While the tragedy that struck Japan in the last week still dominate our headlines, the Japanese have demonstrated warming efforts of coping and recovery as a nation. Chinapac was quite fortunate to not have any clients in any of the affection areas.
Here is a brief overview of the current situation in Japan to help address any questions your clients might have.
Highly affected regions:
Rescue and recovery operations still continue in the Tohoku region, the area severely hit by the tragic event. This area includes the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which is 240km north of Tokyo.
Recovering regions:
Tokyo is slowly rising from a strong shock with both of its major airports, Narita and Haneda, reopening on Wednesday, March 16 and public transportations resuming partial operations.
Unaffected regions:
The western Japan as well as other popular destinations such as Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, Kanazawa and Hiroshima remain undamaged from the tsunami and nuclear plant accident.
The Japan travel organization has advised visitors to contact the Tokyo Headquarters of Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) for around-the-clock information service at the Tourism Information Center (TIC) Phone: +81-(0)3-3201-3331. Service is in English, Chinese and Korean. The 24-hour service is available for the duration of current crisis.
Wishing Japan a safe and steady recovery.
Otis Ashby
Sales & Operations
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