Dealing with Problems / Emergencies
Storm or Emergency Warnings
In the case of a “storm warning” [boufuu-keihou] or “emergency warning” [tokubetsu-keihou] being issued for Toyonaka, Suita, Ibaraki, and/or Minoh, classes including the Institute for Higher Education Research and Practice, classes will be canceled as noted below:
- If the warning is canceled by 6:00 a.m.: All classes will be held as usual.
- If the warning is canceled by 9:00 a.m.: Afternoon classes will be held.
- If the warning is not canceled by 9:00 a.m.: Classes will be canceled for the day.
In the event of a large natural disaster, including an earthquake and flooding, necessary information for non-Japanese residents will be provided in foreign languages.
Please see below for a list of websites offering natural disaster information in English for Japan.
Japan Metrological Agency (English): https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html
Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau. Osaka Call Center: http://ofw-oer.com/call/ Internet phone consultation service in multiple languages. English, Chinese, Korean (24hrs), Spanish, Portuguese (7:00 to 23:00), Thai (9:00 to 18:00) and Vietnamese (10:00 to 19:00) (Call from the website)
Osaka Foundation of International Exchange (OFIX): http://www.ofix.or.jp/english/
Multilingual Support Center in times of Disaster: Japanese, English (24hrs), Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Thai, Filipino (9:00 to 17:30). Note: Service time for telephone consultations can be extended, when necessary. TEL:06-6941-2297, 080-4563-8084
Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO): https://www.japan.travel/en/news/JapanSafeTravel/ JNTO provides useful information on weather warnings, advisories and latest news of transportation services in case of natural disasters.
See the JNTO Japan Safe Travel Twitter page here: https://twitter.com/JapanSafeTravel
NHK Word-Japan News (English): https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/
Google Person Finder for Japan: https://www.google.org/personfinder/japan?lang=en
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Disaster prevention portal: http://www.mlit.go.jp/river/bousai/olympic/en/index.html
NTT’s “Disaster Message Board”: web171″: https://www.web171.jp/web171app/disasterTop.do?english
NTT Docomo’s “Disaster Message Board”: http://dengon.docomo.ne.jp/Einoticelist.cgi?es=1
Medical Needs and 24/7 Multilingual Support
Japan Tourism Agency’s “Guide for when you are feeling ill” provides medical institutions information, search function, and guideline. The website is available in English, Chinese, and Korean.
OSIPP / Osaka University Updates on Social Media in English
