Newsletter

Abiko

Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

No.354

April 1, 2024

Tel:04-7185-1111

Abiko, a Sustainable Peaceful Waterside CityIn 2023, 697 babies were born in Abiko, and 1547 people passed away, including 850 naturaldeaths.

There have been more new incoming residents than outgoing ones for eight

consecutive years.

This favorable trend has been gained by the Abiko city’s policy ofpromoting migration and settlement of younger generations.
Although there was an increase in the total population in 2023, Abiko city predicts adecrease in number in the future.

It is crucially important to develop Abiko city as asustainable one where many people want to live and continue to live.
In Fiscal 2024, to promote an environment conductive to raising children, Abiko city will
launch “Pediatric Clinic Opening Promotion Subsidy” program, which is the first one adapted
in Chiba Prefecture.

This subsidy will be provided to those who establish or continue

pediatric clinics in the west part of the city. Furthermore, the city extends further assistanceto them through “pediatric medical support fund”, which will be added to the medium andsmall sized enterprise loan system.
Abiko city will open the pregnancy and childcare consultation counter at Abby Cuore (in ItoYokado) near the south exit of Abiko station. Maternal and child health handbook will be
issued at two locations: the consultation counter and health center. Face-to-face interviewsat the time of every pregnancy notification will be secured to enhance more supportive systems.
Abiko city keeps on moving forward to create a city where everyone can live with peace of mind
and a town which is chosen by people as the city they would like to live in.
Mayor of Abiko City HOSHINO Junichiro

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Family Support Center Holiday Childcare Service
When parents cannot take care of children due to work or other reasons on holidays, family
support providing members will take care of the children at their homes. If you want touse this service, you need to complete the registration procedure at Family Support Center(registration fee: ¥500, annual fee:¥1,200). You also need to have pre-meetings with thefamily support providing members.
Holiday Childcare Availability Dates: Sundays and public holidays, year-end and New
Year holidaysTime: 7:00 ~ 17:00 (If there are no support providing members available, your request may
be refused.)
Eligibility:

Children living in Abiko city, aged 6 months, and over attending nurseryschool, certified preschool facilities or kindergartens, or elementary school
children attending afterschool nursery schools.
Fees: Daily rate per child

Under 3 years old: ¥2,500
Preschool children aged 3 years old and over: ¥1,500
Elementary school children: ¥2,000(Age: as of April 1, 2024)⚫

Household receiving public assistance are exempted.

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Additional ¥900 per hour for extended childcare⚫

If two children in the same household use the service on the same day, the rate for thesecond child will be half.

For more information, please contact the Family Support Center (Inquires: Child care Divisionext. 572. Or Family Support Center (Tel: 04-7186-4161)

Japanese Classes will be opened to foreigners by AIRA
Abiko International Relations Association (AIRA) will start Japanese classes (fromfundamental class to intermediate class) to foreigners in Fiscal 2024.
If you have a friend who wants to study Japanese, please tell this information.

If youwant to study Japanese, please contact AIRA by phone, fax or e-mail.
Tuesday class:

10:00 ~ 11:30, starting on May 7 (every Tuesday) at Abista

Saturday class:

10:00 ~ 11:30, starting on May 11 (every Saturday)
at Abiko Civic Plaza

Tuition:Free of charge (You need to pay for textbooks.)Application and inquiry: Contact AIRA by phone (phone number: 04-7183-1231), fax ore-mail (info@e-aira.jp) to get more information.
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Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (Issuance by reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (8:30 ~ 17:00 on weekdays except national holidays)
for a reservation by the day before.

Dates and Hours

Reservation will be acceptedApril

14 (Sun)9:00 ~12:00

Accepting reservations

May11 (Sat)9:00 ~12:00

from 9:00 on April 24 (Wed)

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services: Application (reservation not required) and Issuance (reservation required) of
Individual Number Cards, etc.
Requirements: notification card, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- April, 2024
Item

* Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

April 11, 16, 18, 23
and 25
9:30 ~ 15:30

Civic Consulting
Room, 2F, AbikoCity Hall
Or by telephone

Secretarial Section* Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

Weekdays (exceptnational holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

Social WelfareSection
West Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneral

Weekdays (exceptnational holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (exceptnational holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 2FSupport Office for DV
Social Welfare Section
Tel: 04-7185-1113

Consultations for
Foreign ResidentsSun, Mon, Tue, Wed,
AIRA OfficeFri, Sat (except
Abiko Civic
national holidays)Plaza
10:00 ~ 16:30

E-mail: info@e-aira.jp
Tel: 04-7183-1231
Leave your name & phone
number, and a counselor
will call you back later.

Public Health Care Center Programs – April, 2024 Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item

Date

Maternity Class (WelcomeBaby Gakkyu)

April 6, 13 and 20 (Sat)Reservation required*

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Eligibility
Expecting women of 20weeks or over, and theirfamily

Consultationfor 4-month-old children

April 9 and 16 (Tue)Children born in Nov, 2023

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

April 11 (Thu)Children born between Sep 1and 18, 2022

Dental Checkup for 2-year
and 8-month-old children

April 18 (Thu)Children born in Aug, 2021

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

April 11 (Thu)Children born between Sep 1
and 18, 2020

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

April 18 (Thu)Children born between Apr
2 and May1, 2019

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

April 26 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

April 17 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in July, 2023—

Urgent Health Care Consultations—

1. Sudden Illness at Night or on Holidays: hospital introductions
Call Fire Station at 04-7184-0119. They will advise you of an appropriate holiday/nighttime emergency hospital or pediatrician. Before going there, talk with the hospital on thephone about your sickness or injury. In urgent cases, call 119 for an ambulance.
2. Child’s Sudden Illness at Night: telephone consultation with a nurse
Call #8000 or 043-242-9939 Hours: 19:00 ~ 8:00 next day A nurse will advise you about
the care to be taken for your infant/child.
3. Sudden Illness at Night and Holidays: telephone consultation with a nurse
Call #7119 or 03-6810-1636. Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 8:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 8:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00 ~ 11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00 ~ 11:30,13:00 ~ 16:30
Note: Holidays: Sundays, national holidays, year-end/New Year holidays
Please do not hesitate to call for an ambulance in case of serious injury or acute illness.

Newsletter AbikoNo.354

April 1, 2024

Published by: Abiko City Hall
https://www.city.abiko.chiba.jp
Edited & Translated by: Abiko International Relations Association (AIRA)
Tel: 04-7183-1231 Fax: 04-7183-2005
E-mail: info@e-aira.jp

https://www.e-aira.jp4