KYOTO CITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

• Ⅰ In case of Trouble or Emergency

• 1. Places to Seek Assistance
• 2. Emergency and Disaster
• 2-1 Making Emergency Calls
• 2-2 Accidents and Incidents
• ・Police (dial 110)
• ・Traffic Accidents
• ・Lost and Found
• 2-3 Injury and Sudden Illness
• ・Ambulance (dial 119)
• ・In case of illness on holidays or at night
• 2-4 Fire
• ・Fire engine (dial 119)
• 2-5 Earthquakes
• ・Everyday measures
• ・When an earthquake happens
• 2-6 Typhoons and Floods
• ・Being prepared for typhoons and flood
• ・If a typhoon comes
• 2-7 Gas leaks
• 2-8 Risai Shomei-sho (Disaster Victim Certificate)

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• ⅡStarting a New Life

• 1. Status of Residence(Visa)
• 2. Procedures at a Ward Office
• 2-1 Foreign Residents Registration
• 2-2 National Health Insurance
• 2-3 National Pension
• 2-4 Marriage and Divorce Registration
• 2-5 Birth Registration
• 2-6 Death Registration
• 3. Accomodation
• 3-1 Finding a Residence
• 3-2 Signing a Rental Agreement
• 3-3 Signing up for Water, Electricity and Gas Uilities
• 3-4 Telephones and International Calls
• 3-5 TV, Radio and Newspapers
• 3-6 Garbage and Recycling
• 3-7 Community Associations
• 4. Employment
• 4-1 Looking for Full-time and Part-time Work
• 4-2 Permission to Engage in an Activity Other than that Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted
• 4-3 Japan’s Labor Standards Law
• 5. Childbirth and Raising Children
• 5-1 Pregnancy
• 5-2 Childbirth
• 5-3 Assistance for Households with Young Children
• 5-4 Child-Care Services (hoiku-sho)
• 5-5 Play Centers for Children
• 6. Education
• 6-1 Japanese Education System
• 6-2 Kindergarten
• 6-3 Elementary, Junior and Senior High School Education
• 6-4 International Schools

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• Ⅲ Necessary Information for Daily Life

• 1. Health and Medical Care
• 1-1 Receiving Medical Attention
• 1-2 Medical Insurance Schemes
• 1-3 Health Examinations and Vaccinations
• 2. Bank and Post Office
• 2-1 Opening an Account
• 2-2 Overseas Remittances
• 2-3 Foreign Exchange
• 2-4 Postal Services
• 2-5 Courier and Express Delivery Services
• 3. Transportation
• 3-1 Bicycle Rules
• 3-2 Cars and Motorcycles
• 3-3 Access to Kansai International Airport
• 3-4 Public Transportation (Subways, Trains, Buses)
• 3-5 Taxis
• 4. Community and Communication
• 4-1 Japanese Customs and Public Holidays
• 4-2 Japanese Classes
• 4-3 Message Boards-Living Information
• 5. Taxation and Insurance
• 5-1 Main Types of Taxation
• 5-2 Main Types of Insurance

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• Ⅳ Facilities

• 1. Government Offices
• ・Ward and Branch Offices
• ・Welfare Department
• ・Health Department
• ・Social Insurance Office
• 2. Public Offices
• ・Post Office
• 3. Information and Resources (Foreign languages)
• ・International Cultural Organizations
• ・Book Stores Selling Foreign Publications
• ・Stores Selling Import Foods
• 4. Culture and Sports Facilities
• ・Libraries
• ・Sports Facilities
• ・Parks
• ・Tourist Information
• 5. Hospitals and Dental Clinics with Foreign Language Interpretaion Services
• ・Hospitals with Medical Interpreters
• ・Hospitals with Foreign Language Services
• ・Dental Clinics with Foreign Language Services
• ・Hospitals Open on at Night and on Holidays
• 6. Ward and Branch Offices (Locations)

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