emergency line
Quick Links and Information
Leave a comment if you have any additional information, especially if you are in Japan.
An emergency line has been set up for non-Japanese speakers, on 050 5814 7230 and 03 5366 6001. English, Chinese, Korean are available 24 hours a day. Portuguese and Spanish between 9am-8pm.
Check the phone number of family and friends:
Docomo: http://dengon.docomo.ne.jp/Einoticelist.cgi?es=0
AU: http://dengon.ezweb.ne.jp/E/service.do?p1=dmb221
Softbank: http://dengon.softbank.ne.jp/pc-e1.jsp
A free public phone service is in operation in the areas affected.
Person Finder: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en
Google Response site: http://www.google.co.jp/intl/en/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html
Emergency Messaging Service:
If stranded and you need to message someone, dial 171, then 1, then your own home phone number, then leave your message. To pick up a message, it’s 171, then 2, then your home phone number (the number you think the stranded person would have left).
Tsunami Information:
Tsunami Information: http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/
Shelter list and map:
http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/2530/Japan-earthquake-live-report
View Google map here.
Live Footage:
NHK official Ustream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-gtv
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TBS Japanese live footage: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbstv
Alijazeera English live footage here: http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
Ongoing Earthquake List:
Earthquake list (Yahoo Japan): http://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/
Earthquake list (US): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_35_eqs.php