No. 189 February 1, 2013

Population and No. of Households in

Population: 161,838 Male: 80,561 Published by the City of Urayasu Female: 81,277 1-1-1 Nekozane, Urayasu-shi, Households: 72,035 Chiba 279-8501 Foreign Residents: 3,059 047-351-1111 (As of December 31, 2012) http://www.city.urayasu.chiba.jp

Applications Accepted for FY2013 Long-Term Bicycle Parking Lot Permits Applications for FY2013 (from April 2013) municipal the Urayasu City Facilities Use & Promotion Public Note: Because documents must be verified at the time bicycle parking lot permits are now being accepted. If Corporation, and for download on Urayasu City’s of application, please make sure you have plenty of time you would like a permit for the use of a parking lot, website) and submit it in person along with the required when you bring your application. You can also apply please complete the procedures indicated below. Please document (the applicant’s official identification, such as online (except for Shin- Bicycle Parking note that because permits are not automatically renewed a driver’s license or health insurance card [a student ID Lot No. 13). Please see Urayasu City’s website for more for those who are currently using a permit, you must is also acceptable], which is to be shown at the time of information. complete the application procedures again during the application or a copy thereof submitted) to a municipal Results: If the number of applications exceeds the application period if you would like a permit to use from bicycle parking lot with a custodian or Urayasu City spaces available at the bicycle parking lot of your choice, April. (See the table below.) Facilities Use & Promotion Public Corporation. (Those a lottery will be held. Notifications of the lottery results Application: Complete an application form (available applying for Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot will be mailed in mid-March. at any municipal bicycle parking lot with a custodian, No. 13 should apply there in person.) Inquiries: Traffic Safety Section

1. City Lots with Designated Parking Spaces (Bicycles Only, Short-Term Parking Unavailable) 3 8 Kitazakae Station Name Parking Lot Fees 12 Urayasu Station Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 1 1F, 2F, 3F ❶ ¥1,780/month for 1F 2 Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 1 1F, 2F ① ¥1,570/month for 2F and basement Nekozanegawa River Shin-Urayasu Station ⑤ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 5 1F ¥1,260/month for 3F ¥100/use for temporary use Urayasu Sta. ⑬ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 13 1F, basement 10 1 2. City Lots with No Designated Parking Spaces Yanagi-dori Ave.

Vehicle Type 7 4 Station Name Custodian Fees 13 Type Long-term Short-term Temporary 5 14 境 6 9 Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 2 Bicycles ◯ × ◯ ◯ ❷ Wakakusa Kindergarten Bicycles ◯ × × Nekozane Chuo Kominkan (Public Hall) ❸ Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 3 ◯ Mopeds ◯ × × Urayasu Elementary School Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 4 Bicycles ◯ × × ◯ 川 ❹ ▲ Urayasu Station (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line) ❺ Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 5 Bicycles ◯ × × × ❻ Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 6 Bicycles ◯ × × × Urayasu Oriental Hotel Bicycles ◯ ◯ ◯ Wakashio Mihama Higashi Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 7 ◯ Park Brighton Tokyo Bay Estate Urayasu Station ❼ Mopeds ◯ ◯ ◯ Hotel 10 8 11 Symbol Road ❽ Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 8 Bicycles ◯ × × × 今川橋 1 Long-term (per Shin-Urayasu Sta. Bicycles ◯ ◯ ◯ month) Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 9 ◯ 2 7 3 ❾ Mopeds ◯ ◯ ◯ Bicycles ¥470 13 6 Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 10 Bicycles × × ◯ × Mopeds ¥780 ❿ Irifune Nishi Mona Irifune Higashi Estate Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 12 Bicycles × × ◯ ◯ Estate 5 Shin-Urayasu ⓬ 9 Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 13 Bicycles ◯ × ◯ ◯ ⓭ Shoppers Plaza Shin-Urayasu ⓮ Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 14 Bicycles ◯ × ◯ ◯ 12 Short-term use (one 4 Irifune Nursery School Bicycles ◯ ◯ ◯ month or less) Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 2 ◯ ② Mopeds ◯ ◯ ◯ Bicycles ¥470 Mopeds ¥780 Bicycles ◯ ◯ ◯ Irifune Chuo Estate ③ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 3 ◯ Mopeds ◯ ◯ ◯ ▲ Shin-Urayasu Station (JR Keiyo Line) ★ ④ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 4 Bicycles ◯ × ◯ ◯ Shin-Urayasu ⑥ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 6 Bicycles ◯ × ◯ ◯ Temporary use (per Station ⑦ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 7 Bicycles × × ◯ × use) Bicycles ¥100 Miakegawa River ⑧ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 8 Bicycles ◯ × ◯ ◯ Mopeds ¥150 7 Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 9 Bicycles 35 ⑨ × × ◯ × te ou ⑩ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 10 Mopeds ◯ × ◯ ◯ R 3 ⑪ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 11 Bicycles × × ◯ × 2 1 ⑫ Shin-Urayasu Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 12 Bicycles × × ◯ × Maihama Sta. Bicycles ◯ × × 1 Maihama Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 1 ◯ Mopeds × × × Maihama Bicycles ◯ ◯ ◯ Station 2 Maihama Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 2 ◯ ▲ Maihama Station (JR Keiyo Line) Mopeds ◯ ◯ ◯ 3 Maihama Station Bicycle Parking Lot No. 3 Bicycles ◯ × × ◯

To Those Who Have Not Yet Applied for Disaster Relief Funding The Deadline to Apply for Funding Has Been Set

Application Deadline: April 30 (Tue.; must be received by this date) collapsed. Applications are being accepted for Chiba Prefecture Disaster Relief Note: This applies not only to homeowners, but also to those who were living Funding for households whose homes collapsed completely, collapsed in rental housing, such as rental homes and apartments. The benefit is not substantially, or partially collapsed due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. provided to households of which all the members have died. Recently, the Chiba Prefecture Disaster Relief Program Committee decided Application: Submit your application documents (which are mailed to upon the following application requirements. Please note that relief funds will applicable households) either in person or by mail to the Life Support Disaster not be distributed for applications that are received after the deadline. If you Recovery Project Team (Urayasu City Hall No. 3 Bldg. 2F 279-8501) no later have not yet applied, please do so as soon as possible. than April 30 (Tue.; must be received by this date). Eligibility: Households who were living in homes at the time of the Inquiries: Life Support Disaster Recovery Project Team, Tel: 351-3003 earthquake that collapsed completely, collapsed substantially, or partially

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The Urayasu Foreign Residents Location: International Center (inside Shin-Urayasu Urayasu International Friendship Association (UIFA) Foreign Il Mare) Association (UFRA) Celebrates Program: Exhibition of folk crafts and ethnic Language Class Observation Program the Lunar New Year clothing of the Republic of Chile Inquiries: International Center, Tel: 306-5181 Date, Time, and Program: See the table below. Date and Time: February 24 (Sun.), 5:30 to 8 p.m. (Local Network Section) Location: International Center (inside Shin-Urayasu Il Mare) Location: International Center (inside Shin-Urayasu Note: Only the Italian class is held at Mihama Kominkan (a public hall) Il Mare) Eligibility: High school students and those older who live, work, or go to school in Urayasu City Capacity: 60 people on a first come, first served Note: Come directly to the site 15 minutes before the program begins. basis Children’s Kite-Flying Event Inquiries: UIFA Office,Tel: 381-5931 Program: Celebrating the Lunar New Year as it is Date and Time: February 11 (national holiday), (Local Network Section) celebrated in various Asian countries 10 to 11:30 a.m. (will be cancelled in the event of Fee: ¥1,000 for those who cannot prepare a dish inclement weather) Program Date and Time (¥500 for junior high school students and younger Location: Sogo Park Russian Feb. 7 (Thu.), 7 to 8:30 p.m. children); free of charge for those who prepare/ What to Bring: Your kite, soup bowl, chopsticks, Korean Feb. 9 (Sat.), 9:20 to 10:50 a.m. bring a potluck dish and mug/cup (There will be clam miso soup and Application/Inquiries: Call the UFRA Office. hot cocoa.) Spanish Feb. 13 (Wed.), 7:10 to 8:40 p.m. (Local Network Section) Note: No reservations are necessary; simply come Chinese Feb. 15 (Fri.), 7:10 to 8:40 p.m. to the site on the day of the event. There will be Vietnamese Feb. 18 (Mon.), 7:10 to 8:40 p.m. International Center commemorative gifts for participants. French Feb. 20 (Wed.), 10:20 to 11:50 a.m. Inquiries: Urayasu City Children’s Kite-Flying Event Exhibition: Republic of Chile Executive Committee Office Italian Feb. 20 (Wed.), 7:20 to 8:50 p.m. Dates: Until February 28 (Thu.) (Youth Section) Indonesian Mar. 2 (Sat.), 10:20 to 11:50 a.m. Beginners’ English Conversation Feb. 5 (Tue.), 3:30 to 5 p.m. Introductory English Conversation Feb. 7 (Thu.), 10:10 to 11:40 a.m. Announcement concerning Kakutei Shinkoku (Income Tax Return) Introductory Business English Feb. 12 (Tue.), 7:10 to 8:40 p.m. Submission and Payment for Tax Reports for 2012 Intermediate English Conversation Feb. 18 (Mon.), 1 to 2:30 p.m. ○Income Tax: February 18 (Mon.) through March 15 (Fri.) Practical English Conversation Feb. 22 (Fri.), 1 to 2:30 p.m. ○Gift Tax: By March 15 (Fri.) ○Consumption Tax: By April 1 (Mon.) Hello to all! Hideki Matsuzaki, Mayor of Urayasu

Consultation Services for Completing Submission of Income Tax Returns Your Income Tax Return Date and Time: February 18 (Mon.) through March Recovery and the Earthquake Monument ○Free Consultation Service by Licensed 15 (Fri.), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (excluding Saturdays) Tax Accountants Note: The city will tentatively accept submissions Time flies. It has been one year and 11 tool for disaster preparedness awareness Date and Time: Until March 15 (Fri.), 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. to 12 noon and 1 to 3 p.m. (excluding Thursdays, Location: Culture Hall months since the unprecedented earth- that will convey to future generations the Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays) quake of March 2011. recent disaster damage. Those Who Can Take Advantage of Consultation Completing Your Tax Report via the Eight of the proposals made to the city After the earthquake, the manufacturer Services: Internet assembly last December involved repair- of this water tank and other organiza- ▶ Those whose income was solely from wages ○Income Tax Return Completion Section ing the sewage system and city roads, tions conducted an on-site survey and (those who received a salary from two or more No advance notification is required. If you locations, those who have not completed year-end reconstruction of the plazas at Shin- inspection. A drilling survey reported complete the form, the tax amount is calculated Urayasu Station and Maihama Station, that the foundation that supports the tax adjustments, those who have retired, etc.) automatically. The completed report can be printed ▶ Those whose income was solely from their and submitted by mail. For more information, and other efforts to recover from the 100 cubic meter water tank was found pension please visit the National Tax Agency website (http:// disaster. to have no damage or deformity, but the ▶ Those completing a report for small business www.nta.go.jp). In the next three years, construction shock of the earthquake damaged the an- taxpayers (among those completing a “white return,” those whose income was ¥3 million or on a scale that even I cannot imagine chor bolt and belt portion that connects ○e-Tax (Income Tax Return Online Filing will take place in the Nakamachi and the foundational concrete to the water less) (Consultation services for consumption tax System) returns are also available.) If you use e-Tax, you can file your tax return Shinmachi areas. With roads being dug tank. The water tank became loose due Note: This consultation service does not cover from your personal computer at home. To use this open, the ground may become unstable, to liquefaction. consultations for those whose wages exceed service, you must have a basic resident registration and traffic jams are to be expected. I There seems to be some misunder- ¥10 million or consultations about housing loan card with an electronic certificate and an IC card deductions; capital gains from transfers of land would appreciate everyone’s cooperation standing about this, but we do not plan reader/writer (which can be purchased at an and extra care in preventing falls and to leave the entire water tank intact. We ownership, buildings, or stocks; income from electronics store). retirement; or donation taxes. For more information, please read the e-Tax traffic accidents. plan to leave only the manhole and air website (http://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp). During the six months since the disas- valve at the furthest section of the park- ○Consultation Services for Completing Note: Please read the Urayasu City website or ter, Diet members from both upper and ing lot and to carefully cover the area Your Income Tax Return That Are Focused contact the Civic Affairs Section to find out how to lower houses and many representatives with low trees and high trees so that it on Earthquake-Related Matters obtain a basic resident registration card. Ichikawa Tax Office and the Ichikawa branch from other municipal governments have will not be directly visible from the road. of the Chiba Certified Public Tax Accountant’s Distribution of Income Tax Return visited our city for observation. From Although some people are concerned Association will hold joint consultation sessions. Forms among our visitors, those who experi- about property values, I believe that Date and Time: February 18 (Mon.) through March enced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earth- what we should be working on now is to 15 (Fri.), 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (excluding Saturdays Date and Time: Until March 15 (Fri.), 9 a.m. to 4 and Sundays) p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and national quake said: “We were so preoccupied resolve the problem of liquefaction and Note: This consultation service does not cover holidays) with recovery efforts at the time that we make Urayasu City even stronger than consultations about capital gains from transfers of Location: Culture Hall or your local Station City didn’t think about leaving a monument before in the face of disaster. land ownership or buildings, or donation taxes. Administration Office Note: Only Income Tax Return Form A (for of the earthquake to pass on the memory Almost two years have passed since of the disaster to future generations.” the disaster, and as plans for recovery Common for All of the Above Sessions salaried employees and pension recipients only) Location: Culture Hall is available. The form can also be downloaded They expressed regret that the memory and restoration have become more What to Bring: Tax withholding slip, personal seal from the National Tax Agency website’s Kakutei of the disaster seems to fade with time. definite, I’m afraid that the memory of (unofficial seal is acceptable), various tax exemption Shinkokusho-to Sakusei Corner (which means At the Disaster Countermeasures the disaster is beginning to fade away. certificates and receipts, and documentation that “corner for completing you income tax return”) (http://www.nta.go.jp). Headquarters meeting, therefore, we I believe that even though we may feel indicates your financial account numbers designated part of the earthquake-resis- slightly uncomfortable about it now, we Note: In the case of income tax return consultation related to earthquake damage, please tant water tank in Takasu Chuo Park as need to look to the future and create a bring documentation indicating the level of damage Inquiries: Ichikawa Tax Office (1-11-10 Kitakata, a monument because it will not obstruct monument for the earthquake so that we (such as the disaster victim certificate, receipts for Ichikawa City 272-8573), Tel: 047-335-4101 recovery efforts, will be surrounded by will not have any regrets later. damage repairs, and documentation showing the trees and plants, and can be used as a acquisition cost of the property that was damaged).

●Recyclable Waste Disposal Schedule for February Bottles/Cans/ Newspapers/ Collection Area PET plastic bottles Magazines Nekozane, Kitazakae, Todaijima Every Tue. Every Mon. Horie, Higashino, Fujimi, Maihama Every Wed. Every Sat. Kairaku, Mihama, Irifune, Hinode, Akemi Every Thu. Every Mon. Tomioka, Imagawa, Benten, Tekkodori, Takasu, Minato, Chidori Every Fri. Every Sat. * Please put out your garbage between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. It is against the rules to put it out earlier or later than this (ext. 1665) designated time as it could become a nuisance in your neighborhood. * Bulky items will be collected separately on request by phone. Call the Bulky Items Reception Center, 305-4000. For inquiries, contact the Garbage-Free Section.

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