Useful information tools during disasters for foreigners

These are tools that can be used by international visitors to collect information by themselves when disasters occur.

(災害時に、訪日外国人自身が情報収集等に利用できるツールです。）

JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline (English) - 050-3816-2787 (24 hours a day)

Amublances / Fire Service - 119 (24 hours a day, at no charge)

Police - 110 (24 hours a day, at no charge)

NHK World Japan (English) - nhk.jp/world

Safety Tips (English) - download this from the App Store or Google Play store to recieve push notifications in case of earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.

JNTO (Japan Safe Travel) on Twitter (English) - follow "Japan Safe Travel" for safety tips and latest information on natural disasters. @JapanSafeTravel

List of Medical Institutions (English) - search for medical institutions by a clinical department and a language. You can also get information on how to seek treatment at medical institutions, such as through using a "point-and-speak" sheet. Information on how to obtain travel insurance after arriving in Japan is also on this page. https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency

These services provide a wide range of useful travel information, including natural disaster information.

JNTO Official website (English) - check the "Important Notice" section. https://www.japan.travel/en/

Japan Official Travel App (English) - you can recieve the same push notifications that the Safety Tips App gets. Please download from the App Store or Google Play store.

For more information about disaster-related information for international visitors in Japan, please see the PDF files below.

Useful tools to offer information to international visitors when visiting Japan during disaster (PDFファイル:107KB)

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観光庁の「Safety Information Card」参照

https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/page08_000094.html