Notice Regarding Temporary Special Benefits for Households with Children

子育て世帯に対する臨時特例給付措置について

2014/06/18 Wednesday Announcements, Highlights

The temporary special benefit for households with children is to help ease the burden on households with children after the rise in consumption tax.

kodomo【Who can receive the benefit】Families who received child benefit in January 2014 (as of January 1st 2014) and families on a low income who do not meet the income limit for child benefit.

【Benefit amount 】For each child recipients will receive 10,000 yen

【Other】Notice letters regarding the benefit are scheduled to be sent to each eligible household with more details, and for more information please contact the relevant department as listed on the notices.

【Enquiries】Please contact your municipality’s office and ask to speak to the staff in charge of the temporary special benefit for households with children. You can also contact the Child Rearing Support Division of the Mie Prefecture Health and Welfare Department’s Child and Family Bureau (note: enquiries can only be taken in Japanese).

 

[Enpaku Mie 2014] events in June

2014/06/18 Wednesday Announcements, Highlights

4~11月まで開催されている「縁博みえ2014」6月のイベント紹介

The partners of the Umashikuni Okoshi Mie campaign and other organizations will be holding events and expos around the prefecture this summer with the aim of bringing people together.

The key word of Enpaku Mie is ‘enzukuri’ (building bonds between people), and the aim of the project is to bring together people, both Mie and around the country.

Event Period:April to November 2014

Event location:various venues around Mie Prefecture

Here is a selection of the events taking place in June:

 

Hydrangea Festival

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When Sunday 22nd June 9:30am to 2:30pm

Where Inabe City Hokusei Citizens Hall Car Park

(〒511-0428 Inabe-shi Hokusei-cho Ageki 3083-1)

T E L 0594-72-2355

AdmissionFree

Various events as well as a bazaar will be held in Sato Park amongst the park’s wonderful hydrangeas. This event will coincide with the Inabe Smile Festa.

 

Yokkaichi Dome Flee Market

WhenSunday 22nd June, 2014

Where Yokkaichi City Yokkaichi Dome

(〒510‐0012 Mie-ken Yokkaichi-shi Hazu Kou5169)

T E L 059-320-0133

Admission

Pre-sale tickets: 400 yen

Tickets at the door: 600 yen

Pre-school children free

The biggest flee market in the prefecture with 700 booths and 5000 visitors! As well as stalls selling food and drinks, the event will also be coinciding with the Yokkaichi Hometown Market.

 

Flower and Firefly Walk

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When Until the end of June

Where Owase City Mukai Village Shimataki – next to the Old Kumano Road Center

T E L 0597-22-4403

Admission: Free

During the day, enjoy a walk to the waterfall surrounded by hankaiso flowers. As night falls, enter the dreamlike world of the fireflies as you listen to the sound of the waterfall.

 

For more information about other events please refer to the guidebook: http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/UMASHI/HP/enpaku/2014/enpaku2014_guidebook.pdf