Sep
14
2015

“PNJK IS Calinan Faces Major Upgrading”
By Admin

NEW BUILDING In May 2010, during the PNJK, Inc., General Assembly, PNJKIS Calinan was one of those who gave updates of the school’s status and on-going activities. That time Calinan had 137pupils, operating from Preschool to Grade I and a six room building was already constructed. It was occupied by the Grade I class, Library and the Administration office. To continue in providing the pupils with quality and high standard education, the PNJK, INC. has initiated the construction of a new building. The new building houses four new rooms. One of these is the Home Economics Room which will be used by the Grade IV pupils for their HELE Subject. This will help the pupils be more equipped with their skills. Another room is the Science Laboratory Room.Having a Science Laboratory with apparatuses is a big contribution for the pupil’s learning. Their knowledge will not be limited to the books, rather they can now apply the theories they have accumulated inside the class. The other two rooms are used for the classrooms of Grades III and IV. The association is again looking forward to constructing another two classrooms for the S.Y. 2013 – 2014 to cater the increasing enrolment of pupils. INCREASE… Read More »

Sep
14
2015

“President’s Report, May 2013”
By Admin

Achievement of PNJK in Thirty-Three (33) Years of Existence, A Showcase of our Contribution to the Progress of Society, Now and Onward. Our PNJK compound is becoming the tourist spot in Davao City. Proof of this is the influx of our friends coming from Japan. The number of visitors that came to see PNJK compound as recorded in the PNJK files and identified in 2012 is listed below, to wit: Tatsuo Kitagawa who was accompanied by Consul Kazuhiko Anzai of the Consular Office of Japan in Davao City; Shun Onno, a visiting Professor of MKD. He is the Professor of Dept. of Global Citizenship Studies; Akira Ishioka and Yukihiro Kusabe Syachou of Serei; Makoto Hidaka-Shimura of Chubu-Gakuin Junior College; Consul Toru Ishii, First Secretary and Consul of the Embassy of Japan in Manila and Head of Visa Section; Nippon Izokukai Group consisting of 22 members who are Japan war Bereaved Families Association inspected our Polyclinic; Yurichiro Miyazaki, Masumi Nishio, Hiroyuki Tair Yasuhiro Shoda; Africa Latin-American Association, an NGO based in Japan. Members would like to learn more about the people who are opposed to nuclear power; Sister Goto from Misono Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School, Japan and Fr. Shushigawa of Easter… Read More »

Sep
14
2015

“Federation of Nikkei Jin Kai Philippines”
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After our meeting and election of officers last November 11, 2012 in Cebu city, I would have wanted all the elected officers of the Federation to have a courtesy meeting with Ambassador Toshinao Urabe at the Embassy of Japan in Manila. However, since the good Ambassador was scheduled to visit Davao last November 27, 2012, and in order that the Federation will be spared from the huge expenses that may entail, I was given a chance to have a fruitful meeting with him together with our corporate secretary Judge Antonina Escovilla at the Marco Polo Hotel here in Davao City. In attendance also during the said meeting were the two (2) consuls, Kazuhiko Anzai and Koichi Ibara. Ambassador Urabe gave valuable insights on how we should steer our organization, as reflected on the minutes that we just read. On December 2012, Ms. Araceli Tan, our elected treasurer communicated with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Cebu in order to verify the status of the Federation, as a juridical person. We were informed that no report was ever submitted to the SEC from the time that the Federation was registered until the present, be it general information sheet or GIS… Read More »

Sep
14
2015

“JPIC And The Nikkei Jin Living In Japan – A Picture of Recovery”
By Admin

It has been two years since Northeast Japan experienced one of the world’s greatest calamities but so much changes and reconstructions have been undergone since then. Japan’s economy slipped into a temporary recession following the devastation. Nikkeijin working with companies directly affected by the disaster suffered temporary shorter working hours and limited working days but those are all in the past because as of this writing working situation have returned to normalcy though some nikkeijin moved to other cities with another company but loyal ones opted to stay. To mention few loyalists like the Yamaguchi-Tungkalan Family, Suemitsu-Ibanez Family, Hayashi-Villas Family, Yawaka-Mumar Family, Tsunashima Family, Nakagawa-Hiquial Family, Toyoda-Magallon Family and Kamiyama Family. On July 9, 2012, was the start of a new residency management system wherein a resident card will be issued and alien registration system abolished. The re- entry permit system has also been changed. Nikkeijin who will be entering Japan within one (1) year of their departure not be required to apply for a re-entry permit. This new system is favorable to the nikkeijin. Employment availability status in food industry remains average and favorable in most parts of the country like Hokkaido, Sendai, Fukushima, Tochigi, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka,… Read More »

Sep
14
2015

“PNJK, Inc., Holds Its 33rd General Assembly”
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More than two hundred Nikkei Jins gathered last May 19, 2013 at the PNJK-IS Gym to attend the Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai, Inc.’s 33rd General Assembly. Participants came as early as 7:00am, having travelled from places as far as Manila and Tagum. With the theme “Achievement of PNJK in the Thirty-Three Years of Its Existence, A Showcase of our Contribution to the Progress of the Society, Now and Onward”, the goal of the General Assembly was to update the Nikkei Jins regarding the progress of the association, as well as its future plans. Members were also expected to elect qualified individuals into the Board of Directors that day. The program, steered by the Masters of Ceremonies Mrs. Nelma Adachi and Mr. Felipe Hiquial Jr., began at exactly 9:00am. Mrs. Adelaida Panaguiton led the assembly in prayer. Several messages were delivered by speakers considered to be keys to the success of the organization; namely, Rev. Bernardo Fernandez Sr., Consul Koichi Ibara, Mr. Masataka Ajiro, Mr. Hideo Ito—whose speech was read by Mrs. Evelyn Obuchi in his behalf and Mrs. Ines Mallari. Words of congratulations flowed from each message, followed by a challenge to sustain the progress that PNJK has made over… Read More »