Emergency Alert Mail

Emergency Alert Mail

Emergency alert emails are a service that simultaneously notifies mobile phones in a specific area of emergency earthquake alerts and tsunami warnings issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency, as well as disaster and evacuation information distributed by the national and local governments.

If you have a mobile phone that supports emergency alert emails, no application is required, and there are no usage or communication fees.

Features

• Everyone within the delivery area can receive it, regardless of their place of residence (it may also be received near the city border).
• Even when mobile phone lines are congested, simultaneous mass delivery is possible
• When you receive an emergency alert email, you will be notified with a dedicated ringtone and a popup display.

Information to be delivered

The following information will be distributed. The source of the information may vary depending on the information being distributed.

• Disaster and Evacuation Information (City)
• National Protection Information (Fire Department)
• Tsunami, Tsunami Warning (Japan Meteorological Agency)
• Emergency Earthquake Alert (Japan Meteorological Agency)

How to Use

Please check your mobile phone or smartphone to see if it is compatible with emergency alert messages and how to set up reception on your mobile phone company's website.

• NTT Docomo(external link)
• au(external link)
• SoftBank(external link)
• Rakuten Mobile(external link)