May 2024 No.198

英語情報紙「伊賀」 ２０２４（令和６）年 5 月号

The City Newsletter

５Population of Iga City

85,340Foreign Nationals

5,970

7.00% of Population
End of March, 2024

EnglishAlso available online at http://www.mie-iifa.jp/ ☆この情報紙は『広報いが』などから記事を選んで載せています
Articles published in this newsletter are taken from the monthly “Kouhou Iga” and other publications.

Information

しお知らせ

Mobile Screening for Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis

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けっかく けん しん

肺がん検診・結核健診

If you fall under the eligible age group, please call to apply for screening.
This year, in June August and September, we will following screenings by chest X-ray tour bus at each
district civic center●Lung cancer screening:Over 40 years old●Tuberculosis checkup:
Over 65 years old【Application】 Kenkou-Suishin Ka Tel:0595-22-9653

Dental checkup

しか けん しん歯科健診

People over 20 years old can have an annual dental checkup for 500 yen. (Born before
April 1, 2005) People of milestone ages (40, 50, 60, and 70), people 71 and older,
are eligible for free Periodontal Disease Examination. and pregnant women who have a certificate ofresidence in Iga City Pregnant women who have a certificate of residence in Iga City are eligible for a pregnant
women's dental checkup. Those who are eligible have received a free examination ticket. Please remember tobring your health insurance card, free medical checkup ticket, and mother-child health handbook.
Please make a phone reservation for the dentists by February 28, 2025.
【Inquiries】 Kenkou-Suishin ka Tel:0595-22-9653

Iga Premium Shopping Voucher 伊賀流プレミアムお買い物券の販売
For those who already applied
Applicants already received "purchase tickets.” Purchase tickets cannot be reissued.

【Period to buy voucher with purchase tickets】 Wednesday, May 1 – Friday, June 14, 2024
【How to use the voucher】＊One set of shopping voucher contains two types.
JimototenSenyo-ken(Exclusive voucher for local stores) can only be used at small and medium-sized
local retail stores and restaurants.
Kyotsu-ken(Combined voucher) can be used at all registered stores including large retail stores, smaller
and medium-sized stores and restaurants.
【Period of usage 】 Wednesday, May 1 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
＊Please note that vouchers are only valid during this period.
【Details】●If you buy an item that costs less than the voucher’s value, you will not receive any change.
●Vouchers cannot be exchanged for money.
●The issuer is not responsible for stolen or lost vouchers.
【Items you cannot buy with this voucher】●Real estate and financial products●Cigarettes●Cashable items such as gift certificates or prepaid cards●Payment of national and local taxes●Other items that the executive committee deems inappropriate for.
【User guide in Japanese and other languages】(English/ Chinese/Portuguese/Vietnamese/Thai/Spanish) is available on the official
website of the Ueno-Shokokaigisho(Chamber of Commerce).
【Inquiry】Iga Shinai Chiiki Keizai Kasseika Jigyo
Ueno Shokokaigisho: 500 Ueno-Marunouchi, Iga City TEL: 0595-21-0527
Igashi Shokokai: 723-1 Shimotsuge, Iga City TEL:0595-45-2210

Monthly Tax
Payments
こんげつのうぜい

今月の納税

Pay by May 31 Friday
Light Motor Vehicle Tax Full Installment [Kei Jidosha Zei]
【Inquiries】 ShuZei Ka Tel 0595-22-9612
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Car Tax Payment Deadline

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自動車税の納付期限

This year’s car tax payment deadline is 31 May 2024. You can pay your car tax either using
ATMs located in banks or by paying at major convenience stores.
Please keep your receipt of car tax payment until your next vehicle inspection. If you do not
pay your car tax by the deadline you will incur a penalty fee for each day your payment isdelayed.
Car tax is an important source of revenue that is used to fund the maintenance of roads and rivers, to develop
industry and to promote education, culture and sports. Paying tax is one of the duties we all have as members ofsociety. Please pay your tax by 31 May 2024.
【Inquiries】 Iga Kenzei Office Tel: 0595-24-8020

A tax notice for the light motor vehicle tax by type will be sent
け い じ ど う し ゃ ぜ い のうぜいしゅべつわり

つうちしょはっそう

軽自動車税納税種別割の通知書を発送します

A tax notice for the light motor vehicle tax by type will be sent to those who are eligible for the tax on May 1, soplease pay by the due date of May 31．
＊The light motor vehicle tax rate by type is imposed on those who own light motor vehicles and other vehicles asof April 1 of each year.
＊Procedures are required when you scrap a light car, change the name or the address＊There is no tax refund if the car is scrapped or the name or the address of the owner ischanged in the middle of the fiscal year.
【Inquiries】Kazei-ka Tel: 0595-22-9613 Fax: 0595-22-9618

Childcare Allowance and Special Dependent's Allowance

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とくべつ じ ど う ふ よ う て あ て

児童扶養手当・特 別 児童扶養手当

Due to a change in the law, Special Dependent`s Allowance has been raised by 3.2% per month since April.
※Application for the allowance is required in both cases.
Childcare Allowance
This system aims to promote child welfare by helping to provide support for children of single parent families.
【Who can receive the allowance】
Any mother or father who is providing for a child in one of the following
situations and between the age of the date of his or her 18th birthday and the following March 31. Or, anyone whois looking after that child instead of the child's mother or father.
・A child whose parents are divorced
・A child whose father or mother has died・A child whose father or mother is severely disabled
・A child whose father or mother is not known to be alive or dead・A child who has been abandoned by the father or mother for more than one year
・A child whose father or mother has received a domestic violence protection order from the court.
・A child whose father or mother has been detained for at least one year.
・A child whose mother was born out of wedlock
・A child whose parents are unknown.
※If the child is mentally or physically disabled, the allowance is available to those under 20 years of age througha procedure.
Special Dependent’s Allowance※This allowance is available to parents or guardians who are taking care of a child under the age of 20 who is
physically or mentally disabled. Please inquire for details.
【Inquiries】 Kodomo-Mirai Ka Tel 0595-22-9677

Financial Support for Students Who Go to High Schools

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こうこう しょうがく きゅうふ きん

高校 就 学 支援金／高校 奨 学 給付金

Mie Prefectural Board of Education is offering financial support to students who go to high schools.
Tuition Support Fund（Shuugaku Shienkin）高校 就 学 支援金
This system covers the entire costs of tuition at prefectural high schools (on full-time courses, 9,900 yen/Month).
Application period: For freshmen, in April and July; for the second and third grade students, in July
School Allowance (Shogaku Kyufukin) 高校 奨 学 給付金
The High School Supplemental Scholarship Fund system provides grants for supplemental
educational costs apart from course tuition. All households exempt from paying inhabitant tax (perincome basis) are eligible for application. Repayment is unnecessary.
Details of the program will be announced in June; applications should be submitted to your school in July.
※If you go to a private school, please ask the inquiring office.
※Benefit amount is determined by income and other conditions.
【Inquiries】Mie Prefectural Board of Education Secretariat Tel:059-224-2940
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Health and Medical Information
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医療・健康の 情 報

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Infant Health Checkups and Consultation 赤ちゃんの健診と相談
In Iga, checkup examinations are available at 18 months and 3 years. Notifications will be sent out tohomes with children eligible for the checkups. Please bring your “Mother-Child passbook (Boshi techo)”with you.
【Inquiries】Kenkou Suishin-Ka Tel:0595-22-9653
18 months
3 years (3 and half years)
Infants & child consultation

May 21 and June 11
May 9, May 30 and June 20
Jun 3, 14, 19

1pm to 2:30pm
Haitopia Iga 4F
1pm to 2:30pm
Haitopia Iga 4F
Physical measurement

Medical Emergencies & Assistance

きゅうきゅう いりょう

救 急 医療When you need medical treatments, see your family doctor during your clinic’s opening hours. If you fall sick when theclinic is closed, refer to the following options. Make an appointment before your visit and bring our health insurance certificate.
◆Iga-shi Emergency Clinic (Oukyu Shinryojo) / TEL: 0595-22-9990【Clinical Department】Internal Medicine and pediatrics【Address】 Iga-shi Kaminosho1700-1

Mon to Sat
Sun and Holidays

8pm-11pm
9am- noon, 2pm- 5pm 8pm-11pm◆The Mie Medical Information Center (Mie ken Kyuukyuu Iryou Jouhou Center) / TEL: 059-229-1199
This center can give you information about which hospitals are available in your area.
◆24 Hours Iga-shi Emergency Call (24 Iga-shi Kyuukyuu Kenkou Soudan Dial ) /TEL: 0120-4199-22
This is a toll free consultation about health and medical issue 24/7. You can ask anything about physical and mental health,
medical issue, child care, nursing service and so on anytime.
May◆Three medical emergency facilities on duty
SunMonTues
Wed Thurs
FriSatHospital Name
Schedule
Ueno Shimin Hospital Mon to Fri:
Sat, Sun and Holidays
TEL: 0595-24-1111
5pm - 8:45am
8:45am- 8:45am
Nabari Hospital
Mon to Fri:
Sat, Sun and Holidays
TEL: 0595-61-1100
5pm - 8:45am
8:45am- 8:45am
Okanami Hospital
MonWedSun, Holidays
TEL: 0595-21-3135
5pm- 9am 5pm- 8:45am 9am-8:45am※Be sure to call before you visit the hospital.

Except pediatrics
56
Okanami/Nabari Okanami
12
13
Okanamii
Okanami19
20
Okanami/Nabari Okanami
26
27
OkanamiOkanami7
Nabari
14
Ueno
21
Nabari
28
Ueno

1
Okanami8
Okanami
15
Okanami
22
Okanami29
Okanami2
Nabari9
Nabari16
Nabari23
Nabari

3
Ueno
10
Ueno
17
Ueno
24
Ueno

Nabari

Ueno

30

31

4
Nabari
11Ueno18
Nabari25
Ueno

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Advice and Consultation 相談窓口

You can get advice relating to work problems,schools,health,insurance, retirement & pensions, child-rearing,
housing, taxes, visas, or any other problems related to your day to day life. This service is free. If you have any
problems or difficulties, don’t leave them until later. Come to city hall or Tabunka Kyousei Center for reliable,professional advice.
■Tabunka Kyousei-Ka【Tel】0595-22-9702【 Open 】 Mon-Fri, 8:3017:00【 Venue 】 3184 Shijuku
cho, Iga-shi City Hall 2F■Private Consultation
Regarding the Visas, international marriage,nationalization and etc, you can consult
Gyousei -shoshi, an administrative
scrivener.Reservation required.
【Date】June 9, Sun 9:30am - noon

■Iga-shi Tabunka Kyousei Center【Tel】0595-22-9629【Open】Mon-Fri
9:00-17:00
Sun (2nd & 4th) 9:00-12:00【Venue】Haitopia Iga 4F, 500 Ueno
Marunouchi, Iga-shi

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Tips for Everyday Life 生活のヒント
Iga City Emergency and Health Consultation Dial 24 伊賀市救急、健康相談ダイアル 24
The "Telephone Consultation Service" is available for consultation when you are injured or feel unwell.
Phone Number: ０１２０－４１９９－２２
Telephone calls are free. Money is not necessary.
■Minor injury ( that does not require immediate medical treatment)■Common cold （poor physical health）■Worries about raising children■Nursing care (taking care of sick or elderly people)■Mental anxieties and worries
Languages★ Japanese ・・・・・・・ You can call anytime (24 hours a day, 365 days a year)★ English ・・・・・・・・ You can call anytime (24 hours a day, 365 days a year)★ Portuguese ・・・・
You can call anytime (24 hours a day, 365 days a year)★ Vietnamese ・・・・・・ You can call from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day.
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ごあんないClasses 各 種 教 室 のご案内

Kanji Kyoshitsu

Iga Nihongo-no-Kai

Sasayuri Kyoshitsu

いきょうしつささゆり

Kanji Learning Class

Japanese Language ClassLearning Support Classがに ほ ん ご

しょうがくせい伊賀 日本語の会教室＊No class on May 1
For children up to the first to forth
grades of Elementary school.
【Date】Wed. 3:30pm – 4:30pm【Venue】Haitopia 4F＊No class on May 4＊No class on May 4

For those who want to study
Japanese, a detail schedule will be
posted on Face book.
【Date】 Wed. 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Sat.
7pm - 8:30pm【Fee】200yen / class【Tel】 0595-23-0912

Students can find support to reinforce
material learned in school inJapanese, for the 5th to the 9th grader.
【Date】Sat. 2pm - 4pm【Fee】200yen / class【Tel】 0595-23-0912
Cell: 080-3590-7612

あたらHot Topics

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小 学 生 漢字 教 室

かいTamokutekishitsu【Fee】200yen/a month【Registration & inquiry】IIFA【Tel】 070-4455-4900

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Commuter pass subsidy for students

Please use the "Nursery for Sick Children"

通学定期購入費の半額を助成します

病 児 保育室をご利用ください」}

Those who buy a train pass on the Iga Railway andPublic transportation (railroads, buses, etc.)
commuter pass will be subsidized for half of the costof the pass.

When a parent or guardian is unable
to care for a sick child at home due towork or other reasons,you may leave
your child in the care of a hospital,
Yume Kodomo Clinic Iga．
【Eligibility】Children of those who live or work in the city
【Available Diseases】Colds, gastroenteritis, Flu,chickenpox, asthma, and other illnesses that thedoctor deems available.
(But not available for New Corona Virus)【How to use】
1) On the day of use, call to confirm availability.
(Open at 8am)2) See a doctor at Yume Kodomo Clinic Iga.
(Open at 8:45am)
3) Submit application form and parent contact form.
(Forms are available at the hospital or on the web.)【Available on】Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri: 9am-6pm / Sat:
9am-5pm*Not available on days when the hospital is closed.
【Fees per day】Income taxable households: ¥1,000.- /Resident taxable households: ¥500.- / Resident taxexempt households: ¥0.- / Those who live out of thecity: ¥1,000.- *The agreed area residents: Sameprice as city residents【Reservations】Yume Kodomo Clinic Iga
Tel: 0595-24-7605 / Address: Ota-chou 258-2

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つうがく て い きSubsidy
Eligible
Grantees
Ccommuterpass

Purchase of Iga
Railway
commuter pass
All Iga Railway
commuter passusers
Iga Railway
commuter passPublic transportation
commuter passStudents with anaddress in Iga City(Railroads, buses,etc.) commuter pass

【Eligibility】Student train passes valid for any
period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
【Application Period】
From May 10, 2024 to March 5, 2025
【How to apply】Mail or bring all of the following
documents: (1) application form, (2) a copy ofthe commuter pass, (3) a copy of ID, and (4) acopy of a bankbook or cash card.
【Application & Inquiries】
Kotsu-Senryaku-ka Tel: 0595-22-9663

Consultations on Daily Life

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暮らしなんでも相 談

The specialists, such as lawyers, tax officers andsocial workers, will be available to support andadvice on any of the following. Reservations arerequired.
【Date】 June 1, Saturday, 10am – 4pm【Venue】 Yumepolis Cener【Details】
Outstanding payment, unfair dismissal from work,
pension, tax, care, loans, insurance (life insurance,car insurance, disaster insurance), discharge ofscholarship, building property, renovating property,
issues regarding your property etc.
【Capacity】 First 15 pairs (Reservations required.)【Application period】 May 7 to May 23
Kurashi Hotto Station Iga
Tel:0595-24-7198; 9am - 5pm(Tuesday and Thursday only)

りようKUMIHIMO; Plaited Cord Work For Parents andChildren 親子で組紐体験
Elementary school students and their parents canexperience plaited cord making together.
【Date】June 8 Sat, ①10-11am, ②1:30-2:30pm【Venue】Iga Dento Denshokan(116-2 Marunouchi, Ueno)【Fees】 700yen/ person【Capacity】 10pairs per session【Application】Call the following with yourname, age and contacts orsign up on the website.
【Application period】May 7- May 23【Inquiries】Shogai-Gakushu-Ka Tel: 0595-22-9679
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Published by Iga-shi Kokusai Kouryuu Kyokai (発行：伊賀市国際交流協会) Tel:070-4455-4900
Editied by Iga-shi Tabunka Kyousei-Ka (編集：伊賀市多文化共生課) Tel:0595-22-9702
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