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March 14, 2011. Government Warning Issued for Japan

SOURCE: U.S. Department of State

U.S. Embassy Tokyo released to following Warden Message March 12, 2011.

This third warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Japan that multiple tsunami alerts issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency are still in effect covering regions in Mainland Japan and the Amami islands, as a result of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck off the Northeast coast of Japan on March 11 at 2:46 pm. See the end of this message for a list of affected areas.

For those who are in Japan and wish to inform of us of your condition, please send an e-mail to JapanEmergencyUSC@state.gov.

In your e-mail please provide the information requested below. Please also in your e-mail please state that we may your release information to people who may contact us regarding your welfare.

- Full Name

- Date of Birth

- Place of Birth

- As much information as possible regarding your physical location (address, hotel name, etc.) and contact information (home phone, cell phone, email address, etc.) within Japan. Please also send us any other information you feel is important for us to know, such as any pre-existing medical conditions, or whether you or your loved one is either elderly or a child in Japan without his/her parent(s).

The Department of Defense instructs that family members of Department of Defense personnel may contact 1-800-342-9647 for more specific information.

While we understand that there have been disruptions in communications in Japan, including the interruption of internet and mobile telephone service, we encourage you to continue your efforts to be in contact with your loved one(s) using SMS texting and other social media (e.g., FaceBook, My Space, Twitter, etc) that your loved one(s) may use. Please also try to contact your loved one(s) via landline telephone, as that means of communication has not been affected by communication disruptions. If you are able to be in touch with your loved one(s), please do write back to us and let us know.

We have been told that there are limited flights departing from Narita and Haneda airports. If you trying to fly out from Japan, please contact your airline to see if your flight is scheduled to depart.

The US Embassy in Tokyo will continue to monitor tsunami warnings track and will issue updated messages as appropriate. Please monitor the tsunami's track by listening to the radio or watching television. Locate shelter, monitor media reports, and follow all official instructions. Carry your travel documents at all times (i.e. U.S. Passport, Birth Certificate, picture ID's, etc.) or secure them in a safe, waterproof location. You should also contact friends and family in the United States with updates about your whereabouts.

Please continue to monitor the Embassy's website, http://japan.usembassy.gov, for updated information.

For inquiries, please send an email to JapanEmergencyUSC@state.gov. For telephone inquiries, please call 202-501-4444 or 1-888-407-4747. Please consult the Country Specific Information Sheet for Japan, available on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for the entire pacific coast of Japan. As of 22:53pm Japan time, the list of affected prefectures follows. Real time updates can be found at the JMA website: http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html or http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami.

Major Tsunami

IWATE PREF.

MIYAGI PREF.

FUKUSHIMA PREF.

CENTRAL PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO

PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF.

IBARAKI PREF.

KUJUKURI AND SOTOBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.

IZU ISLANDS

EASTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO

JAPAN SEA COAST OF AOMORI PREF.

UCHIBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.

OGASAWARA ISLANDS

SAGAMI BAY AND MIURA PENINSULA

SHIZUOKA PREF.

WAKAYAMA PREF.

TOKUSHIMA PREF.

KOCHI PREF.

Tsunami

PACIFIC COAST OF AICHI PREF.

SOUTHERN PART OF MIE PREF.

MIYAZAKI PREF.

TANEGASHIMA AND YAKUSHIMA AREA

AMAMI ISLANDS AND TOKARA ISLANDS

SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN SEA COAST OF HOKKAIDO

MUTSU BAY

TOKYO BAY

ISE BAY AND MIKAWA BAY

SOUTHERN PART OF AWAJI ISLAND

BUNGO STRAIT COAST OF EHIME PREF.

SETONAIKAI COAST OF OITA PREF.

BUNGO STRAIT COAST OF OITA PREF.

EASTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.

WESTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.

OKINAWA ISLANDS

DAITOJIMA AREA

MIYAKOJIMA AND YAEYAMA AREA

ARIAKE SEA AND YATSUSHIRO SEA

WESTERN PART OF NAGASAKI PREF.

AMAKUSA NADA COAST OF KUMAMOTO PREF.

Tsunami Advisory

OKHOTSK SEA COAST OF HOKKAIDO

OSAKA PREF.

SETONAIKAI COAST OF HYOGO PREF.

OKAYAMA PREF.

KAGAWA PREF.

SETONAIKAI COAST OF EHIME PREF.

AKITA PREF.

YAMAGATA PREF.

NIIGATA PREF.,EXCEPT SADOGASHIMA ISLAND

SADOGASHIMA ISLAND

TOYAMA PREF.

NOTO AREA, ISHIKAWA PREF.

HIROSHIMA PREF.

SETONAIKAI COAST OF YAMAGUCHI PREF.

SETONAIKAI COAST OF FUKUOKA PREF.

NORTHERN PART OF JAPAN SEA COAST OF HOKKAIDO

JAPAN SEA COAST OF FUKUOKA PREF.

NORTHERN PART OF SAGA PREF.

IKI ISLAND AND TSUSHIMA ISLANDS

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