A party was held to deepen mutual exchange and friendship among AIRA members, and look back on the passing year. (No.23-17)

The Japan Bird Festival (JBF), of which AIRA is one of the supporters, was held at the same site as in 2019, before the Corona pandemic, and AIRA dispatched interpreters to the booths for overseas participating organizations. (No.23-15)

　Date : Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5, 2023

　Venue and time :  Ooban (coots) Square, 10:00～16:00  (～15:00 for Sunday)

　Dispatched interpreters

　　a)Thailand Booth :  Ms.HAMA Rie(Nov.4), Mr.OSAKI Hiroshi and Mr.NAKJIMA Katsumi

and Mr.SARUWATARI Hiroshi(Nov.5)

　　b)Shanghai Booth :  Ms.Liu Peng (Nov. 4),  Mr.Xing Kai Jun(Nov. 4 and 5)

The second Board Meeting for FY 2023 was held for the purpose of reporting and briefing on the project progress for the fiscal year and the business details  for the second half of FY 2023 (No. 23 -14).

Date and Time :  Monday, October 30th, 2023  14:00 ~ 15:40

Venue :  Abiko Civic Plaza Meeting Room #1

Participants :  17 Board members

The annual Autumn bus tour was organized by the Cultural Lectures for Foreigners and the Cross-Cultural Activities Department. (No.23-13)

  Date & Time :           Thursday, October 19, 2023     8:15 ~ 16:00

  Venue :           Abiko Clean Center & Tsukuba Ham Factory

  Participants : 16 people (excluding 3 absentees on the day)

A path counselling event was held for local school students from abroad and for their parents working in Japan. AIRA took part in this event as a co-sponsor (No. 23 -12)

　Date and time: Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 13:30 to 16:30

　Venue: Abiko Civic Plaza Multi-Purpose Hall

　Sponsors: NPO Amigo Project, Global Community Matsudo and NPO glolab

　Co-sponsors: AIRA and NPO ACOBA

　Participants: Approx. 50 (elementary school and junior high school students, parents, interpreters and Certified Administrative Scriveners, among others)