Yokohama Current Events & Activities

♦Application deadline for Supplementary Income Payments (Teigaku Kyfukin) is approaching.
Those who have not received Teigaku Kyufukin should bring the application form and the Foreign Registration Card to your local ward office. Cash payment applications will finish on Nov.18 (Wed), 2009. Applications after Nov.19 are not accepted, so please go as soon as possible. The ward office you should go to is the one which you have registered as a foreigner as of Feb.1, 2009. Application time is 9:30-17:00.
♦Call Center for Supplementary Income Payments in Foreign Languages: 045-222-1185
Mon. to Fri. except holidays: 10:00-17:00
＊English, Chinese, and Spanish
♦Call Center in Japanese: 045-330-7222 (Everyday, from 9:00-18:00)
Please note that foreign nationals with Foreign Registration Cards which are valid as of Feb.1, 2009, and until the time when the payments is finalized, are eligible.
(Those with the status of residence of a temporary visitor and those who reside illegally are not eligible.)
Please also note that you must meet the above conditions continuously from the relevant date until the time of payment.
The Website (*J):
http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/shimin/kuren/teigakukyufu/
Inquiries: Civil Engagement Promotion Bureau, Ward Liaison and Coordination Division
(045) 671-3626 (*J) Fax (045) 681-2794

Lottery registration will be accepted for waiting list of family units. Income restrictions apply. Financial aid available for those eligible.
To Apply: Fill out an application form available at Information Services Section (Koho-sodan kakari) of your local Ward Office, Office of Public Information Access (1F of City Hall) or Administrative Service Center.
*Application form with Envelope with return address on available between Nov.16-Nov.30
Application Period: Nov.16-Nov.30
Application& Inquiries:
(045) 321-2468 (*J) Fax (045) 321-2382

As an emergency economic measure by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Women’s Cancer Checkup Promotion Program is to be implemented in FY2009 by local governments across Japan. Yokohama City sent free cancer checkup coupons to those who were eligible for this program. With this coupon, you will receive specifically designated cancer checkups arranged by Yokohama City free of charge. Yokohama Municipal Citizen’s Hospital, Cancer Checkup Center usually accept appointment for the month but will now accept appointment for Jan.-Mar. 2010. The coupons are valid until Mar.31, 2010.
Eligibility: Those who have free cancer checkup coupons
Location: Yokohama Municipal Citizen’s Hospital Cancer Checkup Center (Bus from Yokohama Stn or Wadamachi on Sotetsu Line)
http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/byouin/s-byouin/access.html
Fee: Free
To Apply: Call for an appointment (*J) from Nov.16

(Mon) *First come and first served
Inquiries: (045) 333-1581 (*J) Fax (045) 341-9781
For Reference: http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/kenkou/gan/foreigner/en/en.html

◆Application for cash payments are being accepted at Ward Offices. If you still have not received your Supplementary Income Payments, please bring your application form and your foreign registration card and go to your Ward Office. The Ward Office you should go to is the one which you have registered as a foreigner as of Feb.1, 2009. Cash payments applications are accepted until Nov.18, 2009.
Please note that bank transfer application has closed on Aug.14.
◆If you still have not received or lost your application form, please contact the number below:
Call Center for Supplementary Income Payments in Foreign Languages: 045-222-1185
※Please note that Call Center for Supplementary Income Payments in Foreign Languages will end the service on Fri, Oct.16
Mon. to Fri. except holidays: 10:00-17:00
・English, Chinese, and Spanish: Monday to Friday
・Portuguese: Monday
・Hangul: Tuesday
・Vietnamese: Wednesday
・Thai: Thursday
・Tagalog: Friday
Call Center in Japanese: 045-330-7222 (Everyday, from 9:00-18:00)
Please note that foreign nationals with Foreign Registration Cards which are valid as of Feb. 1, 2009, and until the time when the payments is finalized, are eligible.
Those with the status of resistance of a temporary visitor and those who reside illegally are not eligible.
*Attention: Beware of fraudulent requests to transfer funds. Please protect your own personal information.
The Website (*J):
http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/shimin/kuren/teigakukyufu/
Inquiries: Civil Engagement Promotion Bureau, Ward Liaison and Coordination Division
(045) 671-3626 (*J) Fax (045) 681-2794

Suffer from a continuous cough or respiratory congestion, and/or pain in the respiratory region but never had a chance for a checkup? Are you concerned for your health? Here is your chance. Interpretation is available in English and Chinese. No appointment necessary.
Date&Time: Oct.18 (Sun), 14:00-17:00
Location: Chinatown, Yokohama Overseas Chinese Christ Church (Naka-ku, Yamashitacho　82-8, 3 min walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Stn on Minatomirai Line)
Fee: Free
To Apply: Please go directly to the location.
Inquiries: ①Kenko Fukushi-kyoku, Kenko Anzen-ka (Health Safety Division, Health and Social Welfare Bureau) (045) 671-2462 (*J) Fax (045) 664-7296 Email: kf-kekkaku@city.yokohama.jp　②Minatomachi Clinic (045) 453-3673 Fax (045) 441-0747 (English/Japanese) ③Yokohama Overseas Chinese Christ Church (045) 641-3877 (Chinese)

Foreign instructors (of any nationality) are needed to teach about their own country and culture in English at Yokohama Public Elementary Schools. The conditions are as follows: 4-5hours a day, 2-3 days per week. Applicants must hold a valid visa, have English and Japanese speaking ability, have a university degree or equivalent, and live in or can commute to Yokohama. Applicants must be under 65 yrs. of age as of March 31, 2010. (Estimated salary is \3,150/hour. Transportation fee included) This position begins April 2010 and is on a one-year renewable contract basis.
To Apply: Send CV, a copy of your valid visa, and self-addressed regular-sized envelope with \80 stamp to:〒231-0017 Naka-ku, Minatocho 1-1, Yokohama Board of Education IUI Section.
Application Deadline: Postmarked by Nov.27 (Fri)
Inquiries: (045) 671-3588(*J) Fax (045) 664-5499

There will be a lottery to fill newly available apartments managed by the city. (New apartments include newly constructed and newly vacant)
To Apply: Fill out an application form available at Information Service Section (Koho-sodan kakari) of your local ward office, Office of Public Information Access (1F of City Hall) or Administrative Service Corner, and Community Center. *Application form with envelope with return address on available between Oct. 9-Oct.23
Application Period: Oct.14 (Wed)-Oct.23 (Fri)
Inquiries: Yokohama City Housing Supply Corporation (Jyutaku-Kyokyu Kosha) (045) 451-7777 (*J)

If you have a child due to enter kindergarten as of April 2010, please note that the application form will be available at all kindergartens throughout the city starting Oct.15 (Thu). Actual enrollment registration will begin on Nov.1 (Sun).
There are financial subsidies available; apply after entering your child into a kindergarten. Also, 67 kindergartens throughout the city offer day care from 7:30 to 18:30
Inquiries: Ask at each kindergarten or call the Yoji Kyoiku Section, Child and Youth Bureau. (045) 671-2085 (*J) Fax (045) 663-1925

The Ministry of Environment has provided a trust to fund research into the health effects related to asbestos exposure.
Eligibility: One who lives in Yokohama and desires to take this test, or one who have lived in Tsurumi-ward before 1988.
Application Period: Oct.15 (Thu)-Oct.30 (Fri) *First come, first served
Fee: Free
Application & Inquiries: Health and Social Welfare Bureau, Public Health Affairs Division (045) 671-2482 Apply by telephone first. After applying, you will have an interview about your exposure to asbestos with a doctor at either Tsurumi chuo Chiiki Care Plaza (Tsurumi Stn) or on the 2F of the Nihon Odori Bldg (Kannai) sometime before end of November. A chest X-ray and CT examination will follow at a hospital in your choice during the month of December.

Eligibility: ①65yrs and older who is resident of Yokohama.
②60yrs and older who has functional disorder in heart, kidney, or respiratory organs/in immune system effect by virus that is equivalent to first degree disability.
Date: Available between Oct.1 and Dec.31
Location: One of cooperate hospitals *Bring your health insurance card.
Fee: ￥2,000 *Those who are ①or② and on welfare/ no municipal tax house hold are free. *Bring the document to prove.
Inquiries: (045) 671-4182 (*J) Fax (045) 664-7296