While relocating to another country often turns out to be a wonderful, life-changing experience, there are always traumatic obstacles and challenges standing in the way of gaining that experience. The good news is you do not have to overcome them all by yourself. Everyone who comes to Japan goes through it, and getting to know other expats living in Nagoya is a great way to learn the best ways to overcome, or better yet avoid, obstacles to that wonderful, life-changing experience in Japan.<\/p>\n
Spouses\u00a0who are\u00a0recent arrivals to Nagoya will find these social\u00a0groups\u00a0especially valuable, and\u00a0there is no better source for news, views and helpful information about life here in Nagoya, Japan than other members of the expat community! While these groups are most commonly sought out by women, most have no specific limitations in that regard. \u00a0If it sounds like fun, contact them directly regardless of your gender.<\/p>\n
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The Nagoya Meet and Greet is a monthly lunch where 40+ women of various nationalities, interests, and ages gather to meet, eat, and greet. The event is great for new arrivals and those seeking new friends. Mothers can take advantage of the Children\u2019s play area available. English is the language of communication.<\/p>\n
Nagoyameetandgreet(at)gmail.com www.cceanagoya.com<\/a> www.facebook.com\/groups\/cosmoscommunications<\/a><\/p>\n .<\/span><\/p>\n You can download each as either an interactive multimedia iBook for viewing on an iPad, or as a PDF for viewing on a PC or other devices.<\/p>\n While relocating to another country often turns out to be a wonderful, life-changing experience, there are alw […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,54,42],"tags":[83,100],"class_list":["post-2096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-japan","category-nagoya-2","tag-aichi-prefecture","tag-nagoya-city"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2096"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51096,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096\/revisions\/51096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nJIS Article (with latest event info)<\/a><\/p>\nCross-Cultural Exchange Association (CCEA)<\/h2>\n
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The Cross-Cultural Exchange Association, or the \u201cCCEA,\u201dis a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural exchange, international understanding and friendships among women of all nationalities living in the Nagoya Area. Social activities, general meetings and special interest groups are some ways in which members develop friendships, discover the local community, and learn about the rich cultural heritage of Japan and other countries.<\/p>\n
\nnagoyaccea(at)gmail.com<\/p>\nNoriko’s Events<\/h2>\n
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“Noriko’s Events” are exclusively offered\u00a0for non-Japanese to enjoy and learn about Japanese culture and traditional crafts. \u00a0Activities include hand sewing “yukatas”, making “kimekomi” ornaments, drawing calligraphy, “ikebana” flower arrangement, and the Japanese tea ceremony. Noriko will also guide participants on occasional\u00a0fun and educational excursions. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDownload “Destination Nagoya,” a\u00a0Free Digital Guidebook<\/h3>\n
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Relo Japan is proud to bring you our \u201cDestination Guide\u201d, series of special digital guides that incorporate inside knowledge of Kobe, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Osaka from the view of an expatriate. These invaluable resources have everything you need to know about living and working in Japan, including:<\/p>\n\n
www.ReloJapan.com\/Destinations<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"