
Minister at the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Nguyen Duc Minh said that right after the 7.6-magnitudeearthquake that shook central Japan on January 1, the embassy had promptly andactively updated information and informed the Vietnamese community on thesituation.
The embassy set up hotlines for citizen protection,while forming a special working group to closely follow information, especiallyon the safety of Vietnamese people living, studying and working in localitiesaffected by the earthquake.
The working group has kept a close contact with authorisedagencies in affected localities of Japan as well as Vietnamese associations inthese localities, thus updating information, guiding and supporting Vietnamesepeople, Minh said.
The diplomat said that the embassy has asked localauthorities and Japanese businesses receiving Vietnamese labourers to make surethat Vietnamese citizens are moved to safe places and provide them withnecessities, and give them instructions in Vietnamese when necessary.
The embassy has also sent a working group to the affectedareas to meet with and assist Vietnamese citizens, he added.
Regarding the collision of a Japan Airlines plane on theevening of January 2 at Haneda Airport (Tokyo), the embassy also immediatelycontacted local authorities and to date there has been noVietnamese people affected in this incident.
Underlining that the consequences of the earthquake were serious with aftershocks forecastto continue in the next few days, Minh recommended that allVietnamese citizens living, working and studying in Japan to regularly and closelyupdate relevant notifications, comply with the instructions of Japaneseauthorities, and move to safe shelters designated by local authorities toreceive assistance such as food, water, sleeping places, first aid andmedical care, while staying calm and continuing to be vigilant with aftershocksin the coming days. In case of emergency, Vietnamese citizens can ask forsupport by contacting the following citizen protection numbers:
+The Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo: +81-80-3590-9136, or +81-80-20346868, +81-90-1255-5537, or via email: vnconsular@vnembassy.jp, website:vnembassy-jp.org
+The Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka: +81-90-4769-6789
+The Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka: +81-92263-7668
Or contact points of the Vietnamese community in the nearestlocality
+The Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka: +81-90-4769-6789
+The Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka: +81-92263-7668
Or contact points of the Vietnamese community in the nearestlocality
Or phone numbers of local authorities where they are stayingas follow:
+Ishikawa Prefecture Disaster Response Agency: 0762251111;
web: pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/saigai/202401jishin.html
+Niigata Prefecture Risk Prevention Agency: 0252855511;
web: pref.niigata.lg.jp/sec/kikitaisaku/jishin-20240101.html
+Toyama Prefecture Disaster Response Agency: 0764314111;
web: pref.toyama.jp/1900/bousaianzen/noto_jishin20240102.html
+Fukui Prefecture Disaster Response Agency: 0776211111;
web: pref.fukui.lg.jp/doc/kikitaisaku/ishikawanotojishin.html./.
+Ishikawa Prefecture Disaster Response Agency: 0762251111;
web: pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/saigai/202401jishin.html
+Niigata Prefecture Risk Prevention Agency: 0252855511;
web: pref.niigata.lg.jp/sec/kikitaisaku/jishin-20240101.html
+Toyama Prefecture Disaster Response Agency: 0764314111;
web: pref.toyama.jp/1900/bousaianzen/noto_jishin20240102.html
+Fukui Prefecture Disaster Response Agency: 0776211111;
web: pref.fukui.lg.jp/doc/kikitaisaku/ishikawanotojishin.html./.
VNA