6/19/2018

Official Emergency Links (Updated September 6, 2018)

Hokkaido (earthquake on September 6, 2018)
-Hokkaido Government: Consultation desk for foreigners staying in Hokkaido
  Phone number: 011-204-5937 or 011-204-5092
  Launguage: Englsh, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean
  Open at 8:45-17:30 on weekdays

-City of Sapporo: Information on the Early-Morning Earthquake 9/6
https://www.city.sapporo.jp/city/english/index.html
-Sapporo Multi-Language Information Services
http://www.sapporolife.info/english/
-Hokkaido Disaster Prevention Information
https://www.bousai-hokkaido.jp/BousaiPublic/html/dou/en/top_english.html

Osaka (typhoon on September 4, 2018 & earthquake on June 18, 2018)
-Japan National Tourism Organization: 2018/9/4 Osaka Typhoon
https://www.japan.travel/en/news/2018-09-04-typhoon-jebi/
-Japan National Tourism Organization: 2018/6/18 Osaka Earthquake
https://www.japan.travel/en/updates/2018-6-18-osaka-earthquake/
-Osaka Pref.: Osaka disaster prevention net
http://www.osaka-bousai.net.e.add.hp.transer.com/pref/index.html
-Osaka Pref.: Medical Information for Foreigners
http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/iryo/medicalinfo/
-Osaka Convention and Tourism Bureau: Emergency Links
https://osaka-info.jp/en/page/emergency
-Osaka Gas: Gas Meter Reset Procedure
https://www.osakagas.co.jp/en/residential-customers/safety/gasmeter.html

General
-Japan National Tourism Organization: News
https://www.japan.travel/en/travel-directory/latest-news
-Japan National Tourism Organization: Safety tips for travelers
https://www.jnto.go.jp/safety-tips/eng/
-Japan Meteorological Agency: Earthquake information
https://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/
-Japan Meteorological Agency: Tsunami information
https://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/
-Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Embassies and Consulates in Japan
https://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/protocol/index.html

Medical Information
-Japan National Tourism Organization: List of medical institutions that accept overseas visitors
https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/eng/mi_guide.html#search
-Osaka Pref.: Medical Information for Foreigners
http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/iryo/medicalinfo/

Safety Tips
-Japan National Tourism Organization: App "Safety Tips" for Earthquake and Tsunami Early Warning
https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/essential/emergency/safety_tips.html
-Council of Local Authorities for International Relations: Multilingual Living Information: Emergencies and Disasters
http://www.clair.or.jp/tagengorev/en/p/index.html

By Region
-Osaka Convention and Tourism Bureau: Emergency Links
https://osaka-info.jp/en/page/emergency
-Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Disaster Prevention Website
http://www.bousai.metro.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/index.html

News
-NHK World
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/
-Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

Helpful Twitter accounts
-Prime Minister's Office of Japan: JPN_PMO
http://twitter.com/JPN_PMO
-Japan Times: japantimes
http://twitter.com/japantimes

For Family
-How to Find Your Family  (My old blog post by 2011)
-Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Embassies and Consulates in Japan
https://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/protocol/index.html