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Japan alert decoder · 【警戒レベル5】緊急安全確保

Alert Level 5: Emergency Safety Measures · Level 5

Act now: protect yourself · official rules as of 2026-10-17

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Level 5Act now: protect yourself

【警戒レベル5】緊急安全確保

Alert Level 5: Emergency Safety Measures

A disaster is happening or imminent. Going to a shelter may already be dangerous. It is not always issued, so don't wait for it.

What to do now

  1. Take the safest action immediately: go to the highest floor or the room furthest from a slope.
  2. Only move outside if that is safer than staying.
  • Japan's rule of thumb: evacuate by Level 4 (purple). Don't wait for Level 5.

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Educational guide, not an alert service: no live data. Always follow official instructions from JMA, your municipality, police, fire and staff. In an emergency, protect yourself first.

Data as of 2026-10-17 from official JMA, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Secretariat (J-ALERT) and Ministry of the Environment pages, with official names from the JMA multilingual dictionary (2026-03-26). Not affiliated with JMA or any government agency.

Educational guide, not an alert service: no live data. Always follow official instructions from JMA, your municipality, police, fire and staff. In an emergency, protect yourself first. Data as of 2026-10-17 from official JMA, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Secretariat (J-ALERT) and Ministry of the Environment pages, with official names from the JMA multilingual dictionary (2026-03-26). Not affiliated with JMA or any government agency.