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Welcome to City Map and Public Be Prepared for Useful Information Toyonaka City Transportation Accidents and for Foreign Citizens Emergencies Toyonaka Your Life in In Case of Illness Pregnancy, International Center Toyonaka Child-rearing, Education Procedures Related List of Facilities Information & to Your Daily Life Consultation Services in Different Languages E n g l i s h Contents ■ Welcome to Toyonaka City ······························· P.1 ■ City Map and Public Transportation ······················ P.2 Hankyu Railway, Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau), Monorail, Airport Limousine １ Be Prepared for Accidents and Emergencies ····················· P.3 □1 -1 Disaster Prevention (1) Earthquake (2) Typhoon (3) Flood (4) In Case of Disaster and Collecting Information (5) Alert-level Warning System in Case of Disasters □1 -2 Emergency Calls (1)Police (2)Fire／Sudden Illness／Accidents ２ Useful Information for Foreign Citizens ················· P.10 □2 -1 Japanese Classes within Toyonaka City □2 -2 Consultation Services in Different Languages (1) Toyonaka City Hall (2) Toyonaka International Center (3) Other Consultation Services in Different Languages □2 -3 Toyonaka International Center (1) Consultation Service for Foreign Residents (2) Japanese Classes (3) Newsletter (4) Projects at the International Center (5) Fureai Koryu Salon □2 -4 How to get Information for Foreign Residents (1) Koho Toyonaka (2) Newsletter for Foreigners: “Toyonaka City Monthly Information” (3) Toyonaka City Mail: Information Delivery Service in English (4) Multilingual Websites for Foreign Residents ３ When you move into Toyonaka City ······················ P.17 □3 -1 Administrative Procedures (1) Procedures regarding Basic Resident Registration (2) Copy of Resident Record (3)Individual Number Card / Basic Resident Registration Card (Jumin-kihon-daicho card) (4) Renewal of Special Permanent Resident Certificate/Resident Card (5) Reissue of Special Permanent Resident Certificate /Resident Card (6)Other Procedures (7) Registering a Seal/Seal Certificate (8) Children (9) Medical Insurance (10) Pension Systems (11) Tax (12) Water - Including Sewage □3 -2 Other Helpful Information for Your Daily Life (1) Electricity (2) Gas (3) Waste (4) Telephone (5) Post Offices (6) Delivery (7) Bank Account (8) Internet (9) Troubles about Purchase Agreements (10) Neighbors □3 -3 Check Sheet When You Move Out ４ In Case of Illness ～Medical Systems in Japan～ ········ P.27 □4 -1 Difference between a Hospital and a Clinic □4 -2 Medical Insurance Plans (1) Kinds (2) Patient’s Share of the Medical Expenses (3) Child Medical Expense Subsidy (4) Expenses Not Covered by Medical Insurance (5) Subsidy Systems for Medical Expenses (6) Assistance to High Cost Medical Care Benefit (7) Refund for Medical Expenses Abroad □4 -3 Illness and Injury at Night and during Holidays (1) Emergency Hospitals in Toyonaka (2) Hospitals that Provide Medical Interpreter (3) Multilingual Medical Information Services □4 -4 National Health Insurance (1) Eligibility (2) Insurance Premiums (3) Procedures for Enrollment and Loss of Qualification □4 -5 Long-term Care Insurance System, Welfare for Senior Citizens, Welfare for People with Disability (1) Long-term Care Insurance System (2) Welfare Services for Senior Citizens (3) Welfare Services for People with Disability ５ Pregnancy, Child-rearing, Education ···················· P.37 □5 -1 Maternal and Child Health Handbook, Checkups, Consultation, etc. □5 -2 After Childbirth (1) Birth Registration (2) Health Insurance Plan (3) Childbirth and Child-rearing Assistance (4) Infant Medical Certificate (5) Child Allowance (6) Infant Checkups and Consultation Services □5 -3 Routine Immunization □5 -4 Consultation and Support Counters for Child-rearing (In Japanese) □5 -5 Nursery Schools, Kindergartens and Certified Kodomo-en (1) Category and Summary (2) Subsidy Systems for Kindergarteners □5 -6 Elementary and Junior High School (1) Education System (2) Enrollment and Transfer from Out of City (3) School Expense Subsidies (4) Supportive Programs for Returnee and Foreign Students (5) School Education System (6) Hokago Kodomo Club (afterschool childcare) (7) Changing School (8) Multilingual Information (9) Support System for Going to High School ６ Daily Life and Housing ································ P.48 □6 -1 Housing (1) Public Housing (2) Private Housing (3) Other Information □6 -2 When You Look for Work (1) Osaka Employment Service Center for Foreigners (2) Organizations Related to Work (3) Others □6 -3 Driving a Car (1) International Driver’s License (2) Switching an Overseas Driver’s License to a Japanese License (3) Japanese Translation of the Original Foreign Driver’s License (Charged) □6 -4 When Receiving a Health Checkup (1) Citizen’s Health Checkup (2) Health Consultation □6 -5 In Case of Economic and Other Difficulties (1) District Welfare/Child Commissioner (2) Social Welfare Council (3) Public Assistance □6 -6 Marriage/Divorce (1) When You Marry (2) When You Divorce □6 -7 When a Family Member Has Passed Away ７ List of Facilities（Disaster Evacuation Centers） ········· P.56 ■ Information and Consultation Services in Different Languages ················································ Back Cover Welcome to Toyonaka City ようこそ豊中市へ With the geographical benefit of being situated near the Osaka metropolis, Toyonaka City has long been developed as a high-quality residential town. It is also a place with easy access, where highways and railways cross, and borders the Osaka International Airport. Universities and other educational facilities are also located here. To encourage the establishment of a multi-cultural society, Toyonaka City is working on protecting the human rights of foreign citizens and supporting their daily lives, based on the Toyonaka City Multicultural Symbiosis Plan issued in 2014. Area 36.6 km2 Population 400,329 (As of October 1st, 2019) Male 189,108, Female 211,221 Households 176,976 Sister City San Mateo City (California, USA) Since 1963 Brother City Okinawa City Since 1974 City Tree Fragrant orange-colored olive Rose City Flower Rose About This Guidebook（このガイドブックの使い方） In this single guidebook we collected helpful information for a foreign citizen to lead a comfortable life in Toyonaka City. Please keep it handy and check it whenever you have a question or a problem. This guidebook introduces not only the city services and the applications to be made at the City Hall, but also useful information for your daily life, such as multi-lingual consulting services and websites. 1 City Map and Public Transportation (市内地図と公共交通機関) Minoh City ● City Office Chuo Kanjo ■ Branch (Central Loop) ▲ Waterworks Bureau Shinsenri Branch ■ Senri Chuo Shoji Shibahara Ikeda City Handai-mae Monorail http://www.osaka Osaka -monorail.co.jp (English, International Hotarugaike Momoyamadai Chinese, Korean) Airport Toyonaka ▲ Waterworks ★ Toyonaka Bureau International Suita City Center ● Toyonaka Okamachi City Hall Osaka Airport Limousine http:// www.okkbus.co.jp Ryokuchi (English , Chinese, Koen Korean ) Sone Hattori -tenjin Kita-Osaka Kyuko Line http://www.kita-kyu.co.jp/ (English, Chinese, Korean) Osaka Metro Amagasaki City https://www.osakametro.co.jp/ (English, Chinese, Korean) Shonai Uchi Kanjo Hankyu (Inner Loop) Takarazuka Line ■ Shonai (Hankyu Railway) Branch http://www.hankyu.co.jp (English, Chinese, Korean) Kuko Line Route 176 Osaka City 2 □1 Be Prepared for Accidents and Emergencies（緊急時の対応について） □1 -1 Disaster Prevention（日本の自然災害） □1 -1-(1) Earthquake（地震） We have many earthquakes in Japan．It is important to be prepared for them. If an earthquake occurs, try to get accurate information on TV, radio, etc. Be careful not to be influenced by groundless rumors. Preparedness 3) Get a survival kit ready to enable 1) To prevent cabinets or you to take it out anytime. bookshelves from falling down, secure them to walls Flashlight, drinking water, foodstuffs with L-shaped brackets. (for three days), first-aid supplies, radio, 2) Be aware of municipal clothes, cash, copy of health insurance card, etc. designated evacuation ｒ centers. (See pp.56-66) If you feel an earthquake・・・ (地震がおきたら・・・) 1) Take shelter under 2) Calmly put out all fires. 3) Open a window or a door a table or the like. to secure an exit. ・Turn off the gas main. ・Extinguish flames. The doors might be distorted ・If you can’t, evacuate as soon ・ Protect your head. due to the earthquake and Do not rush outside. as possible. might not open. 4) Evacuate Listen to the 5) 6) Evacuate on foot with 7) Be careful of calmly. television or radio for a minimal amount of aftershocks, accurate information. personal belongings. tsunami, and (See pp.5-6) landslides . Avoid narrow streets and do not go near walls and riverbanks. 3 □1 Be Prepared for Accidents and Emergencies（緊急時の対応について） □1 -1-(2) Typhoon（台風） July to October is typhoon season in Japan. Typhoon If a typhoon approaches, pay attention to the weather forecast and typhoon tracking reports. Try to stay inside, if possible. Let’s prepare for typhoons 1) Pay attention to the weather forecast on television or radio. 2) Be sure to close your shutters. 3) Be sure to remove or secure any items outside your house such as potted plants or laundry poles which may be blown down. 4) Be prepared for a blackout. A flashlight, a portable radio, etc. should be kept. (Water supply might be cut off in a high building.) 5) For the evacuation, have emergency supplies ready. Be aware of municipal designated evacuation centers. (See pp.56-66) □1
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    Class Cancellation due to Weather Warnings: Storm Warning (Bofu-keiho / 暴 風警報) or an Emergency Warning (Tokubetsu-keiho / 特別警報) At the moment, a typhoon is approaching Japan. Classes will be cancelled if any of the above warnings are issued. You can confirm the details of when class cancellation may occur according to areas and municipalities where warnings have been issued, and when the warning has been lifted on the following homepage or the table below. Kwansei Gakuin University Website Undergraduate: http://www.kwansei.ac.jp/a_affairs/a_affairs_000850.html Graduate : http://www.kwansei.ac.jp/a_affairs/a_affairs_002656.html Nishinomiya-Uegahara and Kobe-Sanda Warning/Strike Lifted Nishinomiya-Seiwa Campus Campus By 6:00 am All classes held as usual 1st period class cancelled By 8:00 am Both 2nd-5th period class held as usual Undergraduate 1st & 2nd period classes cancelled By 10:30 am All classes and Graduate 3rd - 5th period classes held as usual cancelled School 1st - 3rd period classes cancelled By 12:00 pm 4th - 5th period classes held as usual Any time after 12:00 pm All classes cancelled 1st - 5th period classes cancelled Graduate By 3:00 pm 6th – 7th period classes held as usual School only Any time after 3:00 pm All classes cancelled Areas Municipalities Hanshin Kobe, Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Itami, Takarazuka, Kawanishi, Sanda, Inagawa Hokuban Tanba Nishiwaki, Sasayama, Tanba, Taka-cho Harima Nantobu Akashi, Kakogawa, Miki, Takasago, Ono, Kasai, Kato, Inami-cho, Harima-cho Osaka Osaka city Kita Osaka Toyonaka, Ikeda, Suita, Takatsuki, Ibaraki, Minoh, Settsu, Torimoto-cho, Toyono-cho, Nose-cho Tobu Osaka Moriguchi, Hirakata, Yao, Neyagawa, Daito, Kashiwara, Kadoma, Higashi Osaka, Shijonawate, Katano Minami Kawachi Tondabayashi, Kawachinagano, Matsubara, Habikino, Fujiidera, Osaka Sayama, Taishi-cho, Kanan-cho, Chihaya Asaka-mura Senshu Sakai, Kishiwada, Izumiotsu, Kaizuka, Izumisano, Izumi, Takaishi, Sennan, Hannan, Tadaoka-cho, Kumatori-cho, Tajiri-cho, Misaki-cho 8 September 2015 Organization for Academic Affairs Kwansei Gakuin University .
  • Guidebook for Foreigners Living in Neyagawa

    Guidebook for Foreigners Living in Neyagawa

    Guidebook for Foreigners Living in Neyagawa 外国人のための生活ガイドブック 英語版 First and Foremost This guide, a Guide Book for Foreigners Living in Neyagawa, was created in cooperation with NIEFA- (NPO)Neyagawa International Exchange and Friendship Association and it is available in 6 languages; English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Spanish, Portuguese to assist international residents with daily living. It is hoped that with this those who come from other countries can live comfortably here in Neyagawa. This book provides valuable information on vital public services and resources Please note that his book is current as of March 2012. The information and schedules are subject to change. March 2012 Neyagawa City TABLE OF CONTENTS ◆ PLEASE◆ When inquiring at many of the following places, you will find that many individuals cannot respond in English, and as such, whenever possible, please inquire along with someone who understands Japanese. １ In Event of Emergency １ Contacting Police ・・・・ 1 ２１ Fire・Ambulance ・・・・ 1 １ ３ Gas Leak ・・・・ 2 １ ４ Earthquake ・・・・ 3 In Eve５ Typhoon ・・・・ 4 nt６ Lost or Left Behind ・・・・ 4 ２of Legal Procedures and Assistance Eme １ Status of Residence ・・・・ 6 rge ２ Foreigner Registration ・・・・ 7 ncy ３ Getting Married（Marriage Registration） ・・・・ 9 ４ Getting a Divorce（Divorce Registration） ・・・・10 ５ Loss of Life（Death Registration） ・・・・10 ６ Child Birth（Birth Registration） ・・・・10 ７ Registration a Personal Seal ・・・・11 ８ National Health Insurance ・・・・11 ３ Accommodation and Housing １ How to Find Housing ・・・・12 ２ Signing a Contract ・・・・13 ３ Rent