November

英語情報紙「伊賀」 ２０２1（令和 3）年 11 月号

The City Newsletter

112021 No.168

Population of Iga City

88,700Foreign Nationals

5,444

6.14% of Population
End of September, 2021

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
COVID-19 Updates

しんがた こ ろしお知らせ
なかんし新型コロナに関するお知らせ

The state of emergency has been lifted, but we still need to be careful.
To prevent the infection, please wear a mask, disinfect your hands, and avoid close contact. Take care and stay safe!
◆How to spend time at home with children infected with COVID-19 who are being treated at home
⓪ Observe your child's condition and consult a health center immediately if he or she has any of the following
symptoms: Uncertainty in consciousness / Breathlessness / Vomiting / Fever / Unable to inoculate food and drink① Keep the rooms separate.
② Infected children should be nursed and cared for only by limited people.
③ Wear a mask for each other.(over 2years old)
④ Wash your hands frequently.
⑤ Ventilate as much as possible during the day.
⑥ Clean and disinfect areas that are frequently touched. (Doorknobs, light switches, remotes, and toilets)⑦ Do not share towels or clothes.
⑧ Dispose of trash in a sealed container.
【Inquiries】 Iga Health Center Tel:0595-24-8045◆Free PCR Test to Prevent of Spread for Asymptomatic Individuals【Application Period】 October 11 Monday – December 10 Friday 2021
【Eligibility】 Asymptomatic individuals who live, work, or go to school in Mie Prefecture【Inspection Method】 Apply on the website → The test kit will be mailed to your home. →Collect saliva by yourself → Drop it in the mailbox → Test performed → Notification of test results-If you test positive you will be sent to a partner medical institution.
-This test is limited to once a month per person.
-Please consult the medical institution if you have symptoms.
URL: https://www.mwt-mice.com/events/miepcrtest/

Signing up for After School Club

ほ う か ご じどう

り よ う き ぼ う し ゃ ぼしゅう

放課後児童クラブ利用希望者募集

The After School club is for children whose parents are not yet at home after school ends.
Instead, they can join the afterschool club where professional staff look after them.
【Application period】
November 8 Mon - 30 Tue
3pm - 6pm (Weekdays only)【Eligibility】
Elementary school students【Fee】
8,000 yen/ month
For the spring,summer andwinter vacations, prices willchange.
【Apply to】
The After School Clubs directly.
*To be decided by lottery ifoversubscribed.
【Inquiries】
Kodomo Mirai Ka
Tel:0595-22-9677

Monthly Tax
Payments
こんげつのうぜい

今月の納税

After School ClubAddress

After School Club Friends Ueno
After School Club Friends Ueno #2
After School Club Kids Ueno
After School Club Futaba
After School Club Wing Ueno
After School Club Kaze no Oka
After School Club Kaze no Oka #2
Seiwa Nishi After School Club
Seiwa Higashi After School Club
Ueno Kita After School Club
Nakase After School Club Neverland
Miwa After School Club
Tsuge After School Club
Nishitsuge After School Club
Mibuno After School Club
Shimagahara After School Club
Ayama After School Club “Popcorn”
Oyamada After School Club “At Home”
After School Club “Genki Club”
Iga After School Club (Private Club)

Telephone

Midorigaoka Nakamachi 4354
22-0033
Midorigaoka Honmachi 4153
21-8118
Ueno Tokuicho 3276
24-4440
Ueno Konyamachi 3181
21-0005
Nishijo 114
24-8181
Yumegaoka 2-11
22-8805
Yumegaoka 6-6
23-2009
Oouchi 751-1
090-6351-4610
Ida 1350
24-0200
Higashitakakura 2055
51-8368
Saimyoji 105
23-0010
Mita 986-1
51-6831
Tsugemachi 2343
45-3010Shindo 160
45-3055
Kawahigashi 1659-5
45-7900
Shimagahara 4696-959-3345
Baba 1045
43-1210
Hirata 25
47-1717
Kirigaoka 2-266
52-3591
Kume-cho 872-1
23-6587

Available
Places

4060
4070
4060
60
3030
4530
2530
2040
2050305520

Pay by November 30National Health Insurance 5th [Kokumin Kenkou Hoken]【Inquiries】 Shuu Zei Ka Tel 0595-22-9612
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Information

しお知らせ

What is Year-End Tax Adjustment (Nenmatsu Chousei)

ねんまつ ちょうせい

年末 調 整 について

When companies calculate the monthly salaries of their employees, they calculate the amount of income tax thatshould be levied based on salary, social insurance payments and the number of dependents. This income tax is thendeducted when the salary is paid. This is called 'tax deduction at source' (gensen choushuu).
However, the amount of income tax deducted each month is only a temporary figure, and the actual amount ofincome tax that is due to be paid is calculated at the end of each year. This means that you may actually have to pay
more in tax than based on your monthly salary, or it might be the case that based on your monthly salary calculations
you have been paying too much, and so are due a tax refund. This process, called 'year-end tax adjustment', takes
place at the end of every calendar year. Why do adjustments need to be made?
Reason 1: Your 'tax deduction at source' (gensen choushuu hyou) certificate is calculated on the assumption that yourmonthly salary does not change throughout the year, but in reality your salary might have changed throughout
the course of the year, especially if you have switched jobs. The tax deduction at source system is thededuction of income tax from your salary, and this is the system used to pay tax in Japan.
Reason 2: Throughout the course of the year, there may have been changes in the number ofdependents, in which cases the amount of income tax you need to pay will alsochange.
Reason 3: Life insurance and earthquake insurance are deducted in the year-end tax adjustment.
However, this deduction means that there is an upper limit on the amount that can be
deducted from income.

A Certificate of Deduction for Social Insurance Premiums(National Pension Insurance Premiums)
社会保険料（国民年金保険料）控除 証 明 書 の発行
しゃかい ほけんりょう

こくみん ねんきん ほけんりょう

こうじょ しょうめいしょ

はっこう

When you declare the residence tax and income tax, the full amount of your national pension premiums is subject
to social insurance premium deduction (the premium payments you made from January 1st to December 31st of thatparticular year). In order to receive this social insurance premium deduction, you must attach proof that you havepaid. For this reason, those who have paid national pension premiums between January 1 to September 30 will
receive a 'social insurance (pension insurance) deduction certificate' from the Japan Pension Fund in early November.
When filing tax returns or making year-end adjustments, this certificate (or receipt) must be attached.
Also, this same certificate will be sent to those who paid national pension insurance for the first time this yearbetween October 1 and December 31 in early February of next year.
It should be noted that if you paid national pension insurance fees for any family members, the same members canbe added to your social insurance premium deduction. In order to do this, be sure to attach their deduction certificates,too. For queries regarding the 'social insurance (national pension insurance) deduction certificate' please call thepensioner dial at 0570-003-004.
【Inquiries】Hoken Nenkin Ka Tel:0595-22-9659

What month is November?
Child Abuse Prevention Month

The Campaign for the Elimination ofViolence against Women

じ ど う ぎゃくたい ぼ う し げっかん

児童 虐 待 防止月間

Act on the Prevention, etc. of Child Abuse has been amendedin April 2020. The law stipulates that corporal punishment as
discipline is not allowed. Although “to intend to provide discipline”,
it can be “abuse for child” if it will be viewed as detrimental for theirhealthy development and growth.
- You warned the child many times verbally, but he/she don’t
hear you, so you hit him/her on the cheek.
- You let the child sit in Japanese Seiza style for hours becausehe/she always pulls a prank.
- The child hit the friend and injured him/her, so you hit your childin the same way.
- The child didn’t do the homework, so you didn’t give him/herdinner.
These are all the corporal punishment and abuse.
Discipline is to help children develop their personality andtalents and lead an autonomous social life. Face the child, explain
in words what to do, show a good sample, and communicate in away that he/she can understand instead of corporal punishment.
Child Consultation Center Abuse Hotline; call “189”【Inquiries】●Kodomo Mirai- Ka Tel: 0595-22-9609●Iga Child Consultation Center Tel: 0595-24-8060●Iga Police Department Tel: 0595-21-0110
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がつ

11月は…

2

じょせい

たいぼうりょくうんどう

女性に対する 暴 力 をなくす運動

It is the International Day of the Elimination ofViolence against Women on November 25.
The previous two weeks between November 12
and 25 is the period of the campaign.
It seriously violates the human rights of womensuch as the violence from her husband or
partner, sex crimes, prostitution, sexual
harassments, stalking and etc.
Don’t keep or worry about it alone, pleasecontact us as the following.
●Kodomo Mirai- Ka Tel: 0595-22-9609●Mie Pref. Women Consultation Center(Spousal Violence Counseling Support Center)
Tel: 059-231-5600●Iga Police Department
Tel: 0595-21-0110●Nabari Police Department
Tel: 0595-62-0110●DV Consultation
Navigation Tel: #8008

Health and Medical Information

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)

November 9, 30, December 21
November 11, December 2,16

1:15pm to 2:40pm
1:15pm 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 the following options. Make an appointment before your visit and bringyour health insurance certificate.
Mon to Sat
8pm-11pm
Sun and Holidays 9am- noon, 2pm- 5pm and 8pm-11pm◆Iga-shi Emergency Clinic (Oukyu Shinryojo) / TEL: 0595-22-9990【Clinical Department】Internal Medicine and pediatrics【Address】 Iga-shi Ueno Kuwamachi1615 (Behind Okanami Hospital)◆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 servicegg and so on anytime.
※Be sure to call before you visit the hospital.

November◆Three medical emergency facilities on duty
Hospital Name
ScheduleSun

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
MonWedSun, Holidays
5pm- 9am 5pm- 8:45am 9am-8:45am※The closing time is the time of its following day.

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

Mon

1Okanami
7
8Nabari/Okanami Okanami
14
15
OkanamiOkanami21
22
Nabari/Okanami Okanami
28
29
OkanamiOkanamiTuesWedThurs

Fri

Sat

2
Nabari
9
Ueno
16
Nabari
23
Ueno
30
Ueno

3
Okanami10
Okanami
17
Okanami24
Okanami4
Nabari11
Nabari18
Nabari25
Nabari

5
Ueno
12
Ueno
19
Ueno
26
Ueno

6Nabari
13
Ueno
20
Nabari27
Ueno

Except pediatrics

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■Shimin Seikatsu-ka【Open】Mon-Fri, and Sun(2nd & 4th) 9:00-17:00
City Hall 2F【Tel】0595-22-9629
Facebook【Open】Mon-Fri, 8:30-17:00【Venue】Haitopia Iga 4F, 500 Ueno Marunouchi, Iga-shi【Tel】0595-22-9702【Venue】3184 Shijuku cho, Iga-shi 【URL】http://iga-tabunkakyouseicenter.com※Advance reservations are required for visits.

Tips for Everyday Life
How do you Read 「紅葉」 ？

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

せいかつ

生 活 のヒント●●●よ「紅葉」はなんと読む？

「紅葉」 This kanji can be read as "koyo" or "momiji".
In autumn, when the green leaves turn red or yellow, they say "koyo-suru (紅葉する).
The leaves that change their color are called "koyo," and especially the maple leave turning red are called "momiji.
The Kanji for both is “紅葉”. It can be read in two different ways. It's really difficult to read kanji in Japanese.
Going out to the mountains to enjoy the beautiful autumn leaves is called"Momiji-gari（紅葉狩り）", not "koyo-gari". In Iga City, we have many places withbeautiful autumn leaves. Let's go out and enjoy the autumn colors.
●Shirafuji-no-taki (Address: Iga-shi, Yabata)●Furusato Bashou-no-mori Park (Address: Iga-shi, Nagata)●Ueno Park (Address:Iga-shi, Ueno Marunouchi, Near Ueno Castle)
The Iga Tourist Information Site has automatic translation in Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, and English.
URl: https://igakanko.net/?p=659
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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
Leearning Supprt Class

Japanese Language ClassSasayuri Kyousitsu

Iga Nihongo no Kai

ささゆり

きょうしつい教室

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

がに ほ ん ご

Kanji Learning ClassKanji

かいKyousitsu

しょうがくせい伊賀 日本語の会

か ん じ きょうしつ

小 学 生 漢字 教 室

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. 15:30pm – 16:30pm【Venue】Haitopia 4F Tamokutekishitsu【Fee】Free(0yen )【Tel】 070-4455-4900

The availability of the course will change depending on COVID-19. Please check with your respective contacts.

Hot Topics

あたら新 しいしお知らせ

Iga City’s Guidelines for Intercultural Cohesion

た ぶ ん か きょうせい し し ん

さくてい

多文化 共 生 指針を策定しました

In Iga City, we have 6.2 percent foreign residents of the total population. In August, the city has been formulated theguidelines for intercultural cohesion with the better deployment of taking advantage of their various experiences andcultural backgrounds.
◆Basic Philosophy: Respecting people of different cultures and backgrounds, turning the city intercultural andconfortable to live in, and creating new value together.
◆Basic Actions: 1) Raising awareness about intercultural cohesion and promote social participation
2) Improvement of living infrastructure3) Building a multicultural community4) Improvement a sysytem to promete this guidelines ad responding to cglovalaization
In 2022, we will formulate an action plan to implement these guidelines.
To prepare for this, we will hold an "Questionnaire on Intercultural Cohesion " in December. We would appreciate yourcooperation in advance.
【Inquiries】Shimin Seikatsu-ka Tel: 0595-22-9702

Consult Anything in your Living

くそうだんDiscover “Vietnam”

暮らし なんでも相談

The specialists such as a lawyer or a tax accountant areavailable for this consultation.
【Date】November 21 Sunday, 10am - 4pm【Venue】Yumepolis Center【 Regarding 】 Non-payment of wages, unfair dismissal,
pension, tax, loans (housing, automobiles, education,
childcare, long-term care), review of various insurance
guarantees, repayment of scholarship, new housing,rebuilding, remodeling, housing trouble or more.
【Capacity】First 15 (Telephone reservation required)*Please confirm the interpreter when making a reservation.
【Reservation Period】November 9-18
(9am - 5pm / Tuesday and Thursday only)【Reservation/ Inquiries】
Kurashi Hotto Station Iga Tel:0595-24-7198

はっけん こ う ざ【Date】December 14 Tuesday, 2pm -4pm
【Venue】Haitopia Iga 5F(Tamokuteki-dai-kenshushitsu)【 Details 】 The Japanese language instruction
coordinator, Ms. Kazumi Yoshida, will introduce what
she has discovered and learned about life in Vietnam.
【Eligibility】Who live or work in this city
【Capacity】First 40【Application】From November 8
Please contact the following withyour address, name, age and phone.
【Apply to】
Danjo Kyodo Sankaku Center
Tel: 0595-22-9632

IIFA Photo Contest “What I love about Iga!”

こくさい こうりゅう きょうかい

国際 交 流 協 会 フォトコンテスト

Submit a photo you have taken of scenery or customs in Iga that you love orfind curious and win the gift vouchers, Iga rice, and other cool stuff!
【Application period】October 1 – December 24【Who can apply】Non-Japanese residents, Japanese residents withinternational backgrounds, or their family members.
【How to apply】 Please submit your photo using the application form on our website.
Photo size must be between 5MB and 10MB.
URL https://www.mie-iifa.jp/?page_id=477【Inquiries】Iga International Friendship Association（IIFA） TEL: 070-4455-4900

The Best Award:
10,000 yen Gift Voucher
The Excellent Award:
5,000 yen Gift Voucher
The Honorable Mention:
3,000 yen Gift Voucher

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 Shimin Seikatsu-Ka (編集：伊賀市市民生活課) Tel:0595-22-9702
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