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English No. 306 Hiro Club News is published monthly and provides essential and entertaining information about life in Hiroshima City. City Office Notices Concerts & Plays Museums Events - Seasonal Event Information - Family Days Out Lounge & Library - Library News - Free Back Issues of Newspapers & Magazines - Trio-phone Service (multilingual interpretation using the telephone) - Garbage Disposal COVID -19 Measures When Going Out COVID-19 is still spreading. We should stay alert and keep taking precautions to stop the spread of the virus. For example: ▪ Cover your coughs and sneezes with a mask, a handkerchief, tissues or your elbow. ▪ Refrain from going out if you have a fever or cold symptoms (even if mild) such as coughing or a sore throat. ▪ Practice social distancing (keep at least 2 meters away from other people). ▪ Refrain from visiting facilities in large group. ▪ Refrain from talking in a loud voice inside facilities. Also, when you visit facilities, you should take any preventative measures that they ask you to take. Examples of measures in place in some facilities: ▪ Asking visitors without a mask to leave ▪ Temperature checks at the entrance ▪ Asking visitors to use hand sanitizer before entering Measures vary according to facilities, so please follow each facility’s measures while using your own judgement and being considerate to the people around you. Any information in Hiro Club News may change as the situation develops, so be sure to check before you visit. You can check the latest information on the City of Hiroshima website: https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/english/ Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation International Exchange Lounge 1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0811 E-mail: [email protected] Tel. 082-247-9715 Fax. 082-242-7452 Visit the HIRO CLUB NEWS WEBSITE for information online. URL: https://h-ircd.jp/en/guide/hiroclubnews-en.html HIRO CLUB NEWS, No. 306 HIRO CLUB NEWS・CITY OFFICE NOTICES City Office Notices City Office Notices contains selected information from the City of Hiroshima newsletter Hiroshima Shimin to Shisei (available on the City of Hiroshima website: www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp) It is published twice a month and can be found at the International Exchange Lounge and on our website: h-ircd.jp/en/guide/hiroclubnews-en.html Unless stated otherwise, services and websites etc. are likely to be provided only in Japanese. COVID-19: For the latest English information related to Hiroshima City, including case numbers and social welfare, there is a dedicated area of the City of Hiroshima website. November 1, 2020 Icons This month’s topics Who can use this service? ✽ Free advice: Family issues ✽ Municipal housing available ✏ How to apply Cost ✽ Waste collection on Nov. 3 Time (24-hour ✽ Auction of foreclosed real estate Venue format) ✽ Get necessary care at medical facilities ✽ Help stop child abuse Date ❔ Inquiries ✽ Domestic violence: You are not alone Free advice: Family issues on weekends and holidays. 家庭問題無料相談会 (P4) The first 30 applicants will be accepted. A former family court investigating officer, civil Childcare is available if necessary. conciliation commissioner or lawyer will ❔ The Hiroshima Family Consultation provide individual consultation on family Service of the Family Problems issues. Information Center (FPIC) People concerned about family issues (Katei Mondai Jōhō Sentā Hiroshima such as divorce, child support, visitation, Famirii Sōdanshitsu) inheritance, etc. 246-7520 Sunday, November 22 10:00 – 16:00 Municipal housing available Approx. 40 minutes per person 市営住宅入居者募集 (P4) Hiroshima Prefectural Citizen’s Culture Locations and floor plans are in the list of Center (Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Sentā) available housing. Address: Naka-ku Otemachi 1-5-3 Details on eligibility and how to apply are in ✏ Contact the Hiroshima Family the qualification guidelines. Consultation Service of the Family The list and guidelines will be available in Problems Information Center by fax, telling ward office Architecture Divisions (Kenchiku them your address, name, phone number and Ka), in branch offices, in the City Hall Service what you wish to consult about. Corner and on the City website from Office open between 13:30 and 16:30, except November 2. Edited and published by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation International Exchange Lounge International Affairs Department, International Relations and Cooperation Division (082) 247-9715 [email protected] 編集・発行 公益財団法人広島平和文化センター国際部国際交流・協力課 (082) 242-8879 (082) 242-7452 [email protected] 市-1 HIRO CLUB NEWS・CITY OFFICE NOTICES ✏ Submit a form to the relevant ward Auction of foreclosed office’s Architecture Division or the Prefectural Building Maintenance real estate 不動産公売のお知らせ (P5) Association (Ken Biru Mentenansu Kyōdō Kumiai). The City will auction off real estate that has When can I apply? Any time from been foreclosed because of not paying November 10 (Tue.) to 12 (Thu.) taxes. Details of the properties including locations ❔ Ward office Architecture Division are available at the Special Delinquency (Kenchiku Ka) Collection Division (Tokubetsu Tainō Seiri Ka) of City Hall, on the City of Hiroshima Ward Website and on fliers. You can find the fliers in the following places: Naka 504-2578 541-3835 ⚫ Special Delinquency Collection Division Higashi 568-7744 262-6986 ⚫ Tax Collection Department Minami 250-8959 252-7179 ⚫ Municipal Tax Offices Nishi 532-0949 232-9783 ⚫ Your ward’s Tax Room (inside your ward office) Asaminami 831-4954 877-2299 Tuesday, December 8 Asakita 819-3937 815-3906 10:30 Explanation of bidding Aki 821-4928 822-8069 11:00 Bidding Saeki 943-9744 923-5098 Naka-ku Welfare Center (Naka-ku Chiiki Fukushi Sentā) Address: Naka-ku Otemachi 4-1-1 Waste collection on Nov. 3 11 月 3 日(祝・火)の家庭ごみの収集 (P4) ❔ City Hall Special Delinquency Collection Division November 3 (Tue.) is a national holiday. (Tokubetsu Tainō Seiri Ka) No collection: 504-2128 249-3901 Combustible Waste, PET Bottles, Recyclable Plastics Get necessary care Collected as usual: Recyclable Garbage, Harmful Waste, at medical facilities 医療機関で必要な受診を (P3) Incombustible Waste, Other Plastics You may now feel uncomfortable visiting a ❔ City Hall Environmental Bureau, hospital because of COVID-19, but avoiding Operation Division I visiting even when necessary may pose (Kankyō Kyoku Gyōmu Dai-ichi Ka) health risks. 504-2220 504-2229 Fever, cough or abdominal pain may be other illnesses Fever and other symptoms could be a disease other than COVID-19, so if you refrain from seeing a doctor, you may not get the best treatment. Also, if you run out of your regular medication, your pre-existing illness may worsen. Make sure to see your doctor on a regular basis. Edited and published by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation International Exchange Lounge International Affairs Department, International Relations and Cooperation Division (082) 247-9715 [email protected] 編集・発行 公益財団法人広島平和文化センター国際部国際交流・協力課 (082) 242-8879 (082) 242-7452 [email protected] 市-2 HIRO CLUB NEWS・CITY OFFICE NOTICES Symptoms that are difficult to detect Cancer is said to affect 1 in 2 people. Most Help stop child abuse are asymptomatic in the early stages. 児童虐待は社会全体で解決すべき問題です (P2) Regular cancer screenings and checkups will lead to early detection and treatment and Child abuse not only causes serious prevention of lifestyle-related diseases. immediate harm to a child’s mental and physical health, but also has a long-lasting Oral healthcare mental impact. Regular oral care can prevent tooth decay and gum disease. For the elderly, it can decrease Discovering child abuse early on can save a the risk of aspiration pneumonia. child’s life and long-term mental health. Book in advance for vaccinations Suspect child abuse? Some medical facilities offer patients vaccinations at a separate time from other Call 189 patients to avoid contact with them. If you think a child is being abused, call 189 Book an appointment in advance to get your immediately. Just one call may save a child. vaccinations. Anywhere in Japan, if you call 189 you will be connected to your nearest Child Guidance Self-care can fight COVID-19 Center (Jidō Sōdansho). Refraining from seeing a doctor on your own self-judgement can make the symptoms of a Cellphone calls are redirected manually by an chronic disease worsen, which may make it operator. impossible to fight against COVID-19. Consult with your doctor and dentist to Parenting consultation services manage your health and any pre-existing illnesses properly to combat COVID-19 ◆Child Guidance Center infections. Get guidance on parenting from a professional (a child welfare officer or psychotherapist). Prescriptions by phone or online You can now receive consultation and be Higashi-ku, Hikari-machi, 2-chome 15-55 issued prescriptions by phone or online as a 263-0694 special measure against COVID-19. More information is available on the City of Hiroshima website. ◆Child and Family Consultation Corner 241-4566 (Kodomo Katei Sōdan Kōna) Call 241-4566 when you want to get advice on Advice for people with problems or concerns COVID-19 infections. related to children. #7119 8:30 – 17:15 Monday to Friday Call #7119 in case of sudden illness or injury. You can get advice if you should call for an Excludes national holidays, New Year’s ambulance car or not. holidays and August 6. #8000 Found inside each ward office’s Communal Call #8000 when you need advice if your child Mutual Support Division (Chiiki Sasaeai Ka). is sick or injured on a holiday or at night. Ward City Hall Medical Services Policy ❔ Naka 504-2739 Division (Iryō Seisaku Ka) 504-2178 504-2258 Higashi 568-7794 Minami 250-4160 Edited and published by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation International Exchange Lounge International Affairs Department, International Relations and Cooperation Division (082) 247-9715 [email protected] 編集・発行 公益財団法人広島平和文化センター国際部国際交流・協力課 (082) 242-8879 (082) 242-7452 [email protected] 市-3 HIRO CLUB NEWS・CITY OFFICE NOTICES interpreter.