Note:
The Nara City, Nara Prefecture, area of weather advisories and warnings has changed. Please update the Safety Tips to the most recent version. Also, please change the location if Nara City, Nara Prefecture, was set up. This Application notifies a user with EEW, Tsunami Warnings, Volcanic Warnings, Weather Warnings, Heat illness Warnings and Civil Protection Information issued in Japan.
It was developed under the supervision of the Japan Tourism Agency and is a free application. The app has a number of useful features for tourists from other countries visiting Japan. The application is available in five languages: English, simplified and traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
＜Main functions and its utilization＞
-Receiving Earthquake Early Warnings, Tsunami Warnings, Volcanic Warnings, Weather Warnings, Heat illness Warnings and Civil Protection Information.
Select the locations from the Settings menu for which you want to receive warnings before beginning to use the application. You can select up to five locations (in Japan only)(*). Users will receive notifications when Earthquake Early Warning for local earthquakes of seismic intensity level 4 or greater, Tsunami Warning, Volcanic Warnings, Emergency Warnings , Heat illness Warnings, or Civil Protection Information are issued for the selected locations.
Additionally, please ensure that the device will not be able to receive notifications if the prediction point has not been changed for more than one month since the setting’s final change date. If you turn automatic setting of a point on, you can receive notifications even in the case that it has been more than 1 month since you set a prediction point.
(*) It is necessary to activate the Location Information Service (GPS), if you wish to set locations by using GPS. GPS is also used to display your current location on the map.-Earthquakes
data on previous earthquakes. a maximum of ten records with a seismic intensity level of three or more.
Weather Avertissements Weather Warnings (heavy rain, flood, violent wind, severe snowstorm, heavy snow, high seas, storm surge) and Emergency Warnings (heavy rain, violent wind, severe snowstorm, heavy snow, high seas, storm surge) issued for the selected locations.
-Warnings about Volcanoes issued Volcanic Warnings at the moment. -Heat illness Warnings
Currently issued Heat illness Warnings.
– Healthcare facilities The Japan Tourism Agency provided a list of medical facilities that accept foreign patients. -Information about evacuation, advice, etc. Contains instructions and advice for evacuation. Also provides Shelter Information. (External application link.) ※Please note that information of municipalities using “L alert” will be displayed.
-Learning Materials
Knowledge you want to know before a disaster occurs.
-Cards for communication A set of question sentences that can be used when asking questions to people around you during a disaster.
-Contacts for Emergencies a list of numbers to call in an emergency. -Links
Links to other sources of information that may be necessary during disaster situations (contact information of embassy, nearest tourist information centers, etc.), and other information concerning disasters and tourism.
– Information for Civil Protection Safety tips include information from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency about civil protection and ballistic missile attacks. Although the application and various types of information are free, the user is responsible for any communication costs associated with downloading and using the application. We will not be liable for any losses and/or damages resulting from the use of the Application.
For support site of Safety tips, see here ->
http://www.rcsc.co.jp/safetytips-sp
