No Vietnamese casualties recorded in earthquake in Japan

As of 9 p.m. on January 2, according to information provided by the Japanese National Police Agency to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, there have been no recorded Vietnamese casualties due to the January 1 earthquake.

Houses in Anamizu, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan were severely damaged after a strong earthquake on January 1 - Photo: GETTY

The groups of Vietnamese people the embassy has connected with are safe, with most having returned home after spending the night at shelters.

Vietnamese interns in Japan are safe

According to the latest information from the International Human Resources Development Organization of Japan (IM Japan), all Vietnamese trainees accepted by this organization to work in Toyama, Fukui and Ishikawa provinces are safe. The working group continues to monitor information from localities heavily affected by the earthquake, especially Ishikawa province with Noto Peninsula - the most severely damaged place. Noto Peninsula is a tourist area with the two largest cities, Wajima and Wakura Onsen, with many hotels, motels and nursing homes. These are two places that were heavily damaged in the earthquake and are also two localities where Vietnamese workers were recruited to work under the status of specific skills and trainees. According to Mr. Phan Tien Hoang, First Secretary and Head of the Vietnamese Labor Management Board at the Vietnamese Embassy, ​​immediately after the earthquake, volunteers called for and supported everyone, including Vietnamese workers, to go to shelters to prevent tsunamis. On the evening of January 1, the Labor Management Board provided shelter addresses for Vietnamese people in Niigata, Ishikawa and Toyama provinces. All Vietnamese people near the epicenter were taken to safety. The Vietnamese people at the shelter helped each other overcome difficulties during the night of evacuation. The Labor Management Board asked the Vietnamese people there to report their immediate difficulties so that they could take measures to help. At the shelter, everyone was provided with all necessary items and returned home on the morning of January 2. However, at noon on January 2, due to strong aftershocks causing tsunami warnings, authorities in some areas asked everyone to return to the shelter. Currently, the Labor Management Board has contacted unions and businesses that employ Vietnamese workers to confirm the safety information of Vietnamese workers as well as provide support if necessary. In Toyoma province, some Vietnamese people said they were provided with necessary items by volunteers and have returned home. There are no major difficulties yet, the current problem is that houses and furniture are scattered everywhere... The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan said it is still maintaining close contact with local authorities and Vietnamese community contacts in localities heavily affected by the earthquake, ready to carry out citizen protection work if necessary.

Many channels to support Vietnamese citizens in Japan

In the context of the earthquake's severe impact, with aftershocks continuing in the coming days, Ambassador Nguyen Duc Minh said the embassy recommends that all Vietnamese citizens living, working and studying in Japan regularly and closely monitor updated notices, comply with the instructions of Japanese authorities, move to shelters designated by local authorities to receive support such as food, water, warmth, sleeping places, first aid and medical care, stay calm, and continue to be vigilant and prevent the effects of aftershocks in the coming days.

In case of emergency, needing assistance, citizens can contact the following citizen protection numbers: Embassy of Vietnam in Tokyo: +81-80-3590-9136, or +81-80-20346868, +81-90-1255-5537, or email: vnconsular@vnembassy.jp, website: vnembassy-jp.org. Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka: +81-90-4769-6789. Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka: +81-92263-7668. Or the contact points of the Vietnamese community in the nearest locality. Or the contact phone numbers of the local authorities where they live: + Ishikawa Provincial Emergency Response Agency: 0762251111; Website: pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/saigai/202401jishin.html + Niigata Prefecture Disaster Response Agency: 0252855511; Website: pref.niigata.lg.jp/sec/kikitaisaku/jishin-20240101.html + Toyama Prefecture Emergency Response Agency: 0764314111; Website: pref.toyama.jp/1900/bousaianzen/noto_jishin20240102.html + Fukui Emergency Response Agency: 0776211111; Website: pref.fukui.lg.jp/doc/kikitaisaku/ishikawanotojishin.html

Regarding the Japan Airlines plane collision on the evening of January 2 at Haneda Airport (Tokyo), the Vietnamese Embassy also immediately contacted local authorities and so far no Vietnamese people have been recorded to be affected in this collision.

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