キャプション Asuka II (on the far side of Osanbashi Pier) and Pacific Venus (on the near side of Osanbashi Pier) Thoughts at the start of 2018 Fumiko Hayashi Mayor of Yokohama Happy New Year, everyone! My best wishes for all at the start of this new year. Last year, we hosted the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair Yokohama, a festival of flowers and greenery, which was a resounding success, thanks to the support of many citizens, companies, and organizations. The year also saw our hosting of the 50th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting and Yokohama Triennale 2017, and advancement by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars into the Japan Series. These and other events greatly added to Yokohama’s vibrancy, and the supportive feelings of all concerned gave Yokohama a big push in 2017. This year, too, is going to raise Yokohama’s appeal and vibrancy even higher as the city hosts events including Dance Dance Dance @ YOKOHAMA 2018 and the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. Meanwhile, we have formulated a new medium-term four-year plan and are going to steadily implement the initiatives for the first year of it. We also plan to make fuller provisions for childcare and education as well as welfare and medical measures to support the lives of our citizens, and energize Yokohama’s economy as well. Similarly, we are firmly taking steps to improve the international competitiveness of the Port of Yokohama, bolster the functions of the central waterfront district, enhance the vitality of suburban districts, promote initiatives to prevent disasters, and improve the urban infrastructure. We are going to make a citywide effort toward the sustained growth of Yokohama and assurance of the safety and security of the lives of its citizens into the future. We are also making solid preparations for the 2019 Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development and the Rugby World Cup 2019TM, and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the succeeding year. Let us all join hands again this year in an all-Yokohama effort to assure the heightened degree of vitality imbuing Yokohama we have achieved so far and link it to the future. I am counting on your cooperation! Check the requisite documents before performing procedures - Start of information coordination under the My Number system In procedures etc. for child allowances and exemption from the cost of vaccines for the aged, the My Number system has in some cases eliminated the need for submission of taxation certifications and other requisite documents. ●Depending on the administrative work, officials may still request submission of certain documents. ●Check information on the individual administrative procedure in question. イラスト キャプション Documents that you have had to submit so far Are no longer needed, thanks to information coordination! For your own personal information, you can check the record of information coordination (history of exchange) by administrative authorities and learn what information was shared among them at Myna Portal*, an online service provided by the Japanese government. *Besides the My Number card, use of this service requires a computer or other such terminal, an IC card reader/writer, and registration of an account. *If you have a My Number card but do not have a computer or other such terminal, you can use the tablet terminals for Myna Portal at the Yokohama City Government Citizen Information Center, the Management of Administration and Information Division in the General Affairs Bureau, and the Public Relations Section of each ward office. For the My Number card application procedure: 横浜市　マイナンバー　　Search ■Myna Portal Contact: My Number toll-free dial (national government)　 Tel: 0120-95-0178 (Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; excluding January 1 – 3) ■City administrative procedures Contact: City Call Center Tel: 045-664-2525　　 Fax: 045-664-2828 Start of an at-home breastfeeding consultation service Applications accepted beginning on January 31 (Wed.) Midwives visit the homes of mothers who have recently given birth for whom it is difficult to leave home, for the purpose of breast massage and consultation on specific matters, in order to resolve breastfeeding trouble that is liable to occur in the period shortly following childbirth, and worries and lack of confidence about childcare. Eligible persons Mothers (together with their children) who gave birth less than four months ago and meet all of the following conditions ・Lack confidence about breastfeeding and childcare as a whole ・Find it hard to leave home and need support at home ・Do not need any medical act Cost 4,000 yen per visit. *The service can be used up to three times per birth (each time takes about 90 minutes). Application Call the city midwives group to arrange a schedule, and then post your completed application form (available at the Children and Families Support Division of each ward office or on the website) to the breastfeeding consultation group in the Child and Family Division of the Child and Youth Bureau (1-1 Minato-cho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, 231-0017). 横浜市　こども家庭課　　Search Contact: City midwives group Tel: 045-374-5376　　 Fax: 045-374-5379 Contact: Child and Family Division, Child and Youth Bureau Tel: 045-671-2455　　 Fax: 045-681-0925 Notice from the national health insurance system The national health insurance system is going to be revised effective April 2018, for operation of national health insurance by the governments of prefectures, cities, towns, and villages. The authorities intend to announce insurance premium rates for fiscal 2018 in May and to notify each household of its premium amount by a written notification of national health insurance premium amount determination to be mailed out in June. The Health Insurance and Pension Division at the ward office in your ward of residence will continue to be the office to contact with inquiries about various notifications, application for insurance benefits, and payment of premiums. Contact: Health Insurance and Pension Division, Health and Social Welfare Bureau 　　 Tel: 045-671-2421　　 Fax: 045-664-0403 横浜市　国民健康保険　　Search Notice concerning municipal tax payment deadlines, tax return consultation, etc. ■Deadlines for various FY2017 taxes etc. Subjects Payment deadline and submission deadline/term Place for submission Personal municipal tax (ordinary collection), 4th term No later than January 31 Salary payment statement Corporate Taxation Division, Finance Bureau (Special Collection Center) Depreciable property statement Depreciable Property Division, Finance Bureau (Depreciable Property Center) Income tax and special income tax for reconstruction February 16 – March 15 Tax office in the ward of your residence Gift tax February 1 – March 15 Individual business consumption tax & local consumption tax No later than April 2 ■Free tax statement consultation by licensed tax accountants Eligible groups: A: Small-scale taxpayers, pensioners, and salaried employees B: Pensioners and salaried employees filing returns for tax refunds ・Acceptances for requests may be terminated if the site is too crowded. Persons who only want to submit tax statements etc. are asked to submit them (they may also be mailed) directly to the competent tax office. ・It is not allowed to come to consultation sites by car. Tsurumi Ward (jurisdiction of the Tsurumi Tax Office) Group Consultation days Place Consultation hours A January 29 – February 2, February 5 – 8 Tsurumi Ward Office 9:15 – 11:30 a.m. 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. B February 9 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Naka and Nishi Wards (jurisdiction of the Yokohama-naka Tax Office) Group Consultation days Place Consultation hours A January 29 & 30, February 5 & 6 Naka Ward: Honmoku Chiku Center 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. January 25 & 26 Nishi Ward: Nishi Ward Office January 31, February 1 & 6 Nishi Ward: Fujidana Chiku Center B February 7 Zeirishi Kaikan (Nishi Ward) 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Asahi, Seya, and Hodogaya Wards (jurisdiction of the Hodogaya Tax Office) Group Consultation days Place Consultation hours A・B January 30 – February 1 Asahi Public Hall 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. February 2 Hodogaya Public Hall February 6 – 8 Seya Public Hall Isogo, Kanazawa, Konan, and Minami Wards (jurisdiction of the Yokohama-Minami Tax Office) Group Consultation days Place Consultation hours A February 1 & 2, & 5 – 8 Willing Yokohama (Konan Ward) 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. B February 9 Kanagawa and Kohoku Wards (jurisdiction of the Kanagawa Tax Office) Group Consultation days Place Consultation hours A February 2, 5, & 6 Kanagawa Ward Office 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. February 7 – 9 Kyosei-kan, Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University (Kohoku Ward) B February 14 Shin Yokohama Grace Hotel (Kohoku Ward) 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sakae, Izumi, and Totsuka Wards (jurisdiction of the Totsuka Tax Office) Group Consultation days Place Consultation hours A January 24 – 26 Izumi Public Hall 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. January 31 – February 2 Sakae Public Hall February 6 Totsuka Ward: Taisho Chiku Center B February 8 Totsuka Hojin Kaikan 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Aoba, Tsuzuki, and Midori Wards (jurisdiction of the Midori Tax Office) Group Consultation days Place Consultation hours A January 30 & 31 Aoba Ward: Yamauchi Chiku Center 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. February 1 & 2 Midori Public Hall February 6 & 7 Tsuzuki Public Hall B February 7 & 8 Yokohama-Kita Branch Hall, Kanagawa Real Estate Transaction Association (Tsuzuki Ward) 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ■There is no need to submit receipts for medical cost deduction. Beginning with the filing of tax returns for 2017, taxpayers must attach an itemized statement for a medical cost deduction in place of submission of receipts. For details, see the website of the National Tax Agency. *When filing income tax returns for the years 2017 – 2019, taxpayers may also attach or present receipts for medical costs. *Please note that the notification of medical costs for 2017 sent from the city national health insurance system and the Kanagawa Prefectural latter-stage elderly medical care system (Medical Cost Notification) cannot be used as a document attached to the itemized statement when filing for a medical cost deduction. ■Payment deadlines Contact: Taxation Affairs Division, Finance Bureau Tel: 045-671-2253　　 Fax: 045-641-2775 ■Salary payment statements Contact: Corporate Taxation Division, Finance Bureau (Special Collection Center) Tel: 045-671-4471　　 Fax: 045-210-0480 ■Depreciable property statements Contact: Depreciable Property Division, Finance Bureau (Depreciable Property Center) Tel: 045-671-4384　　 Fax: 045-663-9347 For more detailed information on consultation on tax returns etc., see the website of the National Tax Agency. 国税庁　　Search