25 Jan

Posted at 11:41h in

For pregnant or postpartum women residing in the city who are receiving public assistance, or who belong to a household exempt from municipal resident tax for the relevant fiscal year. Information from Sapporo city http://kosodate.city.sapporo.jp/mokuteki/money/ninshin/962.html (in Japanese) Information from Hokkaido University International Women’s club Childbirth with Hospitalization Assistance (in English) ...

25 Jan

Posted at 11:32h in

妊婦支援給付金, “Ninpu-Shien-Kyufukin” Sapporo City provides Support Benefits for Pregnancy for those who are both on the residents’ register for Sapporo City and have the necessary authorization* to receive pregnancy benefits at the time of application.  *Authorization: Pregnancy must be confirmed by submitting a notification of pregnancy to...

31 Dec

Posted at 09:16h in

Child Medical Expenses Subsidy　　　 ■Details of the subsidy ◊All children up to 18 years old (age cut-off is the end of academic year) With the subsidy, you will only be charged for partial medical fee as follows (applies to both outpatient and inpatient visits): ・￥580 – Medical fee for...

13 Sep

Posted at 01:11h in

When a baby is born, several registrations are needed in Japan: Visit your ward office soon after the baby is born. Have Ⅰ―1 to Ⅰ―6 processes done there. For Ⅰ―7 you don’t need to do anything at the ward office. Just wait until a postcard is...