Yokohama Current Events & Activities

The first term payment for Property Tax (Koteishisan Zei) and City Planning Tax (Toshi-keikaku Zei) is due Tuesday, May 1. A Property Tax Bill (Noh-Zei Tsuchisho) is mailed to property owners in mid April to be paid at financial institutions or post offices. You can also pay the entire bill in May.
Inquiries: Finance Bureau, Taxation Affairs Division, Fixed Property Tax Affairs Section (045) 671-2258 (*J)

Financially disadvantaged families with elementary and/or Jr. high school students enrolled at Yokohama City Schools may be eligible to receive financial assistance to help cover costs for items such as school supplies and field trips.
To Apply: Notice for this assistance will be given out from school to all students. Read the notice carefully, fill in the enclosed application form, attach all the necessary documents and submit it to the school.
Inquiries: Call your school for more information or call the Yokohama Board of Education School Support & Regional Cooperation Division. (045) 671-3270 (*J)

Applicants must be over 20 yrs of age and have live or worked in Yokohama for the past six months minimum. Income restrictions apply. *Types of rooms depend on applicants’ age and /or number of family members.
Limit: 532 units
To Apply: Between Apr.11 and 20, please apply by filling in the application form available from Apr.9 at the Information Service Section (Koho-sodan kakari) of your local ward office or at the Administrative Service Corner.
*Entries must be postmarked by Apr. 20 (Fri).
Inquiries: (045) 451-7777 (*J)

Each ward office is lending out radiation detectors for individuals who live within the ward. The reservation for May 1-July 31 use will start at 9:00am on Mon. April 23.
Eligibility: Individual resident who is 20yrs and older. One kit per family.
Available Date&Time: Weekday between May 1 and July 31; 9:00 to 16:00.
To Apply: Call or go directly to your local ward office. For more details, check the website or call (045) 671-2470 (*J)
Inquiries: (045) 671-2470 (*J)
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kenko/houshasen/kashidashi.html

From April, there are some changes in holiday emergency dental treatment: Totsuka ward is no longer available and Kanazawa ward has shortened its operating hours. Please go to Yokohama Dental Health and Medical Center/Yokohama-shi Shika Hoken Iryo Center (7 min walk from JR Sakuragicho Stn) which is available 19:00-23:00 every night, and 10:00-16:00 on Sundays, holidays, and New year’s holiday (Dec.29 to Jan.4). Tel. (045) 201-7737 (*J) Fax (045) 212-4618
There is no change in hours for internal medicine and pediatrics.
Yokohama City Emergency Medical Center provides information on your nearby medical and dental institutions 24 hours a day, all year around. Please call: #7499 (*J) Fax (045) 212-3808

April 11, a nursery school that accepts sick children will open. It is located within a clinic.
Iiyama Clinic “Byoji hoiku shitsu Maman Pool”.
16 min walk from Namamugi Stn on the Keikyu Line or bus from JR Tsurumi or Kikuna Stn (2 min from “Iiyama bus stop”).
Tel. (045) 582-5855 (*J)
Eligibility: Sick or recovering children between 6 months and 3rd grade or age equivalent.
Limit: 4 children/day/nursery *There will be a screening process.
Fee: \2,000 *some extra for diapers etc. *Depending upon the income, reduction and exemption may apply.
*Available Mon-Fri (8:30-18:00) except national holidays
To Apply: For more details, check the website. http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/kodomo/unei/hoikuseido/byouji-hoiku2.html (*J)
*It is essential to register your child beforehand and make an appointment when you wish to use this service.
Inquiries: Child and Youth Bureau, Nursery Operations Division (045) 671-3564 (*J) Fax (045) 664-5479

July 9, 2012, a new residency management system for foreigners will start.
For more details, check the website bellows:
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/en/index.html
In accordance with the partial amendment of the Basic Resident Registration Act, foreign residents will be eligible to receive a Residence Record (juminhyo)
http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_gyousei/c-gyousei/pdf/eng_page.pdf
Inquiries: Immigration Information Center
0570-013-904 8:30-17:15 Weekdays

Yokohama City Juminhyo (Residence Record) Call Center
Dates: May 1 (Tue)-Jul.13 (Fri)
Language, Contact Number, and Time available:
Japanese (045) 664-2614 9:00-17:00 Weekdays
English (045) 222-1161 10:00-17:00 Weekdays

Yokohama city Facebook page is opened for the purpose of a trial operation
only delivering information and any inquires will not be accepted.

The trial period is to be from March 12, 2012 to March 30, 2012.

The policy of using Facebook for the City of Yokohama

[Purpose]
City of Yokohama delivers city information to support for foreign citizen using Facebook.
The purpose of its trial is to increase access to English Website of city of Yokohama.

[The trial period]
From March 12, 2012 to March 30, 2012.

[Links]
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/en/facebook.html

The residency management system for foreigners will change. (The existing alien registration system will be abolished.)
■Foreigners who are staying in Japan legally over 3 months
・July 9, 2012 and onward, foreign residents will be eligible to receive a Residence Record Card.
・Around May, a letter will be sent to each registered alien resident to confirm the registered information. Report to the ward office in case of any discrepancy in your information.
・Your Alien registration card can be used for a certain time, but please report to an Immigration office and change to a new card at your earliest convenience. (For more details, please contact the Immigration office)
・July 9, 2012 and onward, you need to report to your ward office when you are moving out of the city of Yokohama.
■No residency registration system for those who are staying in Japan with short-term visas or no visa.
Inquiries on residence status:
■Information Center 0570-013-904
■Immigration office website
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/index.html (*J)
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/en/index.html
Inquiries: Civic Affairs Bureau, Service Window Division (045) 671-2176 (*J)
YOKE Information Corner (045) 222-1209 (English, Chinese, and Spanish)

A lottery will be held for 25 vacant public housing units. Rooms will be available from August, 2012. They are designed to provide a safe environment for senior citizens over 60, including barrier-free amenities and emergency call services. *There is no nursing care. *An income-dependent rent subsidy is available.
Eligibility: People over 60 yrs old, and who are living or working in Yokohama at the time of application.
To Apply: Fill in the application form, available at Koho Sodan Kakari in Ward Offices from March 5, and mail it to Yokohama City Housing Supply Corporation, Smile In. The address is: 〒221-0056 Kanagawa-ku Kinkocho 1-4 East Square 1F Yokohama-shi Jutaku Kyokyu Kosha Chintai Jutaku Jigyo-ka Smile In *Entries must be postmarked by Mar.19.
Inquiries: (045) 451-7766 (*J)