3 mobile phones Supporting visitors to Japan in the event of a disaster Short message started 5:44 on July 20

In the event of a disaster, NTT Docomo, KDDI, and SoftBank's three major mobile phone companies have begun efforts to send short messages to foreign tourists in the disaster-affected areas in English and Chinese to inform them of information collection methods.

In the event of a large-scale disaster, the three major mobile operators started this month to send short messages to the mobile phones of foreign tourists using the international roaming service all at once.

The contents are the multilingual phone number of the call center of the Japan National Tourism Organization, Wi-Fi for wireless communication that can be used free of charge in the event of a disaster, and "NHK World JAPAN" which provides news for foreigners. The site.

Depending on the country or region of the mobile carrier that the traveler originally subscribed to, we will deliver in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean.

This initiative was initiated by NTT Docomo during the eastern Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake. The number of foreign tourists is currently drastically decreasing due to the new coronavirus, but the three companies decided to work together as it is necessary to expand the efforts in the future.

It means that the three companies will make a comprehensive decision on the disaster situation and will do it day and night.