01 Changes to Garbage Sorting and Collection Procedures from October 2008

02 Be Prepared for Earthquakes

03 Parents, Remember to Register Your Children!

04 From the Foreign Resident Registration Desk

05 Wading Pools Now Open

06 Announcement from ANIC

01 Changes to Garbage Sorting and Collection Procedures from October 2008

To extend the useful life of our landfills and facilitate the more effective use of plastics as a recyclable resource, Nakano City is significantly changing the way combustible and noncombustible garbage is sorted.
Note: Garbage sorting procedural changes apply to Nakano 1- to 3-chome (excluding locations where daily collections are made), Arai 1- to 4-chome, Eharacho 1- to 3-chome, and Egota 1- to 3-chome. These changes will affect the number of times that (3) ceramics, glass, and metals and (4) PET bottles will be collected.

The Following Rules Will Apply throughout Nakano City as of October 2008.
Plastic containers and packaging, such as food trays and cups, will be collected and recycled. Empty and rinse containers and put them in plastic bags before placing them in your recycling bin. Items that cannot be cleaned out should be thrown away as combustible garbage. New collection days are being established. (These items are already being collected in some areas.)。	Non-container plastics, such as toys and videotapes, and rubber and leather products will be treated as combustible garbage. Dispose of these items along with kitchen scraps on the same day that combustible garbage is collected.
Ceramics (such as rice bowls), glassware (such as drinking glasses), and metal items (such as cooking pots) will be treated as a separate category of garbage, i.e., ceramics, glass, and metals. These will be collected once every two weeks. Try to eliminate these as much as possible.	Plastic PET bottles will be collected at bottle and can collection stations. You will be able to dispose of PET bottles on the weekly bottle and can collection day. PET bottle collection nets will be placed next to bottle and can collection cases.

Distribution of Garbage and Recyclable Resources Collection Calendars Calendars (in Japanese) showing the new garbage sorting and disposal procedures as well as the neighborhood garbage collection schedule will be distributed to all households in September. For foreign-language calendars (English, Chinese, and Korean), contact the office below. Inquiries: Garbage Reduction Subsection (in the Waste Management Office Garage), 4-9-4 Nakano, Tel: 3228-5563 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5634 Waste Management Office, 1-6-3 Matsugaoka, Tel: 3387-5353 (in Japanese), Fax: 3387-5389

02 Be Prepared for Earthquakes: Protect Yourself, Protect Your Community

In May of this year, a magnitude 8.0 inland earthquake struck Sichuan Province in China, claiming more than 60,000 lives (according to the State Seismological Bureau of China). Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and an inland earthquake is predicted to strike the Tokyo area at some point in the future. Earthquakes will not wait. To reduce damage in the future, we have to take steps now.

• Disaster Drills to Be Held in Showa, Higashi-Nakano, and Kami-Saginomiya on August 31 (Sun.)
  
• What steps can you take before an earthquake strikes? What should you do when a disaster strikes? Participate in community earthquake drills to help you think about how you will protect yourself and your family.
  
  Date and time: August 31 (Sun.), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (tentative)
  Locations:
  [Showa and Higashi-Nakano Neighborhoods]
  　• Momozono Dai-Ni Elementary School (6-13-1 Nakano)
  　• Meiji University Nakano Junior/Senior High School (3-3-4 Higashi-Nakano)
  　• Otsuma Nakano Junior/Senior High School (2-3-7 Kami-Takada)
  　• Dai-San Junior High School (5-12-1 Higashi-Nakano)
  　• Higashi-Nakano Elementary School (5-27-8 Higashi-Nakano)
  [Kami-Saginomiya Neighborhood]
  　• Musashidai Elementary School (5-1-1 Kami-Saginomiya)
  　• Kami-Saginomiya Elementary School (1-24-36 Kami-Saginomiya)
• 
  Everyday Preparedness Is Essential.
  Make preparations to ensure that you and your family are not injured in your home and that you will be able to resume a normal life after the disaster is over.
  　Ex: - Install furniture restraints
  　　　- Seismically reinforce your home
  　　　- Prepare emergency food and water (be sure to check expiration dates)
• 
  Discuss Evacuation Procedures with Your Family.
  The city has designated 50 facilities that will serve as shelters, such as elementary and junior high schools, as well as centers for relief and rescue activities during an emergency. Shelters are places where victims can gather; first aid will be administered to the injured; and supplies, water, and food will be provided to victims.
  If spreading fires or other circumstances make it dangerous to be in a particular area, city officials and police officers will redirect residents to evacuation sites.
  Shelter maps and Disaster Prevention in Nakano City brochures containing detailed information on how to prepare for an emergency are available in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean. To obtain these materials, contact the Disaster & Emergency Affairs Desk or your nearest community center.
  
  
• Inquiries: Local Disaster & Emergency Affairs Desk, Nakano City Office 5F, Tel: 3228-8930 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5658
  
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Shelters
1	Shinyama Elementary School		18	Touka Elementary School		35	Nogata Elementary School
2	Dai-Ichi Junior High School		19	Former Momogaoka Elementary School		36	Former Dai-Roku Junior High School
3	Tada Elementary School		20	Momozono Dai-Ni Elementary School		37	Kitahara Elementary School
4	The Secondary Education School Attached to the Faculty of Education, the University of Tokyo		21	Meiji University Nakano Junior/Senior High School		38	Maruyama Elementary School
5	Nakano Shinmei Elementary School		22	Otsuma Nakano Junior/Senior High School		39	Keimei Elementary School
6	Nakano-fujimi Junior High School		23	Dai-San Junior High School		40	Dai-Yon Junior High School
7	Mukodai Elementary School		24	Higashi-Nakano Elementary School		41	Yamato Elementary School
8	Momozono Elementary School		25	Nakano Showa Elementary School		42	Metropolitan Saginomiya High School
9	Dai-Ju Junior High School		26	Kami-Takada Elementary School		43	Wakamiya Elementary School
10	Tonoyama Elementary School		27	Dai-Go Junior High School		44	Saginomiya Gymnasium
11	Hosen Gakuen		28	Chuo Junior High School		45	Nishi-Nakano Elementary School
12	Yato Elementary School		29	Arai Elementary School		46	Saginomiya Elementary School
13	Dai-Ni Junior High School		30	Numabukuro Elementary School		47	Dai-Hachi Junior High School
14	Nakano Hongo Elementary School		31	Midorino Junior High School		48	Kita-Nakano Junior High School
15	Nitobe Bunka Gakuen		32	Dai-Nana Junior High School		49	Musashidai Elementary School
16	Dai-Kyu Junior High School		33	Ehara Elementary School		50	Kami-Saginomiya Elementary School
17	Former Nakacho Elementary School		34	Egota Elementary School

03 Parents, Remember to Register Your Children!

Take advantage of the city’s wide variety of services. The various service desks are all located at the Nakano City Office 3F, Fax (shared): 3228-5657

Take Advantage of the Children’s Medical Expense Subsidy System for Children up to Their Third Year of Junior High School.
When a child up to his/her third year of junior high school has to undergo medical treatment, the city covers the out-of-pocket expenses for his/her parents (excluding the standard cost of meals during hospitalization).
Show an infant medical care card or a child medical care card issued by the city to your medical institution, and the city will cover the out-of-pocket medical treatment expenses. There are no income restrictions placed on guardians.
Applications for children’s medical expense subsidy system medical care cards were sent in July to those who have not yet applied. Submit the application along with a copy of the child’s health insurance card.
Note: Children who are receiving welfare assistance or who have been admitted to a child welfare facility are not eligible.
Inquiries: Children’s Medical Subsidies Desk (Children’s Comprehensive Consultation Corner), Tel: 3228-8936 (in Japanese)

Child-Rearing Allowance and Special Child-Raising Allowance Status Reports
Status report forms will be sent to those receiving these allowances in early August. Reports must be filed annually to maintain eligibility for the new fiscal year. Reports must be submitted by the following dates:
　• Child-Rearing Allowance　　　　　　 August 29 (Fri.)
　• Special Child-Raising Allowance　　 September 10 (Wed.)
Inquiries: Child Allowance Desk, Child-Rearing Support Section, Tel: 3228-8952 (in Japanese)

Applying for the Foreign Student Guardians’ Subsidy
To reduce the burden of tuition costs, the city provides a subsidy (¥8,000/month) for foreign guardians of children who are attending a school for foreign residents in Nakano City. Subsidy application forms will be sent to your child’s school in early September. Complete and return the application form by the end of September.

Subsidy eligibility criteria (all of the following criteria must be fulfilled)
　• Guardians must be registered foreign residents with an address in Nakano City.
　• The applicant must be the guardians of a child or student attending a school for foreign residents (a “child or student” refers to a child attending a school at the equivalent level of a Japanese elementary or junior high school).
　• Guardians must be paying tuition to a school for foreign residents.

Subsidy issuance schedule
For the April to September term: end of October. For the October to March term: end of April

Notes:
1) Families that move into Nakano City from another municipality, or who move to an another municipality from Nakano City during the school year should contact the office below.
2) The deadline for FY2008 subsidy applications in March 31, 2009. Be aware that applications for the subsidy will not be accepted after the end of the school year.

Inquiries: Private Kindergartens, etc., Support Desk, Tel: 3228-5681 (in Japanese)

04 Updating Your Registration Due to a Change in Visa Status or Length of Stay

If a change (extension) in your visa status or length of stay has been approved by the Immigration Bureau, you need to update your foreign resident registration. For details, contact the Foreign Residents’ Registration Desk.

　1. Update period
　　Within 14 days of the date you received approval for the change in visa status or length of stay
　2. Where to submit updates
　　Foreign Residents’ Registration Desk (Nakano City Office 1F, Desk No. 9)
　3. What you will need
　　(1) Your passport
　　(2) Your foreign resident registration card (certificate of alien registration)
　4. Who can report an update?
　　The individual in question (Individuals under the age of 16 must be accompanied
　　by a member of the same household who is over the age of 16.)

Notes:
　1) A family member who is 16 years old or older and can prove that he/she lives with the individual in question may act as the person’s proxy to update that person’s registration. In such cases, the proxy must bring some form of identification (e.g., driver’s license, passport, or foreign resident registration card).
　2) If an individual over the age of 16 (with a prior length of stay of up to one year) is granted approval to stay for one year or longer from his/her date of entry due to a change in his/her visa status or length of stay, that individual will have to register his/her signature when completing the registry update and, therefore, should come to the Nakano City Office in person to complete the necessary procedures.

Inquiries: Foreign Residents’ Registration Desk, Nakano City Office 1F, Tel: 3228-5505 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5653

05 Wading Pools Now Open

We are pleased to announce the opening of wading pools, safe places where you can take infants to have some fun in the water during the heat of summer. These wading pools are less than 35-cm deep.

●Eligibility
Preschool children (Elementary school students and older children may not play in the pool.)
Children must be accompanied by a guardian.
●Hours
Open daily, from July 21 (Mon.) to August 24 (Sun.)
10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
●Admission
Free
●Closed
The wading pools may not be used if it is raining, if the water temperature drops below 22°C, or if a photochemical smog alert has been issued.
●Locations

• Kamisagi-Higashi Park (2-18 Kami-Saginomiya) • Maruyama Park (2-23 Maruyama) • Ehara Park (1-15 Eharacho) • Yamato Park (2-8 Yamatocho) • Heiwa-no-Mori Park (3-37 Arai) • Arai Yakushi Park (5-4 Arai)

• Keyaki Park (5-13 Higashi-Nakano) • Momozono Park (2-21 Nakano) • Miyanodai Children’s Park (4-8 Honcho) • Sakaecho Park (4-20 Yayoicho) • Minamidai Park (5-7 Minamidai)

Inquiries: Park Management Desk 8F, Tel: 3228-8849 (in Japanese), Fax: 3228-5677

06 International Sports Exchange: Taiji Bailong Ball (Taikyoku Jyuryoku Kyuu)

Taiji Bailong Ball is a sport that originated in China and involves the use of a racket and a ball. Because it incorporates slow, deliberate movements like those of tai chi, it requires little physical effort and can be enjoyed by people of all ages, including seniors. Come out and try this increasingly popular sport!
Note: Advance registration is required.
Date and time: September 27 (Sat.), from 1:30 (lasts about three hours)
Location: Gymnasium at Kinroh Fukushi Kaikan (2-13-14 Nakano)
Instructor: Kei Arai (Japan Taiji Rouligiu Association)
Eligibility/Capacity: Those who are of high school age and older; first come, first served; 15 non-Japanese and 15 Japanese
Registration fee: ¥500
Registration: Contact the Association for Nakano International Communications (ANIC) by phone or e-mail.
- When sending e-mail, be sure to include “Taiji Bailong Ball” in the subject line and provide your (1) address, (2) name, (3) telephone number, and (4) age.
Registration/Inquiries: Association for Nakano International Communications (ANIC, 1-9-1 Arai), Tel: 3387-2580), E-mail:anic@nifty.com