About the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake

About the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake

1⃣For consultation or interpretation services  

 "Where is the evacuation center?"  or" My house was damaged, what should I do？"Etc.

　Please get in contact with us for any consultation. 

　Your information will be kept confidentiaL.

　All our services are free of charge.

　How to get in contact

　Click here to create a consultation form
　Phone　080-4275-4489

　　　　070-5696-4810

　Facebook：https://www.facebook.com/KumamotoSupportCenterforForeignResidents

　※For life-threatening situations please call 119

　※Support available in 22 languages 

　Easy japanese, English, 中文, 한국어, Tiếng Việt, नेपाली, bahasa Indonesia,

　Tagalog, แบบไทย,　မြန်မာ,　ខ្មែរ,　Melayu,　සිංහල（Sri Lanka）,　हिंदी（India）

　বাংলা（Bangladesh）,　Монгол

　Português, Español, Français, Italiano, Deutsch,　Русский

　※For some languages a Interpretation service will be used。

　※AI translation is used for text replies. 

2⃣Useful information 　

▶Kumamoto disaster preparedness information. （external link ）

　Information in different languages is available。

▶「Handy apps and information」

　https://www.kuma-koku.jp/hpkiji/pub/List.aspx?c_id=3&class_set_id=1&class_id=728

▶Kumamoto Earthquake Support Guide

　https://kumamoto-shien.jp/

　Information about places that provide water, food, bath, etc.

　

3⃣Helpful information 

【Telephone Medical Interpretation Available】

Aimed to：Medical organizations that require Medical Interpretation to assist foreigners.

Details： Telephone interpretation via remote medical interpretation service "mediPhone" (Free of charge)

Supported languages： 32 languages supported（English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Tagalog, Nepalese, etc.

Operating hours： 24 hours 

Phone： 050-3196-8719（Disaster Medical Interpretation Dedicated Hotline）

Service period ： Scheduled from July 30, 2026 (Thu) to August 31, 2026 (Mon)

 

For more details please click the following link。

https://file.mediphone.jp/f/80fbac92-e4a5-49e0-b9af-e5d4c0ad2297

 

※ When medical interpretation is needed, medical institutions or facilities can call the above phone number to access interpretation services over the telephone.

4⃣Evacuation centers 

▶Kumamoto Disaster Prevention Information (Established Evacuation Centers）（external link）

Information center is available in many languages。

5⃣For life-threatening emergencies.

　In case of serious injury, loss of consciousness, or a dangerous situation 

   please call 119.

　You can call at anytime.

　Services are free of charge。

6⃣Volunteering 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

▶Information for disaster-related volunteering in Kumamoto（External link）

7⃣Information about foreign communities in Kumamoto 

• 　Information about communities from different countries in Kumamoto. 
•    Supported languages vary depending on the country. 
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• 　▼Communities：
• 　在熊本ベトナム人協会：ベトナム語
• 　熊本ネパール人協会：ネパール語、ヒンディー語
• 　熊本フィリピン人会：英語、タガログ語
• 　KEEP（Kumamoto Earthquake Experience Project）：English
• 　Kumamoto International：English
• 　イスラミック協会：インドネシア、ウルドゥー、ヒンディー、ベンガル、アラビア、マレー
• 　熊本台湾同郷会：台湾華語（台湾の中国語）、台湾語、繁体中文、日本語
• 　台熊友好会：台湾華語（台湾の中国語）、台湾語、繁体中文、日本語
• 　くま台湾Neo：台湾華語（台湾の中国語）、台湾語、繁体中文、日本語
• 　中国コミュニティ：中国語、日本語
• 　韓国（駐福岡大韓民国総領事館）：韓国語
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• 　 Information for the foreign community in Kumamoto  （PDF：855.7Kb）