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Autumn National Traffic Safety Campaign

秋の全国交通安全運動

2017/09/08 Friday Announcements

A campaign aiming to increase awareness on traffic safety and respect the rules and good manners for driving safety will be carried out for all prefecture’s citizens.

Campaign period:     

Sep 21 (Thursday) to Sep 30 (Saturday) – 10-day event

*The 30th (Saturday) will be the “day we aim to reduce the deaths by traffic accidents”

Subjects spotlighted nationwide

  • Protection for pedestrians, elderly and children and traffic accident prevention caused by elderly drivers.
  • Traffic accident prevention by drivers and pedestrians in late afternoon and at night.
  • Proper use of seat belt and infant car seat
  • Eradicate drunken driving

Subject spotlighted in Mie Prefecture

Pedestrian priority on crosswalk

When there is someone crossing the crosswalk, the vehicles must stop for a while to ensure the safety and give priority to pedestrians.

For traffic safety, cars and bicycles must turn on the lights beforehand and the pedestrians and cyclists must use reflective materials.

It is required by law the use of seat belt and car seat for children in all seats, including the back seats.

Mie Prefectural Police

 

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(Kisosaki Cho) We are looking for participants to the “Foreign Resident Disaster Prevention Seminar” with interpreter

2017/09/08 Friday Announcements

通訳付き「外国人住民防災セミナー」の参加者を募集します（木曽岬町）

Mie Prefecture will host the disaster prevention seminars for foreign residents and those interested in supporting foreigners.

It is important to deepen your knowledge about actions and countermeasures at times of disasters and to enhance the ability to protect yourself and others around you. Interpreters of various languages will be provided for this disaster prevention seminar, so let’s improve disaster prevention awareness so that foreign residents can become supporters of disaster victims.

For those who have never participated in a disaster prevention seminar until now or even those who cannot understand Japanese, please feel free to join   ※ Advance registration is necessary.

  1. Date and time: October 1, 2017 (Sunday) from 2pm to 4pm
  1. Venue: Kisosaki-cho Yakuba 4 Floor Tamokuteki-shitsu (Kuwana-gun Kisozaki-cho Oaza Nishitaiganji 251-banchi)

Map information is here

  1. Seminar Contents:

Lectures on disaster in Kisosaki-cho, Experience living in a shelter

※ There are interpreters available

  1. Target audience:

Foreign residents in areas mainly in Kisosaki-cho, Corporate personnel hiring foreigners, those interested in supporting foreign residents.

  1. Participation Fee: Free
  1. Capacity: About 30 persons
  1. Application method: Please fill in the application form and please send it by FAX or e-mail before the deadline on September 28, 2017 (Thursday)

* If the capacity is reached, the recruitment may end even before the application deadline.

For flyers and application form click here (PDF file)

  1. Application address

Koeki Zaidan Hojin Mie ken Kokusai Koryu Zaidan (Public Interest Foundation Corporation Mie Prefecture International Exchanges Foundation)

Person-in-charge: Sakatoku Uto

Address: Tsu Shi Hadokoro Cho 700-banchi Ast Tsu 3 floor

TEL: 059-223-5006 (Reception hours: from 9am to 5 pm on weekdays)

FAX: 059-223-5007

E-mail: mief@mief.or.jp

※ This project is outsourced by Mie Prefecture to the Mie International Exchange Foundation.

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