The areas particularly affected are the Prefectures of Miyagi, Iwate, Fukushima, Tochigi and Ibaraki.

The purpose of this Family Links page is to help restore contact between separated family members.

The ICRC is managing this website in cooperation with the Japanese Red Cross and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world.

Only the ICRC can change the information published on the website. In order to edit or to delete any information that you have recorded here, please send us an e-mail with your name and the details of your request.

If your search is not successful, do come back soon. New people are registering daily.

You will also find regular new updates on our website about what we are doing in Japan. As the situation evolves, our field teams will report back on what they have seen and what they are doing.

For information about the ICRC's overall humanitarian response to the situation in Japan, please see the main ICRC website.

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This service is free of charge.

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The ICRC, the JRCS and other members of the Familylinks network have no means of verifying the information that individuals publish on the Family Links website. We are not responsible for any inaccurate information that may appear.

The information that you register on this website is not confidential. Anybody can consult it, from anywhere in the world. Please do not publish names or details that could harm you or anyone else. The ICRC, the JRCS and other members of the Familylinks network cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences arising from publishing information on this website.