Consulate-General of Japan in Miami
在マイアミ日本国総領事館

(updated 2:00 PM, March 15, 2011)

On Friday, March 11, 2011 around 2:46 PM local time (12:46 AM EST), a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in the Tohoku region. On account of the earthquake's strength and ensuing tsunamis, there is significant damage. The Japanese government and affected municipalities are currently conducting a search and rescue operation.

To access the most up-to-date information on the earthquake please reference the following websites:

Office of the Prime Minister of Japan: Countermeasures for 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake

• Japanese: http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/kikikanri/jisin/20110311miyagi/index.html
• English: http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/topics/2011/earthquake2011tohoku.html

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): Tohoku District - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake

• Japanese: http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofa/saigai/index.html
• English: http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/incidents/index.html

Safety Confirmation and News Updates:

• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Family Links: http://www.icrc.org/familylinks
• U.S. Department of State Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami page: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5378.html
• Japan Local Government Center (for information on JET Program participants): http://www.jlgc.org/
• NHK World (English): http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/
• NHK-TV USTREAM (English): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv
• Google Crisis Response 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami: http://www.google.co.jp/intl/en/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

To Hear Emergency Phone Messages from Friends or Family Members in Japan:

Click on the link below that corresponds with your friend or family member's cell phone provider, enter their cell phone number and follow the directions. Please note that this will only work if your friends and family members have left emegency messages.

• Docomo: http://dengon.docomo.ne.jp/Einoticelist.cgi?es=0
• KDDI: http://dengon.ezweb.ne.jp/E/service.do?p1=dmb221
• Softbank: http://dengon.softbank.ne.jp/pc-e1.jsp
• NTT: https://506506.ntt.com/english/service/saigai/details.html
• Willcom: http://dengon.willcom-inc.com/dengon/MessageSearch.do
• EMobile: http://dengon.emnet.ne.jp/en/service.do?arg1=S16

Donations:

• American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami: https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&5052.donation=form1&df_id=5052

For information on donations, please see the following link: http://www.miami.us.emb-japan.go.jp/earthquakerelief.html

日本語のサイトに入りたい方は、こちらをクリックして下さい: http://www.miami.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jp/jishin.html