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Disaster Prevention Guides
This first guide is an abridged version of the original guide made in Japanese by the Public Safety Division of Tateyama City. It includes information relating to the steps that Tateyama City plans to take in the event of a natural disaster, information regarding earthquakes in Japan in general, evacuation shelter locations in Tateyama, Tsunami (tidal wave) information and details of Tsunami shelter locations in Tateyama.
Download Tateyama Disaster Prevention Guide: PDF file (698kb)
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Other guides:
Here are links to two guides published by the Institute for Fire Safety & Disaster Preparedness. The first guide, "Disaster-prevention guide" is in Malay, French, English and Spanish. The second guide, "Earthquake Emergency Procedures" is in English, Korean, Chinese and Portuguese.
Download "Disaster-prevention guide": LZH file (5.2mb)
Download "Earthquake Emergency Procedures": LZH file (6.5mb)
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Telephone Advisory Service for foreign residents
The Chiba Convention Bureau and International Center operates the Telephone
Advisory Service, to help foreign residents living within Chiba Prefecture
solve problems related to language, customs, the social system, and culture
of Japan. The service will answer questions, which may come up in daily
life on medical treatment, education, alien registration, and so on.
The Chiba Telephone Advisory Service
Phone No: 043-297-2966
In English: Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to noon,1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
In Chinese: Tuesday
9:00 a.m. to noon
In Spanish: Monday through Wednesday
9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(closed on national and New Years holidays)
Japanese language classes
The Tateyama community center is currently hosting a Japanese language converstation class. Targeted at foreigners living in Tateyama, its primary goal is to aid participants in obtaining a stronger grasp of the language. All local foreign residents are encouraged to participate, regardless of level (there are participants from beginner level to those studying for the N1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test).
Location
Tateyama Community Center
Date/Time
Tuesdays at 10:00
Contact Info
0470-23¡½3111
Useful links:
Japan Meteorological Agency
www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visa site
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html/
Tateyama Weather (Japanese)
http://www.mapion.co.jp/weather/admi/12/12205.html/
Japan National Tourist Organization
http://www.jnto.go.jp/
Japanese Train Route Finder Jorudan
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae/e-norikeyin.html/
The Daily Yomiuri
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/
Asahi Weekly
http://www.asahi.com/english/
Kyodo News
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/
Chiba Prefecture Homepage (English)
http://www.pref.chiba.jp/english/index.html/
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