Around 14:46 of March 11, massive earthquakes with the magnitude of 9.0 struck Sanriku, Japan. Waves of tsunami of up to more than 7m swept cities and villages of Tohoku district off the Pacific Ocean, causing devastating human as well as physical damages. Tokyo observed tremors with a seismic intensity of 5. But they inflicted relatively modest damages. Aftershocks still persist, particularly in Tohoku district.

1. Press Briefing by Ambassador Horie (15 March 2011)

2. Press Release (12 March 2011) (Embassy of Japan in Malaysia)

3. Donations 
   We are grateful to the people of Malaysia for your kind assistance and support. Please refer to the following if you would like to send Donations to the Japanese earthquake victims. If you would like to make donations internationally, it is possible to make online donations through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. If you prefer to come to the Embassy to make donations to the Japanese Red Cross, please get in contact with Mr Wong & Ms Roslaile at the Embassy (Email:   chunloong.wong@kl.mofa.go.jp or roslaile.abdulhamed@kl.mofa.go.jp).

  Also, the Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur together with JACTIM (the Japanese Chamber of Trade & Industries, Malaysia) are collecting Donations to be sent to the Japanese Red Cross until Tuesday 31st May. For detailed information, please visit the website of Japan Club (www.jckl.org.my).

(1) Japanese Red Cross

Note: Donations made to the Japan Red Cross is not tax-exempted according to Malaysian regulations.

(2) Malaysian Red Crescent
Website:http://redcrescent.org.my/drupal/　
Contact:
Malaysian Red Crescent National Headquarters,
No 32 Jalan Nipah off Jalan Ampang
55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel : +6 03 - 4257 8122  
 Fax +6 03 - 4253 3191
Email : secgen@redcrescent.org.my

Note: Donations made to the Malaysian Red Crescent is tax-exempted according to Malaysian regulations. For further inquiries, please contact the Malaysian Red Crescent.

(3) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Website: http://www.ifrc.org/

For other inquiries, kindly contact : Mr Wong & Ms Roslaile, Embassy of Japan
Email: chunloong.wong@kl.mofa.go.jp or roslaile.abdulhamed@kl.mofa.go.jp

4. About the relevant information please refer to:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister's Office
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
Disaster Prevention and Nuclear Safety Network for Nuclear Environment  (Environmental radioactivity and radiation information)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA Update on Japan Earthquake)
NHK World
 
5. About the safety of the Malaysian nationals living/ travelling in Japan, please inquire to:
Operation Room
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia (Wisma Putra)

Tel:	+603-8889 2746 +603-8889 2380 +603-8889 2830 +603-8887 4570 +603-8887 4770 +6019-2784 566
Fax:	+603-8889 1717

(Operating 24 Hours)
Press Release (12/03/2011)(Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia (Wisma Putra))

6.  Note: Chain mails and spam-scams about the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake
  With regard to the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake, incorrect information has been spreading through chain mails, electronic bulletin boards and blogs. Also spam-scams about donation to the victims have been circulated. 

  Please check the authenticity of such information with authoritative information sources such as governmental websites and press reports, and do not allow incorrect information to cause anxiety among you.

  To forward these chain mails will stir up unfounded fears among people unnecessarily. When receiving such chain mails, kindly delete them and don’t forward them.

  Also kindly verify the authenticity of the organization when you make a donation.