Event report (Sagamihara International Festival 2025)
Report on the Sagamihara International Exchange Festival 2025 On Sunday, October 5th, 2025, the Sagamihara International Exchange Festival 2025 was held in Sagamihara City. This year's theme was "Connecting with the World, New Encounters!" and many people attended.
Event Report (Interpreter Training Education Edition)
We held a practical training seminar for volunteers on school interpreting! On Saturday, September 13th, Sagamihara International Lounge held the seminar in the audiovisual room on the second floor of the Sagamihara City Library. Yumi Shimomura, a Spanish interpreter and lecturer at the Japan Association for Public Interpretation Services (JPA), gave a lecture.
Event Report (World Plaza ~Summer Vacation! Children's International Exchange Special~)
World Plaza - Summer Vacation! Children's International Exchange Special - On a still-hot Sunday afternoon on August 8th, the "World Plaza Summer Vacation! Children's International Exchange Special" was held at Soleil Sagami in Hashimoto. Nearly 100 friends and parents [...]
Event Report (International Salon "Life Guidance & Cultural Experience")
On Saturday, July 7th, we held the International Salon "Life Guidance & Cultural Experience" at the Promity Fuchinobe Building. In the first half of the session, foreign residents looked at slides and pamphlets to learn how to live in Sagamihara City.
Event Report (World Plaza - Brazil (Amazonas State) Edition)
World Plaza ~Brazil (Amazonas) Edition~ On Sunday, June 6th, Sagamihara International Lounge will be holding an international exchange event, World Plaza "Brazil (Amazonas) Edition," at the Ono Minami Community Center. The event will be hosted by Torres, a Brazilian who lives in Sagamihara City.
Event Report (Interpreter Training: Medical Edition)
Practical training for medical interpreters On Saturday, March 3th, we held a practical training session on medical interpreters at the Sagamihara City Library Audiovisual Room, with Miki Koukou, vice president of the Japan Association for Public Interpretation Services, as the lecturer. The training session covered topics such as medical interpreting, […]
Event Report (World Plaza - Vietnam Edition)
World Plaza ~ Vietnam Edition ~ On Sunday, February 16th, Tao-san from southern Vietnam and three of his friends gave a talk about Vietnam at the Hashimoto Community Center. They were all dressed in the colorful national costume of Ao Dai, and their lovely smiles left a strong impression. […]
Event Report (World Plaza - Nepal Edition)
World Plaza ~Nepal Edition~ On Sunday, December 15th, the international exchange event "World Plaza" was held at the Ono Minami Community Center. This time, we welcomed Pun Pushpa, a Nepalese native living in Sagamihara City, as the lecturer, and he talked about the world's highest mountain, known as the roof of the world.
Event Report (Interpreter Training Seminar (Education Edition))
On Saturday, September 21, Promity Fuchinobe held a "Practical Interpretation Training Seminar (Education Edition)". This time, we welcomed Yumiko Shimomura from the Japan Association for Public Interpretation Services as the lecturer, and the aim was to learn about the basics and knowledge of school interpreting. In the first half, we had a lecture by Shimomura.
Event Report (World Plaza ~Summer Vacation! Children's International Exchange Special~)
World Plaza ~Summer Break! Children's International Exchange Special~ On Sunday, August 18th, Sagamihara International Lounge held the international exchange event "World Plaza ~Summer Break! Children's International Exchange Special~" at Soleil Sagami. This time, […]