At the start of 2017 Fumiko Hayashi Mayor of Yokohama Happy New Year! My best wishes for a fortunate new year for all! This year is going to bring a steady stream of opportunities for broadcasting the appeals of Yokohama and its power as a city we have long nurtured together to others both inside and outside Japan. One is the National Urban Greenery Fair, which opens in March. At this venue, we will highlight the approaches taken by all Yokohama citizens to greening the city, which will be decorated with beautiful flowers and shrubs in all districts, from the central ones to suburban ones that have not been urbanized. Another is the 50th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting to be held in May. There, we will tell the whole world not only about our support for the Meeting but also Yokohama’s efforts for sustainable urban development and international cooperation. Yet another is the Yokohama Triennale 2017 opening in August. Building on the past installments, we are going to make it a cosmopolitan exhibit that only Yokohama could stage and is even more imbued with possibilities. I must also add that 2017 is the final year of the 2014–2017 Yokohama City Medium-term Four-year Plan. We are committed to doing our utmost to protect our civic life and make full provisions in the fields of welfare, medicine, childcare, education, and disaster prevention. At the same time, we will strive to quicken economic activities, which breed civic vitality, and further condition the urban infrastructure. I am determined to completely fulfill all of the promises I made to our citizens. Two years from now, Yokohama will be hosting the Rugby World Cup 2019 and, in the next year, certain events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We instituted a promotional committee in November last year and are making preparations for these events under an all-Yokohama setup. These events are likewise golden opportunities that will focus worldwide attention on Yokohama, and we are determined to have them lead to another leap by our city. In these and other endeavors, I am counting on your support again in 2017! You can receive resident certificates at convenience stores beginning on January 23 (Mon.). January 23 will mark the start of issuance of certain official documents at convenience stores. Nationwide, residents of Japan will be able to obtain documents such as resident certificates at the local convenience store. This service will be available from early morning until late at night, and the fee will be 50 yen lower than that at the windows of ward offices and other such offices (except in the case of family register certificates). The My Number card is needed to receive documents at convenience stores. For details on matters such as how to obtain your My Number card, please visit the city website. Issuance at convenience stores Contact: City Call Center Tel: 045-664-2525 (8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.) Fax: 045-664-2828 Application for My Number cards Contact: Service Window Division, Civic Affairs Bureau Tel: 045-671-2176 Fax: 045-664-5295 横浜市　コンビニ交付　Search Issuance at convenience stores Certificates able to be obtained (for Yokohama residents only) (1) Resident certificate transcript (2) Certificate of items on the resident certificate (3) Seal registration certificate (persons whose seals are registered in Yokohama) (4) Transcript of address history attached to the family register (persons whose family is registered in Yokohama) (5) Certificate of the entire family register or individual items (persons whose family is registered in Yokohama) Fee for obtaining transcripts/certificates Convenience store 250 yen per transcript/certificate Windows at ward offices etc. 300 yen per transcript/certificate 450 yen per certificate *For family register certificates, the price is the same as at ward offices etc. Issuance service hours (1)(2)(3): 6:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m. (excluding December 29–January 3) (4)(5): Mon.–Fri., 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (excluding holidays) Convenience stores offering the issuance service 7-Eleven, Lawson, FamilyMart, Circle K and Sunkus (The service is available only at the approximately 50,000 stores nationwide installed with multifunction copy machines.) * The number of stores at which this service is available may increase from now on. For details, please visit the city website. Issuance procedure Use the multifunction copy machine in the convenience store. You can obtain the certificate etc. through simple operation of the touch panel following the instructions on the display screen. Required article My Number card (The card must be mounted with an electronic certificate of the user, who also must input the password.) My Number mascot “Maina-chan” All the excitement of the Olympics at Yokohama! Yokohama Stadium has been chosen as the main site of the baseball and softball events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games! See that your home, too, is prepared for an earthquake! First and foremost, stock more than enough drinking water! If the supply of water is cut due to occurrence of a natural disaster, it may not be possible to obtain water at emergency water supply stations right away depending on the degree of damage. In addition, you may have to wait for a long time for your turn to get a supply of water. For this reason, make sure to keep at least nine liters of drinking water on hand for each person in your household. This amounts to three days’ worth of drinking water, assuming three liters per person per day. People waiting in line for water Water is heavy and very hard to haul. If elevators are put out of operation in condominiums or other residences, residents on upper floors will have to carry water up stairs. You don’t have to worry about hauling water if you always keep a good stock on hand in preparation for emergencies. Confirm the location of the emergency water supply station nearest to your home When the supply of water is severed due to damage to purification plants, water pipes, or other facilities in disasters or other emergencies, any person can receive drinking water at emergency water supply stations. These stations are equipped with emergency underground water supply tanks, service reservoirs, and emergency taps. The emergency underground water supply tanks can be used by all residents in the district on a mutual-aid basis beginning right after an emergency occurs. By the end of March, they all will be installed with new signs for easier spotting. Once preparations have been made for water supply in emergencies, flags bearing the same design as the signs will be displayed to denote service reservoirs, emergency taps, and water trucks. New sign denoting emergency water supply stations Flag Emergency water supply maps showing the location of emergency water supply stations in each ward are available at all waterworks offices and ward offices. Campaign for delivery free of charge from January 17 to March 21! Reserve drinking water: Yokohama water cans One pack (500 ml x 24 cans): 1,800 yen (tax included) ● Sales through orders for delivery only (only in Yokohama) ● Delivery fee: 200 yen (no charge for delivery of more than 10 packs) Place orders by calling the Customer Service Center of the Yokohama Waterworks Bureau. Tel: 045-847-6262 Expiration date 7 years counting from the date of manufacture. Prepare polyethylene containers etc for hauling water. Because the emergency water supply stations do not provide containers for hauling water, please ready such containers yourself beforehand. The nine liters of water needed for a supply of three days per person weigh nine kilograms. It is consequently very hard to haul water poured into polyester containers. You can put your mind more at ease if you ready items for hauling water that are adapted to the residential environment, such as handcarts or backpacks. ■Suisui Map You can check the locations of the emergency water supply stations on the website of the Waterworks Bureau. ■Location Smart / ■ Japan Shelter Guide These are free applications for smartphones that can be used to check the locations of emergency water supply stations. 2D Location Smart barcode PHOTO YOKOHAMA 2017 The power of photos, filling Yokohama Photograph, look, enjoy! The photographic festival Photo Yokohama 2017 will be held again this year. From January to March, photographic events will be staged at various parts of the city. During the run of CP+, there will be a stamp rally in which participants can receive original goods. We’re counting on your participation! © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos CP＋ Time: February 23 (Thurs.)–26 (Sun.), 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (except that the time will begin at 12:00 noon on the 23rd and end at 5:00 p.m. on the 26th) Place: Pacifico Yokohama (1-1-1 Minato Mira, Nishi Ward) Admission: 1,500 yen (Admission is free for people who register on the website in advance as well as for children of elementary school age or lower and people who have a physical disability certificate.) Holding of the photo event PHOTO HARBOUR at BankART Studio NYK over the same period The photographic works of Kishin Shinoyama - "Picture Power" Time: January 4 (Wed.)–February 28 (Tues.), 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (except that the time will end on 4:00 p.m. on February 23 and 8:30 p.m. on February 24) Place: Yokohama Museum of Art (3-4-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi Ward; closed on Thursdays, but open on January 5 and February 23) Admission: general – 1,500 yen (There is a plan offering a discount in a package with CP+. For details, please visit the website noted below.) John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1980 APA photo exhibit Time: February 23 (Thurs.), 24 (Fri.), and 26 (Sun.), 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Place: Minato Mirai Gallery (2-3-5 Minato Mirai, Nishi Ward) APA Award 2016 - Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award Photographer: Kozaburo Iwakiri Contact: Secretariat Tel: 03-3545-8131 Contact: MICE Promotion Division, Culture and Tourism Bureau Tel: 045-671-4234 Fax: 045-663-6540 PHOTO YOKOHAMA Search