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[MAIZURU CITY MAP]

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[In an Emergency]

1. Emergency Calls 

 (1) Police (110)
 (2) Fire and Ambulance (119)
 

2. Fire, Earthquake, Typhoon 

 (1) Fire
 (2) Earthquakes
 (3) Typhoons

[Living in Japan―Official Procedures]

1. Status of Residence 

 (1) Types of Procedure
 (2) Status of Residence Categories
 

2. Alien Registration 

 (1) Initial Registration
 (2) Re-application (confirmation) for Certificate of Alien Registration
 (3) Re-issuance of Damaged Certificates
 (4) Re-issuance of Lost or Stolen Certificates
 (5) Report of Change in Registered Matters

3. Notice of Birth, Death and Marriage 

 (1) Notice of Birth
 (2) Notice of Death
 (3) Notice of Marriage

4. Private Seal Registration 

 (1) Buying Seals
 (2) Registering Seals
 (3) If You Have Lost Your Seal or Seal Registration Card or When You
    No Longer Need the Card
 (4) Certificate of Seal Registration
 

[Basic Information for Living in Maizuru]

1. Housing 

 (1) Renting Housing
 (2) Tips for House/Apartment Hunting
 (3) Moving in/out
 

2. Electricity 

 (1) Initial Set-up of Electricity
 (2) Electric Appliances
 (3) Payment
 (4) Canceling / Transferring
 

3. Water Supply 

 (1) Applying and Canceling
 (2) Payment
 (3) Frozen or Burst Pipes
 (4) Repair of Water Pipes
 (5) Water Supply Failures
 (6) Tap Water is Safe to Drink
 

4. Gas 

 (1) Applying for gas
 (2) Payment
 (3) Gas Safety
 (4) If You Smell Gas…
 (5) Canceling
 

5. Garbage 

 (1) How to Put Out Your Garbage
 (2) Recycling Center
 (3) Incineration Plant
 

6. Telephone 

 (1) Initial Set-up
 (2) Payment
 (3) Canceling
 (4) Telephone Directories
 (5) Public Telephones
 (6) Telephone Cards
 (7) Domestic Telephone Calls
 (8) Mobile Phones
 (9) International Telephone Calls
 

7. Mail 

 (1) Domestic Mail
 (2) International Mail
 (3) Postal Service Information in English
 

8. Financial Institutions 

 (1) Banks and other Financial Institutions
 (2) Automatic Transfer
 (3) Money Transfer
 (4) Foreign Currencies
 

9. Pets 

 (1) Registration and Rabies Shot
 (2) Unwanted cats and dogs
 (3) When Your Dog or Cat Dies

10. Package Delivery 

11. Moving house 

 (1) Moving-out
 (2) Notice of Removal
 

[Health Management]

1. Medical Treatment 

 (1) Medical Institutions
 (2) Treatment
 (3) Medicine
 (4) Payment
 (5) Medical Care during the Night or on Holidays

2. Medical Insurance 

 (1) The Health Insurance Program
 (2) National Health Insurance

3. Health & Prevention 

 (1) Medical Check-up Corner
 (2) Health Consultation

4. Medical Check-ups for Adult 

 (1) Medical Check-ups
 (2) Dental Tests
 (3) Specialist Training

[Child Care and Education]

1. Maternity and Child Health Service 

 (1) Upon becoming Pregnant
 (2) Home Visits to Babies
 (3) Consultations concerning Child Care by Telephone
 (4) Classes
 (5) Injections (Yobo-sesshu)
 (6) Medical Check-up for Infants

2. Day Nurseries and Kindergartens 

 (1) Day Nurseries (Hoikusho)
 (2) Kindergartens (Yochien)

3. Schools 

 (1) Elementary School and Junior High School
 (2) Schools for Mentally and Physically Handicapped Children

4. Japanese Language Lessons "Kamome-no-gakkou" 

 (1) Days
 (2) Places
 (3) Contents
 (4) Application Reguirements
 (5) Tuition
 (6) Application

[Transportation]

1. Railways 

 (1) JR (Japan Railways)
 (2) Other Railways

2. Buses 

 (1) Entry and Exit
 (2) Bus Fares

3. Taxis 

 (1) Hiring
 (2) Taxi Fares

4. Automobiles 

 (1) International Driver's License
 (2) Japanese Driver's License
 (3) Automobile Insurance
 (4) Automobile Inspection

5. Bicycles 

 (1) Cycling Rules
 (2) Beware of Cars While Cycling
 (3) Crime Prevention Registration


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