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🔥The Forth Exchange Event『BBQ』🍖

Let’s enjoy a fun barbecue together under the refreshing autumn sky!
Surrounded by delicious aromas, share smiles and great conversations 
with friends from different cultures. ✨

We’d love to have you join us — please sign up!

🔸Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025
🔸Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
🔸Place: Asakura Dam Lakeside Ryokusuikoen Park
🔸Capacity: About 100 participants

Please apply by Wednesday, November 12. 
Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Click here to see the flyer
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🚩6th Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners📣

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📣A Call for Contestants📋  

ICIEA holds a speech contest every year for foreign residents. 
2026 will be the 6th time the contest has been held. 
Why not express your thoughts in Japanese? 
For more information, Click here to see the flyer📝
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Foreign residents living in Imabari will share their thoughts and feelings in Japanese!
Come and support their efforts as they express themselves in a new language.

If you’re learning Japanese yourself, this is a wonderful chance to listen, learn, 
and connect with people from different backgrounds.💬✨

◆Date: Sunday February 15th 2026
◆Time: from 13:30
◆Venue:Imabari Local Industrial Promotion Center
      (2-3-5 Asahimachi, Imabari) MAP🗺
◆Fee: Free

Please contact ICIEA if you would like to attend.😊
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✨ Announcement: Quarterly ICIEA Publication ✨
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　★ The information magazine "i-News" has been renamed to "Quarterly ICIEA."
　　 It is mainly published for ICIEA members and is mostly in Japanese.

　🎊 New!  Quarterly  ICIEA (October. Reiwa 7) - Vol.6 📖 [Click here]

                       Quarterly  ICIEA (July. Reiwa 7) - Vol.5 📖 [Click here]
　　　　     Quarterly ICIEA (Apr. Reiwa 7) - Vol.4 📖 [Click here]
                       Quarterly ICIEA (Jan. Reiwa 7) - Vol.3 📖 [Click here]
　　  　  　  Quarterly ICIEA (Oct. Reiwa 6) - Vol.2 📖 [Click here]
　　　     　 Quarterly ICIEA (July Reiwa 6) - Vol.1 📖 [Click here]

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🚪Sunday Open Office Schedule!!🚪

★ICIEA is open on the first Sunday of every month. 
⚠However, we will be closed in January, May, and August. 

　Date : 1st Sundays　　※Please check the calendar
    Open : 8:30 am to 5:15 pm 

Feel free to come and visit us!(^▽^)/
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🎩 ICIEA offers free Japanese lessons for Japanese learners 2025! 🎉

 🌸 'くらしのにほんご(Kurashi no Nihongo)'🌸 For Free!
    "Would you like to learn japanese with a Japanese tutor?"

    The class will be held twice a month on Sudays in Onishi.

　🏡VENUE: Onishi Kominkan
    　  DATE: Sunday, (The 2nd, 4th Sunday of every month)
      　TIME: 4:30 to 6:00 pm 
  
 📌Reservations are required only for your first lesson.
         Click here to see the flyer 
    
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     Please feel free to apply to the ICIEA 🪟
         ☎0898-34-5763  📩info@iciea.jp 😊             
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🍃'サポートクラス(Support Class)'🍃 For Free!
 
　Any foreign residents living in Imabari are welcome.📚🖋 

     🏢VENUE: ICIEA (2-5-1,Minamidaimon-cho) MAP
     　 DATE: 1st Sunday (except January, May, August)
          Time: 1:30 to 3:00 pm 
      　Level: beginner, intermediate and advanced

     🏠VENUE: NPO support center (8-1-55,Bekku-cho) MAP
          DATE: 3rd Saturday 
          Time: 1:30 to 3:00 pm 
          Level: beginner, intermediate and advanced  
       
         Click here to see the flyer
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  　   Please feel free to apply to the ICIEA 🪟
            ☎0898-34-5763  📩info@iciea.jp 😊             
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 🌳"Support Desk for Foreign Residents" opens at ICIEA.🌳
     Feel free to consult the "Support Desk" at ICIEA if you have 
     any questions or problems.

   ★ICIEA has been offering help to foreign residents in Imabari
    since its beginning, and the "Support Desk" is an official service 
    fully supported by the city office. 
    We are certain that ICIEA will be able to become more helpful for 
    foreign residents,including foreign spouses, company workers and so on.
   
    🏢Open : 8:30 am to 17:15 pm from Monday to Friday
    　   Email: info@iciea.jp (anytime)

    * Consultations are confidential and free. 
    * If you need an interpreter, please contact ICIEA in advance.
       Interpretation services are available in English, Chinese, 
       Vietnamese and Korean. Other languages are available on request.
       Depending on the language, the consultation may be conducted 
       using a voice translator.
   
       multi lingual flyer 
  
    *If you are looking for Japanese lessons, please contact us.
      We will help you find the style you are looking for. here💖
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📣 The 5th Japanese Speech Contest by Foreign Participants 📣

　 The event has successfully concluded! 
　Thank you to everyone who attended.😊
　
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🎤 "Japanese Speech Contest by Foreign Participants" 🎤
　　　　～ We Will Energize Imabari Too! ～

📺 Past contest videos are available on YouTube!

✨ NEW! ✨ 🚩 The 5th contest video!

            5th Contest (Held on February 16,2025）

🔽 Check out past contest videos here!

　　　4th Contest (Held on March 10,2024）
             3rd Contest (Held on March 5,2023）
             2nd Contest (Held on February 20,2022)※Online Event
　         1st Contest (Held on February 21,2021)※Online Event
📌 We will keep you updated with the latest information! Stay tuned! 🎥
 　
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◆ICIEA is currently distributing a pocket 'Emergency Card' provided by EPIC.
 Please feel free to stop at the office to pick up.
 (English, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese and Spanish are available.)