March 11, 2011



This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Japan that the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued multiple tsunami alerts 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 at 2:46 pm.  




The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for the entire pacific coast of Japan.  As of 4:38pm Japan time, the list of affected prefectures follows.   Real time updates can be found at the JMA website: http://www.jma.go.jp/en

  




Tsunami Forecast Region    Classification of Tsunami Warning/Advisory

IWATE PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
MIYAGI PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
FUKUSHIMA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
CENTRAL PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
IBARAKI PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
KUJUKURI AND SOTOBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
IZU ISLANDS    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
EASTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
JAPAN SEA COAST OF AOMORI PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
UCHIBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
OGASAWARA ISLANDS    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
SAGAMI BAY AND MIURA PENINSULA    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
SHIZUOKA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
WAKAYAMA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
TOKUSHIMA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(MAJOR TSUNAMI)
PACIFIC COAST OF AICHI PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
SOUTHERN PART OF MIE PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
KOCHI PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
MIYAZAKI PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
TANEGASHIMA AND YAKUSHIMA AREA    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
AMAMI ISLANDS AND TOKARA ISLANDS    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN SEA COAST OF HOKKAIDO    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
MUTSU BAY    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
TOKYO BAY    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
ISE BAY AND MIKAWA BAY    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
SOUTHERN PART OF AWAJI ISLAND    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
BUNGO STRAIT COAST OF EHIME PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
SETONAIKAI COAST OF OITA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
BUNGO STRAIT COAST OF OITA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
EASTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
WESTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
OKINAWA ISLANDS    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
DAITOJIMA AREA    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
MIYAKOJIMA AND YAEYAMA AREA    TSUNAMI WARNING(TSUNAMI)
OKHOTSK SEA COAST OF HOKKAIDO    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
OSAKA PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
SETONAIKAI COAST OF HYOGO PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
OKAYAMA PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
KAGAWA PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
SETONAIKAI COAST OF EHIME PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
ARIAKE SEA AND YATSUSHIRO SEA    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
WESTERN PART OF NAGASAKI PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
AMAKUSA NADA COAST OF KUMAMOTO PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
AKITA PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
YAMAGATA PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
NIIGATA PREF.,EXCEPT SADOGASHIMA ISLAND    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
SADOGASHIMA ISLAND    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
TOYAMA PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
NOTO AREA, ISHIKAWA PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
HIROSHIMA PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY
SETONAIKAI COAST OF YAMAGUCHI PREF.    TSUNAMI ADVISORY





We will continue to monitor the tsunami’s 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 telephone inquiries, please call 1-888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444. Please consult the Country Specific Information Sheet for Japan, available on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website athttp://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html
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U.S. Embassy in Tokyo

American Citizen Services
1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420
Tel: 03-3224-5174
After Hours: 03-3224-5000
Fax: 03-3224-5856




The U.S. Embassy serves Americans in Tokyo, Chiba, Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Niigata, Saitama, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Yamagata and Yamanashi.


Consulates:

•    Osaka-Kobe: 11-5, Nishitenma 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8543; Tel: 06-6315-5912, Fax: 06-6315-5914; serving Americans in Osaka, Tel: 06-6315-5912, Fax: 06-6315-5914; serving Americans in Osaka, Aichi, Ehime, Fukui, Gifu, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kagawa, Kochi, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Okayama, Shimane, Shiga, Tokushima, Tottori, Toyama, and Wakayama prefectures. http://osaka.usconsulate.gov/

•    Nagoya: Nagoya International Center Bldg. 6th floor, 1-47-1 Nagono, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450-0001; Tel (052) 581-4501, Fax: (052) 581-3190; providing emergency consular services only (including death and arrest cases) for Americans living in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures.http://nagoya.usconsulate.gov/
•    Fukuoka:  5-26, Ohori 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0052; Tel: 092-751-9331, Fax: 092-713-9222; serving Americans in Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita, Saga and Yamaguchi prefectures. http://japan.usembassy.gov/fukuoka/wwwhmain.html
•    Sapporo: Kita 1-jo, Nishi 28-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0821; Tel: 011-641-1115, Fax: 011-643-1283; serving Americans in Akita, Aomori, Hokkaido, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures. http://sapporo.usconsulate.gov/
•    Naha: 2-1-1 Toyama, Urasoe City, Okinawa 901-2104; Phone: 098.876.4211, Fax: 098.876.4243, DSN: 645-7323; serving Americans in Okinawa and the Amami Oshima Island group