Regional info

2012.01.23 

Increase in School Lunch Fees & Residency Management System

On Air: Fukuoka City Information/2012.1.23(Mon)/19:50~

                      Increase in School Lunch Fees

In Fukuoka City, public elementary, junior high and special support school lunch fees will be increased by ¥400 per month.

One of the costs of carrying out the school lunch program is the cost of ingredients. The charge appears as “School Lunch Fee” or “Gakkou-Kyuushoku-Hi” and is paid by parents or those taking care of the children. In recent years, the cost of ingredients has been rising.

School lunch menus and ingredient usage has been manipulated in various ways up to this point in order to help keep costs down. However, in order to maintain the nutrition and content of school lunches, it has become necessary to increase fees.

The city will do its best to make sure that school children will be able to continue enjoying delicious, full lunches. Schools will be sending official notices of the change around to homes in the beginning of February. Please look for and read the notice.

                         Residency Management System

A new Residency Management System will be starting from July 9th of this year. The new system will be applied to all foreigners living in Japan for the mid-to long-term with resident status under the Immigration Control Act. Those traveling as tourists for a short period of time will not be subject to the new system.

Under the new system, qualifying foreign nationals will be issued a resident card containing a portrait photo of the individual, basic personal information such as his/her name, place of residence, his/her resident status and his/her currently allowed period of stay. The new resident cards will be issued at regional immigration bureaus when one is applying for a change of resident status or extension of period of stay. However, general permanent residents should apply for the new card within 3 years.

Also, along with the introduction of the new system, authorities will be able to more accurately track resident status, and the re-entry permit process, along with other matters, will be simplified and improve the convenience of foreign nationals who legally reside in Japan.

For more detailed information, visit the Immigration Bureau of Japan’s homepage at www.immi-moj.go.jp.

Please be aware that with the introduction of the new Residency Management System, the current alien registration system will be abolished and foreigners will be given a basic resident register, the same as Japanese. Your local ward office will distribute information about processing for and receiving your basic resident register sometime around May.

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On Air: Fukuoka City Information/2012.1.24(Tue)/19:50~

                                      学校午餐涨价

福冈市从今年4月份开始提高市立小学・中学及特别支援学校的午餐费,每个月涨400日元。

其原因是午餐费所包括的午餐的运营所需费用,材料费中的材料费不断上涨。

有关部门为了尽量保持原价,在食谱,用料等方面做了很大努力,但是还是难以抵御材料上涨所带来的不利因素。为了保证营养及午餐内容,才不得以采取涨价措施。请大家谅解。。

为了孩子们能够吃好,今后将继续丰富午餐的内容。2月上旬左右,各学校将发去有关通知,请各位家长确认。

                                       新入管在留制度

从今年7月9号开始实施的新的外国人在留管理制度。

该制度针对的是在日本持有在留资格中长期在留的外国人士,而不包括以旅游观光为目的来日本短期逗留的人。

有关部门将为对象者发行写有姓名、住址、在留资格、在留期间,并附有照片的「在留卡」。在留卡在变更资格,更新在留期限时,由当地入管局顺次颁发。但是永住者需要在3年之内提出申请才能发给您。

导入该制度将更准确地掌握外国人士得在留状况,节省办理再入国许可手续时地时间,提高办公效率,从而更好地为广大外国人士服务。

详情请参阅法务省入国管理局的网页 www.immi-moj.go.jp

再有,新在留管理制度实施之后将废除外国人登录制度、外国人士也将和日本人一样有住民基本台帐有关住民基本台帐的手续,5月左右,将由所在区的区役所通知您。

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