The Company Commissioned to Provide Credit Card Payment Services for Water Bills, etc. will be Changed

The contracted service provider for credit card payment services for water bills, etc. will be changed to F-REGI Co., Ltd.
If you wish to continue paying your water bill by credit card, you will need to re-register your information with F-REGI Co., Ltd.
Please note that new credit card registrations will be suspended from September 19 (Thu), 8:00 p.m. to October 1 (Tue), 11:00 a.m.

• Registration start date and time: October 1(Tue), 11:00 a.m.
• If you are currently using the credit card payment service, a postcard will be sent out to you from October onwards. Please read the postcard and complete the registration procedure by February 20 (Thu), 2025.
• For more information, please visit the Waterworks Bureau website or contact the following departments.

Inquiries: [Aoba Ward/Izumi Ward] Northern Waterworks Service Center 022-371-8830
[Miyagino Ward, Wakabayashi Ward, Taihaku Ward] Southern Waterworks Service Center 022-304-0020

AIDS and Syphillis Rapid Testing 

• Reservation required
• How to apply:
  Reservations can be made by calling the dedicated reservation line (TEL: 090-4478-4641), between 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, from two weeks before the testing date up until the day before the testing, or from the official website of the City of Sendai.

1. Night-time Rapid Testing of AIDS and Syphilis: 
   Date and time: September 27 (Fri) and October 11 (Fri), 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
   Venue: 5F of AER
2. Holiday Rapid Testing of AIDS and Syphilis 
   Date and time: October 5 (Sat), 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
   Venue: Health Consultation Office of Koseikan (1-1-5, Miyamachi, Aoba-ku)

Capacity: approximately 30 people each（first-come first-served）
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.)

Inquiries：Infectious Disease Countermeasure Section　022-214-8029

New National Health Insurance Cards to be Sent out

The City of Sendai will be sending out new National Health Insurance cards, addressed to the head of household, by the end of September via registered mail.
If you are not home when your insurance card is delivered, the post office will hold onto your mail for a short period of time. If you are unable to collect your package from the post office within the storage period, please contact one of the following offices so that we can send it to you again.

Please note that we will stop issuing new insurance cards after December 2, 2024. However, the insurance card you will receive can be used up until the expiration date stated on the card, unless there are any changes to the information on it.
Inquiries: National Health Insurance and Pension Section of ward offices and Miyagi General Branch, Public Health and Welfare Section of Akiu General Branch

Currently Accepting Applications for Municipal Housing
―Applications Open Until September 16 (Mon, National Holiday)―

For this application period, a point system that assigns points to applicants based on their degree of financial hardship, housing status, the percentage of household income spent on rent, and other factors will be used to determine housing priorities. Applicants with the highest points will be given first priority.

• The "Application Guide for Sendai City Municipal Housing" will be distributed starting from September 6 (Fri) at locations such as the following:
  Application Section of the Sendai City Construction Public Corporation (Sendai City Hall Kokubuncho Building 2nd Floor)
  Sendai Information Center (Sendai City Hall 2nd Floor)
  City Information Desk of each ward office
  General branches
  Certificate Issuance Centers
  Family and Resident Registration Section of the Sendai Station Service Center, Aoba Ward Office (AER Building 5th Floor)
• How to apply: Choose one municipal housing unit from the chart, fill out the application form attached to the Application Guide and mail the application form along with the declaration form in using the provided envelope by September 16 (Mon, National holiday).
• How residents are decided (point system):
   Residents will be decided in order of higher scores which were given based on the declaration of living hardship about the living space and living circumstance of facilities, such as bathrooms, etc. per household, the percentage of income spent on rent, household status of single parent households and households with disabled persons, etc., the risk of eviction, and the need of housing due to failing the lottery multiple times, etc. For more details of the point system, please see the application guide.
• Earliest move in date: January 22 (Wed), 2025 (tentative)
• Eligibility: Individuals who fulfill all of the following requirements.

1. Those who are facing difficulties in their current housing situation.
2. Those with relatives whom they are currently living together with or are planning to move in together with.
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.
Applications are also accepted from individuals who previously resided in areas under evacuation orders by the 2011 nuclear disaster, evacuees who previously resided in areas eligible for support based on the Children and Victims Support Act, and victims of domestic violence and crimes. However, application requirements may differ. Please inquire for further details.

Inquiries: Application Section of the Sendai City Construction Public Corporation
TEL: 022-214-3604

Notice Regarding Japanese Classes

• Term Period: October 16 (Wed) - March 7(Fri) (There will be a placement test on October 11(Fri), starting at 9:30 a.m.)
• Day of Class: Every Tue. - Fri. (differs between classes)
• Location: Aoba Ward Central Civic Center (2-1-4 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku)
• Textbook costs to be covered by students
• For more information and to apply for this class, please check the website of SenTIA( External link ).

Inquiries: SenTIA 022-268-6260

Welcome to SENDAI Sendai City Shimin Library Guided Tour

Library staff will guide you through the Sendai City Shimin Library using “easy Japanese”

• Date: September 28 (Sat), 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
• Venue: Sendai City Shimin Library
• Eligible participants: Foreign residents living in Sendai. Capacity: Approximately 10 people (participants chosen by lottery)
• How to apply: On a reply-paid postcard or via email, please write down the name of the event, your address, your name (with the katakana reading), your phone number, and your e-mail address, and send it in by September 15 (deadline) to the Sendai City Shimin Library (2-1 Kasugamachi, Aoba-ku, 980-0821
  TEL: 022-261-1585
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Enrollment Information Sessions for Evening Classes at Sendai Municipal Minami-Koizumi Junior High School Starting in April 2025 to be Held

• Date: October 12 (Sat), 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Venue: Sendai Municipal Minami-Koizumi Junior High School
• Content: Explanation of outline of evening classes, enrollment procedure and application method, etc.
• Eligibility: Individuals who wish to enroll in evening classes starting in April 2025 and their affiliates
• Individual consultation will be held on a different date for those who are interested in enrollment. Please ask the following department for more details. 

How to apply: Please make a phone call by September 30 to the Educational Supervision Section. You can also apply through the official website of the City of Sendai 

Application and inquiries:Educational Supervision Section 022-214-8875