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4 Procedures for residence (in Japan)
4-1 Status of residence and period of stay
4-2 Renewing a period of stay
4-3 Changing a status of residence
4-4 Obtaining a status of residence
4-5 Activities outside the status permit
4-6 Getting a Re-entry Permit
4-7 Permanent residency permit / Naturalization
4-8 Choosing a nationality

5 Alien registration
5-1 About alien registration
5-2 [Toroku genpyo kisai jiko shomei sho]
5-3 Procedures for reporting changes
5-4 Registration confirmation (renewal) procedures
5-5 Loss of or damage to an alien registration certificate
5-6 Returning a certificate of alien registration

6 Health and medical services
6-1 What to do if you suddenly become ill
6-2 Basic knowledge about medical facilities, etc.
6-3 Medical fees and public medical insurance
6-4 The social insurance system
6-5 National health insurance
6-6 Items for which health insurance cannot be used
6-7 Other insurances related to medical services
6-8 For health (The work of public health offices)
6-9 Vaccinations
6-10 Prevention of infectious diseases

Sony Corp’s Play Station Portable (PSP) is shown next to a shopping bag printed with an image of the game console in Tokyo early December 12, 2004. About 200,000 of the sleek black devices, packed with multimedia features, went on sale for 19,800 yen ($183) as Sony crossed the starting line in its bid to loosen rival Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s iron grip on the market for handheld game machines.

Dec. 6 TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan said Dec. 6 it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesized from corn starch. Unlike conventional DVDs made from oil, the new DVD, made mainly from polylactide resin, will help reduce the consumption of oil and the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted in the process of incinerating used DVDs for disposal, JVC said. (Kyodo)