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Information of Great East Japan Earthquake

An extremely severe earthquake centered in the Tohoku district struck on Friday, March 11.
Official information on the earthquake is available on the following websites.
Please stay calm and act on correct and accurate information.

Link to website on information of Great East Japan Earthquake
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  • Please be warned about chain emails.
    • Incorrect information concerning Great East Japan Earthquake in the form of chain emails, electronic bulletin boards and mini blogs is being circulated.
      Please check to see whether this information is correct by checking reliable sources of information such as the websites of government agencies or of reliable media, and please do not panic through these chain mails, etc.
    • Moreover, forwarding these chain emails results in creating more panic. If you receive one of these chain emails, please delete it immediately and do not forward it to anyone else.
  • We ask for your cooperation with electric power saving.
    • Due to the earthquake, severe damage has been caused to the power supply equipment of Tokyo Electric Power Company and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
    • We ask everybody to cooperate in saving as much electric power as possible when using electrical appliances.