Maternity passbook is used to record the health condition during pregnancy. It is also used to record the progress of health and growth of the children, vaccinations. When you report your pregnancy, you will receive it.
(Inquiries) Health Division

This checkup is for keeping and improving the health of pregnant women. When you report your pregnancy, you will receive Checkup Card.
(Inquiries) Health Division

1. Have the doctor or midwife issue a Birth Certificate (Shusei Shomei-sho)
2. Within 14 days (of the birth), bring the Birth Certificate and Maternity and Child Health Handbook (Boshi Kenko Techo) to your city, ward, town or village office and report the birth.
   At that time, receive a Proof of the Report of a Birth (Shusei Todoke Shomei-sho)
   Links to a site of the Birth Registration(Links to【Visas/Various Registration－Family Registration－Birth Registration】)
3. Within 30 days (of the birth), apply for a status of residence (for the child) at the Immigration Bureau. However, if you intend to leave the country within 60 days, this is not necessary.
4. Within 60 days (of the birth), make an alien registration (for the child) at the city, ward, town or village office.

We provide financial assistance for the personal liability amount to pre-school children from their date of birth to the first March 31st after they have become six years old and before they have enrolled in school, when they use their health insurance certificates at hospitals. (Except for the standard liability amount for meals during hospital admission)
When treatment is received at prefectural medical institutions, the financial assistance is automatically transferred to a registered bank account after the personal liability amount for the insured treatment is paid. (The automatic return system)
N.B.: When treatment is received at medical institutions outside the prefecture, an application with the receipt for the payment must be submitted to City Hall.

• Necessary Documents: National Health Insurance certificate, Seal, bank account(except for Post Office), proof of earnings for the person who is under an obligation to support his children (in case of moving-in).

(Inquiries) National Health Insurance and Pension Division, Welfare and Medical Section

Allowance for children will be paid to the guardian of the children, for purpose of stable family’s livelihood and rearing child healthily for coming society.

• Those who receive the allowance
  Those who rear children (before completion of elementary school), and whose income is under standard level.
• Public officials receive from agency that they belong to. Those who are receiving the allowance should report the present circumstance in June every year.

(Inquiries) Children's Welfare Division

We provide financial assistance to a mother and child (younger than 18 years of age) in fatherless families; or a woman (whose husband is not present, or who is unmarried) raising a child younger than 18 years of age as a guardian, when they use their health insurance certificates at hospitals. (Except for the standard liability amount for meals during hospital admission)
When treatment is received at prefectural medical institutions, the financial assistance is automatically transferred to a registered bank account after the personal liability amount for the insured treatment is paid. (The automatic return system)
N.B.: When treatment is received at medical institutions outside the prefecture, an application with the receipt for the payment must be submitted to City Hall.

• Necessary Documents:
  National Health Insurance certificate
  Seal
  Copy of Family Registration for mother and her child
  Bank account(except for Post Office)
  Proof of earnings for the person who is under an obligation to support his children (in case of moving-in)

(Inquiries) National Health Insurance and Pension Division, Welfare and Medical Section.

In Japan, vaccinations are given to protect against infectious diseases and prevent the spread of such diseases among citizens.
Pay attention to directions of medical pre-examination sheets and vaccinate. You can get further information from Municipal PR Paper (Koho Ikoma).

Type	Applicable age group
Polio	◯From 3 months old up to under 7.5 years old (2 shots at intervals of more than 6 weeks. Shot by 1.5 years of age, if possible.) ◎Group vaccination
BCG vaccine	○From 3 months old up to under 6 months old ◎Shot individually at designated medical facilities.
3-in-one vaccine (Diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus)	○First vaccination: From 3 months old up to under 7.5 years old (3 shots at intervals of 3 ~ 8 weeks) ○Follow-up vaccination: From 3 months old up to under 7.5 years old (1 shot within 1~1.5 years after the first 3 shots) ◎Shot individually at designated medical facilities.
Measles Rubella	○1st term: From 1 year old up to under 2 years old ○2nd term: From April 1 of one year before entrance into elementary school up to entrance into elementary school ◎Shot individually at designated medical facilities.
Diphtheria and tetanus Second vaccination	○At grade 6 of elementary school ◎Shot individually at designated medical facilities.
Japanese encephalitis	○1st term: From aged 3 years up to under 7.5 years, Base vaccination is 2 shots in the year, and 1 shot in next year. ○2nd term: 1 shot at grade 4 to 6 of elementary school ◎Shot individually at designated medical facilities.

(Inquiries) Health Division

To find and prevent children’s disease early, we treat early and help to keep health of infants and toddler (3-month-old infant, 7-month-old infant, 12-month-old infant, 1.5-year-old-infant, 2.5-year-old child, and 3.5-year-old child).
―A notice will be mailed to eligible persons.
(Inquiries) Health Division

We conduct a dental checkup for child (1.5-year-old-infant, 3-year-old child) and have Health counseling.

• Accept 9:30 ~ 10:30am
• Place Serabi Ikoma
• Contents Dental checkup, Dental care instruction, Child-rearing and nutrition counseling
• Necessity Maternity passbook
• Charge free

―You can get the information from the notice of Health checkup.
N.B.: If at all possible, please go with a Japanese speaker.
(Inquiries) Health Division

We have Child-care consultation and Nutrition consultation about 4-month-old infant and 10-month-old infant.

• Accept 9:30 ~ 10:30am
• Place Serabi Ikoma
• Contents Body measurement, Child-rearing and nutrition counseling
• Necessity Maternity passbook, A bath towel
• Charge free

―You can get the information from the notice of Health checkup.
N.B.: If at all possible, please go with a Japanese speaker.
(Inquiries) Health Division

• Accept 9:30 ~ 10:30am
• Place Serabi Ikoma
• Contents Nutrition counseling
• Necessity Maternity passbook
• Charge free

―You can get the information from the notice of Health checkup.
N.B.: If at all possible, please go with a Japanese speaker.
(Inquiries) Health Division

• Type of consultation
  Consultation for any type of problem for children younger than 18 years of age, including personality problems, living habits, school life, family relationships, physical or mental handicaps, or delinquency
• Location
  Children's Support Center Yu on the 4th floor of Moyai-kan, 1615 Tanida-cho, Ikoma
  Telephone: 0743-73-1005
  Fax: 0743-73-1007
• Consultation hours
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. There is no consultation on Sundays, holidays, and during the yearend period.
• Persons in charge
  Family and children support personnel

N.B.: If at all possible, please go with a Japanese speaker.
(Inquiries) Children's Support Center-Yu
( in Moyai-kan,1615,Tanida-cho,Ikoma City)TEL 0743-73-1005

The definition of child abuse has become broader with the amendment of the laws regarding the prevention of child abuse. For the sake of the sound growth of the child, please contact us if you suspect child abuse is occurring. We will maintain strict confidentiality regarding the identity of the person providing us with information.

• Amendments
• Expanded definition of the abused
  “Children who were abused” has been changed to “Children who are thought to have been abused”
• Indirect and psychological damage to a child has been termed abuse.
  This also includes domestic violence (spousal violence) in front of the children.
• Child abuse includes:
• Parents who do not take care of and neglect their children
• Physically wounding the child or committing violence that could wound a child
• Words and actions that cause serious psychological damage to a child
• Committing indecent acts with a child or causing a child to commit indecent acts

N.B.: If at all possible, please go with a Japanese speaker.
(Inquiries)
Children's Support Center-YU
( in Accueil1 Ikoma Moyai Building,1615,Tanida-cho,Ikoma City)TEL 0743-73-1005
Children's Welfare Division
Nara Central Children and Family Counseling Office(TEL 0742-26-3788)