<Basic Facts>

USGS (US Geological Survey)

<Real-time News>

Japan Times Earthquake News

Google Crisis Response 

Yokoso News.com    

 

<Earthquake/Tsunami Info>

Japan Meteorological Agency
Tsunami warnings

Earthquake map of Japan

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Tsunami Infofor Pacific countries

 

<Getting in Touch>

Google Person Finder     

Face Book  

Red-Cross Family Links  

US States Department Person Finder 

 

<Message Boards>
Below are links to Japanese mobile phone carriers providing emergency message boards.
The Message board allows you to check existence & communicate with the person you are concerned about.

DoCoMo　　        
Softbank　　      
au　　　　　　    
E-MOBILE
WILLCOM

NTT Voice Message Board(web171)
- JP only      

<Nuclear Radiation Info / News Updates>

NISA (Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency)
Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Agency site with radiation information & news   

MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology – Japan)
- Daily Radiation Data in Graph format
- Monitoring Post Map
- Explanation on radiation effects

METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry – Japan)
- General Written Information
- Measures and Requests in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake  
- Overview of general damage caused by quake & tsunami       

TEPCO　(Tokyo Electric Power Company)
- Daily Radiation Monitoring Data (list)       
          

 

 

 

 

*** Some of the websites are made only in Japanese. Please contact us if you need any assistance in understanding their information.

<Realtime Details on Quake Area and Support Information>

Support Information about the Quake Area/
On-site Volunteering Info 

●sinsai.com
OSMFJ (Open StreetMap Foundation Japan)-produced cloud-based multilingual incident reporting and mapping platform with realtime on-site information updates

●TASUKEAI JAPAN （website in JP)
"TASUKEAI" means "mutual aid" in Japanese.
The site provides general information of on-site condition, quake-relief movements and volunteers

●VOLUNTEER PLATFORM （website in JP)
Provides a meet & match platform for supporters and people seeking support to communicate and express what they can do/provide or what they need (information includes provision/needs of goods and on-site volunteer support)

http://b.volunteer-platform.org/

●NPO Eco Tourism Japan Network
An NPO planning on-site volunteer tours from Tokyo such as soup-runs in evacuation shelters

●PEACEBOAT
Japan-based international NGO promoting International Exchange Programs. Hosts on-site Earthquake Emergency Relief Projects (EN)

Homestay Support for Earthquake Evacuees

●Earth Day Money Association
(main website in JP)
Japanese NPO providing a meet & match platform for suporters to provide their homes for earthquake evacuees
read more : Homestay Program (EN)        

●Roondonor.jp　 (website in JP)    
Japanese ISP's housing assistance website providing a meet & match platform for suporters to provide their homes for earthquake evacuees

●Sinsai Homestay　(website in JP)
Housing assistance site which collects unoccupied housing information from housing owners who are willing to provide the vacant room for quake evacuees

●WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) Japan　
Originally an"Exchange Program" , which In return for farming volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodation and opportunities to learn about organic lifestyles. Given the occurence of East Japan Earthquake, WWOOF now provides supportin finding residence for earthquake evacuees. Hosts seeking WOOFERS

Donation

●P4C (Paypal / MUFJ account info)
All money donated to P4C will be used for relief efforts to support local volunteer efforts

●Local Government Institutions in Quake-hit areas
You may wish to donate directly to the devastated area to provide immediate and accurate support to the most needed people

Aomori Prefecture JP       

Iwate Prefecture JP       

Miyagi Prefecture JP

Fukushima Prefecture JP       

Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture JP       

Minami Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture JP       

Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture EN    

Ibaraki Prefecture JP       

Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture JP     

Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture JP       

Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture JP       

Chiba Prefecture JP       

● Post Office JP       

***Donations can also be made through other organizations.