Roads in Tohoku Area

Map of Highway and Roades in Tohoku Area

http://www.google.com/intl/ja/crisisresponse/japanquake2011_traffic.html

・This map is showing the rodes where somebody have passed a day before.
・Blue dots indicate that somebody drove this roads and gray dots that nobody did, thus most likely to be closed down at this moment.
・The original data is provided by Honda

News Coverage in English

I try not to put the pages with scary videos. What is important now is not to be terrified by them but to know how the people are doing and what you can do. Some of the news may tell you severe realities, but please don't get too nervous w/ these news.
Keep hope!

Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Countermeasures
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/topics/2011/earthquake2011tohoku.html
* Not so much information in English but this is the official statement

Japanese media in English
NHK World TV -​Japan Quake Ne​ws- (in Englis​h)
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv43296023
Get the latest info from here!
NHK World
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/
Kyodo News
http://english.kyodonews.jp/
Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

Foreign media
BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
CNN News
http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/11/breaking-news-8-9-quake-hits-japan/

Live News Feed
ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/
Atlantic Wire
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/03/japan-earthquake/35762/
Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/11/japan-earthquake-tsunami_n_834380.html

Live Blog
Wall Street Journal
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/03/11/live-blog-japan-earthquake/

General Information of Earthquake

Google Crisis Response
http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

The most useful website w/ information on:
- Local Japan Emergency dials
- Alarm and warning resources
- Disaster message boards
- Transportation status
- Blackout information (Japanese language)
- Useful maps
- Latest news
- Real time twitter feed


Tsunami Info
Of Japan - Tsunami Warnings/Advisories by Japanese Meteorological Agency
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/
Of the world - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center by NOAA's National Weather Service:
http://ptwc.weather.gov/


Other pages
Crisis Wiki
http://crisiswiki.org/2011_Sendai_Japan_Earthquake_and_Tsunami
US National Earthquake Information Center
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.html
Japan-guide.com - provides basic info
http://www.japan-guide.com/news/0018.html
Maps: Reach of the Japanese Quake and Tsunami by New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/11/world/asia/maps-of-earthquake-and-tsunami-damage-in-japan.html?smid=tw-nytimes#panel/0
Interactive map of the damage by New York TImes
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/