A Notice from Kure City March, 2024（English）

【Certificate of Residence Tax, etc.】

In April, you will be asked to submit Certificate of Income and Certificate of Taxation at your place of employment or school. The type and year of certificate required will differ depending on its purpose, so please check in advance before making a request.

● Types of certificates: Certificate of Income and Certificate of Taxation, Certificate of Income, Certificate of Taxation, Certificate of Tax Payment
● Places where you can request the documents: Shimin-zei-ka, Shimin-madoguchi-ka, every local Civic Center
● Things to bring: Items that can confirm the identity of the person who comes to the counter (My Number (Personal Identification Number) Card, driver’s license, health insurance card, Residence Card, etc.)
※A power of attorney is required when a person from another household makes a request.
● Fees: 300 yen per request
※Certificate of Income and Certificate of Taxation can be picked up at convenience stores that have issuance service using My Number Card (200 yen per request; available every day from 6:30am to 11pm, excluding December 29th to January 3rd and system suspension days).
※The certificate for 2024’s premiums (2023) will be issued starting from June. The request form and power of attorney can be downloaded from the city’s homepage:
https://www.city.kure.lg.jp/soshiki/42/shisei144.html

▼Contact: Shimin-zei-ka 0823-25-3193

【Have you forgotten to pay the insurance premiums for National Health Insurance or Late-Stage Elderly Healthcare Insurance?】

March is the final payment date for 2023’s premiums (National Health Insurance or Late-Stage Elderly Healthcare Insurance). Please check your payment slip again to make sure you have not forgotten to pay it.
For those whose payments are not withdrawn from the pensions (Special Collection), direct debit is convenient. Please apply for direct debit at a financial institution in the city.

●Items required for direct debit: bank book or cash card, hanko used for the bank book, National Health Insurance Card or Late-Stage Elderly Healthcare Insurance Card
※If payment is not made within the due date, late payment fees may be charged.

▼Contact: Hoken-nenkin-ka
(about National Health Insurance) 0823-25-3153
(about Late-Stage Elderly Healthcare Insurance) 0823-25-3156

【Joining Health Insurance is Mandatory even after Separation from Company】

Even if you leave a company, you are still required to be covered by health insurance in case of illness or injury. If you are no longer eligible for health insurance, please follow one of the following procedures:

●Continuing with former company’s insurance (voluntary continuation)
Please complete the procedure your company within 20 days from the date of health insurance disqualification.
●Joining your family’s employer health insurance as a dependent relative
If your expected income is less than the standard amount and you are qualified as a dependent, please complete the procedure at your family’s workplace.
●Joining National Health Insurance
Please bring the Health Insurance Disqualification Certificate, Separation Notice from Employer, etc. and apply at Hoken-nenkin-ka,Shimin-madoguchi-ka, or every local Civic Center.

▼Contact: Hoken-nenkin-ka 0823-25-3158

【We are Looking for People Who Want to Do Something With Vacant Houses and Stores in Kure City!】

In Kure City, a demonstration experiment is conducted on community development that is easy to take on, in collaboration with the real estate web service “Sakasama Real Estate,” which posts the dreams of people who want to rent vacant houses and vacant stores, and recruits real estate owners who want to support them.

〇What is “Sakasama Real Estate”?
This is a service where people who want to rent will be chosen instead of them choosing a vacant house or store.
Information about people who want to rent will be made into stories about what they want to do, their dreams, and how they can contribute to the community, and will be published on the “Sakasama Real Estate” website. This is a service that recruits and matches real estate owners who care about the wishes of those who want to rent.
https://sakasama-fudosan.com/contact/

《We are Looking for Event Participants!》
The introduction of the service of “Sakasama Real Estate” and the presentations of the people who want to try it will be conducted.
Why not create an encounter with your ideal property by expressing your thoughts, “I want to rent a property and do something like this!”

●Eligibility: People who want to try something by renting a vacant house or store.
●Date and time: March 25th (Monday) 7pm-9pm
●Location: Vietnamese restaurant Ngon (2nd floor, 4-3-12 Hondori, Kure City)
●Capacity: 20 people
●Application: Please apply by phone.（Shoko-shinko-ka 0823-25-3152）
●Fee: Free
※After the event, we will hold a social gathering (membership fee required) for those who wish to participate.

▼Contact: Shoko-shinko-ka 0823-25-3152

【A multilingual life guidebook has been published】
Even if you leave a company, you are still required to be covered by health insurance in case of illness or injury. If you are no longer eligible for health insurance, please follow one of the following procedures:
“The Kure Life Guidebook for Foreigners” has been published in English, Chinese, Portuguese, and Vietnamese. It contains a lot of useful information for foreigners about life and administrative procedures.
It is distributed free of charge at the International Exchange Center on the 1st floor of the Kure City Hall, Tobu Chiku Foreign Resident Comprehensive Consultation Counter in Hiro Shimin Center, and every local Civic Center.
You can also download it from the Kure International Exchange Association’s website.