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Contents 1 Information for Everyday Life ............................................................................................................................... 4 1-1 Utilities: Water, Electricity and Gas ................................................................................................................... 4 1-1-1 Water ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 1-1-2 Electricity and Gas (Main Service Providers) ............................................................................................. 4 1-2 Mail and Telephone Services ............................................................................................................................. 5 1-2-1 Mail Services .............................................................................................................................................. 5 1-2-2 Telephone Services ..................................................................................................................................... 5 1-3 Waste Disposal ................................................................................................................................................... 6 1-3-1 Waste and Recyclables Collection .............................................................................................................. 6 1-3-2 Reducing the amount of waste .................................................................................................................... 6 1-4 Health ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 1-4-1 Hospitals and Clinics ................................................................................................................................ 13 1-4-2 Public Health Centers................................................................................................................................ 14 1-5 Child Care ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 1-5-1 Pregnancy and Childbirth .......................................................................................................................... 15 1-5-2 Nursery Schools / Licensed Childcare / Small Childcare Facilities / Family Childcare Facilities / Workplace Childcare Facilities ........................................................................................................................... 15 1-5-3 Kindergartens ............................................................................................................................................ 15 1-6 Education .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 1-6-1 The Japanese Education System ............................................................................................................... 16 1-6-2 Elementary and Junior High Schools ........................................................................................................ 16 1-6-3 High Schools and Universities .................................................................................................................. 16 1-7 Housing ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 1-7-1 Looking for Housing ................................................................................................................................. 17 1-7-2 Public Housing .......................................................................................................................................... 17 1-7-3 Private Rental Housing ............................................................................................................................. 17 1-8 Transportation .................................................................................................................................................. 18 1-8-1 Traffic Rules ............................................................................................................................................. 18 1-8-2 Bicycle Parking Restrictions ..................................................................................................................... 18 1-8-3 City Bus and Subway ................................................................................................................................ 18 1-8-4 Aonami Line ............................................................................................................................................. 18 1-8-5 Yutorito Line ............................................................................................................................................. 18 1-8-6 Linimo ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 1-9 Taxes ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 1-9-1 Japanese Taxes .......................................................................................................................................... 20 1-9-2 Personal Municipal and Prefectural Tax ................................................................................................... 20 1-10 Community Life ............................................................................................................................................. 21 1-10-1 Neighborhood Associations/Neighborhood Council .............................................................................. 21 1-10-2 Implementation of Public Nonsmoking Areas ........................................................................................ 21 2 Emergencies ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 2-1 Fire, Illness & Injury ........................................................................................................................................ 22 2-1-1 Fire ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 2-1-2 Illness & Injury ......................................................................................................................................... 22 2-1-3 Emergency Calls to the Fire Department (119) ........................................................................................ 22 2-1-4 Fire Prevention .......................................................................................................................................... 22 2-2 Traffic Accidents and Crime ............................................................................................................................ 23 2-2-1 Traffic Accidents....................................................................................................................................... 23 2-2-2 Encountering Crime .................................................................................................................................. 23 2-2-3 Emergency Calls to the Police (Dial 110) ................................................................................................. 23 2-3 Natural Disasters .............................................................................................................................................. 24 2-3-1 Preparedness and Countermeasures .......................................................................................................... 24 2-3-2 Typhoon Preparedness .............................................................................................................................. 24 2-3-3 Earthquake Preparedness .......................................................................................................................... 24 2-3-4 In Case of an Earthquake .......................................................................................................................... 24 2-3-5 Designated Emergency Assembly Points and Designated Evacuation Shelters ....................................... 25 2-3-6 Evacuation Behavior Basics ...................................................................................................................... 26 2-3-7 Telephone Services during a Disaster ....................................................................................................... 26 2-3-8 Disaster Emergency Message Dial 171 (phone service), Disaster Emergency Message Board (web171) ............................................................................................................................................................................ 26 2-3-9 Minato Disaster Prevention Center ........................................................................................................... 27 2-4 Civil Protection ...............................................................................................................................................