Latest issue of Amagasaki City Newsletter
Second half of November 2025 issue
The catch-up vaccination deadline for human papillomavirus infection vaccines is March 31st next year .
For inquiries, please contact the Infectious Disease Control Department. ☎ 4 8 6 9 – 3 0 6 2
Those who have received at least one dose of the vaccine by March 31, 2025, but have not yet completed the three doses, can receive the remaining doses free of charge until March 31 next year. However, the second dose must be received by December 31.
Target: Women born between April 2, 1997 and April 1, 2009
▷ Admission on April 1, 2026 Recruiting children for children's homes
For inquiries, please contact the Children's Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 9 3 7
We are currently accepting applications for children to enter our children's homes from April 1, 2026. Opening hours are until 5:00 p.m. Applications can be extended until 7:00 p.m., excluding Saturdays, but an additional extension fee will be charged. In the event of a large number of applications, we will make a decision based on the child's grade and the parent's employment status. To reduce congestion at the counter, we ask for your cooperation in applying by mail or online. Application guidelines will be distributed from November 1st by the Children's Division and at each children's home and children's club.
Eligible: Elementary school students living in the city whose parents are away during the day due to work, etc.
Fee: 10,000 yen per month (however, there is a reduction system depending on the parent's tax amount, etc.)
Applications by mail or online are accepted until December 1st. Applications can be submitted in person at the Children's Division from December 1st to 12th. Applications will not be accepted at the division on Saturday, December 6th or Sunday, December 7th.
▷ A-LAB Artist Gate
For inquiries, please contact the Cultural Promotion Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 3 8 5
A-LAB will be holding a group exhibition from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM until December 14th, showcasing young artists who have just graduated or completed university, vocational school, or graduate school in March and are expected to have a bright future. You can enjoy works in a variety of genres, including sculpture and painting.
Closed: Tuesdays
▷ Amagasaki Industry Fair
For inquiries, please contact the Amagasaki Industrial Fair Executive Committee Secretariat within the Amagasaki Regional Industrial Revitalization Organization. ☎ 0 7 0 – 2 8 2 0 – 8 8 0 4
On Friday, November 20th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and on Monday, November 21st from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 164 companies and organizations, including local businesses, will be showcasing new products and technologies at the Baycom Gymnasium.
Application: Some required
◆Consultation corner: You can get advice on expanding overseas, hiring foreign talent, and other issues.
◆Exhibition area: 13 companies belonging to the Osaka Welding Association will exhibit.
◆Business Matching Event We will match the excellent technology and know-how of small and medium-sized enterprises with the needs of large and medium-sized companies.
◆Exhibitor presentations: November 20th (Fri) 10:20am to 3:30pm and November 21st (Fri) 1pm to 2:50pm.
◆Mini 4WD Manufacturing Competition, November 20th (Fri), 1pm to 5pm.
◆All Japan Manufacturing Top War A fighting top tournament will be held at the Amagasaki Industry Fair Special Venue on Monday, November 21st from 1:00pm to 3:30pm.
◆Talk event: On Monday, November 21st, from 10:30am to 11:10am, comedian Yagi Masumi of the comedy duo Savanna will give a lecture, and from 11:30am to 12:10pm, former professional baseball player and baseball commentator Hamanaka Osamu will give a lecture.
◆ Simultaneous Events Matching fair for 11 Shinkin banks in Hyogo Prefecture. New products and technologies will be introduced and exhibitors will have business meetings.
▷ Let's take a peek! Amanosaki
For inquiries, please contact the Public Relations Department. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 0 2 1
We will inform you about the "near future" of Amagasaki.
Junior high school club activities are evolving into "community club activities"! Junior high school club activities are currently undergoing a major transformation nationwide. Due to the declining birthrate and the closure of clubs and a lack of willing coaches, it is not only difficult for students to freely choose their club activities, but there is also a risk that club activities themselves will no longer be sustainable. On the other hand, the things that children want to try are becoming more diverse, and they are becoming more interested in club activities such as dancing and fishing.
In order to continue to ensure that children have opportunities to learn and grow through sports and cultural and artistic activities, Amagasaki City will be transitioning all junior high school club activities to local club activities (regional expansion).
You can participate in local club activities under the guidance of a variety of leaders and groups already active in their respective fields, regardless of your school district. We have set up a dedicated website to answer any questions or concerns you may have about the characteristics of Amagasaki City's local clubs, such as "What are the activity days and times?" Please take a look.
Click here for the Amagasaki City Community Club website
▷ Reception at City Hall and other offices will close at 5:00 p.m.
For inquiries, please contact the Payroll Department. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 1 8 1
The closing time for reception desks in Amagasaki City is the same as the standard end of work for city employees, so overtime work is assumed. Since approximately 98% of visitors to the Citizens' Affairs Division arrive by 5:00 PM, starting January 5th of next year, reception desks at City Hall Main Office and other locations will close at 5:00 PM. By improving the working environment for employees, we will use the time saved to promote improved citizen services. Furthermore, starting April 1st of next year, the closing time for telephone reception will also change to 5:00 PM. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
◆Facilities where the closing times for counter reception will be changed: City Hall Main Office, North and South Health and Welfare Center, each service center, health center, City Animal Welfare Center, Hygiene Research Institute, Child Development Support Center, Education and Disability Welfare Center, City Government Information Center, Waterworks and Sewerage Building, and each department of the Fire Department.
▷ Don't forget to collect your nationwide rice coupons
For inquiries, please contact the Price Rise Countermeasures Living Support Project Secretariat. ☎ 0120-654-058
Nationwide rice coupons worth 2,200 yen (five coupons worth 440 yen each) were sent out by the end of October per household. If you have not received your coupon yet, please check the storage period printed on the missed delivery notice that was sent to you and follow the steps below.
◆If the item is still in storage , please pick it up at the post office or arrange for redelivery within the specified period, using the method indicated on the delivery notice.
◆If the storage period has expired or you do not have a notice of absence and are unsure of the storage period, please contact the Price Rise Countermeasures Life Support Project Secretariat by November 25th. We will process the re-shipment of the voucher. You cannot specify a date and time. Also, it will take some time for the voucher to arrive after the re-shipment process.
Please be aware that Amagasaki City will not make any phone calls to direct you to a bank or ATM regarding the distribution of these coupons.
▷ Recruiting city employees (administrative staff (graduates, high school graduates, digital, legal affairs), childcare workers, etc.)
For inquiries, please contact the Human Resources Department. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 1 7 7
Applications were submitted to the Human Resources Department via a dedicated form between November 14th and December 14th. Regarding the educational background required for each exam category, applicants must have graduated from a school stipulated by the School Education Act or a school recognized as equivalent. The exam content varies depending on the exam category. The exam categories and the number of positions expected to be hired are as follows:
◆Administrative staff (graduates/high school graduates): Approximately 10 people.
◆Several people in administrative (digital) positions.
◆Some administrative (legal affairs) staff.
◆About 5 childcare workers .
◆A few people will be making a comeback .
We are recruiting for administrative (welfare, child guidance) and technical (civil engineering, architecture, electrical, landscaping, environmental and sanitation) positions throughout the year.
For details on eligibility and other recruitment details, please click here
Welfare Workplace Tour
On Tuesday, November 18th, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, there will be a workplace tour and a roundtable discussion with senior staff members at the Northern Health and Welfare Center.
Target: People who want to work in Amagasaki City's administrative department (welfare/welfare career recruitment) First 10 people Apply: From November 5th, fill out the application form at the Human Resources Department
Opening of the Amagasaki City Hall
A one-day internship will be held at Tachibana Minami Lifelong Learning Plaza and Child Development Support Center on Friday, November 20th from 8:50 a.m. to noon and 1:50 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., with tours of each facility and an information session by Amagasaki city officials on the job content.
Eligible applicants: Students and working adults who want to work as full-time employees in Amagasaki City. Lottery: 25 people each. Application: Apply by November 13th via the dedicated form to the Human Resources Department.
▷ The telephone number for emergency child consultations on holidays and at night has changed
For inquiries, please contact the Health Planning Division. ☎ 4 8 6 9 – 3 0 1 0
If your child is unwell between midnight and 6am and you are unsure whether to take them to a medical institution, please call the Amagasaki Pediatric Emergency Consultation Hotline: ☎ 6 4 3 9 - 6 6 0 5. A nurse will give you advice. If it is determined that a medical examination is necessary based on the content of your consultation, you can have your child examined at a medical institution.
For enquiries from 9pm to midnight on weekdays and from 4pm to midnight on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and the New Year's holiday period, please use the Amagasaki City Pediatric Emergency Medical Telephone Consultation Line: ☎ 6435-8606.
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