Catastrophic earthquakes and tsunami hit the northeastern region of Japan on March 11, 2011. As the relief efforts still continue, the Library compiled a list of resources to help keep you up to date with the latest information.
Brown Responds to Japan:
• http://brown.edu/web/japan-response/index.html
Live TV news:
• NHK (English): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv
• NHK (Japanese): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-gtv
Newspapers (English):
• Asahi Shimbun: http://www.asahi.com/english/
• Mainichi Daily News: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/
• Daily Yomiuri: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/
• Japan Times: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
Newspapers (Japanese):
• Asahi Shimbun: http://www.asahi.com/
• Yomiuri Shimbun: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/
• Mainichi Shimbun: http://mainichi.jp/
Warnings and Safety:
• Japan Meteorological Agency: http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/menu.html
• US Geological Survey: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_35.php
• Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency: http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/index.html
People Finder:
• Google’s Japan Person Finder: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en
• International Committee of the Red Cross – Family Link: http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/wfl/wfl_jap.nsf/DocIndex/locate_eng?opendocument
Official Websites:
• The Embassy of Japan in the United States: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/index.html
• The Consulate General of Japan in Boston: http://www.boston.us.emb-japan.go.jp/
• The Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinets: http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html
• The Embassy of the United States in Japan: http://japan.usembassy.gov/
• The U.S. Department of State Travel Bureau: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5378.html
Libraries affected by the earthquakes: http://www45.atwiki.jp/savelibrary/
Other Useful Websites:
• UMASS Amherst Libraries Info on Earthquake in Japan: http://guides.library.umass.edu/jpnearthquake
• Google Crisis Response: http://www.google.com/intl/en/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html