English info from Japanese expat Sayuri Goto http://kumainfo.exblog.jp/25671276/
2016-04-16 06:37 JST 2016 English info from Japanese expat Sayuri Goto http://kumainfo.exblog.jp/25671276/ Information about Kumamoto (mainly about Kumamoto city)Here is the most important information. (15 April 2016)I would like to update... http://kumainfo.exblog.jp/25671276/ ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. ← 2016-04-16 03:20 JST 2016-04-16 07:49 JST → Around this time … 2016-04-16 10:33 JST> <Free WI-FI >> Five Zero Japan (00000JAPAN) = Wireless LAN SSID > anyone can use for free during a large scale disaster!If you see a locked Wi-Fi network that, under normal conditions you would not be able to use unless your were a subscribing user, try the 00000JAPAN password to log on. It should work for you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvhtSzaci4o00000JAPAN English Long 2016-04-16 10:35 JSTKumamoto City will collect garbage Saturday and Sunday with a blind eye towards sorting and correct bags. Now would be the time to get rid of all that junk you could never quite classify. 2016-04-16 10:13 JSTKIrk here. We are getting quite a few requests for media interviews. I was on the NBC Evening News last night in the States and England, just did another interview with TV3 in New Zealand, and William has spoken with the BBC. If you would be willing to be contacted, please respond to this message. That will show your Facebook name and that should be enough to allow media people to try to contact your. I can't guarantee that you will actually get your 15 seconds of international fame, but I'm sure various media people would like having the option of talking to someone besides me. ;) 2016-04-16 09:45 JSTDear friends in Kumamoto,If you would be so kind (and if you are able), please respond to this message indicating your location and what services are currently available to you:Power?Water?Gas?And anything else you would be willing to share about the current situation in your area.Thanks in advance!KirkP.S. I left Obiyama when the power went out and am now temporarily located in Nankan, where the earthquake was only 5-lower on the Japanese scale. 2016-04-16 07:49 JSTKirk here. A little after 1 AM last night the big one hit. On TV now they are saying that 9 PM earthquake of April 14th was a preview of what was to come. The shaking in our home in Obiyama was considerably work. We lost power in our house and decided to get in the car and head out of Kumamoto, in part so that we could get access to the internet and maintain communications. 2016-04-16 06:37 JSTEnglish info from Japanese expat Sayuri GotoInformation about Kumamoto (mainly about Kumamoto city) (this post) 2016-04-16 03:20 JSTI posted a translation earlier of information i saw on a japanese friends facebook (also shared the original post). Another JET provided a screen cap later from NHK's twitter reporting the information to be FALSE. Apolgies for not taking the time to research it BEFORE sharing and for the time it took to get it down - ive been a bit busy at my school helping connect city officials with the principal and helping the ppl who evacuated here, giving out blankets, etc.-Sara 2016-04-16 02:31 JSTTV Live - NHK WORLD - English 2016-04-15 23:45 JST【UPDATE】The volunteer effort in Kumamoto City has been postponed until further notice. =================================Information about volunteering has been released! Apparently there have been numerous inquiries from people in other prefectures, but because damage can still occur due to the (seemingly never - ending) aftershocks, they are asking people to wait until Thursday the 21st, when they will officially begin accepting volunteers. If prep goes smoothly, though, they may open it sooner. The volunteer activities are expected to be centered around clean up of fallen items in homes and other debris. Mashiki plans to match volunteers with the kind of work they want to do as well as provide materials and transportation to and from the sites.They haven't decided where the volunteer HQ will be yet, but they're currently working on reaching out to residents at evacuation centers to see who needs what kind of help as well as ascertain which locations are safe enough for volunteers to go to. Higashi-ku in Kumamoto is also setting up a volunteer HQ at the Higashi-ku Jimusho and will be accepting volunteers (both individuals and organizations) from within Kumamoto Prefecture starting tomorrow, the 16th, until Wednesday, the 20th. They are also accepting requests from residents in need of assistance. Volunteers are asked to gather at the Higashi-ku Jimusho by 8:30 am, after which they will be transported to the homes of those who need help cleaning up (mostly the elderly and handicapped individuals). The number to call for more information is ０９６（２８２）８３７９Address for the center :熊本市東区錦ヶ丘1-1Parking is limited, though, so they ask that everyone take public transportation if they can. -Sara現地ボランティア、２１日から受付 益城町社協－熊本のニュース│ くまにちコム 2016-04-15 23:22 JSTHere's another still from this evening's Hodo Station. The yellow points indicate areas where some kind of serious damage was reported. The castle, for example, is one yellow dot. One thing this map illustrates is that the relationship between the severity of the shaking and the distance from the epicenter (shown in red toward the bottom of the screen) is not simple. Mashiki, for example, is not the closest point to the epicenter, though I have heard that the area hardest hit is just above a fault.-- Kirk 2016-04-15 22:59 JSTFrom Gary Irwin, JET in KikuyoIrishman describes terror of being caught up in Japanese earthquake
