On Air: Rainbow Plaza Information/2016.03.07(Mon)/8:35～
Rebroadcasting: 2016.03.12（Sat)/10:00～

Every first and third Thursday of the month, there is a Japanese Chat Salon being held in the Fukuoka City International Foundation large conference room on the 5th floor of Fukuoka City Hall’s North Annex. It’s a place where foreign students studying Japanese in Fukuoka, including students of Japanese language schools, and local Japanese volunteers can get together in a relaxed atmosphere and talk. The next session is on the 17th!

Sessions start at 1:30 PM and run through 5 PM. Participants are free to come and go as they please during the session, and participation is free! Reservations are not necessary, however if you plan to attend in a group of 5 or more people please contact the Fukuoka Foreign Student Support Association prior to your arrival. Anyone who wants to use Japanese they have studied previously, or just talk with a native Japanese person, this is your chance!

For further information, please contact the Fukuoka Foreign Student Support Association by phone at 092-733-2220. Or you may contact them by fax at 092-733-2215. The Japanese Chat Salon is waiting for you!

And, Rainbow Plaza would also like to let you know about open enrollment for the 2016 Foreign Student Taught Language Classes program. You can still sign up for this year's classes until Monday, March 14th!

Learn more than just language in these language classes taught by overseas students! Through classroom interaction, wide and varied age and occupational groups have learnt language as well as about the culture and societies of countries, mainly in Asia, but also of those around the world. In addition to languages like Chinese and Korean, languages such as Burmese, Arabic and Spanish are also available.

Classes are offered at the Fukuoka International House. It's just a 5 minute walk from the Fukuoka City Nakasu-Kawabata subway station. Classes start in May this year and run through February of next year! That's a full 10 month, 40 class opportunity! And it's only 32,400 yen, tax included, for a full year's courses!

You can get more information from the Fukuoka City International Foundation on the times of each class, as well as information regarding seats. Please search “ryuugakusei gaikokugo kyoushitsu” online and check out the website, or call 092-733-5630.