Multilingual Disaster Response App “Safety tips”

“Safety tips” is an app overseen by the Japan National Tourism Organization and aimed at foreign visitors that provides multilingual information in the event of a natural disaster. Service began in October 2014 with the goal of allowing visitors from abroad to travel around Japan with peace of mind.

Besides push notifications concerning emergency news within Japan such as earthquake bulletins, tsunami alerts, and emergency weather warnings, this app provides evacuation flowcharts based on your situation, communication cards that can be used to get information from the people around you, a list of links that can be used to gather information during an emergency, and other useful functions.

It provides support in 14 different languages (English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Nepalese, Khmer, Burmese, and Mongolian).

The app can be downloaded and used for free. Whether you’re a tourist or a foreign resident, please feel free to give it a try.

You can download the app through the below links or QR codes.

Android: Google Play

iPhone: App Store

For more information about the “Safety tips” app, please visit the Japan National Tourism Organization website.

Safety Tips for Travelers

Japan National Tourism Organization website