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JKK Tokyo PR Magazine

October 2022 No. 56[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

Contents

Work Together toPrevent Fires!

◆ Work Together to Prevent Fires! …………………………………… 1◆ When a Residential Fire Alarm Sounds... ……………………… 2◆ Emergency Risk Assessment of Disaster Aﬀected
Buildings After a Major Earthquake ……………………………… 3◆ Do You Know About Private Fire Brigade Training
on the Internet? …………………………………………………… 4◆ Prevent Frailty!……………………………………………………………… 5◆ Introducing New Monitoring Services …………………………… 6◆ Introduction of JKK Tokyo Housing Support …………………… 8◆ Statistical Survey ……………………………………………………… 10◆ Information About Automated Bank Transfers …………… 12◆ JKK Tokyo Customer Center Telephone Numbers ……… 12

Main causes of household fires
1 Stove burners

2 Cigarettes

3 Arson4

Heaters

Main ways to prevent fires:

Do not leave the stove while cooking!

If you must step away from the burner while cooking,be sure to turn off the flame first.

Be sure to turn off before going out orgoing to sleep!

Do not place flammable objects in the area around a heater.

Do not place objects in shared spaces!

Keep the area around your residence neat and tidy.

Be sure to extinguish cigarettes properly!
Smoking on the balcony can cause laundry or futons
to catch fire. The smell and smoke can also inconvenience neighbors and cause passive smoking.

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When a Residential Fire Alarm Sounds...
What is a residential fire alarm?
A residential fire alarm sounds to warn residents when it detects
the smoke or heat of a fire. Installation, maintenance, andmanagement of these devices is required by the Tokyo Fire
Prevention Ordinance.

When a fire alarm sounds...
When there
is a fire
When there
is no fire

Check the source of the fire and evacuate. Report the fireby calling 119, and perform initial firefighting when possible.

A fire alarm may sound when it detects cigarette smoke orheat or smoke from cooking. The fire alarm will stop andreturn to normal either when the fire alarm stop button ispressed (or when the string is pulled if it is a type with astring), or else when the room is ventilated.
Using insecticides which produce smoke may also causea fire alarm to sound. Before using such products, cover thefire alarm with a plastic bag or otherwise protect it, andimmediately restore the normal conditions when use isfinished.
Be aware that a fire alarm may also sound if it is struck
with an object or subjected to other impact.

Request from JKKResidential fire alarms will be replaced by JKK after around 10 years.
In apartments where replacement was not possible due to resident absenceor other reason, deterioration of the fire alarms may result in delayed
detection of fires and make it impossible to perform initial firefighting correctly.
Therefore please contact us at JKK Tokyo Customer Center telephone
number ② on page 12.

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No.56Emergency Risk Assessment of Disaster
Affected Buildings After a Major Earthquake
In the event of a major earthquake, JKK will immediately begin emergency risk assessment of
the housing buildings.

Emergency risk assessmentof disaster affected buildings

DangerDo not approach.

Earthquakes consist of a main quake
and aftershocks. In the event of a major
earthquake, there is a large possibility ofaftershocks that are nearly the same
strength as the main earthquake.
Emergency risk assessment involves
investigating the conditions of earthquake
damage to buildings in order to prevent
secondary disasters caused byaftershocks. It produces a provisional
assessment of whether or not the building
is still habitable, and whether there is any
risk of collapse or other problem.

Evacuate to an evacuation site.
Caution

There is a risk of
secondary disaster.

Do not approach the building unless absolutely
necessary (depending on damage conditions).
Investigation completed

No issues involving
danger or caution

Assessment results
The assessment results are classified into three categories: red, yellow, and green. Red means
danger, yellow means caution, and green means that there are no issues involving danger or caution.
Residents of a building where an assessment was issued should take appropriate action
according to the assessment results.
DangerCheck the evacuation site
for the area where you live!!

CautionGo to an evacuation site.
(Depending on
damage conditions)
Investigation completed

Emergency Risk
Assessment
Wait for the building to be repaired.
* Depending on the scale of the earthquake, some time may be required before assessment is completed. When an earthquake occurs,
first ensure your personal safety, go to an evacuation site without waiting for the assessment results, or take other appropriate action
according to the circumstances.

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Do You Know About Private Fire Brigade
Training on the Internet?
What is Private fire brigade training on the internet?
Private fire brigade training on the internet is a new form of private fire brigade training
based on the concepts of “anytime, anywhere, for even just one person” and can be
performed without gathering people in a group. Because participants can learn about
evacuation and firefighting methods by watching videos and other means on the internet
without attending evacuation training or firefighting training, they can choose a time which isconvenient for them, and can easily check the actions they should take in case of disaster.
Private fire brigade training on the internet allows participants to learn about the following.

■ Firefighting training: Learn how to use fire extinguishers and indoor fire hydrants,
YouTubeand check the locations where they are installed.
[Using a fire extinguisher]

Tokyo Fire Departmentoﬃcial channel① Take it to the source of the fire. ② Pull out the safety pin.
③ Point the nozzle toward the base of the fire. ④ Grip the lever.
⑤ Spray fire extinguishing agent.

[Using an indoor fire hydrant]

YouTubeTokyo Fire Departmentoﬃcial channel① Press the start button. ② Pull out the hose.
③ Open the valve. ④ Spray water.

■ Fire reporting training: Check how to report to the fire department, notify building
residents, and collect information.

[Calling 119]YouTubeTokyo Fire Departmentoﬃcial channel• Emergency type (ﬁre or rescue) • Location (address or building name)• What is burning? • Are there injured persons or persons left inside?

[Evacuating]• Keep your head down.
• Cover your mouth with ahandkerchief or other cloth.

YouTubeTokyo Fire Departmentoﬃcial channel* In order to prevent COVID-19 infections, actual evacuation training and firefighting training
may be replaced with a notice regarding “private fire brigade training on the internet”. In suchcases, notice will be provided by the front office staff.

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Prevent Frailty!
Enjoy a delicious “autumn of appetite”
and prevent frailty!
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

With the end of the hot summer months, the “autumn of appetite” has arrived. In order toprevent frailty, it is important to eat three proper means, and to eat a variety of well-balanced
foods combining a staple food, main dish, and side dishes. This month we will look at some key
points to keep in mind for your daily meals.
At older ages, it is important to deliberately include the protein that builds our bodies as part ofour daily meals*. So that you can efficiently build muscle from protein, eat a good balance ofbeans, grains, and other plant foods in addition to animal foods such as meat, seafood, dairy,and eggs. In particular, it has been reported that properly consuming protein at breakfast will
reduce the risk of losing muscular strength in the near future.
In recent years, we can also get a variety of convenient protein-rich foods such as yoghurt andsalad chicken from convenience stores. Try adding these convenient everyday foods to yourregular meals.
Consuming vitamin D is also important for preventing frailty. Foods such as fish, eggs, andmushrooms contain large amounts of vitamin D. In addition to getting vitamin D by consumingthese foods, your body can also produce vitamin D internally when it is exposed to ultraviolet
rays. It is important to go out and get some sun rather than remaining indoors all day.
Enjoy the autumn of appetite to the fullest, whether by eating delicious foods or taking a trip.
* This does not apply to persons who are subject to dietary restrictions from a doctor.

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No.56Introducing New
Based on the growing numbers of elderly households in JKK housing,monitoring services using sensors and other devices.
This page introduces the monitoring services which are provided bythem should please sign up by calling the numbers at the bottom of the page.

Monthly priceKuroneko Monitoring Service,provided by Yamato Transport

1,078 yen(including tax)

A “HelloLight” LED light bulb that includes communication functions is installed in abathroom or other place that is used every day, and if the lights are not turned on or off for acertain time, notification is sent to the person that was registered in advance.

Image of overall service
Phone call or visit①The LED light bulb
②When light on or off is notcontinually detects when
detected for a certain length
it turns on or off.
of time, a notification
email is sent.

Residence where installed

Notified person④Telephone
notification

Signal receiving center*When there is no answer
at the residence③Telephone notification④Telephone
notification
Bracket size: E26
Brightness:
Equivalent to 40W light bulb

JKK Tokyo*When there is no answer
at the residence

Yamato Transport Neko
Support Service Center⑤Request for visit to check

When the notified person is unable to check the status of the family member or other person at the residence where the device is installed,
upon request JKK will check on the resident on his or her behalf.

When light bulb on/off was not detected between 9:00 on the previous day and 8:59, a problem is detected and email
notification is sent between 9:00 and 10:00 that same morning to the notified person who was set in advance.

Sign-up or inquiries

Yamato Transport Neko Support Service Center
Available hours: 9:00 – 18:00

TEL: 0120-545-425
6You can go to the sign-up
page by scanning the
QR code below.

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Monitoring Services
JKK has partnered with two companies to provide
these companies. Persons who would like to use

Monthly priceMoshimo Alert,
provided by Tokyo Gas

990 yen(including tax)

A sensor which can detect door opening and closing is installed in a bathroom or other placethat is used every day, and if door opening and closing are not detected for a certain time,
notification is sent to the person that was registered in advance. Free telephone healthconsultations for discussing health concerns are also included.

Image of overall service
Communication device• Uses a dedicated LTE line.
(Simply plug it into an outlet.)Home
gateway

Phone call or visit①The sensor continually②If door opening and closing are notdetects when the door is
detected for a certain length of time,
opened and closed.
email notification is sent.

Notified person

Residence where installed

Communication
dongleSensorSignal receiving center

Telephone notiﬁcation (optional)• Battery powered

Optional services are alsoavailable for greater peaceof mind!

• Battery powered

JKK Tokyo
Open/close check sensor
Battery (CR123A)③Request for visit to check

When the notified person is unable to check the status of the family member or other person at the rsidence
where the device is installed, upon request JKK will check on the resident on his or her behalf.

When door open/close was not detected between 8:00 on the previous day and 7:59, a problem is detected and email
notification is sent between 8:00 and 12:00 that same morning to the notified person who was set in advance.

Sign-up or inquiries

STATION 24, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

You can go to the sign-up
page by scanning the
QR code below.

Available hours: 9:00 – 17:00 (except for Sundays and holidays)

TEL: 0120-117744

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No.56Introduction of JKK Tokyo Housing Support
JKK offers housing support to a variety of households in order to makemoving into an apartment easier through support programs such as rent
discounts, a priority system, and easing of investigation standards.

Rent discount system* The rent discount system is available only when moving into a new residence.
* It is not available when changing from one apartment to another in your current JKK residence (same building).

Nearby living
supportdiscount[Nearby living support discount]

Households wishing to live in the same city or within a
5 km distance of a relative who is within three degrees
of kinship are eligible for a 20% discount on monthly
rent for 3 years after moving into some vacant city
units.
* The resident household or relative’s household must
be classified as a “child-raising household”,“household with elderly resident”, or “household withdisabled resident”.

[Child-raising discount]
For single-parent
households

Single-parent households receive a 20% discount onmonthly rent in some vacant city units either for 3
years or until the last day of the year when the childturns 18.

Child-raising
discount[Pair support]
For newly married
couples andhusband-and-wifehouseholds

Married couples where either the applicant or his/her
spouse is age 40 or younger receive a 20% discounton monthly rent at some vacant city units for 3 years
after moving in.

Pair support[Step 35 discount]

Step 35 discount8

Households where the person signing the rental
contract is 35 years old or younger on the day of theapplication receive a 20% discount on monthly rent atsome vacant city units for 3 years after moving in.
* Cohabiting relatives are limited to spouses (no age
restriction) and relatives (within three degrees ofkinship) who are 35 years old or younger.

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Priority application system when soliciting applications for first-come,first-serve vacant housing units

Priority application systemfor child-raising households
and elderly residents[Priority application system forchild-raising households]

At housing units designated by JKK and composed of
2 or more rooms, this system allows priority
applications for 7 days before the start of public
applications.At housing units designated by JKK andcomposed of 2 or more rooms, this system allows
priority applications for 7 days before the start of public
applications.

[Priority application system forelderly residents]

For residences located on the first or second floor of
housing units designated by JKK that do not haveelevators, this system allows priority applications for 7
days before the start of public applications.

[Priority reservation of JKK housing]Seniorresidence-change
supportFor households which include a resident who is 60
years old or older, when the residents want to sell theirowned home and move into JKK housing, this systemallows priority 14-day reservation of the desired
residence from among the vacant residences available
for first-come, first-served public applications.

Other support systems[Housing support for single-parent households]

If the monthly income of the applicant does notsatisfy the monthly income standard, then it ispossible to use the total including all child rearing
allowances for the income investigation.
In addition, it is possible to use combined income,
exceptions to the monthly income standards, andother support.

[Rental system for students]

Persons aged 18 years or older who are enrolled
in university or other educational institution may
use JKK housing if they satisfy certain conditions.
Students who are working or who are receiving
scholarships may apply to receive a 20% discounton monthly rent at some JKK housing units (cityunits) until the last day of the expected month ofgraduation from university or other school.

[Nearby living registration
system for peace of mind]

This is a system of preferential housing
introduction for customers who want to live close
to their families (nearby living).
For details of thesesystems and the available
housing units, please
see the homepage.

* The nearby living area is within the same ward
or city, or within a radius of approximately 5 km.

[JKK Housing Registration Center]
Business hours: 9:30 – 18:00(closed Sundays and holidays)[Landlord](main desk)9

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Measures to Combat
Infectious Diseases
It is important to takes steps to prevent becoming infected
yourself and to avoid infecting others.
Be sure to regularly wash your hands and gargle!

Methods● Wash hands with soap.
• Be sure to wash your hands at times including after returning home, before cooking,and before eating!
• Be sure to wash not just the palms of your hands but also everywhere between yourfingers, on the back of your hands, and the wrists!
● Avoid touching your face.
• Be sure to wash your hands before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth!
* There is the possibility that the virus may be on your hands as a result of contact
infection (*1).
● Wear a mask.
• Wear a mask when going out or when approaching other people!
* There is the possibility of catching the virus ejected into the air as a result of airborne
droplet infection (*2).
* You do not need to wear a mask when outdoors and maintaining a sufficient distance(2 m or more) from other people.
● Carefully disinfect places that your hands touch.
• Wipe the entrance, door knobs, and other locations that you touch every day! Use adisinfectant product whenever possible.
● Ventilate spaces.
• Open windows to replace the air inside!
● Avoid places where people are packed close together.
Avoid the Three C's!

What are the Three C's?
①
Closed spaces
with poor
ventilation②
Crowded places
with many
people nearby● Increase your immune system strength.
• Perform whatever exercises you can while indoors!
• Eat three balanced meals each day!
• Get enough sleep!
• Maintain a regular lifestyle routine!

*1: Contact infection:③
Close-contact
settings suchas close-range
conversations

If you feel unwellin any way,
see a doctor.

When an infected person sneezes or coughs into a hand and then touches surrounding objects, the virus will
adhere to the objects. Other persons who touch the objects may get the virus on their hands and become
infected through the mucous membranes when they touch their mouths, noses, or other part of the face.

*2: Airborne droplet infection: The virus is ejected together with airborne droplets from an infected person (sneezing, coughing, spitting,etc.), and infects other person when it is enters the body through the mouth, nose, or other part of the face.

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Use 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/← Read the QR code to view [How to pay rent].

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