If you would like to know basic information about Emergencies and Disasters in Japan, please check Chapter 10 of “A Daily Life Support Portal for Foreign Nationals,” operated by the Immigration Services Agency.
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/support/portal/disaster_prevention.html
Available in 15 languages, including Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Burmese, Nepali, and Ukrainian.
In the case of an emergency…
■Incident / Crime / Traffic Accident
・Call 110 for help in case of a traffic accident, theft, or assault, etc. and give the operator the following information. (Do not hang up until you are connected to an interpreter.)
１ What happened (traffic accident, crime, etc.)
２ Place of the incident
３ Your name
*Emergency calls (110) can be answered in English, Chinese, and Korean.
https://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/fs/7/2/7/5/5/0/6/_/%E3%80%90%E5%AE%8C%E6%88%90%E7%89%88%E3%80%91%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89110%E7%95%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7.pdf
・Hokkaido Police – Foreign Language Site
http://www.police.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/foreign/foreign.html
Languages: English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Russian
■Guide for Ambulance Services (Fire and Disaster Management Agency)
If you need help due to fire, sudden illness, or injury, etc., please call 119 and notify the Fire Department. Some municipalities offer multilingual support.
If the municipality where you are located does not offer multilingual support, and you are not able to communicate in Japanese, please ask someone who can speak Japanese to help.
https://www.fdma.go.jp/publication/portal/post1.html
Available in 16 languages, including English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, Indonesian, and Nepalese.
■Missile alerts and what to do if you receive one (Hokkaido Foreign Resident Support Center)
This multilingual pamphlet is based on information on the Civil Protection Portal Site, and explains what a missile alert is, and what to do if you receive one.
https://www.hiecc.or.jp/soudan/info/detail.html?pid=5591213234492
Languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Thai
Disasters and Disaster Prevention
■Multilingual Disaster Information
・Hokkaido Disaster Prevention Portal (Hokkaido Government)
https://www.bousai-hokkaido.jp/index.html
Available in 14 languages, including Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, and Russian. *Automatic translation
・Sign up for Hokkaido Disaster Prevention Information Emails! (Hokkaido Government)
https://www.hiecc.or.jp/soudan/info/detail.html?pid=6212448257846
Languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Thai
・Information on weather (heavy rain, high temperatures, etc.), earthquakes, tsunami, and volcanoes (Japan Meteorological Agency)
http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kokusai/multi.html
Available in 15 languages, including Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, and Burmese (Myanmar).
・Helpful Apps and Websites in the Event of a Disaster (Cabinet Office)
https://www.bousai.go.jp/kokusai/web/index.html
Available in 15 languages, including Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesia, and Thai.
・Hokkaido Travel Safety Information Site (Hokkaido District Transport Bureau)
https://hokkaido-safe-travel.brdg.site/
Available in Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), and Korean. *Automatic translation
■Useful Information for Disaster Prevention
・Are you prepared for disasters? (Earthquake | Tsunami | Blizzard)
https://www.hiecc.or.jp/sonotoki.html
Available in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, and Russian.
・Preparing for Blizzards (Hokkaido Foreign Resident Support Center)
The “Winter Living Guide” created by our center includes a section on preparing for blizzards in Hokkaido.
https://www.hiecc.or.jp/soudan/info/detail.html?pid=1465137276808
Available in Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, and Indonesian
・Check the hazard map in case of heavy rain! (Hokkaido Foreign Resident Support Center)
https://www.hiecc.or.jp/soudan/info/detail.html?pid=7017469229266
Available in Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, and Indonesian
■Hokkaido Multicultural Coexistence Multilingual Supporters
HIECC recruits "Disaster Support Volunteers (Hokkaido Multicultural Coexistence Multilingual Supporters)" to provide aid in times of disaster.
https://www.hiecc.or.jp/info/supporter.html
Japanese only