protect lives from earthquakes

Population of Nakano City (as of March 1,2015) Total: 316,839（70 　more than last month’s figure） Japanese: 304,479（105 more than last month’s figure） Registered foreign residents: 12,360 （35 less than last month’s figure）

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Nakano INFO is also available on the city’s Web site: www.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp/

Protect Lives from Earthquakes　Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and even in Tokyo, there are concerns that an earthquake around magnitude 7 may strike.To minimize damages, it's important to prepare ahead of time for potential dangers around you and to take appropriate measures when disaster strikes.In Nakano City, we need to be especially prepared for fire, collapsing buildings, and falling objects, such as furniture and appliances

●Secure Furniture and Glass 　Even if the home does not collapse, you may be injured and lose your life due falling furniture, household electrical appliances, as well as being hit with things, broken windows and cupboard glass in an earthquake. Install furniture-tipping restraints and apply anti-shatter �lm to windows. If you are injured, activity for you and your family is di�cult and rebuilding of your life becomes harder.●Prevent fire 　

●After the Tremors Subside, Take Measures to Prevent Fire　Struggling to approach sources of �re when there is still signi�cant shaking is dangerous. After the shaking stops, take the following measures.・Put out �res on gas stoves and in heaters that you are using. ・Close gas valves.　※If a Fire Breaks Out①Call out to people around you in a loud voice, sound an emergency alarm, and take other measures to let people around you know about the �re and call for help.②Use a �re extinguisher, buckets and other equipment for putting out �res while they are still small.③If the �ames grow and you feel that you are in danger, do not hesitate to evacuate.※If you need to leave your home and evacuate, to prevent electri-cal �res (�res occur due to stopped electricity being restored), switch the home electrical breaker o� and evacuate.●Evacuate calmly without panicIf staying where you are is dangerous because of a spreading �re or some other danger, evacuate to a evacuation site or some other safe area. You should always be prepared to evacuate with an emergency bag at anytime. In the case of home collapse and you are unable to live there, stay in the nearby shelter. However, if you are safe in your home, you do not need to go to an evacuation shelter.* Evacuation sites�e Tokyo Metropolitan government has designated open spaces where you can go to temporarily protect yourself from the spread of �re, and the like. �ere are no stocks of food, supplies, or the like.** SheltersEvacuation shelters provide shelter for disaster victims; care for the injured; distribute goods, water, and food to disaster victims; and the like. To that end, evacuation shelters are stocked with necessary supplies, emergency medicines, and the like.●Where should I go?　Each individual region has a municipal elementary school, junior high school, or other location that serves as the region's evacuation shelter. For detailed information about evacuation shelter locations, refer to the Disas-ter Prevention in Nakano City lea�et. �is lea�et also contains information about regional evacuation sites. Disaster Prevention in Nakano City includes detailed information about appropriate actions to take when an earthquake strikes and how to prepare for earthquakes (published in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean). You can obtain a copy of this lea�et from the city website, a civic activity center, a Sukoyaka Welfare Center, First �oor of Nakano City O�ce or the Local Disasters and Emergency A�airs Desk on the eighth �oor of the Nakano City O�ce.

●Prepare emergency food, drinking water and toilet facilities.　Immediately after an earthquake, lifelines such as electricity, gas and water may be cut o�. You should prepare enough food and water to last your family for at least three days. Any easy way to store food is to buy an extra amount of foods that you normally eat and that have long shelf lives and replace old food with new food as you eat it.Even if you are able to tolerate hunger for a while, you cannot stand a lack of toilet facilities. Prepare for the suspension of the water supply and being unable to use a �ush toilet after a disaster with a portable toilet which does not use running water.

●First, Protect Yourself　・If you feel an earthquake, �rst get under a sturdy desk, table, or the like. If there are no desks, it is e�ective to hide near a strong pillar so objects do not fall on you.　・If safety can be secured, exits such as entrances should be secured.　・Please do not dash outside.

　 The next issue is on 20 of June

No.143(March 20,2015）

　During an earthquake disaster, �re is the biggest concern for damage expansion. Every household is careful to avoid starting �res, and just in case a �re does occur, keep a �re extinguisher, a bucket and other equipment for putting out �res in your home. In addition, con�rm the place of nearby street �re extinguishers (there are approximately 6000 installed in the city) and if a �re breaks out please use them.

What to Do in a Disaster

Protect Lives from EarthquakesTo Everybody Using a BicycleTo Everybody Using the Bicycle Parking Lot Around Higashi-Nakano StationNational Health Insurance Premium Deadline for March

2015 Collective Regular Rabies Vaccinations People Eligible for "Child Allowance" Was Revised and Extended

29th Nakano-dori Street Sakura Matsuri FestivalAccepting Applications for Japanese Language Classes

Use a Separate Bag to Dispose of Spray Cans, Gas Cartridges, Lighters, Mercury Thermometers, or Mercury Blood Pressure Meters

Protect You and Your Family's Lives with "Self-help"

Street �re extinguishers

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2 NAKANO INFO March 20，2015

　�ere has been an English version of "bicycle leaving regulations and bicycle parking guide" published. It is distributed at the City O�ce, City bicycle parking lot, City inhabitant activity center, library etc, so please use it.

Inquiries:Bicycle Control Desk / City O�ce 8FTEL: 3228-5528 (in Japanese) FAX: 3228-5675

　�e National Health Insurance (NHI) premium for a given year is paid in 10 installments from June until March of the following year.�e deadline for paying the 10th NHI premium installment (the March installment is March 31 (Tue.)　Please don't forget to make your payments. Payments can be made at �nancial institutions, post o�ces, the City O�ce, convenience stores, and other locations.　�ose who have taken the necessary procedures to pay by bank transfer should check their account balances by the day before the payment deadline.As a rule, Nakano City receives premium payments automatically by bank transfer. �ose who have not yet arranged for this service should do so as soon

as possible. If you are unable to complete the procedure to pay by bank transfer, you can pay using payment slips.　Completing the procedure to pay by bank transfer is easy if you have an ATM card from one of the following �nancial institutions. You can complete the procedure at the City O�ce or one of the �ve administrative o�ces.Eligible Financial Institutions:　Mizuho Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, Resona Bank, Saikyo Shinkin Bank, and Japan Post Bank

Inquiries:NHI Collections Desk (Nakano City O�ce 2F)

To Everybody Using a Bicycle

　�e "Higashi-Nakano Station Basement Bicycle Parking Lot" currently under construction will open for use from April 1 (scheduled). �e "Higashi-Nakano Station South Bicycle Parking Lot" will be closed on March 31.Regarding "Higashi-Nakano Station Basement Bicycle Parking Lot"Hours: 4:00 a.m. to 1 a.m. the next dayFee: Season pass 1 month \2,500, 3 months \6,900, 1 day use (each time) \150Note: Season pass application will be done from March 20 to March 31 at Higashi-Nakano Station South Bicycle Parking Lot,and from April 1 at the local bicycle parking lot.

For more details please enquire directly to the bicycle parking lot (in Japanese) and also the City O�ce Bicycle Countermeasures desk. Inquiries:Bicycle Control Desk / City O�ce 8FTEL:3228‐5561（inJapanese）　FAX: 3228‐5675

To Everybody Using the Bicycle Parking Lot Around

Higashi-Nakano Station

National Health Insurance Premium Deadline for March

　Nakano City holds disaster drills every year. Neighborhood associations and community groups also hold their own disaster drills. You can minimize the problems caused by disasters by getting to know people in your commu-nity and participating in disaster drills with them. Also, you can �nd an assistance manual for foreigners in times of disaster and a collection of useful links on the Tokyo International Communication Committee website（http://www.tokyo-icc.jp/information/howto.html） Learn as much as you can about disaster prevention, and make sure that you will be ready when a disaster strikes.

Inquiries: Local Disasters and Emergency A�airs Desk, City O�ce 8FTEL: 3228-8930 (in Japanese)　 FAX:3228-5658

　Until now people who received a public pension were unable to receive a child allowance, but since December 2014, those whose pension is lower than the child allowance will now receive that

di�erence in amount. Please enquire for the application method.Inquiries: Child Allowance Desk, City O�ce 3FTEL: 3228‐8952（in Japanese）　FAX: 3228‐5657

People Eligible for "Child Allowance" Was Revised and Extended

Participate actively in Disaster Drills


・When you start keeping a dog, please �rst register and receive a license for it.・Please inoculate your dog against rabies every year and receive the certi�cate of vaccination.(April to June is Awareness Month.)・Please attach the rabies and dog-license tag to your dog.　Nakano City carries out collective regular rabies vaccination in April. Information about collective regular rabies vaccinations was mailed to the owners of registered dogs in the middle of March. Even if your dog is not yet registered, you will be able to register and receive the vaccination on site. If you will not be using the Collective Regular Rabies Vaccination Service, please go to a veterinary hospital.

Precautions When Bringing Your Dog to Get Vaccinated Dogs notice the presence of veterinarians and other dogs when they are brought to vaccination areas, so they tend to get excited.Take precautions to avoid problems such as your dog running away, getting into a �ght with another dog, or biting someone.

If You Will Not Be Using the Collective Regular Rabies Vaccination Service

①Have a veterinary hospital give your dog the vaccine, and get a certi�cate of vaccination completion.②Please present the certi�cate of vaccination completion at the following service desk, and apply for the rabies tag.Please register dogs which have not yet been registered (rabies tag fee 550 yen, license fee 3,000 yen)

[Service Desk] Nakano Public Health Center, Sukoyaka Welfare center (4 places within the City), Administrative O�ce (5 places within the City), Nakano City O�ce 1st Floor For more details please enquire at the Nakano City Public Health Center

Obey the Rules If You Keep a Pet

・Let's keep our pets with love so they can happy throughout their lives.・It is owners responsibility to not trouble the surrounding area with your pets barking and excrement.

Inquiries:Hygiene Environment Desk, Nakano Public Health Center (2-17-4 Nakano) TEL: 3382-6662 (in Japanese)

The fee for the Collective Regular Rabies Vaccinations are as follows

2015 Collective Regular Rabies Vaccinations It Is Your Duty to Register Your Dog (Once in your dog's life) and

Get Your Dog Vaccinated against Rabies (Once a year)

April 4 (Sat.)

No alternative date

Nakano City Office 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon 1:30 to 3pm

April 6 (Mon.)

April 13 (Mon.)

Minamidai Park 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon NakanoPublicHealth Center 1:30 to 3pm

Nogata Library 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon 1:30 to 3pm

April 7 (Tue.)

April 14 (Tue.)

Midori Park 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Tobu Civic Activity Center 1:30 to 3pm Kami-Saginomiya CivicActivity Center

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon 1:30 to 3pm

April 8 (Weds.)

April 15 (Wed.)

Sugiyama Park 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon 1:30 to 3pm

Arai Yakushi Park 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon 1:30 to 3pm

April 9 (Thu.)

April 16 (Thu.)

Sakaecho Park 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Yayoi Civic Activity Center 1:30 to 3pm

April 24 (Fri.)

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon 1:30 to 3pm

April 10 (Fri.)

April 17 (Fri.)

Egota Civic Activity Center 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

1:30 to 3pm

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon 1:30 to 3pm

April 11 (Sat.)

No alternative date Nakano City Office

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon 1:30 to 3pm

Date Altermate Date Location(Address) Time

Saginomiya Civic Activity Center

Hokubu Sukoyaka Welfare CenterYamato Civic Activity Center

3,100 yen

3,100 yen

550 yen

550 yen

― 3,650 yen

Vaccination and license

Vaccination only

3,000 yen 6,650 yen

Vaccina-tion fee

Rabies tag fee

License fee

Total

Schedule for 2015 Collective Regular Rabies Vaccinations

Nakano St.South Exit

North Exit

Sun PlazaNakano City O�ce

To Koenji

Waseda-dori St

Commercial and Industrial Hall

Convenience Store Family RestaurantCOCO's

Shimachu

SunkusPolice Box

Nakano ZERO Main AnnexCentral Library

To Shinjuku

West AnnexAssociation for Nakano International Communications (ANIC)


　Spray cans, gas cartridges, lighters etc mixed in with garbage are the cause of �res on garbage trucks and refuse disposal facilities.　Also, the incinerator must be stopped if things with a lot of mercury like thermometers and blood pressure meters are brought into waste disposal plants with the "burnable garbage," this is a great disturbance to disposal. 　Place each of these types of waste in a separate bag from other waste, and dispose of them at a waste collection site on the day when ceramic, glass, metal waste is collected.

When you dispose of these types of waste, please specify by writing　 "スプレー缶 (Spray Cans)" "ライター(Lighters)" "水銀式体温計(Mercury �ermometers)" on the bag in Japanese to know what the contents are. Please give us your co-operation.Note: Making holes in spray cans and the like is dangerous. Use up the content of a spray can as much as possible, and then dispose of it without making a hole in it. Inquiries: Refuse Collection O�ce (Matsugaoka 1-6-3) TEL: 3387-5353 (in Japanese) FAX: 3387-5389

　�e festival will be held at Arai Yakushi Park (5-4 Arai) and will include a karaoke contest, dancing, a singing show, and various booths. Everyone is welcome to come. �ere will be no parking space for the event.April 3 (Fri.) 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.April 4 (Sat.) 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.April 5 (Sun.) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On April 5 there will be a parade.�e parade will begin at Nakano Sunplaza on April 5 at 11 a.m. and head towards Arai Yakushi Park.

Inquiries: Nakano-dori Sakura Matsuri Committee (in the Arai Civic Activity Center) (Arai 3-11-4)TEL: 3389-1310 (in Japanese)　 FAX: 3389-1370

29th Nakano-dori Street Sakura Matsuri Festival

　�e Association for Nakano International Communications (ANIC) o�ers Japanese lessons for foreign residents and returnees. In the classes, you can learn Japanese with volunteers in a small group. Applications are always being accepted. Note: Students of Japanese language schools are not eligible for these classes.＜Adult's class＞Hours: Tuesday morning class, 10 a.m. to 12 noon　　　 Tuesday afternoon class, 2 to 4 p.m.　　　 �ursday evening class, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Note: Select one of the above three classes, and then attend the same class every week. ＜Children's class＞Tuesday and �ursday children's Japanese class (for elementary and junior high school students), 4:15 to 5:50 p.m.Note: During spring break, the children's Japanese class (for elementary and junior high school students), will be held Monday, Wednes-

　

　

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Use a Separate Bag to Dispose of Spray Cans, Gas Cartridges, Lighters, Mercury Thermometers, or Mercury Blood Pressure Meters

day, and Friday between March 27 until April 3 (for a total of 4 times) from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.Location: Nakano Zero West Annex (2-9-7 Nakano)Registration fee: ￥2,000 for persons who live or work in Nakano City￥3,000 for other personsTextbook fee: ￥500 for beginners￥1,400 for persons who can write in hiragana and katakanaActivity fee: ￥200 will be collected once every two months. Attendance: Come to the Association for Nakano International Communications (ANIC) by the time the class that you want to join starts.Inquiries: Association for Nakano International Communications (ANIC)　2-9-7 Nakano, Nakano City　Nakano Zero West AnnexTEL: 5342-9169　FAX: 3383-0728　E-mail: [email protected]

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