No. 240 May 1, 2017

Population and No. of Households in

Population: 167,463 Male: 82,391 Published by the City of Urayasu Female: 85,072 1-1-1 Nekozane, Urayasu-shi, Households: 78,271 279-8501 047-351-1111 Foreign Residents: 3,660 (As of March 31, 2017) http://www.city.urayasu.lg.jp Etsushi Uchida, the New Mayor of Urayasu

Mayor Etsushi Uchida, who was elected as the new Urayasu City Mayor on March 26, arrived at his office at City Hall for the first time at 1:30 p.m. on March 28. On that day, Mayor Uchida arrived at the front entrance of City Hall. Upon getting out of the car, he received a large bouquet of flowers from the City Hall staff, and he entered his office on the fifth floor of City Hall after receiving a hearty applause from all the staff, as well as from the city residents that came to welcome the new mayor.

City Planning, with City Residents Playing the Main Role Greeting from Etsushi Uchida, Urayasu City Mayor

It is an honor to have been entrusted with the respon- perspective of a city resident. In other words, I believe sibility of becoming your new mayor with the recent that working on continuation and reform simultaneously election. I can feel the weight of the responsibility of my is the key to maintaining the brilliance of Urayasu 10 to new duties and the great hope expressed to me by all the 20 years from now. city residents for the city administration. I hope to do my For this reason, I believe that it is important not to utmost in the operation of Urayasu’s city administration. examine each and every administrative issue indepen- I believe that Urayasu is now known across as dently, but rather with an overall perspective, in order a wonderful city, thanks to the efforts of our predeces- to reach a solution. I hope to work hard from the heart, sors and the result of city planning, with city residents aiming for further progress in “city planning with city playing the main role. However, there is no end to city residents playing the main role,” in which the city works planning. I hope to work for the further development of with solidarity so that everyone can lead their lives with Urayasu without breaking the flow of the good vibra- peace of mind and full of energy, achieving their own tions that we have been blessed with until now, and I kind of lifestyle. I thank you in advance for your gra- hope to reconsider city programs once again from the cious understanding and support.

Garnering Excitement for Rugby in Urayasu

Urayasu Announces Candidacy as an Official Team Camp Location for the 2019 Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup, which is held once every four The decision is made after the screening of the execu- Urayasu Will Become a Home for a Japan years, will be held in 2019 from September through tive committee and after observational tours by the Rugby Top League Team! November. Japan will host the tournament—the first participating teams. Currently, 76 applications have Asian country to do so—in which 20 teams from been made from across Japan, and the final decision The home stadium for the NTT Communications around the world will compete. The tournament will be will be made by around summer 2018. Shining Arcs, a team in the Japan Rugby Top League, will held at 12 locations across Japan. We hope to enhance the enthusiasm for rugby in our be completed in the Takasu district in March 2018. We will Urayasu City has placed a bid with the Rugby World city by holding various events related to rugby in the be able to experience rugby firsthand by holding friendly Cup 2019 Executive Committee—the managing or- future. To do so, the support and participation of our exchange programs with the Top League athletes, and by ganization for the tournament—to serve as an official city residents are of great importance. Let’s strength- being able to see them play up close. team camp location. However, placing a bid does not en the solidarity of Urayasu and stir the excitement by automatically make our city an official camp location. making Urayasu a rugby town! Inquiries: Sports Section, Tel: 712-6819 No. 240 May 1, 2017

■ Creators’ Marché ■ Recycled Furniture and Café Terrace in Sakaigawa River 2017 Date and time: May 20 (Sat.) and 21 (Sun.), Bicycle Exhibition Sale by 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lottery Location: Shin- Plaza Application dates: Program: Until May 12 (Fri.) Sale of handmade accessories, Lottery: May 13 (Sat.) leather crafts, and miscellaneous goods Note: Please call for more information, such Inquiries: Urayasu Tourism Convention Tel: as for application procedures. Association, 350-7555 (Commerce, Inquiries: Venous Plaza, Tel: 382-8787 Industry and Tourism Section) ■ Immunizations ■ Recruiting Participants for Immunization announcements concerning the 1,000-km Relay to periodic immunizations are mailed from Participants are being recruited for the the city to individual households. Please 1,000-km Relay to Tokyo, which will be held consult your family doctor and have your from July 24 (Mon.) to August 7 (Mon.) and child undergo immunizations at a designated which will cross through the disaster-struck medical institution. Café Terrace in Sakaigawa River 2017 will atmosphere. areas of the Great East Japan Earthquake. ○ DPT-IPV (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, be held along the Sakaigawa River, which Date and time: May 27 (Sat.) and 28 (Sun.), For more information, such as application and polio) flows through the center of Urayasu City. from 11:55 a.m. procedures, please visit the 1,000-km Relay Eligible age: Between three months and up An open café will be held on the terrace Note: There will be stage performances on to Tokyo website (http://www.1000km.jp). to but not including 7.5 years of age (mailed along the Sakaigawa River so that as many the special stage built over the water, as well Inquiries: 1000-km Relay to Tokyo Office, when the child is about two months of age) people as possible can enjoy the beauty as many other programs, such as riding on Tel: 03-3539-5539 (Sports Section) ○ Hib and pediatric pneumococcal vaccine of the Sakaigawa River. At the café, people an E-boat and an outdoor tea ceremony. Eligible age: Between two months and up can enjoy the exclusive gourmet foods of Inquiries: Commerce Industry and Tourism ■ Fly, Young Musicians! The to but not including five years of age (mailed resort hotels in the city, local restaurants, Section when the child is about two months of age) and local resident associations. Come enjoy 30th Urayasu Pure Classic Special Gala Concert ○ BCG a wonderful café experience at Sakaigawa Held at the Same Time Eligible age: Under one year of age (mailed River. Date and time: ● June 25 (Sun.), 3 to 5:30 p.m. when the child is about two months of age) Date and time: May 27 (Sat.) and 28 (Sun.), Hiking from the Train Station Location: Dates: May 27 (Sat.) through June 2 (Fri.) Culture Hall ○ Hepatitis B 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Capacity: Note: Excluding May 29 (Mon.). 355 persons Eligible age: Under one year of age (mailed Location: Sakaigawa River near Urayasu Note: Inquiries: Hiking from the Train Station Babysitting services available (for when the child is about two months of age) City Hall (between Akebonobashi Bridge and Office, Tel: 03-5719-3777 preschoolers two years of age or older; on a ○ Measles-rubella combination Egawabashi Bridge) first-come, first-served basis) Eligible age: ● First term: Between one year ● Rediscover Katsunan! Fee: ¥1,500 (elementary school to university Yomeiri-bune (Bride’s Boat) and up to but not including two years of age Note: As a rule, it will be cancelled if it rains, Town Walking Stamp Rally students: ¥500; Sakura Mates: ¥1,000; Date: May 28 (Sun.) (mailed when the child is about one year but the ceremony itself will still be conducted. babysitting services: ¥1,000 per child) Inquiries: Residents Day old); second term: One year before entrance You can watch the yomeiri-bune, a Note: Tickets on sale at Culture Hall, Shimin Katsunan District Executive Committee to elementary school (mailed around tradition in which a wedding couple rides Plaza, Chuo Martial Arts Gymnasium and Office, Tel: 047-424-8281 April when the child is in the last year of a Japanese-style rowing boat known as a Sports Park Gymnasium preschool) sappa-bune along the waterway. Children ● Tokyo Neighborhood Stroll Inquiries: Culture Hall, Tel: 353 -1121 ○ Chicken pox of licensed kodomoen, kindergartens, Date and time: May 27 (Sat.) (Lifelong Learning Section) Eligible age: Between one year and up to and nursery schools will decorate the site Inquiries: Tokyo Neighborhood Stroll but not including three years of age (mailed with human letter art to create a festive Administration Office,Tel: 03-6891-1142 ■ Seeking Works for when the child is about one year old) the First Urayasu City ○ Japanese encephalitis Photography Exhibit Eligible age: First term: Between three years Koinobori Preservation Section. and up to but not including 7.5 years of age ■ 24th (Carp Starting from this fiscal year, the (mailed when the child is about three years Streamers) at the Sakaigawa Note: Filing an application after installation photography division of the annual or after moving into equipped housing is not old); second term: Between nine and up to River Urayasu City Art Exhibition will become but not including 13 years of age applicable. For more information, please visit an independent event: the Urayasu City Note: Date and time: May 5 (Fri.; national holiday), the Urayasu City website or read the flier As a special exception for those Photography Exhibition. who were born on or before April 1, 2007, from 11 a.m. (available at the Environmental Preservation Application: Complete an entry form Location: Wakashio Park Section or via the Urayasu City website). immunizations can be received if the child (available at the Lifelong Learning Section, has not undergone them until the child Inquiries: Yasuo Nagasaki (Koinobori in Inquiries: Environmental Preservation local kominkan [public halls], Culture Hall, Sakaigawa River Association), Tel: 353-3163 Section, Tel: 352-6481 reaches 20 years of age. For children born and Shimin Plaza) and submit it in person between April 2, 2007 and October 1, 2009, (Local Network Section) together with your work on August 25 (Fri.), En the first-term immunizations that were ■ 5th 100 (Bond) between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. or on August not performed can be received during the ■ Urayasu Eco-home Subsidy Shopping Area 26 (Sat.), between 10 a.m. and 12 noon at second term. To promote energy conservation in Shimin Plaza. DT vaccine (diphtheria and tetanus) About 80 food and beverage outlets and Exhibition ○ housing, Urayasu issues subsidies to those ⃝ Eligible age: Between 11 years and up to but other shops will have one or more items Date and time: September 3 (Sun.) through who install equipment such as solar power priced at ¥100. Various events are planned, not including 13 years of age (mailed around systems (excluding secondhand equipment) 10 (Sun.), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (excluding April when the child is in the sixth grade of such as stage performances, a parade, street September 6 [Wed.]; until 12 noon on or who purchase housing that has such performances, and hands-on games. elementary school) equipment. September 10 [Sun.]) HPV vaccine Come enjoy the new and improved 100 Location: ○ Eligible equipment and subsidy ceiling Shimin Plaza Eligible age: For girls between sixth grade of En Shopping Area, which has been expanded Note: Please call for more information, such amount: this year! elementary school and up to 16 years of age ○ Home photovoltaic systems, home as for entry requirements. Inquiries: Tel: Date and time: May 13 (Sat.) and 14 (Sun.), Inquiries: Tel: Health Promotion Section, fuel cell systems, lithium-ion home storage Lifelong Learning Section, 712- 381-9051 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (until 5 p.m. on May 14) 6794 battery systems: ¥100,000 Location: Urayasu Station area ○ Solar thermal systems: ¥50,000 Note: There are no special parking lots ■ Pay Motor Vehicle Tax by ○ Energy maintenance systems, rainwater ■ Collection Day for Used for cars or bicycles. Please use public the Deadline storage tanks: ¥10,000 transportation. Traffic will be regulated Kitchen Oil and Used Eligibility: Those who are registered around Urayasu Station. Please note that Clothes/Rags The deadline for the payment of residents of Urayasu City or who are music and announcements may disrupt motor vehicle tax is May 31 (Wed.). The planning to live in Urayasu City and have Date and time: May 10 (Wed.), 10 a.m. to 3 automobile taxation office will mail the tax the quietness of the neighborhood, p.m. already completed resident registration and we would appreciate your gracious payment notification in early May. When you by the submission date of their installation Location: Civic Hall (Urayasu City Hall 1F) receive your notification, please make your understanding and cooperation. The Note: If you come by car, please use the reports events are subject to change without payment at a financial institution or other Application: Before starting installation entrance for vehicle loading. Please place location. It is also possible to make your announcement in advance. your clothes, shoes, bags, and leather items procedures, please file the documents Inquiries: Urayasu Shopping Street payment by credit card through the Internet. related to issuance (forms available at in separate bags according to classification. Inquiries: Automobile Taxation Office, Tel: Association, Tel: 353-6088 Also, please wash all used clothes and rags, the Environmental Preservation Section (Commerce Industry and Tourism Section) 043-243-2721 [Urayasu City Hall 6F] or via the Urayasu and place the dry items in a transparent bag. City website) in person at the Environmental Inquiries: Garbage-Free Section, Tel: 712- 6485 ●Recyclable Waste Disposal Schedule for May 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. 14108) 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.