Second half of January 2024 issue
▷ About soliciting donations for Hyogo Prefecture for the 2020 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Inquiries: Crisis Management and Safety Department Planning and Management Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 - 6 5 6 4
Led by Hyogo Prefecture, the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly, four local organizations, and others, and with the cooperation of private organizations, we will establish the ``Reiwa 6 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Hyogo Prefecture Donation Recruitment Committee'' and collect donations.
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Please note that Amagasaki City staff will not visit households or request donations by phone, email, fax, etc. Please be careful of donation scams that take advantage of this opportunity.
Inquiries: My number dedicated dial. ☎ 4 4 0 0 - 5 2 5 6
At the My Number Card counter on the 1st floor of City Hall and the My Number Card Tsukaguchi counter on the 3rd floor of Tsukaguchi-san Town 2nd Building, we will provide support for using the My Number Card as a health insurance card and registering a public money receiving account.
Application: Bring your My Number card, health insurance card, and account information in your name directly to each counter.
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▷Amasaki Coin exclusive app download campaign
Inquiries: Amasaki Coin Office. ☎ 0 1 2 0 - 1 1 - 1 1 6 4
From 10am to 6pm on January 23rd, 25th, 30th, and 31st, we will be at the brick plaza on the 3rd floor of Amagasaki Q's Mall to help you download the Amasaki Coin app. Those who download the app at the venue will receive 200 coin points. Please note that this is implemented in cooperation with a mobile phone company, so after downloading the app, you will be provided with information about the company's services.
Target: People using Amasaki Coin for the first time or using a special card Application: Not required
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▷Recruiting new members for the Amagasaki City Boys Band
Inquiries: Children and Youth Division. ☎ 6 4 2 3 - 9 9 9 6
We are recruiting members for the choir, brass band, baton corps, trumpet corps, and drum corps.
Target: 4th grade elementary school students living in the city who can participate for two years from April Application: Submit the designated form directly to each municipal elementary school between January 9th and February 7th. If your child attends a private elementary school, etc., please contact the Children and Youth Division.
[Practice tour] January 20th and 27th, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Wind band 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.). Application: Not required
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▷Kojun Sato From Tokyo Talk & Mini Jazz Live
Inquiries: ①: Tachibana Regional Division. ☎ 6 4 2 7 - 7 7 7 0, ②: Central Regional Division. ☎ 6 4 8 2 - 1 7 6 0
①: February 2nd from 6pm to 8pm at Tachibana Minami Disability Learning Plaza. ②: February 4th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Chuo-Kita Lifelong Learning Plaza. A lecture and performance by a visually impaired saxophonist who is active around the world.
First come first served: 50 people each Application: From January 5th, by phone or in person ①: Tachibana Regional Division. ②: Central Regional Division
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▷FY2020 residence tax exempt household benefit (70,000 yen) will be provided
Inquiry: In charge of residence tax exempt household benefits for 2020. ☎ 6 4 8 0 – 5 5 6 0
In order to support the lives of low-income households who are feeling the burden of rising prices for electricity, gas, food, etc., we will provide a stipend of 70,000 yen per household.
Target: Households that meet all of the following requirements.
▷Registered in Amagasaki City's basic resident register as of December 1, 2023 ▷All household members' per capita residence tax for this year is exempt from tax ▷All household members are dependent on a person who is subject to residence tax This is not a household consisting of people who are
Among eligible households, those who received the Reiwa 5 Resident Tax Exempt Household Benefit (30,000 yen) in Amagasaki City and have not changed their household status since then will receive the payment starting December 28th. Confirmation letters will be sent to other eligible households sequentially from late January.
Application: Mail the confirmation letter in the enclosed return envelope (no stamps required) by February 29th (must arrive).
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▷Amagasaki Children/Childcare Action Plan
Inquiries: Urban Policy Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 1 3 8
We have formulated the "Amagasaki Children and Childcare Action Plan" which summarizes the child and childcare measures taken by Mayor Matsumoto during his first term. The plan aims to create a city that supports both working and raising children, and will invest 5 billion yen in 40 actions over three years starting in fiscal 2024.
Three types of support and plus one for children and child-rearing support
◆Supporting household finances We have reduced the costs of raising children in various ways. Reducing childcare fees for categories that are more expensive than Hanshin Kantashi.
◆Support for relaxation We are implementing initiatives to reduce the time burden. This includes extending the opening hours of children's homes until 7:00 pm to accommodate the diverse working styles of parents.
◆Supporting peace of mind We are implementing initiatives to reduce anxiety related to child-rearing. New services have been established for day trips and overnight stays to help women who have given birth rest and worry about raising children.
◆Plus One Proactive information dissemination and making the town more attractive We are implementing initiatives to disseminate information and make the town more attractive. Creation of a special website to disseminate information on child-rearing, etc.
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▷ “We will never forget 1.17” regional disaster prevention drill
Inquiries: Disaster Management Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 1 6 5
January 17th, 1:30pm to 4:00pm, main venue: Tachibana Kita Elementary School (some training will be held at Tachibana Minami Lifelong Learning Plaza), district venues: Namba no Ume, Seiwa, Seitoku, Muko Kita, Sonoda Kita It will be held at elementary school. Visiting hours vary depending on the venue. At other municipal elementary schools, junior high schools, and special needs schools, this will be held in January.
This regional disaster prevention drill aims to pass on the experiences and lessons of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake to the next generation, and improve local disaster prevention capabilities (the ability to deal with disasters in the region) in order to improve preparations and countermeasures for the next major disaster. The purpose is
``We will never forget January 17th'' training content At the main and district venues, we will conduct evacuation center management training from various perspectives, including people with disabilities and foreigners, simulating life in an evacuation center from the third day after the earthquake. However, the training content varies depending on the school. As part of the training, the website will be switched to a disaster version of the website during the training. Please take this opportunity to check it out.
A disaster version homepage is a website that switches from a normal homepage to a disaster version because when a large-scale disaster occurs, access to the homepage may become concentrated and the website may become unviewable. This allows you to view the information you need in a stable manner.
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▷Recruiting city employees (①: Office work (ICT specialist) ②: Office work (welfare/psychology) SV)
Inquiries: Human Resources Department. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 1 7 7
Application: For ①, apply by January 21st, and for ②, by March 31st, please submit a special form to the Human Resources Department (for ①, you will also need to submit an essay). Regarding the educational background specified in the examination category, applicants must have graduated or are expected to graduate from a school specified in the School Education Act or a school recognized as equivalent.
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▷Tax declaration for 2023 (January to December), etc.
Inquiries: ①: Amagasaki Tax Office. ☎ 6 4 1 6 – 1 3 8 1 [Voice guidance dial], ②: Taxation Division. ☎︎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 2 7 4
①：Final tax return
The filing deadline for 2023 is March 15th for income tax and gift tax, and April 1st for consumption tax. Please help us by sending it via smartphone, computer, e-tax, or by mail.
◆How to create a tax return If you use the "Final Tax Return Creation Corner" on the National Tax Agency website from your smartphone or computer, you can create a tax return simply by following the on-screen instructions and entering the amount and other information. The 2023 edition of the same corner will be released in early January.
◆If you are filing a tax return using a smartphone, you will need a smartphone that can read your My Number card and your My Number card or ID and password issued by the tax office. When filing a tax return using the same card, a password of 4 digits and 6 to 16 alphanumeric characters is required. Using this card, you can also automatically enter data such as deduction certificates. You can also use your smartphone to create financial statements and income and expenditure statements.
◆Change of address for submission by mail The address for submitting tax returns, applications, etc. has been changed to the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau Business Center Hanshin Branch Office. Address: 6 6 1 - 8 5 2 2 Jyooji 3-chome 11-46
②：Deadline for payment of municipal tax and prefectural tax
The deadline for paying municipal tax and prefectural tax for the fourth period is January 31st. Please pay at a financial institution or convenience store as soon as possible. If payment is difficult due to unavoidable circumstances, please contact us.
▷New coronavirus vaccination (vaccination starting in autumn)
Inquiry: New Corona Vaccine Information Center. ☎ 4 9 5 0 – 5 0 8 5
This information is current as of December 21st. Please check our website for the latest information.
Additional vaccination for Omicron strain (XBB. 1.5) (starting in autumn)
Vaccinations will begin in the fall for all those who have completed their first vaccination. The vaccination period for vaccinations starting in the fall is until March, and the number of vaccinations is limited to one time. The shipping of pre-examination slips for people who have been vaccinated during the spring vaccination period has ended.
Please note that if you have an unused pre-examination ticket, we will not send it again. Pre-examination tickets can still be used, so please consider getting vaccinated.
If you wish to have your pre-examination ticket reissued because you have not received it or have lost it, please complete the procedures at the Corona Vaccination Certification Office or the online application portal site by mailing the designated form.
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▷Public facility management traveling panel exhibition
Inquiries: Facility Management Promotion Officer. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 5 2 6
From the period of high economic growth to the bubble economy period, Amagasaki City has developed many public facilities in order to respond to the rapidly increasing population and the needs of citizens. In 2014, the Amagasaki City Public Facility Management Basic Policy”.
Based on this policy, we are proceeding with facility reorganization and preventive maintenance initiatives, striving to maintain and improve sustainable facility management and citizen services. In order to spread awareness about this initiative, we are holding a panel exhibition that travels around each facility in the city, so please take a look.
During the Citizen Questionnaire Panel Exhibition on Public Facility Management , 50 Amasaki Coin points will be awarded to those who respond using the two-dimensional code located at each venue. First come first served: 100 people per venue.
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▷Specify temporary evacuation sites for tsunamis etc.
Inquiries: Disaster Management Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 1 6 5
As of January 1st, DAISHIN Holdings Co., Ltd. (3-2-29 Onishimachi) was additionally designated.
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▷ Bicycle helmet purchase support project
Inquiries: Bicycle helmet purchase support call center. ☎ 0 1 2 0 – 1 3 4 – 0 7 6 (Also available on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Except until January 3rd).
The purchase cost of bicycle helmets will be refunded through cashless payment points or prepaid cards. Maximum 4000 yen per piece. There are requirements such as target. It ends as soon as the budget is reached.
Application: Apply using the prefecture's dedicated form by February 9th.
[Support for application procedures] Hanshin Minami Prefectural Citizens Center, Life Safety Division (☎️ 6 4 8 9 – 6 5 0 2), and each regional division will support you for application procedures.
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In Amagasaki City, there are various events that citizens can participate in. We also hold courses.
Please see the event calendar for details.
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City Bulletin Amagasaki electronic edition first half of February issue is scheduled to be published on February 1st.