Providing a Gift of Money for Your Third Child or After When They Enter Elementary School

• Eligibility: Guardians of children who just entered elementary school as of April, 2018 (the child must be the third child or after) and also live in Sendai as of May 1^st, 2018.

• Amount: 30,000 yen
• Please look out for the announcement letter which will be distributed through Elementary schools or contact the following office directly for more details.

Application:Please fill in the application form attached to the announcement letter or download the application form from the City of Sendai website. It must arrive no later than May 31, 2018.

Inquiries: Child Health and Welfare Section Tel. 022-214-8202

Reduction of National Health Insurance Premiums

There is a system for the reduction of National Health Insurance premiums for households whose total income falls below a certain threshold. If your National Health Insurance premiums were reduced last fiscal year and Sendai City has not received your household’s total income for the last fiscal year, a declaration form will be sent in mid-May that must be submitted by May 29^th, 2018.

Inquiries:National Health Insurance and Pension Section of Ward Offices or Miyagi General Branch Office, Health and Welfare Section of Akiu General Branch Office

Please don’t Forget to Enroll in the National Pension Program When You Leave Your Job

You must enroll in the National Pension program if you are aged 20 to 59 years old, leave your job and as a result lose your qualification to receive employees’ pension or mutual aid pension. If you have a spouse who is your dependent, your spouse must also enroll in the National Pension Program.

Inquiries:National Health Insurance and Pension Section of Ward Offices or Miyagi General Branch Office, Public Health and Welfare Section of Akiu General Branch Office

Light Vehicle Tax Notice Mailed

Light Vehicle Tax is levied on persons who owned a light vehicleas of April 1^st of the current year. The tax notice for FY 2018 is sent on May14^th. Please pay at your nearest financial institution by May 31^st. For those paying via bank transfer, the transfer day will be May 31^st. If you receive welfare or have a disability, you may be eligible for a reduced tax rate. In order to get the reduction, you must apply from May 14 to 31. Please inquire for further details and conditions.

Inquiries:For tax notice and tax reduction: Inhabitant Tax Planning Section Tel. 022-214-8625, For payments: Tax Collection and Administration Section Tel. 022-214-1010

FY 2018 Inhabitant Tax (Exemption) Certificates (Income Certificates) to be Issued

Certificates are issued by the municipality in which you resided on January 1, 2018.

The issuing day for the 2018 FY is as follows.

• For those who wish to have inhabitant taxes directly debited from their salary and those exempt from taxes.

Issuing place:

・Ward Office starts from May 16^th

・Convenience store distribution starts from May 20^th

• For those who wish to pay inhabitant taxes after receiving the bill and those who wish to have it deducted from their pension fund.

• Issuing of inhabitant tax certificates starts on June 8^th at Ward Office and convenience stores.

Inquiries: Taxation Section Tel: 022-214-8622, Taxation and Accounting Section of Ward Offices, Taxation and Resident Registration Section of General Branch Offices

Looking for Students for “Evening Self-directed Learning Junior High School”

We offer “Evening Junior High School” to students who weren’t able to receive compulsory education due to various circumstances, to relearn the basic curriculum.

The night school will be held at the following two locations:

• Civic Activity Support Center

• Classes will be held on the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1:30p.m.-4:30p.m. and 6:00p.m.-8.30p.m.

• Lifelong Learning Support Center

• Classes will be held on the first and third Wednesday of every month from 6:00p.m-8:30p.m and the second and fourth Friday of every month from 6:00p.m-8:30p.m

Applications to be received by the Sendai Evening Junior High School Association Tel. 080-9016-6322

Inquiries to:Lifelong Learning Support Center Tel. 022-295-0403

BCG Vaccinations

Eligibility: Infants under the age of one (the standard age for BCG vaccinations is five to seven months old)

Things to bring: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook, BCG vaccination coupon from the MCH Handbook voucher packet (please fill out and detach)

Please wait at least 28 days after your child receives a live vaccine, or 7 days after your child receives an inactive vaccine (such as DPT-IPV) before having BCG vaccinations.

Vaccination sites:

• Aoba Ward Office 2F

Date: May 28^th(Mon.)　Hours: 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.

• Miyagino Ward Office 6F 　

Date: May 30^th(Wed.)　Hours: 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.

• Iwakiri Health Center

Date: Jun. 4^th(Mon.)　Hours: 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.

• Taihaku Ward Office 3F

Date: May 25^th(Fri.)　Hours: 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.　

• East Office Bldg. of Izumi Ward Office 5F

Date: May 30^th(Wed.) Hours: 9:30a.m.-10:30a.m.

Please go directly to the vaccination site. BCG vaccinations may be received at ward offices outside your ward of residence. For details, please contact:

Home Health Section of Ward Offices or Public Health and Welfare Section of General Branch Offices

AIDS・Syphilis Consultations and Testing

Sendai City is conducting anonymous consultations and testing.

Testing should be conducted from the day that you think you contracted the disease and before 12 weeks have passed.

Test results will be directly notified to the test taker one week after the test at the site where the test was taken and an explanation will be given. The issuing of Examination Result Certificates (fee-based) is restricted to AIDS. For those who require a certificate please contact the location up until the day before testing and bring proof of identification with you on the test day.

• Test sites

・Miyagino Ward Office 3F

Date: May 17^th(Thu.)　Hours: 9:00a.m.-10:30a.m.

・Wakabayashi Ward Office 3F

Date: May 23^rd(Wed.)　Hours: 9:00a.m.-10:30a.m.

・Taihaku Ward Office 3F

Date: May 22^nd(Tue.)　Hours: 1:30p.m.-3:00p.m.

・East Office Bldg. of Izumi Ward Office 2F

Date: May 21^st(Mon.), Jun. 4^th(Mon.)　Hours: 9:00a.m.-10:30a.m.

Please go directly to the test site.

Inquiries: Administration Section of Public Health and Welfare Center, Ward Offices