Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) information

State of Emergency Declaration for Miyagi Prefecture and Sendai City Issued

View information about the State of Emergency Declaration for Miyagi prefecture and Sendai City in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.
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If you have any symptoms such as fever and cough, please call your family doctor or a nearby medical institution first and get advice. For those who do not have a family doctor or do not know where to contact, please also call the Medical Consultation Center (Call Center). There is assistance available in 13 languages.
Medical Consultation Center (Call Center)
TEL: 022-398-9211（24 Hours)
English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese〔24 hours〕
Thai, Nepali, Vietnamese, Russian, Tagalog, Indonesian, Hindi 〔8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays〕

 COVID-19 Vaccination Notification

View information about the COVID-19 Vaccination in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
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Individual Number (My Number) Card Application Support

Guidance on how to fill out the Individual Number (“My Number”) Card Application form and ID photo format will be available at the Temporary Individual Number Card Center. 

• Opens: April 12th (Mon.)
• Operation hours: Weekdays from 10:30a.m. to 5:30p.m.
• Venue: Temporary Individual Number Card Center (AER bldg. 5F)
• What to bring: Application for issuance of the Individual Number Card (for those who already have the document), Personal ID documents (Driver’s license, passport, govt. issued National Health Insurance card, Physical Disability Handbook etc.)
  Please go directly to the venue.
• Inquiries: Special Individual Number Card Center Dedicated Inquiry Hotline 022-214-3076 (Weekdays 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.)

 Financial Assistance for School Materials and Lunch Fees etc.

Parents and guardians of students attending municipal elementary or junior high schools or Sendai Seiryo Secondary School (lower secondary course only) who are finding it difficult to send their children to school due to financial difficulties, are eligible to apply for assistance.

• Eligibility: Households with a yearly income below a certain level
  Households receiving a child-rearing allowance
  Households that no longer receive welfare allowance
• For further information, please see the Sendai City Newsletter (Japanese version) or contact us.
  Inquiries: School Affairs Section Tel. 022-214-8861
  Applications: Please contact your child’s school directly or Sendai Seiryo Secondary School.

Deadline for Filing Inhabitant Tax Declaration is April 15th (Thu.)

Please either come to the venue or file your declaration by post. To prevent the spread of the Novel Coronavirus we ask that Inhabitant Tax Declarations are filed by post when possible. Application forms can be downloaded from the City of Sendai website, or can also be created with the Inhabitant tax Declaration tax calculation/declaration creation corner（External link）.

• Location: Aoba Ward Office 9F Meeting Room, Sendai City Hall North Bldg. 5F, Inhabitant Tax Section
• Time: 9:00a.m.- 11:00a.m., 1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m.
  *There will be no free income-tax declaration consultation sessions with tax accountants.
  *Depending on the congestion levels at the venue, the cut-off times may end sooner than the times listed.
  *If a tax declaration was filed on March 16th or later the initial municipal tax calculation may not be reflected in the declaration’s contents. In this case a revision notification will be issued in the following days so we ask that you pay the initially issued tax notification while your revision notification is delivered. The difference will be adjusted in the following tax payment period.
  Inquiries: Inhabitant Tax Section
  Aoba Ward/ Izumi Ward: 022-214-8637
  Miyagino Ward/ Wakabayashi Ward/ Taihaku Ward: 022-214-8638

Don’t forget your Application for Citizen’s Health Checks

The deadline for the first application period for receiving a basic health check and cancer checks run by the City of Sendai is April 26th, 2021. The application guideline is distributed at Ward Offices and Shimin Centers. Applications can also be completed on the City of Sendai’s official website. Please check the application guide or inquire for detailed information.
Inquiries: Home Health Section of Ward Offices
Public Health and Welfare Section of the Miyagi General Branch Office

Exemption or Postponement of National Pension Payments can be Applied Retroactively for up to Two Years and One Month Before the Month of Application

Those having trouble paying national pension premiums will be able to apply retroactively for exemptions, payment period extensions, and student payment exceptions for a period up of up to two years and one month before the month of application. If your application is approved, you will be granted an exemption from, or extension on, national pension premiums.

Inquiries: National Health Insurance and Pension Section of any Ward Office and Miyagi General Branch Office
Public Health and Welfare Section of the Akiu General Branch Office

BCG Vaccinations

BCG Vaccination to be undertaken at each Ward Office and Miyagi General Branch Office. BCG vaccinations may be received outside your ward of residence. Please check the City of Sendai Website for dates and times of vaccinations or inquire for detailed information.

• Eligibility: BCG vaccinations are given to children under one year of age.
  (The standard age for BCG vaccinations is five to seven months old.)
• What 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 (such as polio) or seven days after your child receives an inactive vaccine (such as DPT-IPV) for BCG vaccinations.
• Please go directly to the vaccination site. (Reservations not required.)
• Schedule
  Miyagino Ward Office 6F: April 28th (Wed.) 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
  Izumi Ward Office East Bldg. 2F: April 20th (Tue.) 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
  Taihaku Ward Office 3F: April 30th (Fri.) 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
  Wakabayashi Ward Office 3F: April 27th (Tue.) 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
• For details, please contact:
  Home Health Section of any Ward Office or Public Health and Welfare Section of Miyagi General Branch Office 

Satto Nihongo Club

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