On Air: Rainbow Plaza Information/2012.9.03(Mon)/8:35～
Rebroadcasting: 2012.9.06(Thu)/8:35～

Do you know about Rainbow Plaza, located in the Tenjin IMS building on the 8^th floor? At Rainbow Plaza, staff, able to speak not only Japanese, but also English, Chinese and Korean, are present to offer all kinds of useful and important information to help with your daily life in Fukuoka.

Also, attorneys, clinical psychologists, administrative lawyers, called gyou-sei-sho-shi, doctors, and other specialists are available to provide advice to foreigners in Fukuoka, and consultation services are held regularly free of charge.

Furthermore, if you register as a member, you can also make use of the message board to exchange information, as well as use the Internet and literature corners.

Rainbow Plaza is open from 10 AM to 8 PM.

Rainbow plaza would like to let all foreign residents of Fukuoka know they are welcome to visit Rainbow Plaza anytime.

And there is one more announcement regarding the annual Home Visit Program for International Students.

The Home Visit Program provides the opportunity for international students enrolled in colleges or language schools in the Fukuoka metropolitan area and Japanese families living in Fukuoka, to develop friendships and deepen mutual understanding in a variety of ways.

Since 1989, more than 30 pairs of host families and foreign students have taken part in this program each year. Participants have contact with their Japanese host families in casual gatherings, such as visiting them at home or enjoying conversation together. Each student-family pair is free to decide on where and how they would like to spend time together. In principle, the period of exchange between host families and foreign students is from November of this year until March of next year. However, over the years, many have kept in touch with each other of their own accord, even after the home visit program’s conclusion.

Interested parties, should fill out an application form and send it, or bring it, to Rainbow Plaza by Monday, October 15th. Application forms are available at the international student section of colleges, or at language schools, as well as at Rainbow Plaza. The first time for families and participants to meet is scheduled for Sunday, November 11th.

If you want to know more about the program, please contact Rainbow Plaza at 092-733-2220.

Or, you can always visit their website at www.rainbowfia.or.jp.