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Disaster/Recovery General Information

Earthquake Information

Japan Meteorological Agency

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/

Dose of Radiation in the World

Latest Radiological Monitoring data in the Major Cities

The dose of radiation in Tokyo is not high in comparison with that in major cities in the world.

City	Dose of Radiation (uSv/h)	Date of measurement	Referring Website
Tokyo	0.050	3/13	http://monitoring.tokyo-eiken.go.jp/monitoring/hourly_data.html
New York	0.094	5/31	http://digistar.com/boston/ (*)
Paris	0.054	3/8	http://www.irsn.fr/FR/Documents/france.htm
Berlin	0.066-0.085	3/13	http://odlinfo.bfs.de/
Singapore	0.07	1/12	http://app2.nea.gov.sg/index.aspx
Hong Kong	0.09-0.14	3/13	http://www.hko.gov.hk/radiation/ermp/rmn/applet/ map/rmn_hourly_e.htm
Beijing	0.063(**)	3/13	http://haq.mep.gov.cn/gzdt/
Taipei	0.063	3/13	http://www.trmc.aec.gov.tw/utf8/eng/
Seoul	0.108	3/13	http://www.mest.go.kr/web/42083/iernet/list.do

(*) Measuring not by US government but by a private person.
(**) Unit in original data is nGy/h. The figure in this table is estimated as 1uGy/h=0.8uSv/h.

European Radiological Data Exchange Platform(EURDEP)

http://eurdepweb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/PublicEurdepMap/Default.aspx

Monitoring Information of environmental radioactivity level

Readings of environmental radioactivity level by prefecture

Source – Japanese Government Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

MEXT Official Statement:
The Japanese Government is closely monitoring radiation levels to ensure that produce with elevated levels of radioactivity is not distributed for consumption.

For details of the monitoring data of radiation, please click on the map below. The range of past typical radiation levels is shown on the right side of the table.

Radiation Monitaring Map

Reading of radioactivity level in drinking water by prefecture

MEXT Official Statement:
Tap water is also closely monitored and it has been determined that tap water everywhere besides a small district of Fukushima prefecture, Iidate-mura, is safe for general consumption.
http://radioactivity.mext.go.jp/en/monitoring_by_prefecture_drinking_water/

Restriction Areas around Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

[No Entry Zone] : Within 20km-radius from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary

[Indoor Evacuation area] : Within 20-30km radius from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

[Deliberate planned evacuation area(*)] : Kutsurao village, Namie town, Iitate village, a part of Kawamata town and a part of Minami Souma City

(*) the areas the beyond 20 km radius from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant where highly accumulated radioactive materials were locally detected and high levels of cumulative doses were found due to climate conditions and others.

[Deliberate evacuation Area(**)] : Hirono town, Naraha town, Kawauchi village, a part of Tamura city and a part of Minami Souma city

(**)'Indoor Evacuation Area' between 20 and 30 km from Fukushima Daiichi excluding those areas designated as 'Deliberate planned evacuation area'

Information about Radiation

The latest radiation updates around Tokyo metropolitan airports (Narita and Haneda) (MLIT)

http://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/koku_tk7_000003.html

The latest radiation updates around the Port of Tokyo and Yokohama (MLIT)

http://www.mlit.go.jp/kowan/kowan_fr1_000041.html

Environmental Radioactivity Measurement

Fukushima prefecture

http://monitoring-hokkaido.info/index.php?lang=en

http://eq.wide.ad.jp/index_en.html

WHO Centre for Health Development (WKC)

http://www.who.or.jp/

National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)

http://www.nirs.go.jp/ENG/

Center for Multilingual Multicultural Education and Research

http://www.tufs.ac.jp/blog/ts/g/tufs_disaster_information/

Prospect of the electric power situation

As a result of overall efforts in adding electricity supply and conserving electricity, the supply-demand balance has improved significantly and rolling blackouts will not be implemented anymore throughout the year. While visitors from overseas to Eastern Japan may feel a little inconvenienced from less bright lights and some escalators are not in operation in train stations and buildings, we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Tokyo Electric Power Company: http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html