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For the Victims from Kumamoto Earthquake 2016 (8) Android/iPhone application

[Safety tips]
 
"This Application notifies a user with Earthquake Early Warnings, Tsunami Warnings,Eruption Alert and other special Weather Warnings issued in Japan. It is a free application developed under the supervision of Japan Tourism Agency. The Application provides various functions useful for both foreign tourists and foreign residents in Japan. The application is available in four languages: English, simplified and traditional Chinese, and Korean."
 
Android:

iPhone:
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/safety-tips/id858357174?mt=8
  


  
Please share this with your friends in Kumamoto.  Thank you!! 


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2.外国人旅行者向けプッシュ型情報発信アプリ「Safety tips」について
観光庁では、外国人旅行者に対して、プッシュ型で緊急地震速報を配信するアプリ「Safety tips」を無料で提供しています(5言語(日・英・中・韓)に対応)。同アプリをダウンロードすることにより、避難行動、気象警報等の解説、災害時のコミュニケーションカード等の情報も入手することができます。
上記のJNTOグローバルサイト(http://www.jnto.go.jp/eq/kumamoto.html)からダウンロードできます。
http://www.jnto.go.jp/jpn/news/info/news_160418.html
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