■ Non-Japanese Resident Registration (Gaikokujin Toroku)

     See "Non-Japanese Resident Registration"

When you move to a different city, you are required to submit the change of address to the city hall of your new residence within 14 days of your move.

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    Public Service Section (Shimin Ka) : 1F of New Building, Matsudo City Hall
    Phone 047-366-7340
    Email   mcshimin@city.matsudo.chiba.jp

■ National Health Insurance (Kokumin Kenko Hoken)

     See "National Health Insurance"

When you move to a different city, you are required to submit the change of address to the city hall of your new residence within 14 days of your move.
When you move out of Matsudo City, you are required to return your National Health Insurance Certificate to Matsudo City Hall either in person or by mail.

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    Insurance Section (Hoken Ka) : 1F of Main Building, Matsudo City Hall
    Phone  047-366-7353
    Email mchoken@city.matsudo.chiba.jp

■ Electricity (Denki)  See "Electricity, Gas and Water"

Moving in: Turn on the circuit breaker switch, fill out the necessary information on the form attached to the breaker and mail it.
Moving out: Report your move to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tokyo Denryoku) 2 days to 1 week prior to move

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   Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tokyo Denryoku)
   Phone [Relocation] 0120-99-5555(Toll Free)  
                [Power Failure, Billing] 0120-99-5556(Toll Free)
   URL http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html (in English)

■ Gas : See "Electricity, Gas and Water"

Moving in: Have a serviceman from the gas company open the main valve and check your gas appliances for compatibility and safety before using them.
Moving out: Report your move to the gas company which has been supplying gas as well as the gas company in the city where you are moving into 2 days to 1 week prior to move.

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    Kiyo Gas Company, Matsudo branch
    Phone [Gas Leakage] 047-325-1049  [Others] 047-361-0211
    URL http://www.keiyogas.co.jp/cont/top/ (in Japanese) 

■ Water (Suido)   See "Electricity, Gas and Water"

For both moving in and moving out, report your respective move three to four days in advance to the waterworks division of the city hall in the respective city or prefectural bureau of waterworks.

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  Matsudo City Waterworks
      Waterworks Division (Suido Bu)
      Phone 047-341-0430
      Email mcsuidousoumu@city.matsudo.chiba.jp
   Chiba Prefectural Bureau of Waterworks
      Chiba Prefectural Bureau of Waterworks (Suido Kyoku)
      Phone 043-310-0321   

      URL  http://www.pref.chiba.jp/english/dailylife/waterworks.html （English）

                http://www.pref.chiba.jp/suidou/index.html （Japanese）            

                http://www.pref.chiba.jp/chinese/dailylife/waterworks.html （Chinese）

                http://www.pref.chiba.jp/korean/dailylife/waterworks.html （Korean）

■ Telephone (Denwa)  See "Telephones"

An appointment is required for service installation in any city. Inform NTT as soon as you decide the date of your move.

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    NTT East
    Phone 0120-364-463 (Toll Free, English and other language operators are available)
               116(no area code, in Japanese only)
    URL http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/index_e.html (in English)

■ Post Office (Yubin Kyoku) : See "Post Offices"

Special postcards to report a change of address are available at post offices. After filling out necessary information on the postcard, mail it to the post office. Post offices forward all your mail addressed to your old address to your new address for one year.   

■ School (Gakko)  See "Education"

It takes a considerable length of time for procedures to register the change of schools for your children. Therefore, you should report to the school as early as possible for necessary proceedings. If you move and the school your children attend doesn't change, you are still required to submit the change of address.

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    School Affairs Section, Board of Education (Gakumu Ka) : 4F of Keiyo Gas Building
    Phone  047-366-7457
    Email  mcgakumu@city.matsudo.chiba.jp   

■ Banks (Ginko:See "Banks") and Driver's License (Unten Menkyosho)   

You are required to report the change of address to the bank.
For your driver's license, you can register the change of address at the local police station or driver's license test center. You are required to bring your Foreign Registration Card or other I.D. in which your new address can be verified.   

■ Exchanging your license for a Japanese license

　

It is possible to apply to exchange your (foreign) license for a Japanese license. Application procedures should be made at the Driver’s License Center / Driver’s License Examination Center of the prefecture you live in. For information on exchanging foreign licenses JAF Homepage  http://www.jaf.or.jp/e/switch.htm (in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai, Korean)

1 Required items
For details on what documents are required to be presented, enquire at the Driver’s License Center / Driver’s License Examination Center

 1)  Driver’s License Application Form (available at the Examination Center)

 2)  1 Photograph (3cm high X 2.4cm wide). Can be taken at the application office for a fee.

 3)  Certificate of Alien Registration

 4)  Foreign Driver’s License (If expiration date is not stated, proof of expiration date is required)

 5)   Passport (with record of entry and departure from relevant countries)

 6)   A Japanese translation of the foreign driver’s license
     * Only translations made by the administrative agency that issued the license, by foreign embassy and 
      consular offices in Japan, or by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) are accepted.

 7)   Fees vary depending on the type of license.

2 The process involved in a regular application
 1) Make application for exchange,  2) Suitability test,  3) Check of one’s knowledge of the rules of the road, 
 4) Driving skills test (Practical driving test on a course at the Driver’s License Examination Center), 
 5) Obtain a Japanese license

3  People who hold a license from a country which is a member of the international treaty on exemption from driving knowledge and skills tests need take only the Suitability Test (Tekisei Shiken). However, a practical driving test is required for large two-wheel vehicles.

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  Chiba Driver's License Center (Chiba Unten Menkyo Center)
      Phone 043-274-2000
      Address Chiba-shi Mihama-ku Hamada 2-1
      Reception Hours Monday-Friday 8:30am-9:00am, 1:00pm-1:30pm
      Closed Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, Year End & New Year holidays
      URL http://www.police.pref.chiba.jp/license/center/#center1 (in Japanese)