Safety tips Status

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.  The application is available in 12 languages: English, simplified and traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Nepali, Thai, and Japanese. -Receiving Earthquake Early Warnings, Tsunami Warnings, Volcanic Warnings, Weather Warnings, Heat illness Warnings and Civil Protection Information.  This Application notifies a user with EEW, Tsunami Warnings, Volcanic Warnings, Weather Warnings, Heat illness Warnings and Civil Protection Information issued in Japan.  Before using the Application for the first time, select locations for which you wish to receive warnings from the Settings Menu (you may select a maximum of five locations (in Japan only))(*).  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.  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.  Safety tips delivers information regarding ballistic missile attacks among civil protection information from Fire and Disaster Management Agency.  Also provides Shelter Information. (Link to external application. ※Please note that information of municipalities using "L alert" will be displayed.  While the application and various types of information are free, communication charges related to download and use of Application shall be borne by the user.  Evacuation advisory and instruction information will not be displayed on the list screen in the application version earlier than 3. 1. 6.  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.  It is a free application developed under the supervision of Japan Tourism Agency.  Also, please make sure that the device which has not been changed a prediction point for more than 1 month from final change date of setting will not be able to receive notifications.  Provides Evacuation advice / instruction information.  The Application provides various functions useful for foreign tourists in Japan.  Information on past earthquakes.