Director of Global Communications / Prime Minister's Office of Japan is on twitter:

 Director of Global Communications / Prime Minister's Office of Japan
is on twitter:

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Director of Global Communications at Prime Minister's Office of Japan @norishikata is on Twitter http://bit.ly/hYfVds

His profile:

Noriyuki SHIKATA
@norishikata Tokyo, Japan
Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Public Relations, Director of Global Communications at Prime Minister's Office of Japan. Worked for Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html


His most recent tweets as of this email are below:

norishikata Noriyuki SHIKATA
TEPCO's efforts to depressurize the container was successful.
Additional measures are now taken tonight using sea water and boric acid.
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Trend of μ Sv/h of Unit 1 this afternoon. 1,015(at 15:29), blast (15:36), 860(15:40), 70.5 (18:58). After blast, radioactive level lowered.
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Noriyuki SHIKATA
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Blast was caused by accumulated hydrogen combined with oxygen in the space between container and outer structure. No damage to container.
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PM Kan said, Self Defense Forces mobilized from 20,000 to 50,000, and further mobilization from the rest of Japan is now being examined.
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Expanded evacuation (from 10km to 20 km radius) from the nuclear power station decided based on precaution, no specific danger identified.
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The blast this afternoon at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station Unit 1 will not cause any leakage of radioactive materials in any way.
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In spite of the blast at 15:36 at Fukushima , no damage to the container housing the reactor occurred. Radioactive level fell after that.
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Japan accepted a team of rescue dogs from the Republic of Korea.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/u_news/2/20110312_165740.html
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Red Cross site for locating family, friends. English only but other languages coming (correct link) http://ow.ly/4cYLH
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The Japan Times
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Pressure successfully released from Fukushima No. 1 reactor: agency
(Kyodo)
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Noriyuki SHIKATA
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NHK Radio provides quake-related broadcast in 18 languages, .http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/program/index.html
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Given increasing pressure within reactor containment vessel of Unit 1, gov't instructed reducing pressure of the vessel to secure safety.
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. says power shortage may occur. Reducing electricity usage requested. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html
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Noriyuki SHIKATA
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Seismic Damage Info. by Japan's Nucear and Industrial Safety Agency is provided at http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/index.html
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