Japan earthquake and tsunami 2011: Where to get info and how to help
By Tonyo Cruz Mar 14, 2011 5:40PM UTC
Minamisanriku town is submerged after Friday's strong earthquake-triggered tsunami in Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan. Pic: AP.
(UPDATED, March 17) Many folks worldwide are constantly looking for accurate information on what has happened since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan last March 11.
Here are essential links to get you started:
Information Portals
- Google Crisis Response: 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
- Red Cross Japan: Emergency Relief
- Twitter Japan (in Japanese, with English translation at the bottom)
- Global Voices Japan Earthquake 2011 (with English translations, with special focus on Japanese bloggers and their post-disaster blog posts)
Person and Family Finders
How to send donations
- American Red Cross
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Doctors Without Borders
- Mashable: 7 Simple Ways to Help
- Yahoo News: 8 Ways to Help
- Philippine Red Cross
- Philippines: Smart Communications
Japanese Government Agencies
- Office of the Prime Minister and His Cabinet
- Japan Meteorological Agency
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
International Agencies
Maps
- English Map from Japan National Tourism Organization
- Al Jazeera: Interactive, Multilayer Map of Disaster Areas
Photos
English-Language Japanese News and Media Outlets
- Asahi Shimbun English
- Japan Today
- Kyodo News
- Mainichi Daily News
- NHK World English
- The Japan Times
- Daily Yomiuri
Japanese-Language News from Japan
- Asahi Shimbun
- CNN Japan
- Google News Japan
- Mainichi Shimbun
- Tokyo Web
- Yahoo News Japan
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Livestream and live webcams of Japanese TV News
Foreign News Covering Japan
- Al Jazeera: Disaster in Japan Live Blog
- AlertNet: Japan earthquake and Pacific Tsunami
- BBC: Japan Earthquake
- Guardian UK: Japan earthquake and tsunami
- CNN: Japan quake live blog
Information for Foreigners in Japan
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: List of Embassies and Consulates in Japan
- Assistance Manual for Foreigners in Times of Disaster
Philippine official agencies on disaster and natural events
- Phivolcs: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
- Pagasa: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
- NDRRMC: National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
- PNRI: Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
- On Twitter: @dost_pagasa @NDRRMC_Opcen @govph @dost_pnri
- Also on Twitter: @philredcross
Filipinos in Japan; The Philippines and Japan
- Website of the Philippine Embassy in Japan
- Philippine Embassy in Japan Hotlines: (00813) 5562-1570, (00813) 5562-1577, (00813) 5562-1590, emergency@philembassy.net
- Other Philippine Embassy Hotlines: (06) 6910-7881 for the Osaka consulate, (011) 614-8090 for the Sapporo honorary consulate in Sapporo, (019) 629-9139 for the Morioka honorary consulate
- Migrante-Japan Hotlines in Japan and MENA region
- Statement of Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario
- Letter of President Aquino to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan
For Filipinos with relatives in Japan
- GMA News: People Finder for Filipinos in Japan
- Department of Foreign Affairs Hotlines: (02) 834-4646, (02) 834-4580, dfaoumwa.cmc@gmail.com
- Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Hotlines: (02) 833-6992, (02) 551-1560, (02) 551-6641, 0917-898-6992, opcenter7@owwa.gov.ph, owwa_opcenter@yahoo.com
- Migrante International Hotlines: 0932-3995952
- ABS-CBN: Kapamilya Helpline: (02) 411 0011, (02) 411-0012, (02) 415-2272, 0929-4447372, 0927-6760652
- TV5/Smart Communications: Free Calls to Japan at TV5 Novaliches
- Globe Telecom: Free Calls to Japan at OWWA
If you wish to add a link, please write it down as a comment below and we would check.
Thanks and good wishes to the great people of Japan.
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