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JKK Tokyo PR Magazine

December 2022 No. 57[Issued by] Public Housing Management Section, Public Housing Division,
Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Corporation
Terrace Shibuya Mitake 1-15-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8543

Notification ofYear-End and
New Year Business

Contents◆ Notiﬁcation of Year-End and New Year Business …………… 1◆ Preventing Frailty! ……………………………………………………… 2◆ Preventing Heat Shock ………………………………………………… 3◆ Introduction of Local Community Activities …………………… 4◆ Please Utilize the Community Salon ………………………… 5◆ Precautions About Elevators During an Earthquake……………… 6◆ Introducing New Monitoring Services …………………………… 6◆ Repairs for Long-term Residents……………………………………… 8◆ Protect Children from Accidents! ………………………………… 9◆ Request Concerning Setting-Out of Oversize Trash ………… 9◆ Start of the Tokyo Partnership Oath System" …………… 10◆ Human Rights Week: Something that Concerns Everyone …… 11◆ Information About Automated Bank Transfers …………… 12◆ JKK Tokyo Customer Center Telephone Numbers ……… 12○The JKK holidays during the year-end and New Year period will be as follows.

➡December 29 (Thursday) through January 3 (Tuesday)○The management office holidays during the year-end and New Year period
will be as follows.

➡December 29 (Thursday) through January 3 (Tuesday)* At management offices which operate half-days, the holidays will be December 28 (Wednesday) through January 5 (Thursday).

Contact in case of emergency
In the event of water leakage or other problem requiring emergency repairs during theyear-end and New Year period, or in the event of an accident or fire, please contact thefollowing.

JKK Tokyo Customer Center☎0570-03-0032(24 hours a day, 365 days a year)

Persons unable use Navi Dial (0570 service), and persons using a mobile phonefree-call or discount service:⇒☎03-6279-2963* Please be sure to also report accidents and fires to the police and fire department.

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Prevent Frailty!
During the cold winter, do not forget toengage with society.
Frailty is a state of deterioration of the body and mind, where ties to society are weakened.
Preventing frailty can extend the years that you remain healthy.
Tomoki Tanaka, Institute of Gerontology, University of Tokyo

Before we know it, it will be winter ‒ a season when going out can be troublesome andwhen our activities may be limited.
In order to stay healthy and prevent frailty, it is important to go out and engage withother people. For this reason, it is said that one secret is creating a particular “place to be”
in the community or society. For example, you can aim for “never retiring” by engaging involunteer activities or other work. However it is important to continue searching foractivities that you can enjoy according to the conditions of your own health and lifestyle.
Participating in and engaging with society may open up the next opportunities, andcreate a reinforcing good cycle. Even for people who ﬁnd active participation diﬃcult forvarious reasons, it is important to take steps such as ﬁnding a place which they can visit
every day and to prevent the severing of ties to society.
First, make it a goal to go out at least once a day. Any reason is ﬁne. Whether for
shopping or hobbies, try experiencing the changing seasons as you engage with society. It
is also considered important to occasionally make contact not only with family members,
but also with friends and acquaintances. Any means can be used, including letters, email,and telephone calls. Why not contact someone right now, or take a trip outside?

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Preventing Heat ShockHeat shock is something that occurs during the winter when aperson suffers a large change in blood pressure in a place where
there is a sudden change in temperature such as a bathroom,
dressing room, or toilet. Heat shock puts a significant load on the
person’s heart, circulatory system, and other organs.
Particular caution is required among elderly persons andpersons with high blood pressure, diabetes, or other ailments.

Primary countermeasures
Warm the bathroom ordressing room before
getting in the bath.
Use the shower for hot wateror take the cover off the bathafter filling it.
* Be careful of fire andventilation whenever using aheating device, including indressing rooms and toilets.

Drink water before andafter a bath.

Keep the bath temperature
to 41℃ or less.
Try to stay in the bath for no
more than 10 minutes.

Avoid taking baths
immediately after eating or
after drinking alcohol.
Be careful when taking baths
late at night or early in themorning when air
temperatures are low.

41℃
or less

Avoid taking baths after
taking sedatives, sleeping
pills, or other medication.

Do not stand up in thebath tub suddenly.

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Introduction of Local Community Activities
Higashikasai Daiichi Jutaku:

Smile Thursdays

Activity days: Twice monthly,
second and fourth Thursdays
Time: 10:45 – 11:45

Here we will introduce Smile Thursdays, a local community activity that is conducted at the Higashikasai Daiichi Jutaku in Edogawa City.

About Smile Thursdays
Smile Thursdays are an activity that was started in July of this yearwith assistance from JKK Smile Assistants. It utilizes the Community
Salon (meeting room) and is a regular opportunity for building residents and community members to get together.
With cooperation from a social welfare council (Nagominoie Kuwagawa), an instructor in frailty prevention exercises who is active in
Edogawa City comes twice a month (second and fourth Thursdays) to
conduct stretching and mental training exercises.
At the reception desk, a participation
stamp is added to the participants’
health training calendar.

Description of activity
The activity includes exercises using chairs to develop the torso, moving the eyes according to movement of the fingertip, and training that requires some mental effort such as counting while moving the left and right fingers in different patterns. With breaks for rest and drinking fluids, everyone can engage at their own pace. The smiling expressions of the participants resulting from feelings of achievement were particularly impressive.

*This article is based on information collected on September 15, 2022.

JKK is working to increase opportunities for residents and community members to get together.

[Official] JKK Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Corporation)
＠JKKTOKYO_info

Providing the latest housing management information, and information about campaigns and events.

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No.57Make Use of the Community Salon
The community salon (meeting room) in your building is a shared facility that is available for use by
residents and others.
In addition to use for club hobby activities and local council meetings, it can also be used as a rest andrecreation space for families with children or households with elderly residents, remote working, andother purposes. Please feel free to use it.

Making a
reservation

An application can be submitted to the management office starting from one
month before the date of use. (When the salon will be used only by minors,
the reservation must be made by a parent or guardian.)JKK Smile Assistants will help with creating opportunities for community activities.
JKK Smile Assistants are working to create opportunities for launching resident community activities,
such as planning events for resident participation in cooperation with local governments or otherorganizations, and encouraging communication based on shared interests or special skills.

Persons who want to do something different at their usual gatherings should please
make use of the exercise and craft videos created by the JKK Smile Assistants.
The videos are available on
YouTube!
https://www.to-kousya.or.jp/nyukyosha/kousya/smile-assistant.html

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Precautions About Elevators During an Earthquake
Do not use elevators during an earthquake.
An elevator is equipped withearthquake sensors, and when it
detects an earthquake it will stopat the nearest floor, open the
doors and turn off the lights to encourage people to get out. The
doors will then automatically close
after a certain length of time (15 –20 seconds), but they can be
opened again by pressing the[Open] button.
Depending on the size of theearthquake, the elevators may
resume service after being inoperative for a time. However do not
attempt to evacuate using an elevator when there is the possibilityof an earthquake or aftershocks.

What to do if you are trapped in an elevator during an earthquake...
Press and hold the emergency call button in the elevator for around 5 seconds or longer to connect to and speak with the elevator maintenance company, management office, or intercom located in the first floor elevator hall.
Never attempt to pry open the doors. There is the risk of falling into the elevator shaft.

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If an earthquake occurs when a supervisor is not on-site,please check whether there is anyone trapped in theelevator.
1．Use the intercom to check whether there is anyone trapped in the elevator.
When there is an intercom at the 1st floor landing, use it to call the elevator and check whether
anyone is trapped inside.

2．Check whether anyone is trapped inside from the floor where the elevator stopped.
(1)Check the floor where the elevator is
stopped from the indicator lamps and use
the security window to look in and see ifanyone is inside.
If you find that someone is trapped inside
the elevator at the floor where the elevator
stopped, tell the person to try pressing the[Open] button to open the doors. If thedoors do not open, contact the elevator
maintenance company.
(2)If the floor indicator is not functioning, it is
not possible to determine which floor theelevator is at. Got to each floor and callout towards the elevator.
If there is a user trapped inside, contact
the elevator maintenance company.

Elevator return to service after an earthquake
When an earthquake of seismic intensity 4 or higher occurred, the elevator maintenance company will attempt to first return one elevator to service in each building to ensure the minimum necessary path of vertical movement. (This reduces the time required by around 30% compared torestoring service in all elevators.) At this time, the top priority is rescuing persons who are trapped
and returning an elevator to service in buildings used by sick and other infirm persons, buildings ofa highly public nature, and high-rise apartment buildings
around 60 m (20 stories) or taller.
Therefore please understand that in buildings lessthan 60 m tall (19 stories or less) or where there are
multiple elevators, time will be required before all elevators can be returned to service.
When an earthquake of seismic intensity 4 or higher
occurred, the elevator maintenance company will comeand restore the elevators to service in sequence even
without being called.

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Repairs for Long-term Residents(Handling of repairs to tatami mats, sliding doors, paint, and wallpaper)
The cost sharing categories were changed on September 2, 2019. Repairs to tatami mats, sliding
doors, paint, and wallpaper (hereafter referred to as the “4 Repair Items”) will be provided startingwith residents who have been living continually in the apartment for the longest time.
* For details of the cost sharing categories which were changed on September 2,
2019, please see “List of Cost Sharing Categories for Repairs and Other Expenses”
on the homepage.

Current subject residents
Residents who have resided continually in the same apartment for
more than 40 years as of September 30, 2022

(Residents living in apartments where the contract was concluded by September 30, 1982)
The Notification of Request for Repairs form will be sent to subject residents starting from late
January 2023. Please be patient.
* Notification will not be sent again to persons who received notification in the last fiscal year,
however they still may request repairs.
* Persons living in buildings where notification about relocation due to renovations has been started
and buildings where such notification will start in the near future (Akatsutsumi Jutaku, somebuildings in Soshigaya Jutaku, and some buildings in Okura Jutaku) are not able to submit
requests at this time. However emergency repairs will be provided. Please contact JKK.

Requesting repairs
For the request procedure and repair details, please see the Notification of Request for Repairs
form that will be sent to eligible residents.
● If you have been in continuous residence for more than 40 years and would like to request repairsof the 4 Repair Items, please be aware that repairs cannot be provided at JKK expense when anyof the following circumstances applies.
Item

Items that cannot be repaired at JKK expense (The resident is required to pay for the repairs.)■ Wear or discoloration of tatami surfaces or edges ■ Indentations caused by heavy objects such as pianos①Replacement of
tatami mats

■ Corrosion caused by spilt water②Replacement of paper orother sliding doors(frames and edges)■ Dirt or damage to the sliding door paper ■ Discoloration of sliding door paper caused by sunlight or other reason③Partial repainting of walls,
ceilings, or furniture■ Occurrence of mites■ Burn holes caused by cigarettes or other reason■ Warpage or damage that does not interfere with opening and closing■ Peeling (of walls or ceiling) which does not affect the base material in a room or kitchen other than the bathroom■ Fouling caused by mold

④Partial replacement of vinyl■ Partial peeling that does not affect the base material
wallpaper on walls or ceilings ■ Discoloration caused by sunlight or other reason■ Fouling caused by mold

* For reasons of paper space, please check the details in the Notification of Request for Repairs
form that will be sent to eligible residents.
* When repairs and other work requires moving furniture, the expenses for this movement work
shall be borne by the resident.

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Protect Children from Accidents!
With the arrival of the winter holidays, there will be more opportunities for children toplay on housing grounds and in parks. Make sure that children use the play equipment inparks correctly and safely while playing to avoid injury. Be careful so that children do notplay in areas on housing grounds that are difficult to see, in parking area, in elevators, orin similar places.
In recent years, there have been accidents in which children use nearby items inbalconies, hallways, stairway landings, and other places as a step and then fall off.
Playing in such places is very dangerous. Do not place items which children can use as astep in places where there is the danger of falling.
The small acts of everyone calling out to and giving thought to children can be a
powerful force that protects them from accidents. Let’s all strive so that children can playsafely.

Request Concerning Setting-Out of Oversize Trash
There have been cases when residents set out oversize garbage at the garbage
collection station on the residence grounds. You must apply in advance to the municipality
where you live in order to set out oversize garbage. Oversize garbage which is set out
without an application will not be collected andwill inconvenience other residents.
Be sure to follow the rules of your municipality
and apply before disposing of oversize garbage.

Air conditioners, televisions (CRT, LCD, plasma), refrigerators

Be aware!

and freezers, washing machines, and clothes dryers areappliances that must be recycled under the Home Appliance
Recycling Act. They cannot be set out as oversize trash.

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Start of the “Tokyo Partnership Oath System”
For purposes including improving understanding of diverse sexuality and reducing problems ineveryday living faced by LGBT and other people living as partners, the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government began the Tokyo Partnership Oath System in November 2022.

About the Tokyo Partnership Oath System
This system provides proof (by providing a certificate of receipt) that the Metropolitan Government
received an oath/notification from two persons in a partnership relationship. While 16 municipalities (*) in
Tokyo have already introduced similar systems, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is the first local
government in Japan to allow this process from notification to certificate delivery to be carried out
entirely online. It is working so that this certificate can be utilized in a variety of areas where suchpartners face difficulties in everyday living.
(*: As of October 2022)

Subject persons
Two persons who satisfy all of the following requirements• The two persons have declared an oath that they are in a partnership relationship.
• The two persons are legal adults and do not have another spouse (including common law
marriages) or another partner, and are not relatives.
• One of the two persons lives in Tokyo (including persons who are planning to move there
within 3 months), or works or studies there.

Partnership relationships
This describes the relationship between two persons, one or both of whom is/are a sexual
minority (LGBT or other), and who respect each other’s rights as a life partner and continually
cooperate in everyday living.
◎Inquiries regarding the Tokyo Partnership Oath System should bedirected to the Planning Section, General Affairs Bureau, Human
Rights Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
☎ 03-5388-2337
See here for details (Human Rights Division HP) ▶

The partnership certificate can be used in procedures for JKK housing.
At JKK housing, the Tokyo Partnership Oath System certificate or other partnership system
certificate issued by a different local government can be used for cohabitation and namechange procedures.
• Cohabitation
When a person who is in a partnership relationship with the renter, or who is a blood relativeof the renter up to the third degree, lives together with the renter• Name change
When the renter name is changed to a person who is in a partnership relationship with therenter, or who is a blood relative of the renter up to the third degree◎Inquiries regarding JKK housing cohabitation and name change procedures
JKK Tokyo Customer Center ☎ 0570-03-0031*Persons unable use Navi Dial (0570 service), and persons using a mobile phonefree-call ordiscount service: ☎ 03-6279-2963

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Notice from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Something that Concerns Everyone

December 10 is Human Rights Day and the period from December 4 to December 10 is
Human Rights Week.
December 4 to December 10 is Human Rights Week. The understanding that respect forhuman rights is a foundation of peace is shared worldwide, and it is said that “there is nopeace without human rights.”“Human rights” are described as “the right of all person to life, liberty, and the pursuit ofhappiness” or “the right of a person to live as a human being granted to every person who isborn.” However even now there are problems resulting from neglect of other persons’ humanrights, including discriminating statements, bullying and abuse, and stalking.
It is important that we construct a society where everyone shows consideration for one another and respects human rights so that everyone can live happily.

Information about the Tokyo Metropolitan Human Rights PlazaThe Tokyo Metropolitan Human Rights Plaza is a facility for educating people about human rights that wasestablished by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It includes an exhibit of the Paralympic Mural, which is alegacy of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a zone where people can experience various barriers
experienced by the elderly, disabled persons, pregnant women, and others, a library, and other features thatallow people to experience, communicate, become aware of, understand, and create and discover human rights.
Please visit it and learn about human rights.
Location: 1F/2F Shiba 256 Square Building,
2-5-6 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-6722-0123
HP: https://www.tokyo-hrp.jp/
Open hours: 9:30 – 17:30
Closed: Sundays, year-end and
New Year holidays* When visiting, please cooperate with measures to prevent COVID-19 infections.

1December 10 – 16 is North Korea Human Rights Abuses Awareness Week.

There are many abductees and designated missing persons with connections to Tokyo.
In addition to abductees recognized by the government, there are many persons such as designated missing
persons for whom the possibility of abduction cannot be excluded. These include many persons who live in Tokyoor disappeared from Tokyo, and there are at least 50 persons whose whereabouts are currently unknown.
We hope that every person will lend their voices to and support a resolution of the abduction problem so that all
abductees can return to their home countries as soon as possible.

●“Abductee Rescue Movement” online photo exhibition
December 5 (Monday) – 28 (Wednesday)●Tokyo Metropolitan Government offices blue ribbon illumination &blue ribbon flags
December 10 (Saturday) – 28 (Wednesday)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government No. 1 Building will be illuminated in blue,and blue ribbon flags will be placed along Chuo-dori Street in front of the offices.
Human Rights Policy Promotion Section, Human Rights Division,.
Bureau of General Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan
Government: 03-5388-2588 (direct line)
Human Rights Division homepage
Jinken no Tobira

SearchHuman Rights Division Twitter11

No.57Use convenient bank transfers forpayment of rent and other expenses.
Bank transfers can now also be registered for Shinsei Bank and AEON Bank. Residents who have not yet registered for bank transfers should please take this opportunity toconsider using bank transfers. Bank transfers will start around 2 months after submitting
the bank transfer request form to the financial institution.

Banktransfer
procedure❶ Complete
the form.

❷ Submit it tothe bank.

❸ Notification ❹ Bank transfers
arrives.

*Beginning of the month when transfers start

start.

*Withdrawal for each month occurs on the
7th of that month.

* The bank transfer request form is available at the management office and area offices. If you wish to have one mailed to you,please contact the Customer Center.

For the financial institutions where this service is available and the required
procedures, please call or check the homepage
Contact

JKK Tokyo Customer Center telephone number ① below.

HP address https://www.to-kousya.or.jp/← Scan the QR code to view a page related to bank transfers.

JKK Tokyo Customer Center Telephone Numbers★ Persons wishing to contact an area office should also use this telephone number.

Reception hours

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and during theyear-end and New Year holidays)① Consultations regarding procedures,
payment of rent, or living conditions●Navi Dial

0570- 03- 0031

● For persons unable use Navi Dial (0570
service), and persons using a mobile phonefree-call or discount service:☎03-6279-2962

Navi Dial

Emergency calls regarding water leakage and other emergency
repairs, accidents, fires, or the safety of residents may be made24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

●Navi Dial

0570- 03- 0032

● For persons unable use Navi Dial (0570
service), and persons using a mobile phonefree-call or discount service:☎03-6279-2963

Calls to Navi Dial (0570 service) from a landline phone will be charged the local call rate (excluding public phones and PHS).
When calling Navi Dial (0570 service) from a mobile phone, the free-call or discount services offered by the telecommunications
company do not apply.

See here for frequently
asked questions concerning procedures and othermatters.

▲* If the matter is not urgent, please avoid calling
between 9:00 am and 10:00 am on Mondays or
the day following a holiday, as phone lines arealways very busy at these times.

12② Requests or inquiries regarding repairs