[Resident’s Tax Special Provisory Measure] has started from April 2014.

平成26年度4月~「個人住民税の臨時特例措置」について

2014/05/15 Thursday Announcements, Highlights

After the Great East Japan earthquake, a  special provisory measure was passed to ensure emergency funds to local public organizations. During the 10 years from 2014 to 2023, resident’s tax will suffer an increase of 1,000 yen (500 yen for provincial tax + 500 yen for municipal tax).

The increase generated by provisory measure will be spent by local government organizations on projects of prevention / mitigation of natural disasters.

○ Maintenance of prevention facilities against natural disasters

○ Maintenance of the refuge towers against tsunamis

○ Maintenance of dams in rivers

○ Maintenance of roads

○ Increasing bridge resistance against earthquakes, etc..

[Mie Police] Private Interpreter Recruitment

2014/05/15 Thursday Announcements, Highlights

三重県警察では民間通訳人を募集しています

Private Interpreter Recruitment Notice

The Mie Prefectural Police Force is currently recruiting interpreters to assist with cases involving non-Japanese by facilitating communication between officers and foreign interviewees.

【Desired Candidate Qualifications】

  • image002A Japanese citizen with a high level of foreign language ability, or a non-Japanese resident with a high level of Japanese language ability, who is willing to assist the police in their work.
  • A resident of Mie Prefecture or someone who can travel to Mie at short notice from nearby.
  • A candidate who has time to respond to requests for interpretation at different times of day, and who is able to interpret for long periods of time (for example, from lunchtime to the middle of the night).

【Required Languages】

We are currently searching for interpreters who can assist us with the following languages:

  • Vietnamese
  • Tagalog
  • Sinhala

※We are also recruiting interpreters for other languages, please contact us for more details.

【Duties】

Translation and interpretation assistance for the police force.

【Recruitment Process】

Candidates will be selected via interview.

【Remuneration】

The police force headquarters will pay travel expenses and a remuneration fee to interpreters for their work.

【Questions and Enquiries】

Criminal Cases Planning Division – Interpretation Centre

Mie Prefecture Police Force Headquarters Criminal Cases Dept.

Mie Prefecture, Tsu City, Sakae-cho 1-chome

TEL:059-222-0110(internal line: 4073)

Office Hours:weekdays 9:00~ 17:00