Tokyo Explorer

Living in Japan carries challenges and most revolve around linguistic ability – or non-ability as the case may be.

Elsewhere in the capital that may be a problem – in Meguro it is less so. Home to 260,000 thousand people of all nationalities, Meguro is well ahead of the game in getting word out to its resident non-Japanese population on issues relating to festivals, ward policy and actions to be taken in the event of any of the emergencies Mother Nature throws at Japan from time to time.

Thanks to the daily MEGURO NAVI, Monday to Friday (a different language is featured each day), slot on the popular Inter FM (76.1FM) radio station – perhaps the most listened to English / Japanese language radio station in the Greater Tokyo area, residents of Meguro are likely often one step ahead of their neighbors in other areas when it comes to being informed, and being aware of the what, when, how and whys out there.

The ward, for longer term residents far more so than limited term visitors to the area, also produces its own newsletter to further enhance two-way integration between the older Japanese and newer foreign members of the community.

Both information on the scheduling of the Inter FM show as well as an online version of the newsletter can be viewed through the links below; invaluable info sources for those looking to move into the area, or even for longer term non-Japanese residents out to learn a little more about their adopted home.

Newsletter link:

http://www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp/english/monthly_meguro/year2008/index.html

Radio show info link:

http://www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp/english/meguro_navi/index.html