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Osaka Global E-mail Newsletter NO.50 February 28， 2024
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Hello Osaka Global E-mail Newsletter readers! We are sending you 17 topics this time.

Table of Contents
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◆Event Information
* Osaka-Sayama City Local Museum Special Exhibition: ”Times of the 1970 Osaka Expo and Sayama New Town”
* <From March 16> Information about Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum 2024 Spring Special Exhibition，
“Civil Engineering Exhibition-Carrying stones: From the “Stone Island”in the Seto Inland Sea to Osaka

◆Notice
* NEW! Sharing Osaka’s appeal with overseas businesses and investors
* NEW! Please utilize the Osaka Disaster Prevention app
* NEW! The ”Osaka Safe Travels” service will be soon terminated
* NEW! Calling for volunteer staff for Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai!
* Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai is approaching.The admission tickets are now on sale!
* Free anonymous HIV testing and counseling for foreign nationals
* The “Osaka Virtual Art Museum” has opened!
* A leaflet about preventing food poisoning for foreign nationals has been made!
* Calling for students for junior high school evening classes!
* Please keep your pets properly!
* Information and free advice about daily life in many languages for foreign residents in Osaka!
* Let’s support hardworking students! -Osaka Prefecture Global Human Resource Development Fund-
* Wahha Kamigata， the archive of kamigata comedy and performing arts that is the only of its kind in Japan!
* Please use the Osaka Labor Consultation Center!
* COVID-19 Information
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◆Event Information
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* Osaka-Sayama City Local Museum Special Exhibition: ”Times of the 1970 Osaka Expo and Sayama New Town”
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The Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum invites you to enjoy the special exhibition， ”Times of 1970 Osaka Expo and Sayama New Town，” which is currently on display at the Osaka-Sayama City Local Museum within the premises. Please come!

Period: Until March 3， 2024
Opening time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Admission: Free

URL: https://sayamaikehaku.osakasayama.osaka.jp (Select languages)

X (former Twitter): https://twitter.com/ikehaku
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikehaku/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@user-fh3hp7pq6x

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* <From March 16> Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum 2024 Spring Special Exhibition，“Civil Engineering Exhibition-Carrying stones: From the “Stone Island” in the Seto Inland Sea to Osaka
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The Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum is pleased to announce its 2024 Spring Special Exhibition titled “Civil Engineering Exhibition: Carrying Stones: From the ‘Stone Island’ in the Seto Inland Sea to Osaka，”
which will start on March 16. Please come!

URL:　https://sayamaikehaku.osakasayama.osaka.jp

X (former Twitter): https://twitter.com/ikehaku
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikehaku/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@user-fh3hp7pq6x


◆Notice
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NEW! Sharing Osaka’s appeal with overseas businesses and investors
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In preparation for Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai， Osaka’s unique appeal will be shared worldwide， focusing primarily on information related to business and investment opportunities.
The first promotional video has been completed and is now available for viewing. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvFE-vxrho8&t=10s

URL: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/renkei/openosaka/index.html
X (former Twitter): https://twitter.com/osakaprefPR_jp
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osakaprefjp
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osakaprefpr_jp
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXIe0tX8LZ4wJc1V2_19VQ
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-financial-city-osaka/

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NEW! Please utilize the Osaka Disaster Prevention app
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Osaka Prefecture is now offering a new app providing disaster prevention information in Osaka Prefecture for your daily use.


URL: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/shobobosai/odp-app/index.html(in Japanese only)

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NEW! The ”Osaka Safe Travels” service will be soon terminated
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Please be informed that “The Osaka Safe Travels app” has been consolidated into the “Osaka Disaster Prevention app.”
While the former services are available until Friday， March 29， 2024， they will not be offered after that date.
Thank you very much for using the Osaka Safe Travels until the present.

URL: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/kanko/osakasafetravels/index.html(in Japanese only)

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NEW! Calling for volunteer staff for Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai!
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Volunteer staff has been recruited! It’s a crucial element for the Expo， taking care of visitors with hospitality as the representative of the Expo! (Recruitment is until the end of April)

URL: https://www.expo2025-volunteer.com/pr/ (in Japanese only)

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* Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai is approaching.The admission tickets are now on sale!
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A diverse range of discounted advance tickets are currently available. Please check out the options that suit your needs.

URL: https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/

(in Japanese only)
X (former Twitter): https://twitter.com/expo2025japan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expo2025japan/


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* Free anonymous HIV testing and counseling for foreign nationals
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On March 3， HIV testing will be conducted with interpretation services in both Chinese and Vietnamese.

URL: http://www.smartlifeclinic.com/?post_type=info&p=2168

X (former Twitter): @chotcast

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* The “Osaka Virtual Art Museum” has opened!
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The Osaka Virtual Art Museum features the ”Osaka Prefecture 20th Century Art Collection，” a compilation of artworks owned by Osaka Prefecture， within a metaverse and a digital archive.

URL: https://www.enoco.jp（Select languages）

X (former Twitter): https://twitter.com/osakaVAMuseum
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osakaVAM　
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osakavertualmuseum
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@osakaVAMuseum


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* A leaflet about preventing food poisoning for foreign nationals has been made!
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The leaflet shows the basic concepts of preventing food poisoning and proper hand-washing in many languages.
Please use it when providing education for foreign nationals engaged in food-related industries and raising awareness among foreign tourists.

URL: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp.e.agb.hp.transer.com/shokuhin/shokutyuudoku/index.html#keihatsu

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* Calling for students for junior high school evening classes!
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Junior high schools in eight cities within Osaka Prefecture are calling for evening class students.
Osaka residents who couldn’t graduate from junior high school or couldn’t receive a sufficient education even if they graduated from junior high school are eligible， regardless of age or nationality.

URL: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/shochugakko/yakanngakkyuu/yachuannai.html

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* Please keep your pets properly!
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If you have a pet or pet owners around you， please consider how to keep them properly.

Point 1: Having dogs off-leash is prohibited by the ordinance. Keep them on a leash.
Point 2: You should keep cats indoors to protect them from infectious diseases and traffic accidents.
Point 3: If you keep your pets outdoors， enclose them with fences to prevent them from running away from the premises.

URL: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/doaicenter/doaicenter/ (in Japanese only)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osaka_pref_anihamo/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@osakaprefanihamo/about

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* Information and free advice about daily life in many languages for foreign residents in Osaka!
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In order to support foreign residents’ ability to have safe and secure lives in Japan， the Osaka Foundation of International Exchange (OFIX) offers information and advice on a wide range of issues including daily-life-related matters in many languages (11 including Japanese).
Languages available: Chinese， English， Filipino， Indonesian， Japanese， Korean， Nepali，Portuguese， Spanish， Thai， and Vietnamese (in Alphabetical order)

URL: https://www.ofix.or.jp/life/english/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osakafoundation

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* Let’s support hardworking students! -Osaka Prefecture Global Human Resource Development Fund-
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There is a new promotional video for the Osaka Prefecture Global Human Resource Development Fund.
The Fund supports students， especially those going above and beyond to improve their English and those wishing to study abroad! Your donation to the Fund would be highly appreciated.

Video URL: https://youtu.be/27vH6zP6gOs
Donation-related page: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/kanko/kifu/index.html (in Japanese only)

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* Wahha Kamigata， the archive of kamigata comedy and performing arts that is the only of its kind in Japan!
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Wahha Kamigata is a Laughter-themed archive that is the only of its kind nationwide.
It was established not only to preserve and promote Kamigata Comedy and the Performing Arts， but also to provide residents of Osaka Prefecture with opportunities where they can get familiar with these things too!
This archive aims to contribute to the development and preservation of Osaka’s culture. Please come and check it out!

URL: http://wahha-kamigata.jp (Select languages)

X (former Twitter): https://twitter.com/WKamigata
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wahha.kamigata
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wahha_kamigata

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* Please use the Osaka Labor Consultation Center!
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Please feel free to seek support via phone， online， through face-to-face counseling， or with a chatbot!

URL: https://roudou-soudan-center.pref.osaka.lg.jp/ (in Japanese only)
Chatbot: https://embed.chatbot.digital.ricoh.com/shokorodo/app/index.html (Select languages)

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* COVID-19 Information
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To prevet the spread of infections， please continue to take basic infection prevention measures such as hand washing， effective ventilation， and practicing appropriate etiquette including wearing a mask when coughing based on your own decision.

(To foreign nationals)
https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp.e.agb.hp.transer.com/kanko/coronavirus/index.html

(Consultation center for foreign nationals and foreign tourists)
https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp.e.agb.hp.transer.com/iryo/osakakansensho/corona-denwa.html

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Related links
* Osaka Prefectural Government:
http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp.e.agb.hp.transer.com/jp/introduction/index.html
* facebook（International Affairs Division， Osaka Prefectural Government)：
https://ja-jp.facebook.com/osakaglobal
* Instagram（International Affairs Division， Osaka Prefectural Government)：
https://www.instagram.com/osakaglobal/
* Osaka Foundation of International Exchange:
http://www.ofix.or.jp/english/index.html
* Osaka Safe Travels:
https://www.osakasafetravels.com/en/

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