ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government is coordinating with the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Tokyo and the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Osaka after the large earthquake that hit Japan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said there were more than 1,300 Indonesian citizens living in Ishikawa Prefecture.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently coordinating with the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo and the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka to determine the impact of the earthquake and tsunami. The Indonesian Embassy and Consulate General are coordinating with local authorities and Indonesian community members. “The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo’s self-report system recorded that there were 1,315 Indonesian citizens living in Ishikawa Prefecture,” wrote a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday, January 1 2024.
The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo and the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka have issued an appeal for Indonesian citizens to remain alert regarding aftershocks and tsunamis. Indonesian citizens are also asked to always monitor information and directions from local authorities.
“The tsunami warning along the west coast of Japan has not been lifted until this evening, Japan time,” added the press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Reporting from a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an earthquake with a magnitude of around 7.4 hit Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on Monday, January 1 2024 at 16.10 JST or 14.10 WIB.
The earthquake was also felt in the prefectures of Niigata, Toyama, and Fukui, Nagano, Gifu, Tokyo, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Tottori, Iwate , Miyagi, and Akita.
The earthquake caused tsunami waves in several areas. Meanwhile, NHK recorded the earthquake as measuring 7.6 magnitude.
The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo has activated the hotline number +818035068612. Meanwhile, the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka hotline can be contacted +818031131003. (AT Network)
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