Posted by interfm on 2012/02/19 – 8:24 AM
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Minato City’s ‘Minato Internationalization Master Plan’ was drafted in March 2010.
It was revised this fiscal year, in conjunction with the latter half year review of the Minato City Basic Plan, with the aim of implementing programs more effectively.
The revised version of the Minato Internationalization Master Plan (Draft) has n been completed and the city’s is calling for the opinions of Minato City citizens. The full text of the revised plan (draft) can be seen at the Global Community Planning Subsection on the 3rd floor of Minato City Hall as well as on the city website under ‘Public Opinion on the Plan’ or under ‘News’ in each language.
The ‘Minato Internationalization Master Plan (Draft)’ is available in Japanese and English, and opinions are requested in either Japanese or English too.Please submit your opinions to the Global Community Planning Subsection at Minato City Hall by Wednesday 29th February.
For enquiries, please call the Minato City Global Community Planning Subsection on 03-3578-2111, extension 2046.
Next, information on the ‘Azabu Future Photograph Panel Exhibition’.
In an effort to preserve changes to Azabu Town, Azabu Regional City Office will hold 3 exhibitions of photographs comparing Azabu’s past and present. The exhibitions will be held in facilities within the city.
The first panel exhibition started on Friday 3rd February and will go on until Thursday 23rd February. Opening hours are from 10am to 7pm. The exhibition will close at 4pm on the final day (23rd).
The venue is Fuji Film Square on the first floor of Tokyo Midtown.
The second panel exhibition started on Monday 20th February and will go on until Friday 2nd March. Opening hours are from 9am to 5pm.
The venues are
1) 1F Lobby of the head office of Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Graduate School
2) 1F Lobby of Azabu Regional City Office
3) 1F Community Exchange Corner of Arisu-no-mori Minami-azabu
The Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Graduate School venue will be closed on Sundays.
The third exhibition will be held from Monday 19th to Friday 30th March. Opening hours will be from 9am to 5pm. It will be closed on weekends.The venue will be the first floor lobby of the City Hall.
Enquiries should be made to the Community Policy Subsection of Azabu Regional City Office on 03-5514-8812.
Posted by interfm on 2012/02/12 – 8:59 AM
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Some Minato municipal elementary and junior high school indoor swimming pools remain open throughout the year and are available for use by those who live or work in the city.
Admission fees are 300yen for two hours for adults and 100 yen for elementary and junior high school aged children. Use is free for preschoolers, those aged 65 or older and those who are disabled.
To use the pool, an individual registration card is required. This will be issued when proof of address or place of work has been shown to the reception desk. The card can be used straight away.
For details on which school pools are open, the opening hours and points to take note of when using the pools, please see the February edition of Minato Monthly or the Minato City website, or contact Minato Call to enquire.
The number for Minato Call is 03-5472-3710.
Next, information on ‘The 25th Exhibition of Calligraphy and Painting Works by Elementary/Junior High School Children from Minato City and Chaoyang District, Beijing’.
Launched as a program for goodwill exchange between Minato City and Chaoyang District in Beijing, the exhibition of calligraphy and painting works by elementary and junior high school children celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The event features numerous powerful and dynamic masterpieces this year too. Please come and enjoy the children’s wonderful works.
Exhibition Schedule:Monday13th – Friday 24th February Closed on weekends.
Opening hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.The venue is the first floor lobby of Minato City Hall.
Posted by interfm on 2012/02/05 – 8:14 AM
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Minato City’s Board of Education is distributing enrollment notifications to families of children who will enroll in municipal elementary or junior high schools in April 2012. If you have yet to receive this, please ask.
Those eligible are:
1.children enrolling in the 1st grade of elementary school who were born between April 2nd 2005 and April 1st 2006
2.children enrolling in the first grade of junior high school who were born between April 2nd 1999 and April 1st 2000
If you are a foreign national with a child that falls into one of these categories and you wish to enroll them in a municipal elementary or junior high school, please enquire. Enquiries should be made to the School Administration Support Subsection of Minato City’s School Affairs Section on 03-3578-2111 (extensions 2726 to 2729).
Next, information on the relocation of the Child and Family Support Center
The Child and Family Support Center will provide services at a new facility from Monday 13th February.
It will be attached to the Minato Public Health Center, aiming to strengthen further the support already available to children and families bringing children up.
The move will result in changes to telephone and FAX numbers so please pay attention to these.
The new address for the Child and Family Support Center is 1-4-10 Mita, Minato City.
The telephone number is 03-6400-0090 and the FAX number is 03-3455-4539.
The Child and Family Support Center provides childrearing support services and children and family related consultations as well as consultation and action to deal with and prevent child abuse. There are also facilities such as the Parent-child Interaction Plaza, Community Program Room, consultation rooms and Information Corner, as well as activity spaces for clubs and circles for those raising children, so please feel free to use them.
Posted by interfm on 2012/01/29 – 8:21 AM
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The Minato Public Health Center and the Children and Families Support Center will relocate in February.
Please pay attention to changes in telephone and fax numbers, the closure of services and the resumption dates of services at the new facility. The Minato Public Health Center will provide services at the new facility from Monday 6th February and the Children and Families Support Center from Monday 13th February.
Minato Public Health Center has until now, provided services split over three facilities; the Life Hygiene Center on the 2nd floor of Azabu Regional City Office, the Public Health Service Center at Akasaka Temporary Regional City Office and the Public Health Service Center Mita Annex. From now on, it will include the Minato City non-working day emergency dental care service, and its services will be unified at the new facility for more efficient operation.
The Children and Families Support Center will also be attached to the Minato Public Health Center, aiming to strengthen further the support already available to children and families bringing children up.
The new address for the Minato Public Health Center and the Children and Families Support Center is 1-4-10 Mita, Minato City, Tokyo 108-8315
For enquiries, please call the Minato Public Health Center on 03-6400-0050 (FAX number: 03-3455-4420), or the Children and Families Support Center on 03-6400-0090 (FAX number: 03-3455-4515).
Next, information on consultation services for foreigners.
If something is troubling you in everyday life, please use the free consultation services for foreigners.
○The Minato City Consultation Service for Foreign People is a consultation counter for foreign residents of Minato City who are experiencing problems with the city’s administrative services or daily life.
Consultation is available from 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday, excluding national holidays and the period between midday and 1pm.
The telephone number is 03-3578-2046. Calls will be answered in English only.
○The Metropolitan Government Consultation Service for Foreign People provides consultation for foreign residents of Tokyo on traditions, culture, social systems, immigration-related matters and families.
Consultation days are as follows:
English: Monday – Friday, TEL: 03-5320-7744.
Korean: Wednesday, TEL: 03-5320-7700.
Chinese: Tuesday and Friday, TEL: 03-5320-7766.
Consultation times are from 9:30am – 5pm, excluding national holidays and the period from midday to 1pm.
Posted by interfm on 2012/01/22 – 8:19 AM
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In the event of a disaster such as an earthquake, Inter FM will provide important information from Minato City such as evacuation procedures and damage updates. When a major earthquake strikes, please tune into76.1 InterFM.
Minato City will also send disaster prevention information via e-mail to PCs and mobile phones. The information will be on earthquakes, river levels and rainfall levels.
To register, please follow these instructions:
1) Send a blank email to kumin@bousai.city.minato.tokyo.jp
2) Click on the registration link in the reply mail and select Japanese or English as the language of your choice before pressing the OK button.
3) Select the necessary information and press the OK button.
For details, please call Minato City’s Disaster Prevention and Life Safety Support Department on 03-3578-2111, ext. 2541.
Next, information on ‘Minato Local History Museum’s Corner Exhibition’.
Minato Local History Museum holds a variety of exhibitions. The current exhibition is ‘Modern History from Archaeological Materials 2 – The Modern Age of Daimyo Mansion Sites’.
Many of the Daimyo mansions established in the city during the Edo Period were used as public land for imperial family residences, government buildings, and military reservations after the Meiji Restoration. The previous exhibition, ‘Modern History from Archaeological Materials’, introduced Daimyo Mansion Sites that had become railway land, school premises, military reservations and imperial family residences.
This corner exhibition will give visitors a glimpse of daimyo mansion sites that have turned into residential areas, through the excavation results of sites such as the Bungo-mori clan’s Kuru-shima family mansion and the ruins of the Tamba-kameyama clan’s Matsudaira family mansion and the Tajima-izushi clan’s Sengoku family mansion.
The exhibition period is from Friday 20th January to Wednesday 14th March. It will be closed on Sundays, national holidays, and the third Thursday of each month.
Enquiries should be made to Minato Local History Museum on 03-3452-4966.
Posted by interfm on 2012/01/15 – 5:41 PM
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Minato City is accepting Children’s Hall Pupils’ Club and Hoka-Go Pupils’ Club applications for children whose parents/guardians are unable to care for them after school due to work commitments etc.
Those eligible for Children’s Hall Pupils’ Clubs are children who live in or attend schools in the city and are newly entering first to third grades. Those eligible for Hoka-Go Pupils’ Club are children attending the applicable elementary schools as well as children who live in the school catchment areas and are newly entering first to third grades.
Applications will be accepted from Friday 27th January to Tuesday 14th February, excluding Sundays and national holidays. Please apply to the pupils’ club directly within this period.
Application forms are available at each pupils’ club, the Minato City Office Child Affairs Section and the General Administration Section at each Regional City Office. When applying, please make sure you bring a Japanese speaker.
For details, please see the January edition of Minato Monthly on the Minato City website.
Next, ‘points to be aware of regarding influenza’.
Infectious diseases such as influenza are prevalent in winter. Washing your hands, gargling, wearing masks and being vaccinated against influenza are effective ways of preventing infection.
You should wash your hands carefully after returning from outdoors and before meals. Gargling after arriving home, as well as at morning and night is also effective.
Masks have moisturizing properties and, to a certain extent, can also prevent the spread of airborne droplets containing germs. Dry air is not good for the nose or throat, so rooms should be appropriately ventilated and humidified.
With regard to influenza vaccinations, you should consult your regular doctor. It is also important to have a healthy lifestyle so you are not struck down by illness. Hopefully, you will get through this winter season without any health problems.
Posted by interfm on 2012/01/08 – 7:47 AM
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In Minato City, you can receive the same services at any of the 5 Regional City Offices. These exclude applications etc. at the Foreign Resident Registration Subsection of Shiba Regional City Office.
The regional city offices are in the 5 areas of Shiba, Azabu, Akasaka, Takanawa and Shibaura-konan.
As well as providing a variety of administrative services in local areas, regional city offices aim to settle regional matters within the local community.
The locations and telephone numbers of the regional city offices are as follows:
Shiba Regional City Office 1-5-25 Shiba Koen TEL: 03-3578-3111
Azabu Regional City Office 5-16-45 Roppongi TEL: 03-3583-4151
Akasaka Regional City Office 4-18-13 Akasaka TEL: 03-5413-7011
Takanawa Regional City Office 1-16-25 Takanawa TEL: 03-5421-7611
Shibaura-konan Regional City Office 3-1-47 Shibaura TEL: 03-3456-4151
Next, information on toy hospital dates.
Minato City repairs children’s toys for free. The cost of any new parts used in the repairs however, will be charged for.
The schedule for this month is as follows.
Friday 13th Konan Kids-to-Teens Hall
Saturday 14th Shibaura Island Children and Senior Citizens Plaza “Ai-Pura”
Monday 16th Shirokanedai Children’s Hall
Tuesday 17th Asahi Children’s Hall
Thursday 19th Nishi Azabu Children’s Hall
Saturday 21st Akasaka Kids-to-Teens Hall
The time is from 10am to 3pm with last toy acceptance at 2:30pm.
Please use this service.
Posted by interfm on 2011/12/31 – 9:16 AM
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At the Minato City call center, or ‘Minato Call’, operators respond to enquiries about the content of Minato City’s administrative services and provide information on the city’s facilities and events. Enquiries are dealt with not just in Japanese, but also in English.
Staff respond to multiple enquiries relating to different sections, and those sent in by fax and e-mail too, so please feel free to use this service.
It is available 365 days a year from 7am to 11pm.
The telephone number is 03-5472-3710 and the fax number is 03-5777-8752.
The e-mail address is info@minato.call-center.jp
Next, information on using libraries.
The libraries in Minato City lend out books, CDs and DVDs, and also host story hours, book start and movie hours.
If you live, work or study in one of Tokyo’s 23 wards, please take ID which shows your current address and your place of work/study (driving license, health insurance card, worker ID etc.). A library card which can be used at all Minato municipal libraries will be issued.
Up to 10 items of reading material such as books or magazines, 3 CDs or videotapes or 2 DVDs can be borrowed for a period of 2 weeks.
Opening hours are from 9am to 8pm on weekdays and from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays.
Please note that the libraries will be closed for New Year until Tuesday 3rd January.
For enquiries, please contact Minato Call on 03-5472-3710.
Posted by interfm on 2011/12/31 – 9:14 AM
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At the Minato City call center, or ‘Minato Call’, operators respond to enquiries about the content of Minato City’s administrative services and provide information on the city’s facilities and events. Enquiries are dealt with not just in Japanese, but also in English.Staff respond to multiple enquiries relating to different sections, and those sent in by fax and e-mail too, so please feel free to use this service.
It is available 365 days a year from 7am to 11pm.
The telephone number is 03-5472-3710 and the fax number is 03-5777-8752.
The e-mail address is info@minato.call-center.jp
Next, information on using libraries.
The libraries in Minato City lend out books, CDs and DVDs, and also host story hours, book start and movie hours.
If you live, work or study in one of Tokyo’s 23 wards, please take ID which shows your current address and your place of work/study (driving license, health insurance card, worker ID etc.). A library card which can be used at all Minato municipal libraries will be issued.
Up to 10 items of reading material such as books or magazines, 3 CDs or videotapes or 2 DVDs can be borrowed for a period of 2 weeks.
Opening hours are from 9am to 8pm on weekdays and from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays.
For enquiries, please contact Minato Call on 03-5472-3710.
Posted by interfm on 2011/12/24 – 7:34 AM
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Each Regional City Office and Daiba Annex will be closed between Thursday 29th December and Tuesday 3rd January. If you need certificates such as a copy of certificate of residence, a certification of seal registration, a certificate of family register, as a whole or of an individual member, or a certificate of your foreign registration record during the year end period, please use the Automatic Certificate Issuing Machine.
In order to use the machine, you must be issued with the “Card for ACIM.” For information on how to obtain the card, please contact Minato Call.
The Automatic Certificate Issuing machine is located at each Regional City Office, Daiba Annex, the Shinagawa Station Konan Exit public parking space and Aoyama and Shirokanedai Iki-iki Plazas.
For details on hours of use, please see the December issue of Minato Monthly or the Minato City website. For enquiries, please contact Minato Call on 03-5472-3710.
Next information on Minato Call.
At the Minato City call center, or ‘Minato Call’, operators respond to enquiries about the content of Minato City’s administrative services and provide information on the city’s facilities and events. Enquiries are dealt with not just in Japanese, but also in English.Staff respond to multiple enquiries relating to different sections, and those sent in by fax and e-mail too, so please feel free to use this service.
It is available 365 days a year from 7am to 11pm.
Please note that in some cases, advance booking/application for participation in events or for medical examinations etc. may only be accepted between 9am and 5pm.
The telephone number is 03-5472-3710 and the fax number is 03-5777-8752.The e-mail address is info@minato.call-center.jp
