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U.S. Forces Japan reports all service personnel are safe
March 12, 2011 (San Diego) – An estimated 88,000 people remain missing after a powerful 9.1 earthquake (upgraded from 8.9) and tsunami struck Japan on Friday, multiple news agencies report. Many may be stranded or without communication due to widespread power outages. Here are tips on locating lost friends and loved ones in Japan, provided by the Japanese-American Society of San Diego.
Google has created a Google Person Finder website. You can type in the name of the person you are looking for to see if they’ve been listed as safe, or list someone you’ve heard from. Google’s site says the Person Finder is now tracking over 69,000 records.
More ways to search:
Callers are advised to avoid using regular phone lines if other communication means are available. Use Twitter, Skype, Mixi, etc. and save the phone lines for someone who really needs it in the Tohoku area.
If the person you are looking for has a cell phone in Japan, and you know which company his/her cell phone is, you can check each company's website below and type in the phone number to see if he/she has left a message. The available areas are Aomori, Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures.
For Docomo users:
http://dengon.docomo.ne.jp/top.cgi
For KDDI (Ezweb) users:
http://dengon.ezweb.ne.jp/
For Softbank users:
http://dengon.softbank.ne.jp/
For Wilcom users:
http://dengon.willcom-inc.com/dengon/Top.do
For Emobile users:
http://dengon.emnet.ne.jp/
Although telephone lines are disrupted, you may want to try contacting your loved one by email, text (SMS) message, or other social media.
FOR INFORMATION ON U.S. CITIZENS IN JAPAN: The US Embassy and Consulates in Japan are working to obtain information on the status of U.S. citizens and to provide assistance as necessary.
• If you have concerns about a specific U.S. citizen in Japan, please send the State Department an email at JapanEmergencyUSC@state.gov.
• If you have concerns about a specific U.S. citizen in the Tsunami zone outside of Japan, please send the State Department an email at PacificTsunamiUSC@state.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INQUIRIES
• U.S. Forces Japan reports that all personnel have been accounted for, and there are no reports of injuries.
• The Department of Defense instructs that family members of Department of Defense personnel should call 1-800-342-96
Tokyo airports (Narita and Haneda) are currently closed and possibly damaged. Trains and subways are down in the Tokyo metropolitan region, and train service may be sporadic throughout the rest of the country.
Aftershocks can be expected and may be severe. U.S. citizens should take basic earthquake safety precautions.
In addition, Japanese authorities have raised concerns over at least two nuclear facilities where there is difficulty cooling the cores. An explosion has occurred at one nuclear facility and radation 1,000 times higher than normal has been detected. An evacuation has been ordered within 12 miles of the Fukishima Daiichi reactor.
For more information on the Japanese-American Society of San Diego, visit:
http://www.japan-society.org/?nav1=section&secid=11&subsecid=71&subcatid...
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