If you feel unwell, focus on basic care first:

• Get enough rest
• Drink fluids and maintain nutrition
• Keep your body at a comfortable temperature

In an emergency, dial 119 for an ambulance.

We provide a bilingual Health Condition Self-Check Sheet to help you communicate smoothly with doctors or pharmacists.

Japan’s summer can be hot and humid.

Common symptoms include:

• dizziness
• headache
• nausea
• extreme fatigue
• confusion
• heavy sweating or no sweating

If symptoms do not improve, seek medical care.

In Japan, you can buy mild symptom medicine at pharmacies or drugstores without a prescription.

Tell the pharmacist:

• What symptoms you have
• How long you’ve had them
• If you have allergies
• If you are taking other medication

Showing your Health Condition Self-Check Sheet helps.

Important:

• Take medicine only as directed
• Do not exceed recommended amounts
• Ask if it may cause drowsiness

Japan uses an intensity scale called Shindo, which measures how strong shaking feels at your location.

If an earthquake occurs:

Drop – Cover – Hold On

• Get low
• Protect your head
• Stay where you are

Do not rush outside during shaking.

After shaking stops:

• Check for injuries
• Watch for aftershocks
• Follow staff or official instructions

Emergency alerts may sound loudly on your phone—this is normal.

If you are near the coast and receive a tsunami alert:

• Move away from the ocean immediately
• Go to higher ground
• Follow evacuation signs

Do NOT:

• Go to the beach to look
• Use a car if evacuation is possible on foot
• Return until the warning is officially lifted

Wild bears may appear not only in mountains but also near residential areas

To reduce risk:

• Make noise while walking
• Walk in groups
• Follow local warning signs

If a bear is nearby:

• Speak calmly
• Make yourself look larger
• Slowly move away without turning your back

In emergency: dial 110 (Police).