Marcus Kosins Jr. at the USCIS Application Support Center in Garapan, CNMI.
On December 2, 2009, David Gulick, District Director of USCIS, announced that henceforth the USCIS would on a case-by-case basis grant two-year parole status to four groups of individuals in the CNMI.
The four groups are (1) CNMI permanent residents, (2) immediate relatives of CNMI permanent residents, (3) spouses and children of deceased CNMI permanent residents, and (4) immediate relatives of citizens of Freely Associated States (the later being citizens of Palau, Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including Yap, Chuuk, Kosrae and Pohnpei).
The deadline for the DV-2011 lottery is today at 2 a.m., Japan Standard Time (JST) (GMT+9), Monday, November 30, 2009. Please share this information with your Japanese friends and relatives. The online application is free and must be submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period. Paper entries are not accepted.
までにインターネットを通して応募しなければなりません。この期間中にwww.dvlottery.state.gov からE-DVエントリーフォームにアクセスすることができます。書面での応募は受理されません。締切り間際に大変多くの応募が集中するとウェブシステムに遅延が生じかねますので、登録期間の最終週まで応募を待たないよう強くお勧めします。
Roppongi Crossing, Roppongi district of Tokyo. Photo by T. Watanabe
While the general crime rate in Japan is well below the U.S. national average, the U.S. Department of State continues to warn Americans about Roppongi, an entertainment district in Tokyo that caters to foreign clientele. Americans have reported a substantial number of crimes in Roppongi.
Roppongi has been the scene of violence between criminal syndicates in the past. Organized crime is acknowledged to operate on a wide basis in Japan. These groups, called yakuza (See ヤクザ), are heavily involved in sex-related industries such as pornography and prostitution, and are also involved in gambling and protection rackets. Due to the large investment by yakuza in the night entertainment business, travelers may be exposed to their operations or wander into bars or night clubs run by yakuza.
Roppongi Crossing. Photo by T. Watanabe.
The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo reissued its July 10, 2009 warning advising American citizens from frequenting bars and clubs in the Roppongi area of Tokyo due to drink-spiking incidents. As stated in the American Citizenship Services (ACS) Newsletter, the U.S. Embassy “continues to receive reliable reports of U.S. citizens being drugged in Roppongi-area bars.”
米国大使館・領事館で面接予約をお持ちの方で体調不良の場合は（発熱、関節痛、頭痛、眼球の痛み、倦怠感、咳、鼻水やのどの痛みなど）、ご来館を控えてくださるようお願いします。インフルエンザ症状がある方は面接予約の延期または変更をしてください。
