As soon as you learn of the pregnancy, notify the department responsible for public health at the municipal/ward office of your residence (if you live in Osaka City, to the Public Health and Welfare Center of your ward).

For the notification procedure, you will need to present a document showing your MyNumber and identification document (certificate of special permanent resident or Residence Card).

If someone other than the expectant mother is going to submit the notification, it will be necessary to bring a document showing the expectant mother’s MyNumber, power of attorney prepared by her, and identification document of the proxy (driver’s license, etc.).

Following this procedure, the Mother and Child Health booklet or the prenatal health check booklet will be issued.
Please inquire at the municipal/ward office of your residence for details.
◆ For residents in Osaka City.

To apply for use of a childcare facility in Osaka City, a parent of the child should fill in the designated application form and submit it to the childcare office at the Public Health and Welfare Center of their ward.

＊If you would like to start receiving childcare services in April, applications are received from around October of the previous year.  Applications for starting in the middle of a fiscal year should be submitted by the 5th of the month before the month you would like to start.

【Documents required】
(1) Application for approval of childcare service & application of childcare service
(2) Questionnaire (used for the coordination/matching of user and facility)
(3) Confirmation slip
(4) MyNumber declaration form
(5) Document supporting use of childcare facility (the type of document will vary depending on the reason you require childcare service)
(6) Taxation certificate for municipal resident tax (if you moved to Osaka City from another city, etc.)

Please inquire at the municipal/ward office of your residence for details.
◆ For residents in Osaka City.

Yes.  If you wish for your child to study at a municipal elementary or junior high school in Osaka City, apply to the group responsible for school enrollment at the ward of your residence.  If you wish for your child to attend a private school, make contact with the school directly.

Please inquire at the municipal/ward office of your residence for details.
◆ For residents in Osaka City.

The procedure for admission to an Osaka municipal elementary or junior high school is as follows:

【Eligibility】
 Elementary school:  children completing 6 years of age by April 1 of the year
 Junior high school:  children expected to graduate from elementary school

【Procedure】
Please note that items (1) to (3) and (5) apply only to wards adopting the free choice system allowing applicants to choose the school.

(1) Around early September, the ward office will send you a guide of schools and a questionnaire as to the desired school.
(2) The parent should return the questionnaire to the ward office by the end of October (may differ depending on the year).
(3) If the number of applicants wishing to enter a school exceeds the school’s capacity, a draw will be organized early in December.
(4) Applicants will receive notice of admission late in December.
(5) By mid-February, additional draws will be organized to elect applicants from the reserves list.
(6) At the time of admission in April, the parent and child will go to the designated school, bringing with them the notification of admission.
(7) The entrance ceremony will be held early in April.  The school will send information on the details, including exact date and time of the ceremony.
(8) If you do not receive a notification of admission, or if you intend to put your child in a national or private school, please consult with the group in charge of school enrollment at the ward office of your residence.

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※ If you live outside Osaka City, please inquire at the municipal/ward office of your residence for details.

In Japan, senior high school is not part of compulsory education.  To enroll in a senior high school, the student must have received the equivalent of a Japanese elementary and junior high school education of nine years in a foreign country (schools for Japanese children do not apply) and pass the entrance examination.

If the student wishes to enroll in a public senior high school in Osaka Prefecture, you should consult with the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education (group responsible for senior high school education, tel: 06-6944-6887).  If the desired high school is a private school, please contact the school directly.

You can contact the Telephone Consultation Service on Education and the 24- Hour Children SOS Hotline.

【Telephone Consultation Service on Education】
Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 19:00
(Except national holidays and year-end / New Year holidays)
 For parents:  06-4301-3141
 For children: 06-4301-3140

【24-Hour Children SOS Hotline】
0120-0-78310 (Some IP Phones may not be able to connect to this number.)

You must file a birth registration within 14 days of the birth, either at the place of birth or at the municipality where the person filing the notification resides.

① Before visiting the Immigration Bureau to handle procedures, please first file the birth registration at your nearest municipal office.

② To obtain a status of residence for your newborn child, you must submit an application to the Immigration Bureau within 30 days of the child’s birth.

③ Also notify the child’s home country (via its embassy or consulate) of the birth.

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If an employee enrolled in a company health insurance plan takes leave before or after childbirth and does not receive a salary during that period, they can apply to receive a “Childbirth Allowance” from their health insurance provider (subject to specific time limits).

*Note: This benefit does not apply in cases where a dependent family member gives birth.

(i.e. Only the person actually giving birth can apply for this benefit from her employer)

Additionally, this system is not available under the National Health Insurance plan.

For further details, please make inquiries or submit an application to your health insurance association through your employer.

In Osaka City, the Child Allowance is provided to individuals raising children up to the end of their third year of junior high school (specifically, until March 31 following their 15th birthday), starting with the first child.

*Payments begin the month following the application. However, even if you are eligible to receive the Child Allowance, you cannot receive any payment money unless you submit an application. If you believe you are eligible, please complete the necessary application procedures as soon as possible. Additionally, if you give birth to additional children, you must apply for an increase in the allowance amount.

【Allowance Amounts】 (Osaka City)

・Ages 0 to 3: 15,000 yen per month

・Age 3 through elementary school: 10,000 yen per month (15,000 yen for the third child and any subsequent children)

・Junior high school students: 10,000 yen per month

Note: If the applicant’s income meets or exceeds the “income limit” (but is still below the “income ceiling”), a special benefit of 5,000 yen per month per child is paid, regardless of the child’s age group. If your income meets or exceeds the “income ceiling”, you will not be eligible to receive any Child Allowance payments.

◆Residents of Osaka City should contact the Health and Welfare Center in their ward.