英語情報紙「伊賀」May 2022 No.174

２０２２（令和４）年 5 月号

The City Newsletter

５Population of Iga City

87,794Foreign Nationals

5,323

6.06% of Population
End of March, 2022

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.

COVID-19 Updates

しんがた こ ろ な

かんし新型コロナに関するお知らせ

Iga City Group Vaccination for the Third Dose

いがししゅうだん せ っ し ゅ

か い め

伊賀市コロナワクチン集団接種（３回目）

To promote the booster vaccination, the following group vaccination will be offered. Those who are 18 years ofage or older and have passed 6 months or more since the second vaccination may apply.
【Day and Time】May 15 Sun and May 21, Sat; 10am – noon
【Venue】
Iga City Hall (Iga-shi, Shijuku-cho 3184)【Vaccine】
Takeda / Moderna
There will be interpreters in five languages at the May 15 event.
【Interpreters】 10am – 11am: English, Portuguese and Spanish /11am – noon: Vietnamese and Chinese【Reservation】 Reservations will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. on May 2.
<Online> Access Iga City Vaccination Reservation Site.
https://logoform.jp/form/KPw2/89547<Phone>Call Iga City COVID-19 Vaccine Information Center: 0120-849-064 (8:30am–5pm, Mon-Sat)*The venue on May 21 is only available in Japanese.

Reservations can be made after May 9. <https://jump.mrso.jp/242161/>【Inquiries】Vaccination Promotion Division Tel: 0595-41-1550

Consultation Services for People with Fever and Other Symptoms

はつねつ

しょうじょうひと

そうだん ま ど ぐ ち

発熱などの症状がある人の相談窓口

Be sure to call and make an appointment before seeing the doctor in the following priority order.
1. Family Doctor
2. Medical institutions on the list designated by Mie Prefecture
3. When you do not know which medical institution to consult (Available on weekends and holidays)
Iga Hokensho (Municipal health department)
Tel:0595-24-8050 (9am – 9pm)
Mie Emergency Medical Information Center
Tel:059-229-1199 (9pm – 9am of the following day)

REMEMBER to avoid
the spread of infection!
かんせん か く だ いちゅうい

感染拡大に注意してください

Take basic precautionary measures(wearing a mask, washing hands,avoiding Three Cs) to prevent thespread of COVID-19.

Medical Information
Dental Checkup

い り ょ う かんけ いし医療関係のお知らせ
しか けんし ん

歯科検診

People over 20 years old can have an annual dental checkup for 500 yen. (Born before April 1, 2003)
People of milestone ages (40, 50, 60, and 70), people 71 and older, and pregnant women are eligible for freedental checkups. Those who are eligible have received a free examination ticket.
Please make an appointment to see one of the listed dentists by February 28, 2023.

Mobile Screening for Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis

はいけ ん し ん 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.
●Lung cancer screening:
People born on or before April 1, 1983 (Over 40 years old)
●Tuberculosis checkup:
People born on or before April 1, 1958 (Over 65 years old)
【Inquiries】 Kenkou-Suishin Ka Tel:0595-22-9653
Monthly Tax
Payments
こんげつのうぜい

今月の納税

Pay by May 31 Tuesday
Light Motor Vehicle Tax Full Installment [Kei Jidousha Zei]
【Inquiries】 Shuu Zei Ka Tel 0595-22-9612
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Information

しお知らせ
じ ど う しゃぜい

Car Tax Payment Deadline

のうふきげん自動車税の納付期限

If you are a car owner, have you remembered to post your Car Tax Payment Notification
Form? This year’s car tax payment deadline is 31 May 2022. 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 is delayed.
Car tax makes up 14% of the prefecture’s tax income and is an important source of revenue; it is used to fundthe 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 of society. Please pay your tax by 31 May 2022.
【Inquiries】 Iga Kenzei Office Tel: 0595-24-8020

Childcare Allowance and Special Dependent's Allowance

じ ど う ふ よ う て あ て 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, the monthly allowance has been reduced by 0.2% 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 may be available up to age 20 upon application.
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

こ う こ う しゅうがく し え ん き ん

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
こ う こ う しゅうがく し え ん き ん

こ う こ う しょう がく き ゅ う ふ き ん

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(per income 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

What you can do as an adult

お と な

大人になるとできること

Effective April 1, the age of adulthood was lowered from the age of 20 to 18. 18- and 19-year-olds will be able
to sign various contracts without parental consent. Once you enter into a contract in your own name, you are also
responsible for it. To avoid getting into trouble, please consider carefully before signing a contract.
In addition, please be reminded that drinking, smoking, and gambling
are not still permitted until age 20.
【Inquiries】Juumin-ka Tel:0595-22-9626
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い り ょ う けんこう

じょうほう

医療・健康の情報

Infant Health Checkups and Consultation

あか

けん し んそ う だん

赤ちゃんの検診と相談

In Iga, checkup examinations are available at 18 months and 3 years. Notifications will be sent out to homes withchildren 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)

May 10, 24 and June 14
May 12 and June 2, 30

1pm to 2:40pm
1pm to 2:40pm

Medical Emergencies & Assistance

Haitopia Iga 4F
Haitopia Iga 4F

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 the clinic is closed, refer to the following options. Make an appointment before your visit and bringyour health insurance certificate.
◆Iga-shi Emergency Clinic (Oukyu Shinryojo) / TEL: 0595-22-9990【Clinical Department】Internal Medicine and pediatrics【Address】 Iga-shi Ueno Kuwamachi1615 (Behind Okanami Hospital)

Mon to Sat
8pm-11pm
Sun and Holidays 9am- noon, 2pm- 5pm and 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.
◆Three medical emergency facilities on duty

MaySunHospital Name
Ueno Shimin Hospital
TEL: 0595-24-1111
Nabari Hospital
TEL: 0595-61-1100
Okanami Hospital
TEL: 0595-21-3135

Schedule
Mon to Fri:
Sat, Sun and Holidays
5pm - 8:45am
8:45am- 8:45am
Mon to Fri:
Sat, Sun and Holidays
5pm - 8:45am
8:45am- 8:45am
Mon
Wed
Sun, Holidays
5pm- 9am 5pm- 8:45am 9am-8:45am

Mon12Okanami/Nabari Okanami
89
OkanamiOkanami15
16
Okanami/Nabari Okanami
22
23
OkanamiOkanami29
30
Okanami/Nabari Okanami※The closing time is the time of the following day.

TuesWedThurs

FriSat3
Nabari
10
Ueno
17
Nabari
24
Ueno
31
Ueno

4
Okanami
11
Okanami18
Okanami25
Okanami5
Nabari12
Nabari19
Nabari26
Nabari

6
Ueno
13
Ueno
20
Ueno
27
Ueno

7
Ueno
14
Nabari
21
Ueno
28
Ueno

Except pediatrics※Be sure to call before you visit the hospital.

Advice & Consulting 相談窓口
そうだん ま ど ぐ ち

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 today 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.

Website■Iga-shi Tabunka Kyousei Center■Tabunka Kyousei-Ka【Tel】0595-22-9629【Tel】0595-22-9702
Facebook【Open】Mon-Fri, and Sun(2nd & 4th) 9:00-17:00【Open】Mon-Fri, 8:30-17:00【Venue】3184 Shijuku cho, Iga-shi 【Venue】Haitopia Iga 4F, 500 Ueno Marunouchi, Iga-shi【URL】http://iga-tabunkakyouseicenter.com
City Hall 2F

Tips for Everyday Life

■Private Consultation
Regarding the Visas,
international marriage,
nationalization and etc,
you can consult
Gyousei -shoshi, anadministrative scrivener.
Reservation required.
【Date】June 12, Sun
1:30pm - 4pm

せいかつ

生 活 のヒント
びょうじ ほ い く し つ

り よ う「病児保育室」をご利用ください

When a parent or guardian is unable to care for a sick child at home due to work or otherreasons, 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 the doctor 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 tax-exempthouseholds: ¥0.- / Those who live out of the city: ¥1,000.- *The agreed area residents: Same price as city residents【Inquiries】Yume Kodomo Clinic Iga Tel: 0595-24-7605 / Address: Ota-chou 258-2
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か く し ゅ きょうしつ

あんない

各種教室のご案内
Learning Support ClassJapanese Language ClassSasayuri Kyousitsu

Iga Nihongo-no-Kai

きょうしつ

いがに ほ ん ご

Kanji Learning ClassKanjiかいKyousitsu

しょうが く せい

か ん じ きょうしつ

ささゆり 教室

伊賀 日本語の会

小学生 漢字教室

Students can find support toreinforce material learned in school inJapanese, for the 3rd to the 9th grader.
【Date】Sat. 2pm - 4pm【Fee】200yen / class【Tel】 0595-23-0912
Cell: 080-3590-7612

Who wants to speak Japanese,come and join us! Also you can prepare
for Nihongo Kentei test here.
【Date】 Wed. 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Sat.
7pm - 8:30pm【Fee】200yen / class【Tel】 0595-23-0912

Elementary school students, let's
have fun learning how to write kanji andwhat they mean!
【Date】Wed. 3:30pm – 4:30pm【Venue】Haitopia 4F Tamokutekishitsu【Fee】Free(0yen )【Tel】 070-4455-4900

The availability of the classes will change depending on COVID-19. Please check with the contacts for each class.
あたらHot Topics

し新 しい

Family Support Center

お知らせファミリーサポートセンター

The Family Support Center is the mutual support system for childcare. In response to requests from IRAI KAIIN(the client), TEIKYOU KAIIN(the donor) will give the support on childcare by the coordination of the office.
1) Standard ChildcareChildcare before or after kindergartens/ nurseries/ elementary schools or transportation of the children2) Emergency Support
Childcare when the parent/guardian is sick, or in other unexpected circumstances (working overtime, etc.)【Registration】 For the client(IRAI KAIIN), it is required to register in advance to use the service.
【Usage Fee】 700yen (7am - 7pm) / 800yen (7pm - 7am)
*For Emergency Support: 1,000yen (7am - 7pm) / 1,200yen (7pm - 7am) / 5,000yen (overnight childcare)◆To become a childcare volunteer (TEIKYOU KAIIN: the donor)
Now recruiting training participants for childcare volunteers. You can get considerable expertise and informationin childcare and register as a service giver after finishing the course in June and July.
【Inquiries】Family Support Center Tel: 0595-26-7830

KUMIHIMO; Braid WorkFor Parents and Children
お や こ

く み ひ も たいけ ん

Iga Railway
Student Pass Subsidy
いが てつどうつうがく て い き ほ じ ょ

親子で 組紐体験

伊賀鉄道 通学定期補助

Elementaryschool students andtheir parents canexperience
braidmaking together.
【Date】June 11 Sat 10am – 11am
【Venue】Kumi-no-sato【Fees】 500yen/ person【Capacity】 10pairs【How to apply】 Call the following
with your name, age and contacts.
Or sign up on the website.
【Inquiries】Shogai-Gakushu-Ka
Tel: 0595-22-9679

Those who buy
a train pass on
the Iga Railway
will be subsidized for half of thecost of the pass.
【Eligibility】 Student train passes
valid for any period from April 1,
2022 to March 31, 2023
【Application Period】 From May
10, 2022 to March 6, 2023
*Details will be available on thecity website soon.
【Inquiries】Kotsu-Seisaku-ka
Tel: 0595-22-9663
くAdvice on Daily Life

Coupon Ticket on Board
Government Route Bus
ぎょうせいかいすうけん

行政バス回数券

From April 1,coupon tickets
can also bepurchased on board government
route buses or at the following
locations.
- Government route bus: Igamachi,Ayama, Ooyamada, Shimagahara- Mie Kotsu Ueno Ryokou Center(Haitopia Iga 1F)- City Hall, Kotsu-Seisaku-ka- Each branch office【Inquiries】Kotsu-Seisaku-ka
Tel: 0595-22-9663

そうだん

暮らしなんでも相談

The specialists, such as lawyers, tax officers and social workers, will be available tosupport and advice on any of the following. Reservations are required.
【Date】 11 June, Saturday, 10am – 4pm【Venue】 Yumepolis Cener【Details】 Outstanding payment, unfair dismissal from work, pension, tax, care, childrearing, loans (property,education), insurance (life insurance, car insurance, disaster insurance), discharge of scholarship, building
property, renovating property, issues regarding your property etc.
【Inquiries】 Kurashi Hotto Station Iga Tel:0595-24-7198; 9am - 5pm (Tuesday and Thursday only)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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