Accepting Claims for Free Early Childhood Education and Care

To receive the Free Early Childhood Education and Care subsidy you must submit a claim to the City. Please complete the procedures if you are eligible.

• Eligibility: Those who have the new class 2 or 3 Childcare Certificate and are using extended childcare services at kindergarten or centers for early childhood education and care, non-certified childcare facilities, temporary childcare services, childcare services for sick children, or Sendai Sukusuku ("Healthy Growth") Support Project.
• Eligible period: April 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
• Claim submission date: By July 20 (Wed.), 2022
• For further details please see the official website of the City of Sendai or make an inquiry.

Inquiries: Sendai City Free Early Childhood Education and Care Office TEL: 022-214-8978

Please Don’t Forget to Apply for Exemption of National Pension Payments

If you have difficulty making National Pension payments for financial reasons, you can apply for complete exemption or partial exemption of payments (your income will be audited and you will be assigned to one of four tiers based on your income in the previous year).
Inquiries: National Health Insurance and Pension Section of Ward Offices and Miyagi General Branch, Public Health and Welfare Section of Akiu General Branch

COVID-19 Vaccination Notification

View information regarding the COVID-19 vaccination in Japanese, easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
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Basic Health Check will Begin from July

• Examination Period: July 1st (Fri.) to September 30th (Fri.) 2022, and January 4th (Wed.) to January 31st (Tue.) 2023
• Eligibility: Persons aged 35 to 39 years or 75 years and over, etc. and applied to take part in the Basic Health Check run by the City of Sendai
• For those who have not applied, please apply as soon as possible.

Inquiries: Home Health Section of Ward Offices, Public Health and Welfare Section of General Branches

Tax Notices

Accepting Consultations from Those Who Have Trouble Paying Inhabitant Tax

We are accepting consultations of those whose incomes have been dramatically reduced due to COVID-19, etc., and are unable to pay Inhabitant Tax by the due date because of difficult circumstances. It may be possible to extend the due date for tax payments, please enquire for further details.
View information regarding the Inhabitant Tax extension in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
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COVID-19 Related Support

Have you applied for the Special Benefit of Livelihood Support for Child-rearing Households with Lower Income？(Single-Parent Households)

View information regarding the Special Benefit of Livelihood Support for Child-rearing Households with a lower income (single-parent households) in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
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Special Loans such as Emergency Small Amount Funds, etc.

View information regarding the Special Loans such as Emergency Small Amount Funds, etc. in easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
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