City News Shinagawa -- Shinagawa City Office Has Been Reorganized as of April

City News Shinagawa

Shinagawa City Office Has Been Reorganized as of April

To further improve services for city residents, Shinagawa City Office has made organizational changes that took effective in April, coinciding with the start of the new Long-Term Basic Plan (the basic operating policy of the new city administration). In this issue, we will describe the main changes.
Inquiries: Planning and Budget Section, Tel: 5742-6607

Due to renovations to improve earthquake resistance, the ramp from the street to Hon Chosha (Main Building) cannot be used. Those who use wheelchairs or baby buggies should use either the Dai-san Chosha (No. 3 Building) elevator or the Dai-ni Chosha (No. 2 Building) entrance/exit.

○ Main Changes to City Office Sections

Services That Have Been Affected	Old Section	New Section
Promotion of volunteers and cooperation	Planning and Budget Section	Community Promotion Section (Dai-ni Chosha 6F)
Reservations for municipal resort facilities, statistics, and municipal exchange programs	Residents’ Section	Community Promotion Section (Dai-ni Chosha 6F)
Lifelong learning, reservations for sports facilities, and registration of social-education-related groups	Lifelong Learning Studies Section	Culture and Sports Promotion Section (Dai-ni Chosha 6F)
Business support, tourism, use of Small and Medium Enterprises’ Center, and side-job consultation and liaison	Industry Promotion Section	Commerce and Tourism Section (Small and Medium Enterprises’ Center)
Support for manufacturing, management consultation, and financial liaison for small and medium-sized enterprises	Industry Promotion Section	Manufacturing and Business Management Support Section (Small and Medium Enterprises’ Center)
Funeral halls for city residents	Residents’ Section	Family Register and Residents Section (City Assembly Building 3F)
Scholarships (Shinagawa City Scholarship Program)	Residents’ Section	Children and Youth Training Section (Dai-ni Chosha 7F)
Long Life Medical Care System (Latter-Term Elderly Medical System)	Senior Citizens’ Affairs Section	National Health Insurance and Pension Section (Hon Chosha 4F)
Promotion and conservation of greenery and subsidies for “green fences” and rooftop greenery	Roads and Parks Section	Shore and Green Affairs Section (Dai-ni Chosha 5F)
Road construction approval and roadside digging notification	Roads and Parks Section	Civil Engineering Administration Section (Dai-ni Chosha 5F)
Garbage, recycling, and general waste handling licenses	Resource Recycling Promotion Section	Shinagawa Trash and Recycling Collection Office (1-14-1 Osaki)
Consultation regarding building disputes, management of housing for city residents and municipal housing, financial liaison for housing repairs, subsidies for the acquisition of housing for two-generation families, subsidies for housing that is in harmony with the environment, introduction to construction companies for extensions/renovations, and consultation regarding the management of condominiums	Housing Section	Urban Planning Section (Hon Chosha 6F)
Condolence money and gifts for disaster victims	Community Activity Section	Disaster Prevention Section (Dai-ni Chosha 4F)
Subsidies to improve the earthquake resistance of wooden homes	Construction Section
Promotion of a firesafe city and disaster prevention city planning	Urban Development Section
Subsidies for the installation of flood-prevention boards and the construction of filtration facilities	Sewerage and River Management Section	Infrastructure and Sewerage Construction Section (Hon Chosha 6F)
Subsidies for the maintenance of private roads	Administration and Construction Section	Construction Permission Section (Hon Chosha 6F)