Comprehensive links of official websites of ministries, municipalities and related governmental offices are offered by Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.
You can follow the latest PDF from the Main page (in English, Portugues, and Spanish, if the title's linke is disconnected).
The information is updated every day, and available in English, Spanish, Portugues, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and partly in Russian.

The information is updated every day, and includes various topics such as the latest condition of transportation to Tohoku area, advices to mothers, volunteer activity, and food security.
It is availabel in English ／ Chinese ／ Korean ／ Spanish ／ Portugues ／ Tagalog ／ Vietnamese ／ Thai ／ Indonesian ／ Easy Japanese ／ Japanese

＜9：00〜20：00＞
English 080-3503-9306 / Chinese漢語 080-3691-3641 / Portugues 080-3486-2768 / Espanol 080-3454-7764 / Korean 080-3598-5837

※The hotline opening hours may change from 1st of April 2011.
Sujeito a mudanca a partir do dia 1 de abril.
Sujeto a posible cambio a partir del 1ro. de abril.

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The information includes official statements from Japanese government, Information about the radiation leak accident, .Planned power outage areas and about the time of the day, and Regional news of disaster areas and evacuation.
It is availabel in English ／ Chinese (traditional) ／ Chinese (Simplified) ／ Korean ／ Arabic ／ Turkish ／ Portuguese ／ Spanish ／ French ／ German ／ Thai ／ Indonesian ／ Vietnamese and the other languages also.

This is the information from the Immigration Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Justice, translated by Tokyo University of Foreign Studies to the following languages.

* original text in Japanese　and available also in English ／ in Chinese ／ in Vietnamese ／ in Korean ／ in Russian ／ in Persian ／ in German ／ in Italian ／ in Romanian ／ in French ／ in Portuguese ／ in Thai ／ in Indonesian ／

■　Radiation hazard from the Fukushima nuclear power plant

Don't be panicked over the accident! You can follow the detailed explanation by the experts from the following sites.

in English ／ in Chinese ／ in Vietnamese ／ in Korean ／ in Russian ／ in Persian ／ in German ／ in Italian ／ in Romanian ／ in French ／ in Portuguese ／ in Spanish ／ in Thai ／

It is availabel also in Chinese and Korean.

Please refer to This site which is available in English, Portuguese, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, and Chinese.

"Japan Nuclear Update - British Embassy"
This report is transferred from Facebook based on a conference on 15 March 2011 at British Embassy in Tokyo.
The chief spokesman was Sir. John Beddington, Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, and he was joined by a number of qualified nuclear experts based in the UK.
I felt this report encouraging us informing the situation is much better than the one with Chernobyl, and there is no fear in Tokyo, at least.

If you have Facebook account, original text can be followed from here.(Sorry for this open citing

>"Japan's Tragedy? Tohoku Earthquake and Fukushima Nuclear Plants"
On the other hand, This report is written by the representative of "Iwanai Nuclear Power Plant Study Group"and translated by the Citizen's Support Network Hokkaido.
let us notice the difficult situation as it points out the usage of Plutonium fuel at Fukushima Daiichi No.3 nuclear reactor, and the risk of internal exposure.

"Nature" / The article "The Great Beyond: UPDATE: Major radiation release at Fukushima Daiichi"
It will help you to understand what is happening in Fukushima, though the situation is changing every moment...

■　For Donations to help survivors of Japan's Earthquake

There are several organizations set up special missions to help survivors suffered from the earthquake in this March.
Please check the websites by yourselves about the organization and the way to donate.
We Japanese really appreciate your kind help in anyway.

■　Looking for your family or friends?

Search in English　／　 Search in Chinese1 　／　 Search in Chinese2　／　 Search in Korean　／　 Search in Portuguese　　

■　Planned Power Outage

If you are living in an area that is scheduled for a planned power outage, this is the guidline for preparatioin and save on electricity.

Basic time zones for the planned blackout are classified into these 5 groups;

Each group will move to the next time zone every day, so you will experience the planned blackout at different time zone each day. About areas included in each Groups, the following list may help you to identify where your area belongs to. (This is the date on 15 March 2011, but maybe they have not been changed so much):
Group1 / Group2 / Group3 / Group4 / Group5

About latest information of the planned power outage, please refer to the following site;

in Chinese ／ in Korean ／ in Tagalog ／ in Russian ／ in Arabic

German, French, Nederlands, Spanish, Portugese, Turkish, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Slovak, Danish, Latvian, Swedish, Taiwanese, Bahasa Indonesia , Mongol hel, Vietnamese, Khmer Language, Swahili, Thai, Persian, Lao Language, O'zbekcha, mranma bhasa, Hidi, Urdu are also available in this page.

In general, what you should do is...
* Once you feel the shake (tremor or earthquake) grab anyone close to so that you can notify there's someone needs help in non-Japanese language.
* These links in this site are to give you general ideas, but please follow your host family if you are having a homestay.
* Keep checking an information about electricity cut off. It's important to save electricity anyhow.

I strongly hope for the safety of everyone and for any better days.

The websites include information about traffic, water supply, garbage, gas, children's education in Sendai, and are available in the following languages:

in English ／ in Chinese ／ in Vietnamese ／ in Korean ／ in Bengali ／ in Russian ／ in Persian ／ in German ／ in Italian ／ in Romanian ／ in French ／ in Portuguese ／ in Spanish ／ in Thai ／ in Philippines ／ in Indonesian ／

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