Birth Notification

For furigana, please see the link below.

• Regarding the Furigana for the Child's Name on the Birth Notification

Notification Period

Within 14 days from the day the child is born

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Place of Notification

• City or Ward Office of Your Child's Registered Domicile
• City or Ward Office of the Place Where Your Child Was Born
• Municipal office of the applicant's place of residence

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Notifier

• Father or Mother
• Legal Representative
• Co-habitant
• Doctor
• Midwife
• Other Witnesses

Notice: In principle, the parents are the applicants. If someone else is to be the applicant, please contact the Family Register Section in advance.

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Required Items for Notification

1. Birth Registration Form (Certification by a doctor or midwife is required)
2. Maternal and Child Health Handbook

Notice: Foreign nationals may need additional documents, so please contact the family registry section in advance.

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Procedures Related to Birth

The main procedures related to childbirth are as follows

• Lump-Sum Allowance for Childbirth and Childcare
• [Birth Registration Simultaneous Application] Expedited Issuance My Number Card (My Number Card Issuance Application)
• Notification in such cases
  Enrollment in National Health Insurance
• Child Allowance (National System)
• Medical Expense Assistance Program for Infants and Young Children, Compulsory Education Students, and High School Students

• Delivery of Birth Notification

Caution: The necessary procedures vary depending on the individual, so please contact the relevant department in advance.

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Available Procedure Dates

Open on weekdays from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

• Note: On holidays when City Hall is open, the hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Outside of the above hours, services are accepted at the City Hall night duty room.
  • On holidays and when accepted at the City Hall's night duty room, only "custody" will be available.
• Note: Notifications related to family registers are not accepted at the Branch Office.

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