Travel Info Emergency Information

This section will introduce you to a variety of real-time disaster prevention and disaster related information for Tochigi Prefecture (automatic translation).

Please click on the “Translation Website” link,  then click on “Urgency and protection against disasters” at the top of the next site that appears, and then on “Anti-disaster & Disaster Info.” (see Fig.1 below).

This is a 24-hour English language channel that provides the latest news on Japan and Asia. You can use it as a source of information in English during a major disaster (e.g., an earthquake or typhoon).

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has created a website for obtaining disaster and medical information in Japan. On the medical information page, you can search for medical institutions that provide medical services in foreign languages by medical specialty and supported languages. Please add these to your bookmarks and use them in case of emergency.

The Japan Tourism Agency provides information on what to do in case of illness, injury, or disaster while traveling in Japan on its website.

And the following guidebook prepared by the Japan Tourism Agency gives information on how Japanese medical institutions operate and “point and talk” sheets that you can use to convey your symptoms (PDF).

Please check before traveling.

TIA (Tochigi International Association) provides manuals and videos that tell you how to prepare for disasters and what actions to take in the event of a disaster on its own website.