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No. 125 (April 1, 2011) Bimonthly Population of Nakano City (as of March 1, 2011) Total: 310,922 (71 less than last month’s figure) Japanese: 298,422 (51 less than last month’s figure) Registered foreign residents: 12,500 (20 less than last month’s figure) Contents of This Issue P. 1 ● “Illegally Parked Bicycles Are a Total Nuisance!” Park Bicycles in a Bicycle Parking Lot P. 2 and 3 ● Maru-Ko Medical Certificates Have Been Mailed to Holders of Maru-Nyu Medical Certificates Who Have Children That Will Be Enrolling in Elementary School in April ● Medical Expense Subsidy System for Bronchial Asthma Sufferers ● Take Advantage of City-Sponsored Health Exams ● Check the Leaflet How to Separate Recyclable Materials and Dispose of Them ● From the Foreign Resident Registration Desk—Change of Address (Change of Residence) ● Foreign Resident Registration Desk Hours:Some Services Available Evenings and Holidays P. 4 ● For Those Who Have Not Graduated from Junior High School Now Accepting Registration Applications for Night School Edited and published by the Public Relations Section, Nakano ● ANIC Kimono Culture Class for Non-Japanese Residents City Office, 4-8-1 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8501. Watch Japanese Dancing and Try on Yukata ● ANIC Japanese-Language Classes Tel: (03) 3228-8805 (in Japanese) Fax: (03) 3228-5645 “Illegally Parked Bicycles Are a Total Nuisance!” Park Bicycles in a Bicycle Parking Lot Bicycles that are parked illegally in roadways block traffic and Use Bicycle Parking Lots pose a hazard to both drivers and pedestrians. The city prohibits Monthly use: Fees vary by parking lot. Handicapped riders may the parking of bicycles around local train stations. Bicycle parking be exempt from paying the monthly fee. lots are the only places in these no-parking zones where one may Single use: ¥100 (¥150 at Sugiyama Koen Chika) legally leave a bicycle unattended, so be sure to use those lots For details, visit the city’s Web site (in Japanese) or contact the even if you intend to park your bicycle for only a short time. Bicycle Control Desk. Inquiries: Bicycle Control Desk (Nakano City Office 8F) Illegally Parked Bicycles Are Being Removed Every Day Tel: 3228-5561 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5675 Illegally parked bicycles are bicycles that have been left un- attended by their owners and cannot be moved quickly. In no- parking zones, patrols to immediately remove unattended bicycles No-Parking Zone Bicycle Storage Center will be conducted every day on weekdays and regularly on week- • West of Nakano Station ends. Bicycles left unattended outside designated zones may be • North of Higashi-Nakano removed under certain conditions. Station Nakano Bicycle Storage Center • Ochiai Station 4-14 Nakano ¥5,000 Charged to Reclaim Your Bicycle • Nogata Station Tel: 3319-1449 Impounded bicycles will be kept at a bicycle storage center (see • Nakano-Shinbashi Station table at right) for one month. To reclaim your bicycle, you must • Nakano-Fujimicho Station bring some form of identification, your bicycle key, and a recla- • Shin-Nakano Station mation fee of ¥5,000. If a stolen bicycle is likewise impounded, the owner will still be Nakano 5-chome Bicycle Storage responsible for paying the reclamation fee. (This fee will be waived • East of Nakano Station Center if the owner can show proof that the bicycle was stolen, such as a • Arai-Yakushi-mae Station 5-3 Nakano police report submitted before the bicycle was impounded.) Tel: 3388-4339 • South of Higashi-Nakano Miyazono Bicycle Storage Center Station 2-18 Nakano • Nakano-Sakaue Station Tel: 3382-4354 • Fujimidai Station Kamisagi Bicycle Storage Center • Toritsu-Kasei Station 5-6 Kamisaginomiya • Shin-Egota Station Tel: 3825-7194 • Saginomiya Station Numabukuro Chika Bicycle Stor- age Center • Numabukuro Station 1-34-14 Numabukuro Tel: 3387-2178 Hours: Monday to Saturday and the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. (Closed holidays and December 29 to January 3) Inquiries are handled in Japanese only. Illegally parked bicycles being removed Nakano INFO is also available on the city’s Web site: www.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp/ 2 NAKANO INFO April 1, 2011 Maru-Ko Medical Certificates Have Been Mailed to Holders of Maru-Nyu Medical Certificates Who Have Children That Will Be Enrolling in Elementary School in April Children’s Medical Subsidy Certificates (Maru-Ko Medical school students. When either certificate is presented at the time Certificates) that can be used as of April 1 were mailed to parents care is received at a medical facility, the city subsidizes the out- of children who previously had Infant’s Medical Care Certificates of-pocket portion of the patient’s medical expenses (excluding (Maru-Nyu Medical Certificates) and will be enrolling their chil- meal costs during hospitalization) for treatments covered by the dren in elementary school in April. patient’s insurance. If you do not have a certificate but do have an eligible child, you ◎ What Are Maru-Nyu and Maru-Ko Medical Certificates? should contact the office below. Nakano City issues Maru-Nyu Medical Certificates to all chil- Inquiries: Child Medical Subsidies Desk, 3F Children’s Compre- dren up to age 6 (preschoolers) who live in Nakano City and hensive Consultation Counter Maru-Ko Medical Certificates to all elementary and junior high Tel: 3228-8936 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5657 Medical Expense Subsidy Take Advantage of City- System for Bronchial Asthma Sponsored Health Exams Sufferers Nakano City offers medical checkups (health and medical ex- ams) to help promote the health of local residents. Under this system, the Tokyo metropolitan government subsi- Each exam differs in terms of eligibility criteria, whether or not dizes out-of-pocket medical expenses (including drugs from insur- exam coupons will be mailed by the city to those eligible, the tim- ance-designated pharmacies and in-home nursing care services) ing of the mailing of exam coupons, and the application process for the treatment of bronchial asthma sufferers who fulfill certain for those taking advantage of the exams for the first time. conditions. Nakano City will start sending out coupons in early April for You must apply to receive this subsidy. exams that will be offered first. The envelope in which the coupon Eligibility: Individuals who fulfill all of the following conditions: is sent will be marked “受診票” (health exam coupon) and will in- (1) Are currently suffering from bronchial asthma dicate the exam to which the coupon applies (see items 1 to 10 be- (2) Have lived in Tokyo continuously for one year or longer (six low). Be sure to check this information when your coupon arrives. months or longer for children under the age of 3) Application details for those who want to apply for a coupon for (3) Will not smoke after the date of application the first time will be announced in the June 1 edition of this news- (4) Have health insurance letter. (1) Health exam (health and wellness exam and longevity exam) Application: Application forms are available at the Health Pro- (2) National Health Insurance special exam motion Desk (City Office 6F) and the Chubu Sukoyaka Welfare *The exams in item 1 above are both general internal medical ex- Center. Applications will be accepted at any time. For details, ams. contact the Health Promotion Desk. *The following exams check specific body parts for various types Inquiries: Health Promotion Desk (Nakano City Office 6F), Tel: of cancer and other issues. 3228-8826 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5626 (3) Stomach cancer exam (stomach X-ray), (4) Stomach cancer Note: Questions about this subsidy system can also be directed to exam (serum pepsinogen), (5) Uterine cancer exam, (6) Lung can- the Environmental Health Section, Bureau of Social Welfare and cer exam, (7) Breast cancer exam, (8) Colon cancer exam, (9) Eye Public Health, Tokyo metropolitan government (Tel: 5320-4491 [in exam, (10) Adult dental exam Japanese]). Inquiries: Health Promotion Desk (Nakano City Office 6F), Tel: 3228-5599 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5626. Check the Leaflet How to Separate Recyclable Materials and Dispose of Them The How to Separate Recyclable Materials and Dispose of Inquiries: Them leaflet, which contains information on collection schedules • Garbage Reduction Section (4-9-4 Nakano, in the Waste Man- and rules of sorting and disposing of garbage and recyclable mate- agement Office Garage) rials, is available in English, Chinese, and Korean from the offices Tel: 3228-5563 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5634 listed below. • Waste Management Office (1-6-3 Matsugaoka) It also contains information on how to dispose of many items Tel: 3387-5353 (in Japanese), Fax: 3387-5389 that residents are not sure how to dispose of, so take advantage of it. Contact the offices below for a copy. NAKANO INFO April 1, 2011 3 From the Foreign Resident Registration Desk Change of Address (Change of Residence) If you are moving to a new address within Nakano City or mov- 4. What you will need: ing to Nakano City from another area, you need to register your a. Foreign resident registration card change of address. Be sure you know how to accurately write your b. National Health Insurance card (if subscribed) new address in its entirety, including the unit number and apart- c. Rental agreement or a certificate of residence issued by your ment or condo name, before visiting the City Office to update landlord (bring it if you have one) your registered information. Note: A family member aged 16 and older who can confirm that he/she lives with the person who moved may act as the person’s I. If You Are Moving to a New Address within Nakano City proxy in filing the report.