Free Rubella Antibody Test and Vaccination 無料の風しん抗体検査と予防接種について Share!FacebookEmailTwitterWhatsApp 2019/05/21 Tuesday Health According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the number of cases with measles increased from 91 in 2017 to 2,917 in 2018, and 1,377 were reported at the end of April 2019, patients with measles infection are increasing in 2019 and the epidemic still continues. Additional measures for Rubella From 2019 to 2021 for 3 years, antibody test and vaccination for rubella will be offered for free to men born between April 2nd, 1962 and April 1st, 1979, who never had a rubella routine vaccination before. The target for 2019 are men born between April 2, 1972 and April 1, 1979. Coupons will be sent from the municipal office. Men aside from the target generations can also get coupons at the municipal office counter. For more details, please inquire at the counter-in-charge of your municipal office. Medical institutions where the coupons can be used in Mie Prefecture (click「三重」on the page) https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/kenkou/kekkaku-kansenshou/rubella/index_00001.html Antibody testing for rubella on women who are planning to get pregnant Rubella antibody testing for women who plans to get pregnant will be conducted in Mie Prefecture from May 7, 2019 to February 28, 2020. For more details, please see the following URL (Japanese only). http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/YAKUMUS/HP/84972012623.htm Reference 三重県医療保健部薬務感染症対策課感染症対策班 Mie-ken Iryo Hoken-bu Yakumu Kansen-sho Taisaku-ka Kansen-sho Taisaku-han (Mie Prefecture Medical Health Department Pharmaceutical Affairs Division Countermeasures against Infectious Diseases Division) http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/YAKUMUS/HP/m0068000016_00001.htm MieInfo past articles on Rubella https://mieinfo.com/ja/jouhou/kenkou/fuushin-rubella-2018-10/index.html Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ｢Additional measures for Rubella｣ https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/kenkou/kekkaku-kansenshou/rubella/index_00001.html National Institute of Infectious Diseases ｢Urgent information on the rapid increase of rubella (2019)｣ https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/ja/diseases/ha/rubella.html Share!FacebookEmailTwitterWhatsApp « Automobile Tax Payment Deadline 2019 Asia 2&4 Motorsports Month at Suzuka Circuit 2019 – Admission fee at the Suzuka Circuit will be free for foreigners! » ↑↑ Next Information ↑↑ Automobile Tax Payment Deadline 2019 2019/05/21 Tuesday Health 2019年・自動車税は納期限までに納めましょう Share!FacebookEmailTwitterWhatsApp This year’s deadline for the automobile tax payment is on May 31 (Friday). Every citizen owning a vehicle must pay this tax once a year. And the money collected is used for education, improving health and welfare services, transportation infrastructure maintenance, unemployment benefits, disaster prevention measures and many other important government initiatives. Every owner of a vehicle has already received an envelope containing a picture of a red car. Automobile Tax Payments can be made through the bank and also through others facilities including convenience stores. You can also use a credit card to pay for your tax (over the internet). If the deadline expires, a “late payment fee” will be charged along with the automobile tax. And for those who do not pay even after receiving the late payment notice, a penalty determined by the law will be applied, and material assets may be seized such as vehicles, salary, among others. Please be sure to pay the tax before the deadline, May 31st (Friday). Click here for the 2019 Automobile Tax Poster (available in Japanese, English, Portuguese, Spanish) Share!FacebookEmailTwitterWhatsApp