February, 2007 events 
(2/17 in Hitachinaka)
Indonesia Salon
- When:
- Saturday, February 17, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Guest speaker:
- Sunu Hadi Prabowo, exchange student from Indonesia
- Where:
- Hitachinaka Danjo-Kyōdō Sankaku Center
, next to the Chūō Fire Station
(2/18 in Tsukuba)
7th International Education Seminar
- When:
- Sunday, February 18, from 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (registration begins at 9:30)
- Theme:
- Practical Living: 7th LOHAS seminar (morning); Putting Our Heads Together with Youth on HIV/AIDS, Sex, and Health (afternoon)
- Where:
- JICA Tsukuba (3-6 Kōyadai, Tsukuba-shi)
- Sponsors:
- JICA Tsukuba, etc.
(2/21 in Mito)
Bartók's New York
- What:
- The 2nd evening of the talk series Exploring Europe's Cities through Classical Music, vol. 3
- When:
- Wednesday, February 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Where:
- Mito International Center, multipurpose room (6-59 Bizen-machi, Mito-shi)
- Contact:
- Mito City International Association at 029-221-1800; more information in Japanese
March, 2007 events
(from 3/5 in Mito)
Exhibition of JICA Photo Contest winners
- What:
- An exhibition of the 17 prize-winning works from the 27th JICA International Cooperation Photo Contest, showing conditions in developing nations and the front lines of international cooperation
- When and where:
- Monday, March 5 to Sunday, March 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- NHK Mito Studio's Wai Wai Gallery (3-4-4 Ōmachi, Mito-shi)
- Monday, March 18 to Saturday, March 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Aeon Mito-Uchihara Shopping Center (135 Nakahara-chō, Mito-shi)
- Early April (TBD), from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Ibaraki Prefectural Library (1-5-38 Sannomaru, Mito-shi)
- Contact:
- Ibaraki International Association
(3/7 in Mito)
Lucerne Festival with Boulez
- What:
- The 3rd evening of the talk series Exploring Europe's Cities through Classical Music, vol. 3
- When:
- Wednesday, March 7, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Where:
- Mito International Center, multipurpose room (6-59 Bizen-machi, Mito-shi)
- Contact:
- Mito City International Association at 029-221-1800; more information in Japanese
(3/14 in Mito)
Going Bach
- What:
- The 4th evening of the talk series Exploring Europe's Cities through Classical Music, vol. 3
- When:
- Wednesday, March 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Where:
- Mito International Center, multipurpose room (6-59 Bizen-machi, Mito-shi)
- Contact:
- Mito City International Association at 029-221-1800; more information in Japanese
June, 2007 events
(6/16 in Hitachinaka)
Get in the spirit of summer by trying on a yukata
- When:
- Saturday, June 16, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Where:
- Hitachinaka Danjo-Kyōdō Sankaku Center, next to the Chūō Fire Station
- Materials:
- Bringing a yukata is not necessary, but if you have one, please bring it and its accoutrements. There is no participation fee.
- Questions:
- Call the Hitachinaka City Office's Women & International Division at 029-273-0111, extension 1321, or see this poster. Reservations are not necessary to participate in the event.
October, 2007 events
(10/14 in Hitachi)
Free orientation for foreign residents in Hitachi
- What:
- Free orientation with information about daily life and various procedures, as well as free legal and medical consultations with lawyers and doctors
- For whom:
- Foreigners living in Japan, even if not residents of Hitachi
- When:
- Sunday, October 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Legal consultations
- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Orientation and medical consultations
- Where:
- Hitachi Civic Center (1-21-1 Saiwai-chō, Hitachi-shi)
- Languages:
- Japanese with English, Chinese, and Portuguese interpreters
- More information:
- Call the Hitachi Municipal Culture Hall at 0294-22-3111, extension 535; the Ibaraki International Association at 029-241-1611; 090-2645-6448 on the day of; or see this poster. No reservation required.
(10/20 in Tsukuba)
World Partnership Forum
- When:
- Saturday, October 20, from 1:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- 1:30 to 2:15
- Keynote speech from Nobel laureate in physics Leo Esaki, entitled "Pushing Our Faculties to the Limit: The Challenge"
- 2:15 to 3:45
- Panel discussion between Leo Esaki, ambassadors to Japan from approximately 10 countries, and representatives of the financial sector
- 4:00 to 5:00
- Dialogue between ambassadors and area students
- Where:
- Tsukuba International Congress Center, Medium Hall (floor 3, room 300)
- Language:
- Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation provided)
- Reservations:
- Please contact the International Affairs Division with your name, address, contact info, and occupation. 200 spots, first come first served.