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About the application for nurseries/kindergartens (April 2021)

2021年4月から保育所（保育園）等の利用をお考えの方へ

2020/09/09 Wednesday Education

Hoiku-sho (Japanese daycare centers) are designated places for the education of children aged 0 to 5 years before entering the “shogakko” (primary school) for parents and guardians who, for health, work, illness and other reasons , cannot educate or care for their children at home.

Registration for the use of daycare centers or other places, for admission on April 1, 2021, will take place between September and October 2020 in many municipalities.

* From October 1, 2019, the fee for the use of kindergartens (youchien – 幼稚園) and daycare centers (hoikusho – 保育 所) for children aged 3 to 5 years is free.

However, there is a limit on the price that can be free.  There are amounts that have to be paid in cash.  Only for low-income families whose residential tax (jumin-zei) is ¥ 0, the usage fee for children aged 0-2 will be free.

See the flyer in easy Japanese by clicking here.

* Registration for admission to daycare centers and requesting that the fee be free of charge are different according to the municipality.  Confirm more details directly with the daycare center you want to use or with the responsible department in your municipality.

Information about daycare centers, kindergartens, etc., in Mie Prefecture below (in Japanese only).

https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/D1KODOMO/000181779.htm

Reference] Guide for the Use of Child Care Centers and Educational Institutions for Foreign Parents and Guardians (Gaikokujin Hogosha muke Hoikusho / Hoiku Jigyo no Goriyou Support Book– 外国人保護者向け保育所・保育事業のご利用サポートブック)

Produced by the Multicultural Center (Kokusai Koryu Center) of Gifu Prefecture

Portuguese: http://www.gic.or.jp/upload/docs/portugues2.pdf

Tagalog: http://www.gic.or.jp/upload/docs/tagalog2.pdf

Chinese: http://www.gic.or.jp/upload/docs/chinese2.pdf

English: http://www.gic.or.jp/upload/docs/english2.pdf

Japanese: http://www.gic.or.jp/upload/docs/japanese2.pdf

Ministry of Justice Foreigners Support Site (Houmusho)
http://www.moj.go.jp/nyuukokukanri/kouhou/nyuukokukanri10_00047.html

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2020 National Census: Answer the questions online!

2020/09/09 Wednesday Education

２０２０年　国勢調査を実施します　～回答はかんたんなインターネットで！～

* The 2020 national census has ended!

The national census (Kokusei Chousa – 国 勢 調査) is carried out every 5 years and everyone who lives in Japan for more than 3 months has a duty to answer it. The result of the census is important for public agencies and companies to build a better society. The answers will only be used to create statistics and will not be shared for other purposes such as investigations by the police and customs control. The authorities ask for your understanding and collaboration.

Due to preventive measures for the coronavirus, it is recommended to complete the online census if possible. Through the Internet, the census can be answered in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese and Spanish.

If it is not possible to answer it online, deliver the form directly to the examiners (Chosain – 調査 員) or send it by mail. The printed form is available in 27 languages. For more details on languages, visit the census desk in the city where you live or ask the examiners.

  • For people who will respond online

Period: September 14 to October 7, 2020

URL: https://www.e-kokusei.go.jp/html/portal/ja/top.html

How to respond:

  1. In mid-September, examiners will visit your home to deliver the form. When the census documents arrive, go to the website to fill in the answers.
  2. Input the “Login ID” and “Access Key” (password) written in the “Guide to Using Online Answers” ​​(Internet Kaito Riyo Guide – イ ン タ ー ネ ッ ト 回答 利用 ガ イ ド) provided at the census documents.
  3. Answer the census according to the website’s guidelines. At the end, choose a password and send the answers.
  • For people who will answer by the form (paper)

Period: October 1 to October 7, 2020

How to respond:

  1. In mid-September, examiners will visit your home to deliver the form. After filling out the census documents, deliver them to the examiners who visit your home or mail them in the same envelope.

* If you prefer to deliver directly to the examiner, call the census service desk in the city where you live.

Beware of fraud and suspicious inquiries

  • Examiners will always carry their “Examiner’s Certificate” (Chosain-sho 調査 員 証). When the examiners visit your home, check the examiner’s certificate.

You will never be asked to pay any amount of money to answer the census. Also, those responsible will never ask for your bank account information or credit card number.

For more details, see the URL below (official website of the national census).

https://www.kokusei2020.go.jp/index.html

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