welfare and legal rights of non-Japanese with Japanese spouses, and other long-term or permanent residents of Japan, will hold the following symposium: TOPIC: LIFE IN JAPAN with a focus on legal issues affecting non-Japanese residents. SPEAKERS: Mr.In Ha Lee, a long term resident Korean national married to a Japanese, and currently Chairperson of the Representative Assembly of the Foreign Residents of Kawasaki,will speak on DISCRIMINATION BY ETHNICITY AND NATIONALITY. Mr. David Aldwinckle, a long term resident of Hokkaido married to a Japanese and a prolific writer and activist supporting the cause of non-Japanese residents of Japan, will speak on: THE INVISIBLE RESIDENT: HOW NON-JAPANESE ARE OVERLOOKED AND IGNORED IN JAPAN. The speeches will be in English but questions will be invited in either Japanese or English. DATE: Sunday, 26 March TIME: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM PLACE: 6F Central Plaza1-1 Kaguragashi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo DIRECTIONS: Near the west exit of JR Iidabashi station. For a printable map, please visit the UFJ web site at: http://www.ufj.gol.com/ufj-info/memap.html ADMISSION: Non-members: 500 Yen Members: Free of charge Non-members may join UFJ for a Symposium special membership fee of 3000 Yen Current members may renew their membership for this special annual fee of 3,000 Yen. 500 Yen admission will be waived for people who join at or before the Symposium. FOR MORE INFO and Reservation: Contact UNITED FRONT JAPAN TEL: 0471-20-8407 or mail to ******************** http://www.ufj.gol.com ********************