English

July

Ichinoseki Multilingual Information

Ichinoseki International Association/
Ichinoseki ILC Promotion Division
Translated excerpts from the public Ichinoseki newsletter, ‘I-style’.

July Notification
Adult Medical Examination Schedule◇ Simultaneous consultation (reception hours: 6:45 am to 9:00 am)
Cardiovascular examination (basic medical examination, specific examination, examination of latter stageelderly)
Gastric cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, lung cancer screening, tuberculosis screening,
hepatitis virus screening◇Cervical cancer screening
DateArea

Venue

Ichinoseki Community Health

1 st（Mon）

Ichinoseki（reception hours：9:45am～10：30am/1:15pm～2:00pm）

Center
一関保健センター

Date

AreaVenue

Hanaizumi

Hanaizumi General Welfare Center
花泉総合福祉センター

24 th

2 nd（Tue）（Wed）

3 rd（Wed）
Senmaya
4 th（Thu）

Senmaya RuralEnvironment Improvement
Center
千厩農村環境改善センター

25 th（Thu）
26 th（Fri）

5 th（Fri）◇Breast cancer screening

6 th（Sat）（reception hours：9:30am～10：30am/1:30pm～

7 th（Sun）
8 th（Mon）

Ichinoseki Community HealthCenter
一関保健センター

Ichinoseki

Ichinoseki Cultural Tradition
Hall (Maikawa)
一関文化伝承館（舞川）)

9 th（Tue）

2:30pm）
DateAreaVenue

10 th（Wed）
11 th

FujisawaNikoniko Dome
ニコニコドーム（Thu）

Please cooperate with prevention methods ofinfectious diseases① Postpone consultation if you or a member ofyour family is in poor physical condition.
② Wait outside the venue when examination
admissions are limited③ Wear a mask

18 th

Okutama Civic Center（Thu）

奥玉市民センター

19 th（Fri）

SenmayaSenmaya Rural Environment

20 th

Improvement Center（Sat）

千厩農村環境改善センター
Fujisawa Civic Center Kinomi

26 th（Fri）

Fujisawa

Bunkan
藤沢市民センター黄海分館【Inquiries】

31 st

Health Promotion Division 0191-21-2160（Wed）

Kyoku Roku Fureai CenterMurone

曲ろくふれあいセンターor the Northern/Eastern Health Promotion Offices●Ichinoseki City Hall 0191-21-2111●Daito Branch0191-72-2111●Higashiyama branch●Kawasaki Branch0191-47-2111
0191-43-2111●Hanaizumi Branch 0191-82-2211●Senmaya Branch0191-53-2111●Murone branch0191-64-2111●Fujisawa Branch0191-63-2111

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Notice of payment in July

There are many ways to apply for theIndividual Number Card

There are repeated incidents of tax refund scammers
posing as city employees.
The city will never ask you to visit an ATMor ask for your PIN number.
①②③

City prefectural tax (general collection) 1st term

Fixed asset tax 2 nd term
Medical insurance premiums for the latter-stageelderly (general collection) 1 st term
④ Nursing care insurance premium (general collection)
1 st period～You can apply for Individual Number Cards through the post～

You can apply for a My Number Card at a post office counter
only if you are newly acquiring one.

●Period： Weekdays 9：00am～5：00pm (*Except forholidays)●Post offices you can apply at：Ichinoseki, Ichinoseki
Chuou-cho, Hanaizumi, Ohara, Surisawa, Okita,Senmaya, Konashi, Higashiyama, Murone, Usuginu,Fujisawa, Kinomi● Other：Photographs will be taken at the post office.

Payment deadline: Wednesday, July 31st

*Cards can be picked up at the main or branch office ofthe city hall in your area of residence.

【Inquiry】
Ichinoseki City Hall Tax Payment Division0191-21-8261
Or Ichinoseki City Tax Savings Association【Inquiries】 Ichinoseki City Hall Civic Division0191-21-8310

Gather information and prepare for disasters!
● ‘Evacuation’ means ‘避 avoiding’ ‘難 difficulty’. People who are in a safe place do not need to go to an evacuation site
●If you receive evacuation information (alert level 3 'elderly evacuation' or alert level 4 'evacuation order'), evacuate fromdangerous areas.
●Evacuation sites are not limited to elementary and junior high schools and community centers. Consider evacuating to a
relative or friend's house.

Check areas where floods and landslides are likely tooccur.

Evacuation sites and evacuation centers can beconfirmed by checking the disaster prevention map
and the Ichinoseki City website. The opening status ofevacuation shelters can be confirmed on FM ASMO
and the Ichinoseki City website.

WEB Disaster Prevention Map
Ichinoseki City Home Page
（Evacuation site/shelter）

Multilingual Information Newsletters are available at the Ichinoseki International Association's office andthe Ichinoseki City Library.
Or visit the Ichinoseki International Association homepage/Instagram/Facebook/
Ichinoseki City Hall English Guide.

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Livelihood support consultations

Consultations for womenThose worried about their livelihoods/financial
situation please consult with us.
●Date: July 4th,11th,18 th,25th (every Thursday)●Time: 10:00am- 3:00 pm●Location: Ichinoseki City General Welfare Center《 Mobile consultation（Reservation required）》●Date/Time：July 12th (Friday) 10:00am～3:00pm●Location: Hanaizumi General Welfare●Date: July 8th (Monday), 25th (Thursday)●Time: 10:00am-4:00pm●Location: Ichinoseki City Women's Center●Who: Women living in Ichinoseki City
●Application: Reservation required in advanceby phone.
[Inquiries] Ichinoseki City Women's Center
TEL 0191-21-2145

Center/Daito Health Center/Senmaya Rural Labor
Welfare Center/Social Welfare Council Fujisawa
Branch【Inquiries】
Ichinoseki City Council of Social Welfare
0191-23-6020 Hanaizumi Branch 0191-82-4002
Daito Branch 0191-71-1177 Senmaya Branch0191-53-2885 Fujisawa Branch 0191-63-5122

Winter break food pantry
Distribution of food for single parent homes who are struggling in their daily lives.
You can also seek advice on day-to-day issues.
Date/TimeLocation

Who is eligible

July 27 th (Sat)10：00am ～ 2:00pm

Ichinoseki City General
Welfare Center
Senmaya Rural Labor
Welfare CenterSingle parents raising children on their own* A household with a child or children in the third year of highschool or younger who are not working.

●How to apply: Please use the application form on the Ichinoseki Council of Social Welfare website.
●Application date: July 8 th (Sat) 5:00pm【Inquiries】 Ichinoseki City Council of Social Welfare 0191-23-6020◆Beware of scams◆
Officials from regional associations and municipalities will never ask for your account number or mobile phone
number over the phone, ask you to operate an ATM (automated teller machine), or visit your home to take yourinsurance card. Avoid responding right away to any suspicious phone call or visitor. Instead, get in touch with thePrefectural Medical Association for the Elderly, Ichinoseki City Hall’s National Health Insurance and Pension
Division, the nearest police station, or the Citizen Welfare Division of each branch office.

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Further resources
Iwate Prefecture
Find link to comprehensive English Guide that
includes important information
Iwate International Association

Ichinoseki City English Guide

Ichinoseki InternationalAssociation

Consultation for foreign residents about
various issues such as foreign residency
qualifications (visa) and troubles in everyday
life. Japanese family and friends of foreigners
are also welcome.

TEL: 019-654-8900
Hours: 9:00am～8:00pm

Find link to comprehensive English Guide that
includes important information such as what to
do in an emergency, where evacuation centersare, welfare incentives, how to dispose ofgarbage, and how to go about notification
procedures at city hallConsultation services for foreign residents
available. Staff can speak English and havetools to assist in other languages.

TEL: 0191-34-4711
Hours: 9:00am～6:00pm（Closed Thurs/holidays/Dec.29~Jan.3）

Are you having a problem with your visa,
nationality, family, work, everyday living,
discrimination, domestic violence,
confinement, or human trafficking?
Consultation can be made by toll-free number,
Facebook messenger, or through an online
chat system

Yorisoi Hotline

AMDA Medical Information
Center〔特定非営利活動法人AMDA 国際医療情報センター〕

Telephone Consultation for medical matters
Free consultation & interpreting service
Connection fees will apply

Specialized line forforeigners in Iwate, Miyagi,
Fukushima:
0120-279-226

TEL: 03-6233-9266
Hours: 10:00am～4:00pm（Monday～Friday）

After-Hours
Children’s
Emergency Hotline

Doctors on Duty
(Nights/Holidays)
Scan the QR code below for doctors that are on
duty at night (18:00-20:00) and on duty on Sundays/holidays.

To double check the available facilities,
call the Ichinoseki City Hall on 0191-21-2111.

A telephone helpline toconsult with a nurse about
responses and emergency
measures for children’sillnesses.
● Hours: 7:00pm 8:00am

If it's a medical emergency, be sure to call 119.
Please bring your health insurance card and your medication record handbook(okusuri techou) when seeing a docto● Open year-round● Phone number: 019-6059000 Or dial #8000

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