Kashiwa City Community Newspaper 2020.10.15

Changes to the payment method and copayment amount for single-parent household medical expenses

Contact: Children’s Welfare Division – Phone: 7167-1595, Fax: 7162-1077

Starting on Sunday, November 1, members of single-parent households will be able to pay the copayment amount on the insurance coverage chart by presenting the Single-Parent Household Medical Expense Subsidy Ticket when obtaining treatment at a medical facility in Chiba Prefecture. Medical Expense Subsidy Tickets will be sent by mail to eligible households, starting on Wednesday, October 21. Along with the Medical Expense Subsidy Ticket, you will find a return envelope for the Children’s Medical Expense Subsidy Ticket. When you receive the Single-Parent Household Medical Expense Subsidy Ticket, please put the Children’s Medical Expense Subsidy Ticket that you have been using in the envelope provided and return it by mail.

■Subsidy ticket users and copayment amounts

Subsidy ticket user	Copayment amount
Parent or guardian (households subject to tax)	In-patient = 300yen per day Out-patient = 300yen per visit Prescription medicine covered by insurance = Free
Parent or guardian (households exempt from tax)	In-patient and out-patient treatment, prescription medicine covered by insurance = Free
Child 18 years of age and under

For more information, please visit the Kashiwa City website.

Regarding Special Fixed-Amount Benefit Payments for Newborns in Kashiwa City

Contact: Kashiwa Special Fixed-Amount Benefit Payments for Newborns Call Center – Phone: 7168-9200 (9:00am to 5:00pm, closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays), Fax: 7168-9209

In Kashiwa City, newborns born on or after April 28, 2020, who were ineligible for the Special Fixed-Amount Benefit Payment will now be provided with 100,000 yen. For each eligible household, an application form will be sent to the head of household starting at the end of October.

Eligibility

Head members of households meeting all of the following criteria completely.

• A newborn born between April 28, 2020 and April 1 of next year belongs to the household.
• A newborn baby is registered in the Basic Resident Register of Kashiwa City because of his or her birth.
• The same benefit payment is not received in another municipality.

Application deadline

Monday, May 31 of next year.

Benefit payment amount

100,000 yen for each newborn.

Application

Complete the required parts of the application form, collect the required documents, and send the application form and documents by post in the return envelope provided. (Applications received will be valid according to the postmarked date.)

Access the Kashiwa City website here.

We are looking for foreign residents to participate in the Japanese speech contest

Contact: Cross-Cultural Center – Phone: 7157-0281

Date and Time

Sunday, February 7, 2021, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Location

Palette Kashiwa

Eligibility

Foreign residents who reside, work or attend school in the Tokatsu Area. Up to 15 people.

Application

By Tuesday, December 1, please complete all required parts of the application form, and send it to postal code 277-0005, Kashiwa 1-chome 7-1-301, Kashiwa City Cross-Cultural Center. (Applications received will be valid according to the postmarked date.) Applications can also be submitted by email (boshu-1@kira-kira.jp) or in person. Application forms are available at the Cross-Cultural Center.

• Application forms can be downloaded from the Kashiwa Cross-Cultural Center website.
• Participants will be selected by draw if there are more applications than spaces available. Participants will be notified by Friday, December 18.

For more information, please visit the Kashiwa Cross-Cultural Center website.

November 1 to 8 is Cross-Cultural Week

Contact: Cross-Cultural Center – Phone: 7157-0281

There will be an introduction to activities at the Cross-Cultural Center, as well as a display and workshop about refugee issues and the Peshawar-Kai’s international humanitarian work to provide medical care and sources of water.

Cross-Cultural Festa in Kashiwa

Date and time

Sunday, November 1, 11:00am to 4:00pm

Location

Palette Kashiwa

Event details

We will be showcasing Kashiwa City’s sister city and friendship city associations, as well as other activities at the Cross-Cultural Center.

Other

The day’s events will also be available to view online.

For more information, please visit the Cross-Cultural Center website.