Yokohama Current Events & Activities

For parents who cannot take care of their children during the daytime, the following are 3 new facilities which can take care of children (6 months old thru 3rd grade in elementary school) when they are sick. They are nurseries with medical institutions attached to them. Byoji Hoikushitsu means nurseries for sick children.
①Hama Clinic (Byoji Hoikushitu Soleil) Center Kita Stn, (045) 479-2122
②Totsuka Kyoritsu Oto Kids Clinic (Totsuka Kyoritsu Hikari Byoji Hoikushitsu) Totsuka Stn, (045) 871-1262
③From the end of March, Kamoi Byoin (Kamoi Byoji Hoikushitsu) Kamoi Stn, (045) 933-1911
They are open Monday thru Friday (except holidays), from 8:30-18:00. Limit is 4 children each day.
Fee: \2,000 per child/day (There may be reduction or exemption according to income.)
To Apply: Telephone each facility in advance to make a reservation.
Inquiries: (045) 671-2399 (*J)

Holiday emergency dental treatment in Totsuka ward ends as of March, 2011. From April, if you need emergency dental treatment on Sundays and holidays, please go to Yokohama Dental Health and Medical Center (Yokohama-shi Shika Iryo Hoken Center).
Yokohama-shi Shika Hoken Iryo Center: Open 19:00-23:00 every night, and 10:00-16:00 on Sundays, holidays, year-end and new year holidays (Dec.29 to Jan.4). Tel. 045-201-7737 (*J)
Yokohama City Emergency Medical Center also provides information on your nearby medical institutions 24 hours a day, accessible everyday. Please call: (045) 201-1199 (*J).

A High school scholarship is offered to students under the following conditions: Their guardians must be residents of Yokohama, students should be enrolled in high school, have good behavior, have achieved high academic results (Last year’s grade point average for all subjects should be over 4.0.), and have difficulties paying for tuition (Last year’s household income should be under \8,000,000.).
Limit: Approx. 480 people *Chosen by screening.
Amount: \5,000 per month (You are not required to return the money.)
To Apply: By April 28, submit an application form to your high school, who will send it to Kyoiku Iinkai Jimukyoku Koko Kyoiku-ka. Application forms are available from each ward office Koho Sodan Kakari, your high school or download from the Board of Education (Kyoiku Iinkai ) website between Mar.22-Apr.28.
Inquiries: (045) 671-3272 (*J)
URL: http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/kyoiku/sidou2/syogakukin/kousyogaku.html

A Special nursing home for the elderly will open in Seya-ku in September, 2011. It is for people with care needs certification level 1-5. You need to pay for 10% of the nursing service fee. A notification will be sent after May, to those who are accepted.
To Apply: Application forms are available at each ward office’s Hoken Center or at local Care Plazas. Mail the application between Mar.1 (Tue) and Apr.20 (Wed) to:〒233-0002 Konan-ku Kamiooka Nishi 1-6-1 Yumeooka Office Tower 10F Tokubetsu Yogo Rojin Home Nyusho Moshikomi Uketsuke Center. *Applications must be received by Apr.20 (Wed).
Inquiries: (045) 671-2408 (*J)

Date&Time: Feb.25 (Fri), 15:00-16:00
Location: Minato Sekijuji Byoin (Minato Red Cross Hospital) 3F Conference Room (Take a bus from JR Sakuragicho Stn)
Fee: Free
Limit: 30 people *First come first served.
To Apply: Between Jan.17 through Feb.24, telephone the hospital or fax to apply. Please provide (E,A,N,T,Fax number).
Inquiries and Applications (*J): Tel: (045) 628-6381 Fax: (045) 628-6101

The City of Yokohama provides financial support for single mother families with children who are starting high school, junior college, university, and vocational schools from this April. There are three types of allowance; ①school expenses ②training expenses and ③school entrance preparation allowance. Please bring your withholding exemption certificate (gensen choshu hyo) or income tax returns (kakutei shinkoku sho) to the interview. If you do not have these, please bring your payslips for the past 3 months. After screening, there will be a judgment on whether you are eligible to receive subsidies. Please ask in person as to the maximum amount of each allowance.
To Apply: Please go directly to your local Ward Office’s Fukushi-Hoken Center.
Application Period: To apply for ①and③ or ②and③ together, Feb.1 thru Mar.4. For application of only ③, until Mar.4. For application of ① and ② only, after Apr.1.
Inquiries&Applications: (045) 671-2395 (*J) Fax: (045) 681-0925

Registered volunteer interpreters can be assigned, for those who have difficulty communicating in Japanese on public matters associated with Yokohama City, to places such as ward offices, public schools and nursery schools. Now Yokohama City Consumer Service Center is added to the list.
Consultation Topics: Consumer Service Center staff respond to your troubles on the purchase of products/services and on sales contracts.
Languages: Available in 15 languages (English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish etc.)
How to ask for an interpreter: Contact YOKE Information Corner at least a week prior to a Wed you would like to go. (045-222-1209 available in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Spanish)
Date,Time & Place for Consultation: Every Wednesday, 10:00-12:00/ 14:00-16:00
Yokohama City Consumer Service Center (Yumeooka Office Tower 4F, 3 min walk from Kamiooka Stn on Keikyu/Municipal Subway Line)
Inquiries: Yokohama City Consumer Service Center (045) 845-7722 (*J)
YOKE Information Corner (045) 222-1209 (English, Chinese, and Spanish)

Lottery registration will be accepted for those wishing to be on the family unit waiting list. Income restrictions apply. Financial aid is available for those who are eligible.
To Apply: Fill out an application form available at the Information Service Section (Koho-sodan kakari) of your local ward office, Office of Public Information Access (City Hall, 1F) or the Administrative Service Center. *Application forms with addressed envelopes are available between Jan.14-Jan.31.
Application Period: Jan.14 (Fri)-Jan.31 (Mon) *Entries must be postmarked by Jan.31.
Inquiries: Yokohama City Housing Supply Corporation (Sumairu-in) (045) 451-7766 (*J) Fax (045) 451-7707

There will be a lottery to fill apartments designed to provide senior citizens’ safety such as barrier-free and emergency call service. *There is no nursing care. *Housing available in June (42 units at Izumi-ku, Okazucho). Subsidies for rent are available depending on income.
Eligibility: People who are living or working in Yokohama and are over 60 yrs old at the time of application.
To Apply: Fill out an application form available from Jan.5, 2011 at any ward office Information Service Section (Koho-sodan kakari), Administrative Service Corners and so on and send it to Powers unlimited.*Entries must be postmarked by Jan.31.
Inquiries: Powers unlimited (045) 900-2888 (*J) Fax (045) 439-1882

Free coupons for female-specific cancer (cervical and breast cancer) examinations have been mailed to women of the set age group. As an increasing number of women are requesting to have the examinations, it has been difficult to get appointments for certain medical institutions. If you have the free coupons, please try to use them by Mar. 31, 2011.