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○Medical Insurance and Pension□Medical Insurance for Older Elderly Citizens△"

Persons aged 75 and over (from the day of their birthday) are eligible for the medical system for the elderly. (People aged 65 to under 75 who have applied and are certified as having a certain disability are also eligible for the medical system for the elderly.)

[Insurance Fee]
The insurance premium is calculated from the income of the previous year, and you will be notified of the insurance premium by the delivery notice in early August every year.
Foreigners who enter from abroad will pay the minimum premium in the first year of entry because they did not have income in Japan in the previous year, but from the second year, the premium will be based on the income of the previous year.
Payment can be made at banks and convenience stores in Kakegawa City. You can also pay by direct debit.

[Benefits]
Medical expenses, funeral expenses, etc.

[Others]
In the following cases, you need to complete the procedure at the city hall within 14 days.
・ Move-in to Kakegawa City.
・ Move-out of Kakegawa City and return to Japan.
・ Welfare Support
・ Death
・ Change of address within Kakegawa city. Etc.

[Inquiries]
Older Elderly Medica Section, National Health Insurance/Pension Division
Kakegawa City Hall
TEL: 0537-21-1143

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○Disaster prevention□Extensive Refuges△"

When it becomes difficult to live at your residence upon a disaster, you do live in a refuge.
Please go to your community’s designated refuge first. If your community’s refuge is not available or difficult to live, then go to your designated extensive refuge (out of 42 refuges in the city).
Each extensive refuge is operated by your community’s self disaster prevension committee and refugees.

List of Extensive Refuges

HINANPASS(Search Device for a Temporary Refuge Nearest to You)

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○Medical Insurance and Pension□Pension system△"

Pension system

Japan’s pension system was established to stabilize people’s lives in the future.
The pension is provided when you get old, become disabled, or die.
Public pension systems include employee’s pension for company employees, various mutual pension for public servants, and national pension for other people.
“Pension Handbook (Nenkin-techou)” is issued for each member of public pension systems. You have to fulfill certain conditions and follow certain procedures to receive a pension.

National Pension

This is the system to provide “basic pension (kiso-nenkin)”.
Every resident in Japan from 20 to 59 years old has to join the system regardless of his or her nationality.
To join national pension system, you have to submit an application to the municipal office.
But if you are already a member or a family dependent of a member of employees’ pension/insurance or a benefit society, you do not need to make an application.
The premiums should be paid during the specified periods at a bank, a post office and other institutions. You can also pay at a convenience store.
You can also pay the premiums automatically from your bank account or by credit card.

Employees’ pension

Every full-time company employees under 70 years of age has to join this system. The necessary procedures are carried out by the company. The premiums vary depending on the employee’s wages, and 50% of the premium is paid by the employer and 50% by the employee. The employee’s share of the premium is subtracted from his or her wages and bonuses.

When leaving Japan

When a foreign resident who paid premiums for 6 months or longer for national pension or employees’ pension leaves Japan and has no intension to return to Japan, he or she can get a “withdrawal lump sum pension refund (dattai-ichijikin)”. The amount of the refund varies depending on how long the premiums were paid.
Inquire at the Kakegawa Pension Office for further information, such as the papers required for the refund. You can apply for the refund within 2 years after you leave Japan.  Send the papers required for the refund to Japan Pension Service, if you apply for the refund from abroad.

Inquiries;
National health insurance
Kokuho Nenkin Kakari, Kokuho Nenkin-ka (National Insurance and Pension Division), Kakegawa City Office
1-1-1 Nagaya, Kakegawa City, 436-8650 Ph.0537-21-1143

National pension and employees’ pension
Kakegawa Pension Office
1-19-8 Kubo, Kakegawa City, 436-8653 Ph.0537-21-5524

Application for withdrawal lump sum pension refund should be sent to:
Japan Pension Service (Foreign Affairs Group)
3-5-24 Takaido-nishi, Setagaya-ward, Tokyo, 168-8505　Ph.0570-05-1165

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○Medical Insurance and Pension□Long-term care insurance△"

Long-term care insurance system is run by municipal offices to support bedridden senior citizens and those suffer from cognitive disorder, and provide them with necessary nursing care service.
Inquire at the City Office for further information.

Enrollment
A registered foreign resident of 40 years old or over who falls into those conditions written below has to enroll in long-term care insurance system.

・A person who has “Permanent Resident” or “Special Permanent Resident” status
・A person who stays in Japan for one year or longer
・A person who is supposed to stay in Japan for one year or longer due to actual conditions of his or her life.
Inquiries;
Insurance Benefit Section (Hoken Kyufu kakari), Choju Suishin-ka, Kakegawa City Office:
1-1-1 Nagaya, Kakegawa City. Ph.0537-21-1196

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○Life-related Procedures□Residency Management System△"

( 1 ) Residency Management System

Resident Card (“Zairyu Card”)

The Residency Management System is a system to assess situations of foreign nationals who have status of residence and have lived in Japan for mid to long period of time. Any eligible person of this system is issued a Resident Card on which his/her name, address, date of birth, sex, status of residence and period of stay are printed.

The following foreign nationals are NOT subject to the residency management system:

  1. Persons granted permission to stay for 3 months or less
  2.  Persons granted “Temporary Visitor” status　including tourist visa
  3.  Persons granted “Diplomat” or “Official” status
  4.  Persons recognized by Ministry of Justice ordinance as equivalent to the foreign national in the aforementioned (1) to (3)
  5.  Special permanent residents
  6.  Persons with no resident status (an illegal resident)

・　 Place to Issue “Zairyu Card”
Regional Immigration Offices (Note: For further information, inquire at the regional immigration bureau, branch or local office.)
Immigration Services Agency
・ Special Permanent Resident Certificate Special permanent residents will be issued a special permanent resident certificate at the city hall where he/she resides.
Immigration Services Agency

 Preparation of Residence Certificate
A person who is subject to a resident card (“Zairyu Card”) or a special permanent resident certificate can apply for a residence certificate (“Jumin-hyo”) as a foreign resident.
http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_gyousei/c-gyousei/zairyu/

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○Life-related Procedures□Move-in, Move-out, Change of Residence in Kakegawa△"

(1) Move-in, Move-out, Change of Residence in Kakegawa

A person who moves needs to submit the notification.

・Moving to Japan and directly to Kakegawa

・Period of Notification of Move-in
From the date of determining the place of residence to 14 days after the date of entry

・Things to Bring

A resident card (“Zairyu Card”) or a special permanent resident certificate, a passport, and a written document to prove him/her as a family (original and the one translated into Japanese) of the person who entered Japan.

(If a proxy takes a procedure for him/her, please bring the letter of proxy, resident cards or special permanent resident certificates and passports of everyone who moves in, and the proxy’s personal identification card with a portrait photo.

Note: Free of Charge

・Moving into Kakegawa City from other town (“Ten-nyu”)

・Period of Notification of Move-in
From the date of starting to reside to 14 days after the date of moving

・Things to Bring

Move-out certificates (“Tenshutsu Shomei-sho”), resident cards or special permanent resident certificates, and written documents to prove him/her as a family (original and the one translated into Japanese) of everyone who moves into Kakegawa City.

(If a proxy takes a procedure for him/her, please bring the letter of proxy, resident cards or special permanent resident certificates and passports of everyone who moves in, and the proxy’s personal identification card with a portrait photo.

Note: Free of Charge

・Where to Report?

Kakegawa City Hall, Shimin-ka (Citizens Division) (Phone: 0537-21-1141)

Kakegawa City Hall, Daito Branch (Phone: 0537-72-1118)

Kakegawa City Hall, Osuka Branch (Phone: 0537-48-1003)

・Moving Within Kakegawa City (“Ten-kyo”)

・Period of Notification of Move
From the date of starting to reside to 14 days after the date of moving

・Things to Bring

Resident cards or special permanent resident certificates, and written documents to prove him/her as a family (original and the one translated into Japanese) of everyone who moved and the national health insurance card if he/she has.

(If a proxy takes a procedure for him/her, please bring the letter of proxy, resident cards or special permanent resident certificates and passports of everyone who moves in, and the proxy’s personal identification card with a portrait photo.

Note: Free of Charge

・Where to Report?

Kakegawa City Hall, Shimin-ka (Citizens Division) (Phone: 0537-21-1141)

Kakegawa City Hall, Daito Branch (Phone: 0537-72-1118)

Kakegawa City Hall, Osuka Branch (Phone: 0537-48-1003)

・Moving out of Kakegawa City to Other Town (“Ten-shutsu”)

・Period of Notification of Move
From two weeks before the date of moving to the date of moving

・Things to Bring

Resident cards or special permanent resident certificates, and written documents to prove him/her as a family (original and the one translated into Japanese) of everyone who moves out of Kakegawa City and the national health insurance card if he/she has.

(If a proxy takes a procedure for him/her, please bring the letter of proxy, resident cards or special permanent resident certificates and passports of everyone who moves in, and the proxy’s personal identification card with a portrait photo.

Note: Free of Charge

・Where to Report?

Kakegawa City Hall, Shimin-ka (Citizens Division) (Phone: 0537-21-1141)

Kakegawa City Hall, Daito Branch (Phone: 0537-72-1118)

Kakegawa City Hall, Osuka Branch (Phone: 0537-48-1003)

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○Life-related Procedures□Joining “Jichi-kai” (Local Neighborhood Government Body)△"

(1) What is a neighborhood government district?

Citizens at each local community take effort to build a better place to live by working all together.
Each neighborhood government district has an association where the people at the designated neighborhood district help each other to live comfortably. It has various programs to keep the neighborhood safe and easy to live in and to prevent crimes.
It is important for each citizen to participate to build a better community. Please take part in your local neighborhood government association to build friendships and to seek mutual aid in case of emergencies and disasters.

(2) programs at neighborhood government district.

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○Life-related Procedures□Seal Registration△"

In Japan, there are various occasions you should use a seal (“inkan”). A seal is required when you rent a room, make a bank book, buy a car, and go through procedures at the governmental office and/or at work. As you can see, Japan is “Society of Seal”.

Especially, a registered seal is very important and you should register your seal very carefully.

・Who can register a seal?

Anyone who is 15 of age and older and registered as a citizen of Kakegawa City

 ・How can you make your own seal?

You must order your own seal (“inkan”) at a special “inkan” shop. A seal which is mass produced such as ones being sold at 100 shops cannot be registered because there are some cases where you seal is used for bad ends and, even worse, your property gets stolen.
When you order your seal, use characters shown on your residence registry (“Jumin-hyo”) as your name. A seal can be made with your alphabetized name if it is registered on the residence registry.
You can use characters (Kanji, Hiragana, or Katakana) of your commonly used name for your own seal ONLY IF it is registered.
When you order your own seal, please make sure to include both your family name and given name. Your name on a seal cannot be abbreviated.
Since it costs thousands or even ten thousands, it is recommended that you visit the city hall and ask its advice for ordering your own seal.

・Where can you register your seal?

The seal registration can be accepted at the City Hall (Counter #2 at public affair division), Daito Branch, and/or Osuka Branch. Please make sure that a registrant come and apply for the seal registration in person.

・What should you bring for the seal registration?

Ordered seal, Zairyu Card, Seal Registration Application

Note: Your seal registration can be completed on that day but please note that it may take time for the registration procedure.
There are some cases where you are asked to re-order your seal or to register your commonly used name. In those cases, your seal registration cannot be completed that day and you have to come back for the procedure again. Please allow enough time for the seal registration.
Once the application process is completed, a personal seal registration card (the”Card”) will be issued to you. You need the “Card” for the issue of a personal seal registration certificate (the “Certificate”). The “Certificate” cannot be issued without the “Card”.
If you do not understand how to fill in the application form, please ask at the counter.

・Registration Fee
The issuance of a personal seal registration certificate also costs 300 YEN.
The seal registration fee is 300 YEN.

・Issue of Certificate
Please fill in the application form and submit it with your personal seal registration card. No seal is needed this time.
You will be charged 300 YEN for the issuance of the certificate.

・In case you lost your personal seal registration card
If you misplace your personal seal registration card, the personal seal registration certificate cannot be issued. In that case, you need to register your personal seal all over again and will be charged for the re-registration.

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○FAQ□How to Move into Houses owned by Government(Prefecture / City)△"

＜Prefectural public housing＞

There are 30 prefectural public housing apartment houses in western part of Shizuoka Prefecture.

They are in Toushin-cho (Iwata city), Aoki-cho(Fukuroi city), Horikoshi(Fukuroi city), Shimomata-minami(Kakegawa city), and Aobadai(Kikugawa city).

Tenant applications are accepted monthly. Applications can be sent by mail. More information is provided at Toshi Seisaku- ka（City Policy Division）, Kakegawa City Office.

Inquire at : Seibu Branch Office, Shizuoka Prefecture Housing Provision Corporation.

Address: 9th Floor, Hamamatsu Prefectural General Building. 1-12-1 Chuo, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City

＜Municipal public housing (Kakegawa city)＞

Kakegawa city has municipal housing for 528 families in a 15 apartment complex.
Application can be accepted every month by mail.
Application acceptance is announced at the website of Shizuoka Prefectural Housing Cooperation.
Brochures on the housing application are distributed at Toshi Seisaku-ka, Kakegawa City Office at 0537-21-1152.

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○FAQ□How to call Ambulance△"

In case of fire, injury or illness, dial 119 and call the fire department or an ambulance.
You can dial 119 at any time, from anywhere in Japan, free of charge.

How to call
Just dial 119 and you can talk to the fire department.
Tell them clearly whether you need an ambulance or firefighters, also your name, address (or where the incident occurred), and phone number.
(Example)
• Fire Kaji desu. Basho wa (Where) desu. Watashi wa (your name) desu.
• Injury Kega o shimashita. Basho wa (Where) desu. Watashi wa (your name) desu.

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○FAQ□Consultations in foreign languages△"

Kakegawa International Center (Consultation on Living/Information Service)
Address: 2nd Floor, Kakegawa City Hall
1-1-1Nagaya, Kakegawa City 436-8650
Phone: 0537-24-5595
For Portuguese language, 10:00am to 3:30pm, Mon. Wed. Fri.
http://kakegawa-life.com/

Shizuoka Association for International Relations (SIR) (Consultation on Living/Information Service)
Address: 2nd Floor, Mizunomori Building
14-2 Minami machi, Shizuoka City
Phone: 054-202-3411
http://www.sir.or.jp/

Hamamatsu Foundation for International Communication and Exchange
Address: 4th Floor, Create Hamamatsu
2-1 Hayauma-cho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City 430-0916
Phone: 053-458-2170
http://www.hi-hice.jp/index.php

Hello Work Kakegawa (Consultation about Work)
Address: 71 Kaneshiro, Kakegawa City
Phone: 0537-22-4185
https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/shizuoka-roudoukyoku/hw/hw-annai/map_kakegawa.html

Labor Consultation for Foreign People, Shizuoka Labor Department
Address: 3F Shizuoka Government Office Complex
9-50 Outemachi Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City
Phone: 054-254-6352
https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/shizuoka-roudoukyoku/madoguchi_annai/roudou_kankei_soudansaki/kantoku21.html

Houterasu (Legal consultation)

Houterasu Support Dial (0570-078374)
http://www.houterasu.or.jp/multilingual/

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○Garbage□How to Recycle /　Dispose of garbage△"

Garbage should be sorted out properly according to the rules given and taken out on the designated time and day to the designated garbage collection point.
Take out garbage by 8:30am on the collection day (by 8:00am in Daito and Osuka area)
Do not take it out on the day or night before.
Inquire at the Environment Policy Division (Kankyo Seisaku-ka), Kakegawa City Office (Ph:0537-21-1145) about how to sort out garbage, the schedule of garbage collection, and the location of garbage collection points.
The Environment Policy Division (Kankyo Seisaku-ka)  also distributes the poster “The Correct Way to Place Garbage and Recyclables” which is available in 6 languages (including English) for free of charge.

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○Work-related consultation□Medical Insurance and Pension△"

Medical Insurance and Pension→The Social Insurance Agency

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○Work-related consultation□Work, Industrial accident compensation insurance and employment insurance△"

Work, Industrial accident compensation insurance and employment insurance→Employment Agency

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○Ｗelfare□Child Allowance (Jido Teate)△"

Children from 0 years old until the age of finishing junior high school (the first March 31 after becoming 15 years old) meet the requirements.

When you get the right to receive child allowance due to childbirth or a move, you have to make an application for it.

(1) Amount of allowance:

The amount paid per month for each child:

(2) Support period

In February, June, and October of each year, four months’ worth of payments up to the previous month will be transferred to a bank account in the applicant’s name.

(3) Papers required for the application

  1.  The applicant’s own bankbook
  2.  The applicant’s private seal
  3.  A photocopy of the applicant’s health insurance card. (If the applicant is covered by the employee’s pension plan)
  4.  Zairyu card of both the applicant and child.
  5. My Number Card of the applicant and his/her spouse.
  6.  Additional papers may be required according to the situation.

(4) Present situation report (genkyō-todoke)

Recipients of child allowance are required to submit present situation reports (genkyō-todoke) every June. This report is used to examine whether the recipient may continue receiving the allowance.
Caution: If the present situation report is not submitted, the recipient will not receive the allowance any more.

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○Ｗelfare□Child Rearing Allowance (Jido-Fuyo-Teate)△"

This allowance is provided for one-parent family to raise children.

1  Who can receive child rearing allowance?
A mother who takes care of her child, a father who takes care of and is under the same livelihood with his child or a person (i.e. rearer) who takes care of a child for his/her parents.  The child also must fit the following conditions.

However, a part or whole amount of the allowance may not be paid due to some restrictions such as income limitation.

If the person is receiving the public pension but the monthly pension amount is lower than the monthly child rearing allowance amount, any excess amount can be paid.

Conditions:

2  The amount of the allowance:

The allowance is paid to the child until March of the year the child turns 18.

Full allowance … 42,910 yen per month

Partial allowance … 10,120 yen – 42,910 yen  per month

3　Time of payment
The allowance is given six times a year, in January, March, May, July, September and November.

For further information, inquire at
Kodomo Katei Kakari (Child and Family Section), Kodomo Kibo-ka, Kakegawa City Office Phone :  0537-21-1144

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○Ｗelfare□Assistance of Payment of Medical Bills for Children△"

There is an assistance program to cover medical expenses paid on or before March 31 of the fiscal year for inpatients and outpatients who are 18 years old as of that time. The children have to be the residents of Kakegawa city and must be insured by health insurance.

(1) Payment at your own expenses

Inpatient: free of charge
Outpatient: Preschooler: free of charge
Elementary school students and above:500 yen per one time. If the insurance medical fee is less than 500 yen, the amount of the fee is the payment. It becomes free of charge after fifth visit to the clinic/hospital.
※The amount of payment by insurance will cover both for inpatients and outpatients (meals while staying at the hospital, usage of private room, written documents, containers for medicines are at your own expense.)

(2) Issue of Medical Cost Recipient Card

A Recipient card will be issued to the applicable child. Please fill out the application form and submit it at Kodomo Kibo-ka (Child Affairs Division) of the City Hall or at the branch offices.
Please attach the copy of the insurance card that shows the name of the child.

(3) How to receive an subsidy for children’s medical expenses

You can receive a subsidy by showing the recipient card along with your health insurance card at the clinic/hospital.

(4)Please claim a refund under the following circumstances.

  1. When you could not show the children’s medical expenses recipient card when you visited the clinic/hospital.
  2. When you visited a clinic/hospital outside of the prefecture you reside.
  3. When you visited a clinic/hospital which does not provide the Assistance Program for Children’s Medical Expenses.
  4. When you paid at your own expenses for public funded medical expenses like the child-care benefit for premature babies and Ikusei Iryo (Assistance Program of Medical expenses for children under the age of 18 who have physical disability or disease that is classified by the government.)

You need to bring health insurance card of your child, seal, applicant(parent)’s bank book (postal bank account is not applicable), children’s medical expenses recipient’s card, a receipt that includes the statement of the consultation at the clinic/hospital. ( A receipt only is not acceptable.)

Note:  The medical cost which passed over a year from the date of consultation cannot be subsidized.

Inquiries: Kodomo Katei Kakari (Child and Family Section), Kodomo Kibo-ka, Kakegawa City Office Phone :  0537-21-1144

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○Education□Japanese Educational System△"

 Japan has a 9 year compulsory education, 6 years of elementary school (6 – 12 years old) and 3 years of junior high school (12 – 15 years old).
 Many children also go to kindergarten or nursery school before entering elementary school.
 After graduating from junior high school, many of the graduates attend high school and afterwards, university or college.
 There are also schools for technical and vocational training.
 School year begins in April and ends in March.

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○Education□Elementary schools, Junior high schools, kindergartens, and Nursery schools△"

Nursery schools

In case parents cannot take care of children below school age in the daytime because of work, illness, etc., nursery schools can take care of such children instead.

School fees of classes for children of 3 years old to 5 years old are free. School fees of classes for children of 0 year old to 2 years old are determined according to the amount of income tax or municipal tax paid by the parents

Applications and consultations are accepted at Kodomo Kibo-ka of the Kakegawa City Office and each of the nursery schools.

Inquiries; Kodomo Ikusei Kakari of Kodomo Kibo-ka (Child Affair Section) at Kakegawa City Office. Ph.0537-21-1205

Kindergartens

Kindergartens are educational institutions for children of 3 years old to 6 years old who have not yet entered elementary school.

Children who live in Kakegawa can apply for entrance into any public kindergarten in Kakegawa.

School fees are free.

Apply for entrance directly to the public kindergarten you want your child to enter.

For information about private kindergartens, ask at any private kindergarten.

Elementary schools, Junior high schools

In Japan, elementary school (6 years) and junior high school (3 years) are compulsory education.

For public elementary and junior high schools, lessons and textbooks are provided free of charge.

You must pay for school lunches, learning materials, and school excursions.

Children of foreign residents are not obliged to attend elementary and junior high schools in Japan, but they can attend these schools if they choose.

In such a case, apply for school entrance at the School Education Section (Gakko Kyouiku-ka), Board of Education.

You need to bring the child(ren)’s residence card (“Zairyu Card”) and a seal (“Hanko”) for the application.

The school your child(ren) attend(s) is determined according to your address.

＜Entrance into Elementary School＞
If you are the parents of registered child(ren) of Kakegawa who will reach an elementary school age in April the following year, a guide to public school attendance is sent to you in August.  If you wish to have your child(ren) enter the school, please fill out “Koritsu Gakko Shugaku Negai (Application for Public School Attendance)” and submit it to the School Education Division (Gakko Kyouiku-ka), Kakegawa City Board of Education.  Please bring your applicable child(ren)’s Zairyu Card or alien registration certificate and a seal (“Hanko”).  Notices of pre-entrance medical checkup are sent in the middle of September to the parents of the child(ren) who have submitted the application for school attendance. (The pre-entrance medical checkup is conducted from the middle of October to November at each school.)

Notices about school entrance are sent later by the middle of February.

＜Entrance into junior high school＞
A guide to public junior high schools is sent in November to sixth graders who are about to graduate from public elementary schools. If you wish to have your child(ren) enter the school, please submit “Koritsu Gakko Shugaku Negai (Application for Public School Attendance)” to your child(ren)’s school.
Notice about entrance into junior high schools are sent in the middle of February to the applicant’s family.

For more information, please contact School Education Division(Gakko Kyouiku-ka), Board of Education.

Financial aid for school attendance

Financial aid is provided to families which have financial difficulties in having their children attend schools.

Such families can get financial aid for part of their children’s expenses for school supplies, school lunches and so on.

To apply for the aid, you have to submit documents to certify your financial difficulty.

Whether you can receive the aid or not is determined through examination.

If you are in need, consult with the school or the School Education Section (Gakko Kyouiku-ka), Board of Education.

Inquiries; School Education Section (Gakko Kyouiku-ka), Board of Education Ph.0537-21-1156

In Portuguese, contact Foreign Student Support Center (Gaikokujin Shienshitsu), 4th floor, Daito Branch (0537-72-1343) from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.

After-school care of children

Elementary school children whose parents are working during the daytime and there is no choice for the parents but to leave the children somewhere safe after school.

For further information, inquire at Kodomo Kibo-ka (Child Affair Division), or each of the after-school care institutions.

Inquiries:  Kodomo Katei Kakari of Kodomo Kibo-ka at Kakegawa City Office Ph.0537-21-1144

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○Education□Japanese language course△"

Kakegawa International Center has Japanese lessons for foreigners almost every Sunday.

Please refer to Kakegawa International Center or ‘foreign language’ section on the website of the city of Kakegawa.

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○Taxes□Income Tax△"

(1) Withholding system

When employers pay wages to employees, the employees’ income tax is deducted from the wages and employers pay income tax on behalf of employees. This is called the withholding system (gensen-choushuu).  Employers calculate the amount of income tax paid in a year, and give employees tax withholding slips (gensen-choushu-hyou) in January next year to notify them of the amount of wages, exemptions, and income tax.  Keep your tax withholding slip cafefully, because it will be necessary when you apply for extension of period of stay, rent a room, or file tax returns (kakutei-shinkoku).  Inquire at Kakegawa Tax Office about withholding system if you live in Kakegawa City, Kikugawa City, and or Omaezaki City.

Inquiries; Corporate Taxation Division, Kakegawa Tax Office. 2-11-4 Midorigaoka, Kakegawa City Ph.0537-22-5284

(2) Year-end adjustment

Employees’ income tax is deducted from their monthly wage and paid to Tax Offices by the employer.  In December, companies calculate the amount of income tax deducted from employee wages throughout the year and adjust the amount of tax when paying the last wages or bonuses of the year.  This is called “year-end adjustment (nenmatsu-chousei)”.  You can get tax exemption if you submit documents to the company at the time of the year-end adjustment certifying that you are paying life insurance premiums or have dependents.  If you have dependents, show the marriage certificate or the birth certificate to the company as a proof.  Even if your dependents live in your home country, you can get tax exemption with a document which certifies overseas remittance to your family.  If these procedures mentioned above are precisely carried out, most employees do not need to file income tax returns (kakutei-shinkoku) to Tax Offices in person, because companies adjust employees’ income tax.  If you submit an application for exemption for dependents to the company, even when it is not time for year-end adjustment, you can get tax exemption from the next month onward.  Inquire about year-end adjustment at Kakegawa Tax Office, if you live in Kakegawa City, Kikugawa City, or Omaezaki City. Inquiries; Corporate Taxation Division, Kakegawa Tax Office 2-11-4 Midorigaoka, Kakegawa City Ph.0537-22-5284

(3) Income tax return

Employees’ income tax is deducted from their wages every month, so they do not need to file income tax returns (kakutei-shinkoku) if the year-end adjustment is carried out by the companies in December.  But, if the year-end adjustment was not done or in the following cases, you will have to file an income tax return in person.

The period for income tax return is from February 16th until March 15th every year (except Saturday,holiday and Sunday). If March 15th is Saturday, holiday or Sunday, the deadline is Monday next week.  Income tax returns are accepted at JA Kakegawa-shi Chagyou Kenshu Center (tea industry training center).  If you have to file a tax return outside this period, consult with Kakegawa Tax Office.  In case the amount of tax withheld or prepaid exceeded the amount of tax calculated from the total income of the year, you can file for an income tax refund (Kanpu-shinkoku) at any time from January on, even outside of the period of income tax return, with the documents required for the refund.  It is advisable to go to the location of income tax return with someone who has a good command of Japanese language.
Inquire about income tax return at Kakegawa Tax Office, if you live in Kakegawa City, Kikugawa City, or Omaezaki City. Inquiries; Individual Taxation Division, Kakegawa Tax Office 2-11-4 Midorigaoka, Kakegawa City Ph.0537-22-5144 JA Kakegawa-shi Chagyou Kenshu Center, 609-1 Senba, Kakegawa City.

(4) When leaving Japan

In case a foreign resident who needs to file an income tax return is to leave Japan before the specific period of income tax return, the tax return must be filed before leaving.  But, if you use a tax payment manager (nouzei-kanrinin), you can have the manager file a return on your behalf in the period of income tax return.  Any resident in Japan can be a tax payment manager. Give the manager a photocopy of your resident card (Zairyu Card).  Inquire about income tax return at Kakegawa Tax Office, if you live in Kakegawa City, Kikugawa City, or Omaezaki City. Inquiries; Individual Taxation Division, Kakegawa Tax Office 2-11-4 Midorigaoka, Kakegawa City. Ph.0537-22-5144

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○Taxes□Inhabitants Tax△"

 Inhabitant tax, which consists of prefectural inhabitant tax and municipal inhabitant tax, is collected in order to financially support public services of local public bodies.
Residential tax is taxed to your previous year’s income. You have to pay inhabitant tax to the municipality in which you resided on January 1st of the year.
If you have moved out of Kakegawa on January 2nd or later, you must pay the tax to Kakegewa City this year.
If you have moved to Kakegawa on January 2nd or later this year, you must pay the tax to the municipality in which you resided on January 1st.

Payment of inhabitant tax

There are two ways to pay inhabitant tax.
The tax may be deducted from your wages.
Otherwise, you have to go to a financial facility (bank, or convenience stores)
and pay the tax there, bringing the bill sent from the municipal office.

(As of April 1st, 2009)

Way of payment Times to pay
Deduction from wages 12 times a year (every month)
Payment at a bank 4 times a year (July, September, November, January)

* The total amount of the tax is same in either way of payment.

 When a foreign resident in Kakegawa changes his or her address or leaves Japan, he or she should report it to the Tax Section, Kakegawa City Office.

Inquiries; Tax Section, Kakegawa City Office Ph.0537-21-1136

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○Taxes□Taxes on automobiles△"
  1. If you own an automobile on April 1st, you have to pay annual automobile tax to the prefecture this year, and if you own a light vehicle or a motorcycle, you have to pay light vehicle tax to the municipality.Pay the tax by the due date with the bill for tax payment sent from the prefectural or municipal office.The amount of the tax is decided according to the type and the cylinder volume of your vehicle.
  2. When you buy, sell, or scrap an automobile or a motorcycle, or change your (the owner’s) name or address, you have to report it to the authorities.The office you should report it to, and the documents required for the procedure vary depending on the type of your vehicle. Inquire at the places listed below for further details.
    Type Place for inquires (Address/ Phone)
    Automobile Iwata Finance Office

    3599-4　Mitsuke Iwata City

    Ph. 0537-37-2211
    Motorcycle (251cc or over) Hamamatsu Office for Motor

    Vehicle Inspection and Registration

    11-1 Ryutsumotomachi, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu City

    Ph.050-5540-2052
    Motorcycle (125cc or under)

    Small Special Vehicle (vehicle for agricultural use, etc.)

    		 Municipal Tax Section, Kakegawa City Office

    1-1-1  Nagaya, Kakegawa City

    Ph.0537-21-1138
    Motorcycle (126cc – 250cc) Zenkoku Kei Jidosha Kyoukai Rengo-kai （Shizuoka-ken Jimu Toriatsukai-jo Hammatsu Branch）
    567-2 Kihei-cho, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu City
    Ph.053-435-4001
    Light Vehicle with Three or Four wheels (660cc or under) Hamamatsu Branch Office, Light Vehicle Inspection Association
    563 Kihei-cho, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu City
    Ph. 050-3816-1777
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○Taxes□How to Pay Taxes△"

Currently, there are two ways to pay city tax. One way is to pay at the designated banks and other financial institutions with the statement or convenient stores nationwide, and city office and branches.
※Designated financial institutions by Kakegawa city
Suruga Bank, Shizuoka Bank, Shimizu Bank, Shimada Kakegawa Shinyo Kinko, Hamamatsu Iwata Shinyo Kinko, Shizuokaken Rodo Kinko, Kakegawashi Nogyo Kyodo Kumiai, Enshuyumesaki Nogyo Kyodo Kumiai, Yucho Bank and Post Office, and Mizuho Bank.

Note:
1. Special payment slip is required for payment at the Yucho Bank and post offices.
2. Convenience stores cannot handle the following payment slips:
・Those that do not have a barcode printed in the lower left corner of the statement of Payment
・The handling deadline has passed
・More than 300,000 yen in a single payment slip

The other way is to pay by transferring your tax payment from your account of the designated banks or other financial institutions above. In this case, you need to bring your bank book and seal used at your financial institution and submit a request for direct debit payment at the financial institution.

Note: 3. No bank transfer with Mizuho Bank

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○Medical Insurance and Pension□NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE△"

Those who are eligible to live in Japan for three months and more and register their addresses have the right to enroll the National Health Insurance. The followings are not subject to the National Health Insurance enrollment: those who need to enroll their social health insurance provided by their workplace or late-elderly medical insurance, or receive the living support from the municipal government.

INSURANCE TAX
One’s insurance tax amount is calculated from his/her previous year’s annual income and noticed to him/her by the end of every July.
Insurance tax amount for people with foreign nationalities is minimum in its first year since they have no previous year’s income earned in Japan. Their insurance tax amounts vary depending on their annual income earned in the previous year starting from the second year.
You can pay your insurance tax at a bank/post office in the city or at a convenience store. You can request a bank transfer.

BENEFIT
Benefits are paid for medical expenses, childbirth and child care expenses, funeral expenses.

In the following cases, you have to report them to the City Office within 14 days.

Inquiries;
National Health Insurance and National Pension Section, National Health and National Pension Division, Kakegawa City Office
Ph.0537-21-1143

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○Life-related Procedures□Birth△"

・Period to Accept the Birth Certificate

Report the birth to the City Hall within 14 days including the day of the birth. You need the child’s birth certificate (“Shussho Shomeisho”) to report the birth. The birth certificate (“Shussho Shomeisho”) is issued at the hospital where the child was born.

 ・Who Reports the Birth?

Father or mother of a child

 ・Things to Bring

Birth Certificate (“Shussho Shomeisho”), Zairyu Cards and Passports for both father and mother of the child, Mother-child Book (“Boshi Techo”), and National Health Insurance Card (“Kokumin Kenko Hoken Sho”) if you have

Note: Free of charge

 ・Where to Report the Birth?

Kakegawa City Hall, Shimin-ka (Citizens Division) (Phone: 0537-21-1141)
Kakegawa City Hall, Daito Branch (Phone: 0537-72-1118)
Kakegawa City Hall, Osuka Branch (Phone: 0537-48-1003)

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○Life-related Procedures□Marriage, Divorce and Death△"

 Reporting Marriage /Divorce

When foreigners report above cases in Japan, please inquire at the City Hall in advance. Procedures and necessary documents vary depending on the country.
The City Hall will guide the procedure based on the laws of each country after confirmation of the nationality and the details of the case. Regarding any reports and application to your native country, please inquire at the embassy or the consulate of your native country.

Where to Report the Marriage/Divorce?

Kakegawa City Hall, Daito Branch (Phone: 0537-72-1118)
Kakegawa City Hall, Osuka Branch (Phone: 0537-48-1003)
Kakegawa City Hall, Shimin-ka (Citizens Division) (Phone: 0537-21-1141)

Reporting the Death

 When to Report Death

You have to report death with the hospital death record (“Shibo Shindan-sho”) issued by the hospital within 7 days.

 Things to Bring

Hospital Death Record, National Health Insurance Card (“Kokumin Kenko Hoken Sho”) if you have.
Regarding the death report to your native country, please inquire at the embassy or the consulate or of your native country.Note: Free of Charge

 Where to Report Death?

Kakegawa City Hall, Shimin-ka (Citizens Division) (Phone: 0537-21-1141)
Kakegawa City Hall, Daito Branch (Phone: 0537-72-1118)
Kakegawa City Hall, Osuka Branch (Phone: 0537-48-1003)

The “Certificate of Matters” of the notification form used for reporting to the home country,
etc. is issued only at the Citizen’s Division (Main Office) of the Kakegawa City Office. (350
yen per copy).

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