Maritime City Yokohama Marine Expo - See, touch, and feel – the sea and Japan project - Experience all the appeal of Yokohama’s sea for yourself! Date and time: August 5 (Sat.), 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. August 6 (Sun.), 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Place: Osanbashi Hall (1-1-4, Kaigandori, Naka Ward) Illustration: Ryohei Yanagihara (From the collection of Yokohama Port Museum) Yokohama mayoral election Election day: July 30 (Sun.), 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Cast your vote to give the Yokohama we all love a brighter future! People who are busy on election day can vote earlier! July 17 (Mon., a holiday) – 29 (Sat.) including the intervening Saturday and Sunday. For early voting places and other details, see the page for your ward in Koho Yokohama. Contact: Election Administration Commission Tel: 045-671-3335 Fax: 045-681-6479 横浜市長選 Search Notice from the Health and Social Welfare Bureau Change in the reduction rate for latter-stage elderly medical insurance premiums The rate of reduction in insurance premiums under the system of medical care for latter-stage elderly aged 75 or over is changing beginning in fiscal 2017. The Bureau will send a notice on determination of the premium amount to persons with this insurance in mid July. Annual insurance premium ＝ 1 Per-capita- based amount ＋ 2 Income-based amount Amount of income serving as the basis for premium calculation x 8.66% ◆ Persons whose reduction rate for 1 and 2 will change 1. Persons who were dependents in the context of employee health insurance until the day before subscription to the latter-stage elderly medical care system (per-capita-based amount) Special reduction cases The former per-capita-based amount 43,429 yen 90% reduction Payment amount (10%) FY2016 70% reduction Payment amount (30%) FY2017 FY2017 insurance premium 13,020 yen (about 1,085 yen per month) 2. Persons whose annual income serving as the basis for insurance premium calculation is no more than 580,000 yen (income-based amount) Special reduction cases Former income-based amount 50% reduction Payment amount (50%) FY2016 20% reduction Payment amount (80%) FY2017 FY2017 premium 67,300 yen* (about 5,609 yen per month) * In the case of a pension income of 2 million yen Contact: Call Center of the Kanagawa Prefectural Association of Medical Care for Latter-stage Elderly Tel: 0570-001120, Fax: 045-441-1500, or the Health Insurance and Pension Division in the ward office of the ward where you live Change in the ceiling amount of high-cost medical care expenses for people aged 70 or higher There will be change in the ceiling amount of the beneficiary burden of high-cost medical care expenses for persons aged 70 or over, beginning with care received in August 2017. This change is being made for a fair distribution between generations (elderly and young) and for imposition of a burden in correspondence with ability to pay. For details, contact the health insurance program to which you subscribe. Persons subscribing to the Yokohama national health insurance or latter-stage elderly medical care system The Health Insurance and Pension Division in the ward office of the ward where you live Persons subscribing to other health insurance or a mutual aid association program The health insurance program to which you subscribe Income category National health insurance or latter-stage elderly medical care system Beneficiary burden ceiling (monthly) beginning with medical care received in August 2017 （change indicated by the red box） Beneficiary burden rate Residential tax category Outpatient only (each person) Outpatient + hospitalization (each household) On a par with before retirement 30% Taxable household 57,600 yen 80,100 yen + (medical costs – 267,000 yen) x 1% < numerous: 44,400 yen *> Ordinary 10% or 20% Taxable household 14,000 yen (annual ceiling of 144,000 yen) 57,600 yen < numerous: 44,400 yen *> Low-income I・II 10% or 20% Tax-exempt household No change * In the event that cases corresponding to high-cost medical care expenses occur four or more times within a period of 12 months, including the months of care, the fourth and succeeding cases will be considered “numerous,” and the ceiling burden will be lowered to 44,400 yen. Contact: Health Insurance and Pension Division, ward office For persons aged 75 or over Contact: Call Center of the Kanagawa Prefectural Association of Medical Care for Latter-stage Elderly Tel: 0570-001120 Fax: 045-441-1500 Persons aged 70 – 74 who subscribe to the national health insurance program Contact: Health Insurance and Pension Division, Health and Social Welfare Bureau Tel: 045-671-2424 Fax: 045-664-0403 Notice about collection from the Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau For a limited period, the Bureau will collect mercury thermometers and manometers that are no longer needed in the home. Collection period: July 3 (Mon.) – December 28 (Thurs.) Collection items: thermometers and manometers not used in the home (thermometers and manometers that are electronic or use a liquid dyed red are not eligible for collection) Collection box locations: ward offices, the Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau office, and pharmacies and drugstores marked with collection box stickers. Contact: Resources and Waste Collection Operation Division, Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Tel: 045-671-3819 Fax: 045-662-1225 Convenient request by Internet for reception of oversized garbage! So far, Yokohama residents have not been able to request reception of oversized garbage through the Internet. They will now be able to do so beginning at 8:30 a.m. on August 1 (Tues.). * The processing fee is the same as that for collection requests. * Please call the Oversized Garbage Reception Center for reception of items that are not on the list on the website for request for reception by Internet. Places for bringing in garbage Tsurumi Recycling Center 1-15-1, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi Ward (inside the Tsurumi Plant) Shinmeidai stocking yard 3949-1, Ikenotani, Izumi Ward (inside the Shinmeidai disposal site) Konan stocking yard 3-1-2, Hinominami, Konan Ward (inside the Konan Recycling Center) Nagasakadani stocking yard 745-45, Terayama-cho, Midori Ward Reception hours: up to 3:00 p.m. on the day when the garbage is being brought in. Requests for reception on Sundays at the Konan stocking yard must be made no later than 4:00 p.m. on the previous day. Yokohama 3R Dream mascot: Io 横浜市 粗大ごみ Search Contact: Oversized Garbage Reception Center Tel: 0570-200-530 (For calls from mobile phones and IP phones: 045-330-3953) Contact: Resources and Waste Collection Operation Division, Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Tel: 045-671-3815 Fax: 045-662-1225 Change in the ceiling amount of beneficiary burden for high-cost long-term care expenses If the user burden for long-term (nursing) care services in a given month exceeds the ceiling amount set in correspondence with income, the person can receive a refund of the high-cost long-term care expenses by making application to the ward office. The ceiling amount for persons in the ordinary household income category will be increased from 37,200 yen to 44,400 yen beginning with the cost for use in August. Income categories Income on a par with before retirement (persons with taxable income of at least 1.45 million yen) Ordinary households (households with a person or persons subject to the municipal tax, other than those above) Households exempt from municipal tax - Persons whose total income, public pension payments, and other income in the previous year added up to no more than 800,000 yen - Persons receiving old age welfare pensions Persons receiving public assistance etc. Ceiling (monthly amount) 44,400 yen (household) * Revision: 44,400 yen (household) 24,600 yen (household) 24,600 yen (household) 15,000 yen (personal) 15,000 yen (personal) * Households consisting of only insured with a 10% beneficiary burden, the new annual ceiling of the beneficiary burden will be 446,400 yen (as a measure whose application is limited to three years, the period of application of the yearly burden ceiling will be from August 1 to July 31 in the following year). Contact: City Call Center Tel: 045-664-2525 Fax: 045-664-2828 Or you may contact the Health Insurance and Pension Division in the ward office of the ward where you reside. Let’s prevent heat strokes When the rainy season ends and temperatures suddenly rise, there is an increase in the number of people who are thought to have heat stroke and are taken to hospitals by ambulance. Let’s prevent heat stroke by taking action to keeping cool throughout the summer! Caution is especially required in the following cases. Elderly ● Make sure to drink a lot of liquids even if you are not thirsty, so you don’t get dehydrated. ● Because faculties for sensation of heat decline, make sure to check the temperature indoors at frequent intervals and make skillful use of air conditioners and other equipment for cooling down. Toddlers and young children ● Pay careful attention to toddlers and young children, because their faculties for adjustment of body temperature are not fully developed. Key points for prevention of heat stroke Daily health management Frequent replenishment of water and salt Cool clothing, parasols, and hats Adjustment of temperature indoors Contact: Ambulance Service Division, Fire Bureau Tel: 045-334-6494 Fax: 045-334-6785 Contact: Public Health Affairs Division, Health and Social Welfare Bureau Tel: 045-671-2451 Fax: 045-663-4469 What? Is this heat stroke? ① Take the person to a cool place ② Take off the person’s clothes and cool the body ③ Have the person drink water and take salt If you are uncertain about whether to call an ambulance, call the Yokohama Emergency Consultation Center. Contact: Yokohama Emergency Consultation Center (24 hours a day, 365 days a year) Tel:＃7119 (mobile phone, PHS phone, or push circuit) Or Tel: 045-222-7119 * Call an ambulance immediately if the person has lost consciousness or does not respond to questions. Yokohama’s fire prevention mascot: “Hama-kun”