Emergency/Disaster

COVID-19

Please confirm the new information concerning COVID-19.

• Information in Okinawa City
  Coronavirus Countermeasures Headquarters
  About hospital visits and testing, etc.
• National government website
  Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare（外部サイトへリンク）(External link)

Vaccination certificate

A Vaccination Passport provides official proof that the recipient has been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
It is issued to those who received the vaccination using Okinawa City's vaccination coupon and plan to travel abroad.
*Does not apply to those who have been vaccinated outside Japan (including those on U.S. bases).
*In Japan, one can prove one's vaccination status with a vaccination certificate or vaccination record.

■ Postal address for applications
Personnel handling COVID-19 Vaccinations
Okinawa City Hall,　B1 Floor, 26-1
Nakasone-cho, Okinawa City 904-8501
沖縄市新型コロナウイルスワクチン担当　宛

*Please print out the form yourself and paste the address in the box on the envelope and send it to us.

App for COVID-19 vaccination certificate

An electronic vaccination certificate can be obtained using one's My Number Card and a smartphone.

Digital Agency（外部サイトへリンク） (External link)

Firefighting/Emergency/Police

Dial 119

Dial 119 in case of sickness, injury, or fire. State whether there is a fire or emergency.
Describe where an ambulance can come to in the case of sickness.
Describe the location in the case of a fire. State your name and telephone number.

Dial 110

Dial 110 in case of an accident or incident. State whether you are reporting an accident or incident.
Describe when, where, and what happened, and whether anyone has been injured or not. State your name and telephone number.

Inquiries

Okinawa City Fire Department, Yobo Ka (Prevention Section)
TEL: 098-929-0901
Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 5:15 pm

Disaster (Typhoon/Earthquake)

Okinawa City Disaster Prevention Map

This indicates what should be done in case of a disaster (earthquake or typhoon, etc.), and precautions to note beforehand.
Okinawa City Disaster Management Map (Hazard Map) (External link)
*Japanese

Contact for inquiries: Disaster Prevention Section
TEL: 098-939-1212

Disaster prevention information

Information on disasters and useful information for disaster prevention are provided in multiple languages.
Okinawa disaster prevention information portal: Haisai! Bosai Debiru（外部サイトへリンク） (External link)
*Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean

Disaster Prevention Handbook for Foreigners（外部サイトへリンク） (External link)
*Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Nepali, and Vietnamese

Unexploded ordinance

Unexploded ordinance refers to bombs dropped in the war, etc. that failed to explode. They may still explode if subjected to a shock. If an unexploded bomb is found, do not attempt to touch or move it, but please report the details as follows.
If discovered onshore: Contact the nearest police station or police box (Dial 110)
If discovered in the sea: Contact the Nakagusuku Coastguard TEL: 098-938-7118
In the event that an unexploded ordnance is disposed of nearby, the local populace will be notified as follows in advance.

• (1) Community wireless system and loudspeaker vehicle
• (2) Notice board
• (3) Flyers
• (4) City homepage, newspaper, etc. (Japanese only)