News & Topics
The page provides you with updates of events and activities to be held by the Miyazaki International Foundation.
The Consular Section of the American Consulate in Fukuoka will be at the Miyazaki International College in Miyazaki for an outreach visit on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Please see the following PDF file for further details.
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○ Notice Concerning Foot-and-Mouth Disease
An outbreak of the highly contagious "Foot-and-Mouth Disease" has occurred in Miyazaki Prefecture, affecting cattle, pigs, buffalo, and other cloven-hoofed animals. Currently, concerned parties are collaborating their efforts in enacting countermeasures to prevent the further spread of the disease; unfortunately, transmission of the virus continues.
Thus, the Miyazaki Prefecture Foot-and-Mouth Disease Epidemic Prevention Headquarters' Director, Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru, has declared a state of emergency.
Presently, nobody has been infected with foot-and-mouth disease, and no infected beef or dairy products have been distributed to the market. Furthermore, even assuming one consumes infected beef or daily products, there would be no physically adverse effects.
That being said, foot-and-mouth disease can nonetheless be transmitted by humans.
We ask for the understanding and cooperation of all foreign residents within the prefecture as well in regards to the severity of this current state of affairs.
1) Please make sure to disinfect your feet by using the sterilizing mats laid out at public facilities, retail shops, schools, and other places were people congregate.
2) All individuals should regularly wash their hands and feet in addition to gargling.
3) When traveling by vehicle, be sure to have your vehicle disinfected at designated sterilizing points.
4) In order to prevent the further spread of foot-and-mouth disease, several events and conventions where large groups are set to gather may be canceled or postponed. We ask for your understanding regarding this matter.
(We further ask your cooperation in postponing personal events, conventions, etc. that you have planned, as well. If you do hold such an event, please take necessary prevention measures, including providing sterilization for people at entrances and exits.)
"Foot-and-Mouth Disease" State of Emergency Declared
GEISHA(Spanish) - Arthur Golden
THE PRIVATE PATIENT - PD James
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLY THE KID
- Michael Ondaatje
are you afraid of the dark - Sidney Sheldon
Just Between Us - Cathy Kelly
You may take out two books for 2 weeks and renew them once for an additional 2 weeks.
○2010 Miyazaki Art Festival: “Miyazaki – From the Outside Looking In” Exhibition Opening
Dates: January 20 (Wed) ~ January 30 (Sat)
Venue: Carino Miyazaki, 8th Floor
Displayed together with “JICA’s Dreams of the World’s Children” Art Exhibition
○We have planned a variety of international events that will be held as well.
Date: January 23 (Sat) & 24 (Sun)
Venue: Carino Miyazaki, 8th Floor
We look forward to your attendance at this year’s Art Festival!
Please see the following for further details.
Plaza News January 2010
Please refer to the following website: "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare"
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/influenza_a/index.html