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Osaka Global E-mail Newsletter NO.39 May 30， 2023
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Hello Osaka Global E-mail Newsletter readers! We are sending you eight topics this time.
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* The first Viet Nam Festival Osaka 2023 will be held!
* Check out this new concept film for flying vehicles!
* Please help prevent expanding damage to cherry blossoms caused by red-necked longhorn beetles!
* Announcing the 2023 Volunteer Special Exhibition at the Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum.
* Let’s support hardworking students! A promotional video for the Osaka Prefecture Global Human Resource Development Fund has been released.
* 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-Related Information

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* The first Viet Nam Festival Osaka 2023 will be held!
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On Saturday and Sunday， June 10 and 11， the Viet Nam Festival will be held for the first time in Osaka， commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam.
Please come!

URL: https://osaka.vietfes.asia/ (in Japanese only)

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* Check out this new concept film for flying vehicles!
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You can see how flying vehicles will become a part of our everyday lives from 2025 to 2035 through the perspective of a senior high school girl.
Please experience society’s future mobility!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPH-BZEwg0A

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Please help prevent expanding damage to cherry blossoms caused by red-necked longhorn beetles!
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Recently， damage to cherry blossoms and other trees by red-necked longhorn beetles， an invasive alien species， has been expanding.
To protect beautiful cherry blossoms， please help us stop the damage from expanding.

https://www.knsk-osaka.jp/nourin/info/doc/2022061400047/(in Japanese only)

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* Announcing the 2023 Volunteer Special Exhibition at the Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum
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The Sayamaike museum is currently holding its 2023 Volunteer Special Exhibition.
It was planned by volunteers and is titled “Tameike Monogatari，” meaning “a story about reservoirs” in the Special Exhibition Room

(URL)
Website: https://sayamaikehaku.osakasayama.osaka.jp(in Japanese only)

Twitter：https://twitter.com/ikehaku
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/ikehaku/
YouTube： https://www.youtube.com/@user-fh3hp7pq6x (in Japanese only)

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* Let’s support hardworking students! A promotional video for the Osaka Prefecture Global Human Resource Development Fund has been released.
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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)
Website: http://wahha-kamigata.jp (Switch languages)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WKamigata
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wahha_kamigata
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wahha.kamigata

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* Please use the Osaka Labor Consultation Center!
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The Osaka Labor Consultation Center is providing free counseling on your concerns， worries and troubles at your workplace.
Please feel free to consult on the phone， online， and through face-to-face counseling!

(URL)
https://rsc-osaka.jp/ (in Japanese only)

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* COVID-19-Related Information
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The current rule about infection prevention measures are that it is each individuals’ decision.
However， it is still effective to continue measures such as hand washing， ensuring there is effective ventilation wherever you are， and practicing appropriate etiquette when coughing， including wearing a mask.

(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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