Terumi coming from Kenya てるさん札幌へ

今年もケニアからてるさんがやってきます。会いにきてください。

Please come and meet Terumi from Kenya.

 

HMSC meeting ‘Japanese law on last will and testament’

The presentation on Japanese law on last will and testament was held on  May 13 at Sapporo International Plaza. The speaker is Ms. Rie Tohyama, attorney-at-law. There were 25 people in attendance of which 14 were expats who have been living in Hokkaido for quite a while.

5月13日に2017年度1回目の多文化シニアコミュニティ（HMSC)の勉強会が開かれた。遠山弁護士から日本の法律に基づいた遺言、相続といった内容での講演をいただいた。

Wills: there are two main types:

前半は弁護士からの細かい説明、熱心に聞く参加者たちです。

1. Holographic: it must be handwritten, contain the year, month and day of composition, and must be signed and, preferably,  stamped with a personal seal. It should then be placed in an envelope and sealed and put in a safe place. No witnesses are required. When the writer of the will dies, whoever finds the will should take it unopened to the Family Court. The judge of the Family Court will summon the heirs, who must appear in person, and read the will out loud to them.
2. Notarized: it is advisable to write a will by using a notary public. The will writer should go to the notary’s office and instruct the notary on the terms of his desired will. The notary will compose the will on a computer and give it to the will writer for signature and seal. There must be two witnesses to the signing. Clerks from the notary’s office can serve as witnesses for a fee of ¥5000 each. The notarized will will be kept in the notary’s office thereafter.

Inheritance tax: before the estate is taxed, ¥30 million will be deducted from its value plus ¥6 million for each heir named in the will.

後半はたくさんの質問が出たが、細かい内容については、以下のウェブサイトをごらんください。 www.hokkaidomsc.org

It was a very lively session after the break, and the speaker pointed out that being a foreigner in Japan makes the preparation of a will more complicated, and is more necessary, especially if the foreigner owns property in Japan. It was recommended that expats have a will made in both their home country and in Japan, and the contents should be identical.  If there are questions regarding jurisdiction and inheritance between countries or states, these questions can only be resolved through the “Conflict of Law and Remission Clauses” which countries have established between each other.  It was advised that each foreigner research the Inheritance laws pertaining to their home country/state in order to write a will that will be written in such a way to avoid problems after one’s death.

日本で暮らす外国籍の人にとっては「遺言書」を作ることは重要で、母国と日本の両側で作成が望ましく、具体的な内容とする。国により法律が異なるため、法律抵触条項に従って解決されるべき課題もある。

大変有意義なお話しと議論でした。

Thanks for the fund 廣西財団からの寄付

Hironishi-loginet Foundation supported HMSC events and creating website. We do appreciate itvery much.

廣西ロジネット財団による基金のおかげで、ネイバーズの活動のうち、外国人高齢者の会関係のものは円滑に進めて来られました。ここに感謝をいたします。

Living with Cancer 癌と生きる

Living with Cancer (a bilingual panel discussion event)

November 19, 2016　Saturday, 13:30-16:00 (doors open at 1:00; free entrance for all)

Sapporo International Communication Plaza　MN Building 3F, Kita 1 Nishi 3, Chuo-ku,

MSC held its final event for the 2016 calendar year on the topic of “Living with Cancer.” The event had two parts: (1) four 20-minute presentations by panelists about their personal experience dealing with cancer; (2) small group discussions led by the panelists during which audience members could ask questions.

Panelists included: a person who contracted thyroid cancer a year ago that spread to his vocal cords and who now uses an electric device to speak; a person who recently underwent a double masectomy and her spouse; and finally a person whose sister succumbed to cancer after a battle for several years.

Approximately 40 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes.

癌と共に生きる　（バイリンガル パネルディスカッション）

2016年11月19日　土曜日　13:30-16:00　（開場1時　入場無料）

札幌国際交流プラザ　札幌市中央区北1条西３丁目　札幌MNビル３階

MSC今年最後のイベントは、『癌と共に生きる』と題して、パネルディスカッションを開催致します。最初の20分間はパネリストの方々に自ら経験した癌の話をして頂きます。その後はパネリストごとグループに分かれ、直接参加者が質問できる二部構成になっています。

一年前に声帯まで広がった甲状腺がんを患い、現在は電子補声器を使用している方、最近癌の手術を受けた方、癌で姉（妹）を亡くされた方がパネリストとして参加します。

約40パーセントの男女が一生のうちに癌と診断されると言われています。MSCのイベント『癌と共に生きる』では癌を経験した方々から直接話を聞くことで、癌について学べる機会を提供いたします。参加をご希望の方はこちらまでご連絡ください。

Dr. Joh using a device to cover his lost voice

Somatic Yoga ソマティックヨガ実践講座

September 24, 2016　Saturday, 13:30-16:00

Hokudai Clark Center, 3F

Masako Hirasawa, PhD.,  a certified Hanna Somatic Educator, who has been teaching Somatic Exercises at Non-profit Organizations since 2008, conducted a well received workshop. Her bilingual presentation included a PowerPoint slide show explanation of the physiology followed by audience members actually learning to do the gentle somatic exercises. These require one to contract and relax various muscles that are chronically tight, perhaps as a result of unconscious tension (caused by post-injury trauma or stress), while focusing the mind on internal changes.

「今回のワークショップでは、日本唯一のソマンティクス・エデュケーターである平澤昌子先生をお招きしました。静かで穏やかでいながらパワフルなハンナの世界を体験していただける一日になると思います。セラピスト・支援者自身の日々の傷つきに対するセルフケアとしても優れた技法であるだけでなく、クライエントに伝えることができればそれぞれのレジリエンスを高めるリソースとしての力を発揮することが期待できる技法です。」

Picnic 中島公園でピクニック

　MSC　members’ picnic at Nakajima Park on August 3

HMSC meeting 1 Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia アルツハイマーと認知症

“Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia”Dr. Hitoshi Sohma, Professor and Director(Sapporo Medical Univ. Center for Medical Educ.)

English with Japanese Summary Explanation、Sapporo Medical University (S1W17) East Bldg. 1F,　Entrance is free for everyone.

5月28日(土) 13:30-16:30 (途中休憩、茶菓あり)

演題:　認知症,特にアルツハイマー病を学びませんか

演者:相馬 仁(札幌医科大学,医療人育成センター）

英語講演+途中に日本語で要約を入れる予定

場所:札幌市中央区南1西17,札幌医科大学東棟１階

Dr. Sohma began the presentation by sharing an edited version of a speech delivered by Dr. Gary Small which is accessible on YouTube.  I recommend that you watch the full version of his speech because you can select the “Close Captioned” option and read the English for those who might feel the spoken English is too fast.  However, do keep in mind that the captions are not perfect as they are machine generated.  In his talk, Dr. Sohma basically shared abut half of this speech at the meeting.  There is a PowerPoint file which corresponds to the slides that Dr. Sohma chose from the video clip by Dr. Small.  These were prepared bilingually to help the Japanese audience to be able to follow the rapid spoken English.

Dr. Small’s speech can be viewed by clicking on the link below.  You can expand it to full screen view.　～　Please go to HMSC　website (http://www.hokkaidomsc.org/)　for presentation.