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METI- Gasoline (Petrol) Guidelines for Kanto and Tohoku

METI- Gasoline (Petrol) Guidelines for Kanto and Tohoku

Source Site

Filed under: Current Information, Fuel, Government, Kanto 関東, News Sources, Regional Information, Tohoku  東北, Transportation, , , , , ,

METI- Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry

METI- Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry

Filed under: Current Information, Fuel, Government Sites, Kanto 関東, News Sources, Regional Information, Tohoku  東北, , , , ,

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Tokyo Metropolitan Government English website.

http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/

Filed under: Current Information, Latest News, Tokyo 東京, , , , , , , , , ,

Map and addresses of refugee shelters / evacuation centers

Google Crisis Response map of shelters & centers in Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures.

http://www.google.com/intl/ja/crisisresponse/japanquake2011_shelter.html

The table (in Japanese) contains addresses/telephone contact numbers and the numbers of people being sheltered.

Will link to English version when it becomes available.

 

 

Filed under: Current Information, Google, Regional Information, Relief, Searching for People 人探し, Shelter and Housing, Shelters, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Salvation Army Japan Disaster Fund

The Salvation Army in Japan has three emergency service relief teams operating in areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the north-east coast of the country last week. One of the teams is assisting people who have been evacuated from areas where there is potential danger because of damage to nuclear power generation stations.

You can make donations to their Disaster Fund here
https://secure20.salvationarmy.org/donation.jsp

 

 

Filed under: Donations, Relief, Tohoku  東北, , , , , , , , ,

Meal Supply & Evacuation Places (East Japan)

Via Google Japan

 

Filed under: Current Information, Essentials, Food, Food and Water, Kanto 関東, Shelter and Housing, , , , , , , , ,

Chiba Prefecture Disaster Prevention Site

Chiba Prefecture Disaster Prevention Site in English

http://www.bousai.pref.chiba.lg.jp/portal_eng/index.html

Filed under: Chiba 千葉, , , , , , , ,

Train / Rail Service Updates – East Japan

JR East Japan Railway Company – update for Tohoku, Kanto, Shinetsu including Shinkansen (Bullet Train) services.

http://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/kanto.aspx

Jorudan – Comprehensive service status updates in English on all railway lines in the Kanto region.

http://www.jorudan.co.jp/info/english/eq_en.html

Filed under: Current Information, Kanto 関東, Tohoku  東北, Transportation, , , , , , , , , , ,

A legacy from the 1800s leaves Tokyo facing blackouts

Great article by Martyn Williams about the reason why power shortage is such a serious issue and why Kansai is unaffected.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214758/A_legacy_from_the_1800s_leaves_Tokyo_facing_blackouts?taxonomyId=12

Filed under: Electricity & Gas, Kanto 関東, Latest News, News Sources, Tokyo 東京, , , , , , , , , ,

How to reduce electric power and to prepare for the planned power outage

Information on conserving energy in preparation for planned power outages and blackouts in Kanto and Tohoku.

Yahoo Japan Emergency Information – Electricity
http://notice.yahoo.co.jp/emg/en/archives/eq_jp.html

Information also in Chinese and Korean.

Filed under: Electricity & Gas, Kanto 関東, Tohoku  東北, Yahoo Japan, , , , , , , , ,

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