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Updated: May 10, 2024
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The City of Sendai has put into effect the“Sendai City’s Ordinance on Bicycle Safety”, which sets in place certain rules that must be followed by all people cycling in the city. Please make sure you have taken all the necessary precautions in advance, and ride your bicycle safely in accordance with the traffic rules.
The ordinance requires bicycle riders to“make their best effort to wear a helmet.”
Riding your bicycle with a helmet could be what saves your life.
Enrolling in“bicycle liability insurance”is also mandatory. Make sure to register for insurance in order to protect yourself in the case of an unlikely event.
Information regarding this benefit is available in Easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali. If you have not completed your application, please do so before the deadline at your earliest convenience.
See (1) regarding the payment of the Anti-inflation Emergency Support Benefit for Low-income Households.
See (2)regarding the payment of the Anti-inflation Emergency Support Benefit for Low-income Households (Households Subject to Per Capita Resident Tax Only) and Additional Child Benefit.
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Certificates are issued by the municipality in which you were residing on January 1st, 2024.
The issuing dates for FY 2024 is as follows.
●Those who are exempt from taxes, and those who have inhabitant taxes directly deducted from their salary.
【Place of issue : 】
・Ward offices starting from May 10 (Fri)
・Convenience stores starting from May 19 (Sun)
●Those who will pay inhabitant taxes after receiving the notice of payment, and those whose inhabitant taxes will be deducted from their pension.
【Place of issue: 】
・Ward offices and convenience stores starting from June 7 (Fri)
Contacts:Taxation Section 022-214-8622/Taxation and Accounting Section of Ward Offices, Taxation and Resident Registration Section of General Branches
General Affairs Section of Akiu General Branch
Have you paid all your municipal taxes for FY2023? Please consult the relevant office as soon as possible if are having any difficulties paying taxes.
Northern Tax Levy Section【Aoba Ward】022-214-8152【Izumi Ward】022-214-5027
Southern Tax Levy Section【Miyagino/ Wakabayashi Ward】022-214-8153【Taihaku Ward】022-214-8154
Borrowers of Educational General Finance Loans from the Japan Finance Corporation (National Education Loans) can receive a subsidy to cover part of the interest on the loan accrued during the student's enrollment in an educational institution such as a high school.
Inquiries:School Affairs Section TEL: 022-214-8861
Inquires:Children's Health and Welfare Section TEL: 022-214-2133
You must enroll in the National Pension Program if you are aged 20-59 years old, leave your job and as a result lose your qualification to receive an employee pension. If you have a spouse who is your dependent, your spouse must also enroll in the National Pension Program.
If you are 60 years old or younger and are the spouse of an individual who is 60-65 years old and enrolled in Employee Pension Insurance , you will be required to enroll in the National Pension Program when your spouse retires.
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
(1)The applicant’s household falls into any of the following categories:
・Single-parent households where the applicant is raising a child younger than the age of 20.
・Households in which there is a preschooler.
・Households with 3 or more children younger than the age of 18.
(2)Those who are facing difficulties in their current housing situation.
(3)Those who reside or work in Sendai City.
There are other conditions such as that one's income must be lower than a certain amount .
For more details, please see the“Application Guide for Sendai City Municipal Housing”.
Although applications from individuals who resided in areas under evacuation orders due to the 2011 nuclear disaster, evacuees who resided in areas eligible for support based on the Children and Victims Support Act, and victims of domestic violence and crimes are also accepted, application requirements may differ. Please inquire for further details.
Inquiries: Application Section of Sendai City Construction Public Corporation
TEL: 022-214-3604
(1)Rapid Testing of AIDS and Syphilis:
Date: June 8 (Sat) 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m./ 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Aoba Ward Office
(2)Holidays Rapid Testing of AIDS and Syphilis:
Date: June 1 (Sat) 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Koseikan Health Consultation Office (1-1-5, Miyamachi, Aoba-ku)
(3)Night-time Rapid Testing of AIDS and Syphilis:
Date: May 24 (Fri) and June 14(Fri) 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Koseikan Health Consultation Office (1-1-5, Miyamachi, Aoba-ku)
The test taker will be directly informed of the results about one hour after blood samples have been taken. (In the case of indeterminate results, the test taker will be notified of the results at a later date.)
Capacity: Testing service (1)is limited to approximately 25 people, while (2)and(3) are limited to approximately 30 people, all on a first-come-first-served basis.
Inquiries:Infectious Disease Countermeasures Section
TEL: 022-214-8029
There is a system available for reduction of National Health Insurance premiums for households whose total income falls below a certain threshold. A declaration form will be sent out in mid-May that must be submitted by May 22 (Wed), 2024, if the National Health Insurance Premiums of your household were reduced in the previous fiscal year, and the City of Sendai was unable to determine the total income of your household for 2023.
Inquiries: National Health Insurance and Pension Section of Ward Offices and Miyagi General Branch, Public Health and Welfare Section of Akiu General Branch
Individuals who meet both conditions (1) and (2) may be eligible for Child Allowance starting from June 2024.
Inquiries:Childcare and Benefit Subsection of each ward office, Public Health and Welfare Section of general branches
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