Garbage Collection on March 21

Combustible garbage, PET bottles and recyclable plastic garbage will NOT be collected on March 21. Recyclable garbage (excluding recyclable plastic and PET bottles), toxic garbage, plastics other than containers and packaging, and incombustible garbage will be collected according to schedule.

INQUIRIES:

Kankyo Kyoku Gyomu Dai-ichi Ka (Environmental Bureau, Operation Division I)

Tel. 504-2220 Fax. 504-2229

National Pension Premiums Will Change from April 1

The monthly payment of your National Pension Premiums will be 16,340 yen/month (a decrease of 150 yen) for the period of April 2018 – March 2019. Payments done via bank accounts or credit cards must be registered prior to making the payment. For further information please contact your local Nenkin Jimusho (Pension Office).

INQUIRIES:

Nenkin Jimusho (Pension Office)

Self-payment for Hospital Meal Expenses Will Change from April 1

The self-payment for hospital meal expenses will be 460 yen/meal (an increase of 100 yen) for those who are municipal tax-payers or who live with a municipal tax-payer. Patients with incurable diseases or childhood chronic illnesses specified by Japanese government are exempted from this rule. For further information please contact Hoken Nenkin Ka of your local ward office.

INQUIRIES:

Hoken Nenkin Ka (National Insurance and Pension Division), local ward offices

Counseling Regarding Housing

Counseling is available in Japanese only.

DATE & TIME:

Thursday, March 22 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

PLACE:

City Hall

COUNSELORS:

(1) Lawyer (Legal affairs)

(2) Architect (Renovations, earthquake resistance, etc.)

TO RESERVE:

Call Jutaku Seisaku Ka (Housing Policy Division) by Wednesday, March 21. The first six people will be accepted for each of counselors (1) and (2). Counseling is in Japanese only, so please bring a Japanese speaking person if necessary.

INQUIRIES:

Jutaku Seisaku Ka Tel. 504-2291 Fax. 504-2308

Free Counseling Regarding Real Estate Issues

Counseling is available in Japanese only.

Counseling about real estate (real estate value, taxation, etc.)

DATE & TIME:

Friday, April 6 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

PLACE:

Ken Fudosan Kanteishi Kyokai (6-10 Hatchobori, Naka-ku)

INQUIRIES:

Ken Fudosan Kanteishi Kyokai (Real Estate Appraiser Association) Tel. 228-5100 Fax. 227-0065

Water/Sewer Payment Certificate

You can apply for a water/sewer payment certificate for paied water and sewer charges. A fee of 350 yen/fiscal year will be charged to issue the certificate. Please bring your ID when you apply. For further information, please inquire at your local waterworks offices.

INQUIRIES:

Suido Kyoku (Waterworks Bureau), local offices

For Those Who Left Their Job Recently — Enroll in the National Pension System (Kokumin Nenkin) and Public Health Insurance

Enroll in the National Pension System

People who are over 20 and younger than 60 years old who have left their job recently and have consequently withdrawn from Employees’ Pension Insurance (Kosei Nenkin) must enroll in the National Pension System (Kokumin Nenkin). Do not forget to complete the proper procedures to enroll in the National Pension System in order to receive your old-age pension. If your spouse is between 20 and 60 years of age and a dependent family member, they must also be enrolled in the National Pension system.

INQUIRIES:

Hoken Nenkin Ka (National Insurance & Pension Division) of your local ward office

Enroll in Public Health Insurance

By law, citizens must enroll in a public health insurance plan. When you leave your job, you may become disqualified from your previous insurance plan, and thus it will be necessary for you to enroll in a new health insurance plan. In general, there are three ways to do this:

• (1) Keep your previous insurance. (You will be able to keep it for up to two years.)
• (2) Join a family member’s health insurance (except Kokumin Kenko Hoken) as his/her dependent family member.
• (3) Enroll in Kokumin Kenko Hoken.

Application procedures depend on what type of insurance you apply for. Please therefore consult with your workplace before you leave for (1) and (2), or your local ward office for (3).

INQUIRIES:

Hoken Nenkin Ka (National Insurance & Pension Division) of your local ward office

Consultation Services

(Counseling is available in Japanese only.)

Mental Health

1. Hiroshima suicide prevention lifeline (Hiroshima Inochi no Denwa)

Tel. 221-4343　

24 hours a day, 7days a week

2. National suicide prevention lifeline (Zenkoku Jisatsu Yobo Inochino Denwa)

Tel. 0120-783-556

10th of every month, 8:00am – 8:00am, toll-free

3. Prefectural suicide prevention lifeline (Ken Jisatsu Yobo Inochi no Denwa)

Tel. 0120-375-568

20th of every month, 8:00am – 8:00pm, toll-free

4. Counseling by a mental health and welfare counselor

Weekdays*, 8:30am – noon

Reservations are required.

5. Counseling by a psychiatrist

Minami and Saeki wards: the 1st and 3rd Thursdays*, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Naka, Higashi, Nishi, Asaminami wards: the 2nd and 4th Thursdays*, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Asakita and Aki wards: the 3rd Thursday*, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Reservations are required.

INQUIRIES for 4 and 5: Hoken Centers (Health Centers) (Hoken Fukushi ka (Health & Welfare Division), local Ward Offices)

6. Counseling at Mental Health and Welfare Center

Tel. 245-7731

Over-the-phone: Weekdays*, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

In-person: Weekdays*, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Reservations are required for in-person counseling.)

7. Suicide prevention telephone counseling by a specialist

Tel. 245-9673

Weekdays*, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

8. Telephone counseling on mental issues (Kokoro no Denwa) Tel. 892-9090

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:00 am – noon 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

(Except for national holidays and year-end and New Year holidays.)

Medical Counseling and Information on Mental Disorders

Psychiatric Emergency Information Center

Tel. 892-3600

24 hours a day, 7days a week

Trouble with Working Conditions Including Overworking

Hiroshima Labor Bureau Employment Conditions Consultation Office

Tel. 221-9296

Weekdays, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Except for national holidays and year-end and New Year holidays.)

Counseling for Children, Youth and Their Guardians

Child and Youth Counseling Center

Tel. 242-2117

Monday to Saturday*, 9:00am – 5:00 pm

Bullying

Telephone Counseling (Ijime Hyaku to ban)

Tel. 242-2110

24 hours a day, 7days a week

Loan Issues

Hiroshima City Consumer Affairs Center

Tel. 225-3300

10:00am – 7:00 pm, Except for Tuesdays

Financial Difficulties

Life Support Centers (Kurashi Support Center)

Livelihood protections recipients are not eligible for this service.

*Except for national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays and August 6.