These subsidies are applied to those who have done Alien Registration only.

Type	Process Name			Responsible			Criteria		References
	Japanese	English	Details	Japanese	English	References	Japanese	English
Pregnancy		Pregnancy Registration and receive "Maternity Passbook"	Pregnant women are requested to report her pregnancy to Public Health Center as soon as possible.		Municipal office
		Coupon for medical check ups, measure blood pressure, Syphilis investigation, urinalysis, and follow ups.	For those pregnant women who have economical difficulties to have necessary medical services can apply for free-coupon.		Public Health Center			Limited to those households with less than certain amount of income.
		Medical subsidy for toxemia and other complications of pregnancy	If a pregnant woman is affected by the following diseases and needs hospitalization, medical costs are subsidized by the government: toxemia of pregnancy, diabetes, anemia, obstetrical bleeding, or heart diseases.		Public Health Center			Limited to those households with less than certain amount of income.
Delivery		Medical Subsidy for Hospitalization	For those pregnant woman who has economical difficulties to pay hospitalization for child delivery.		Social Welfare Office			Limited to those households with less than certain amount of income.
For Children		Childbirth Registration	Submit a Notice of Childbirth which was handed on Pregnancy Register to Municipal office.		Municipal office			Within 14 days of the childbirth
		VISA Application			Regional Immigration Bureaus	http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/appendix3.html		Within 30 days of the childbirth	http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/IB/ib-18.htm
		Alien Registration			Municipal office			Within 60 days of the childbirth	http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/IB/ib-54.htm
		Medical Subsidy for premature babies	When a premature baby needs hospitalization, medical care is provided by government		Public Health Center			Pay one's share according to income amount.
		Medical Subsidy for infantile chronic disease.			Public Health Center			Need to subscribe to National Health Insurance or Social Insurance
		Medical Subsidy for children	The condition varies from every local government.		Public Health Center			Need to subscribe to National Health Insurance. Pay one's share according to income amount.
		Coupon for medical check ups, measure blood pressure, Syphilis investigation, urinalysis, and follow ups.	For those children who is under economical difficulties to have necessary medical services can apply for free-coupon.		Public Health Center			Limited to those households with less than certain amount of income.

• For designated chronic diseases of infants and children

When a child is affected by the following diseases, medical costs are subsidized by the government: malignant neoplasms, chronic renal disease, asth ma, chronic heart diseases, asthma, chronic heart diseases, collagen disease, endocrine diseases, inborn errors of metabolism, diabetes mellitus, blood diseases such ashemophilia, and neuro-muscular diseases.

• For physically handicapped children

Costs of medical treatment and equipment for physically handicapped children are Subsidized by the government.

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