Get the latest information on earthquakes, tsunamis and other disasters in Japan.
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Here are some of the most informative sites:
- Gakuranman – News and resources on the Great Tohoku Earthquake
- Timeout Tokyo - Japan earthquake live report: News, emergency information, live reaction
- Japan Newbie – Japan news earthquake vocabulary
- Countermeasures for the Great Tohoku Earthquake Site (GOJ)
Information below via the Japan National Tourism Organization multilingual hotline (03)3201-3331. Please contact the following organizations for disaster-related information:
・TSUNAMI INFORMATION
Japan Meteorological Agency
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/warn/index.html
・EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
Japan Meteorological Agency
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/
・Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/index.html
・Whereabouts of families, relatives and friends
Japan Red Cross Family Link
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002063.html
･Countermeasures for 2011 Tohoku – Pacific Ocean Earthquake
Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/topics/2011/earthquake2011tohoku.html
・Your country’s Embassies in Japan
Chinese Embassy in Japan
http://www.china-embassy.or.jp/chn/zt/dizhen/
Korean Embassy in Japan
http://jpn-tokyo.mofat.go.kr/kor/as/jpn-tokyo/main/index.jsp
Taipei Economic and cultural representative office in Japan
http://www.taiwanembassy.org/JP/mp.asp?mp=201
U.S. Embassy in Japan
http://japan.usembassy.gov/t-main.html
British Embassy, Tokyo
http://ukinjapan.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=564728082
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
http://www.international.gc.ca/humanitarian-humanitaire/japan_earthquake_japon_seisme.aspx?lang=eng
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Japan
Ambassade de France au Japon
http://www.ambafrance-jp.org/spip.php?rubrique1
Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo
http://www.tokyo.diplo.de/Vertretung/tokyo/de/Startseite.html
Railway Information
JR EAST
Operation Updates
http://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/service.aspx
JR Central
Operation Updates
Japanese：http://shinkansen.jr-central.co.jp/sep/pc/index.html
Keisei Electric Railway
Operation Updates
Japanese：http://www.keisei.co.jp/info/index.htm
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