Category Archive: For KCP Students
The World Health Organization (WHO) is not advising general restrictions on travel to Japan. For more information, please visit: http://www.who.int/en/
NHK News, please visit: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/index.html
BBC News, please visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia_pacific/
US Embassy in Tokyo: http://japan.usembassy.gov/
Reports from the Japanese government on radiation levels, in English, are at http://eq.sakura.ne.jp/
Please scroll down page for additional news sources.
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KCP staff have briefed the U.S. students in the program today. Staff explained to them the seriousness of the current situation. KCP staff continues to assist the students in leaving voluntarily. Some key points:
KCP Tokyo is continuing to hold class.
If they desire, students can finish the Winter program knowing the potential risk, making their decision based on current information and talks with family members and schools.
Any student (receiving academic credit from one of our U.S. affiliates) who would like to return to the U.S. early will receive at least 10 credits language/2 culture (semester). Full credit may be available. KCP will work closely with each partner school about this matter, which may involve take-home homework, quizzes, open book tests, and so on.
Students can leave the country temporarily and come back to finish during the Spring term. They will not be penalized for missed attendance.
Any student who has registered for the Spring term has an option to defer to a later term. Please contact Mr. Tanaka for more information.
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Students should continue to check the message boards at the school for printouts of latest Embassy posts, other news sources and school information.
Any US student that wishes to leave Japan early is encouraged to talk with KCP Tokyo staff immediately. They will assist you in making any necessary travel plans.
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In this time of great uncertainty and anxiety, we urge our members of KCP, students, faculty, university partners to remain calm. Keep in mind that at this time there has been no notice of any public health emergency in Tokyo, and no mandatory evacuation ordered by any governmental body. KCP, and many public schools in Tokyo, have not been informed by the Japanese Ministry of Education to close their doors.
We are offering to aid any U.S. students at KCP who want to follow the advice of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo announcement.
http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-travel20110317.html
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The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recommends that U.S. citizens who live within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant evacuate the area or take shelter indoors if safe evacuation is not practical. The State Department strongly urges U.S. citizens to defer travel to Japan at this time and those in Japan should consider departing.
If any US student wishes to depart, please contact KCP Tokyo office. KCP will be aiding any students that wish to leave.
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Here is a general update of the situation in Japan, and in Tokyo in particular. We at KCP International continue to do everything we can to support our students. Keep a close eye on our KCP blog. The best way to relieve anxiety is to monitor the facts. The links below may help.
Fukushima nuclear plant
We are closely monitoring the situation. The Japanese authorities and TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) are providing frequently updated information about the condition of the plants and potential health hazards. Nothing so far has suggested that we should evacuate students, but we very much understand your concern. Please continue to monitor the news sources and government reports as are we.
Press release from TEPCO with PDF links to group area details— http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031406-e.html
Reports from the Japanese government on radiation levels, in English, are at http://eq.sakura.ne.jp/
News at TEPCO, including schedules for rolling blackouts— http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html
Other useful news sites—
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/index.html
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12732015
Train companies are running fewer trains in order to conserve electricity. Please view the link below for up-to-date information.
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html
The U.S. Embassy in Japan is posting information about the situation here:
http://japan.usembassy.gov/
Japan hotline: 03-3224-5000
Class sessions
Classes will resume on Thursday, March 17. Students who continue with the KCP program will receive full credit for the semester, depending of course on grades.
Leaving Japan
The choice to leave Japan is an individual one. We understand students and families are concerned; we respect whatever decision each student makes. Please let KCP staff know you are going, by telling Mr. Tanaka. We want to be able to keep in touch, and we want to know you are safe. We can also help you find transportation.
Dormitories and school facilities
All school buildings, as well as the dormitories where students are housed, are safe..
Aftershocks and further earthquake activity
The safety of our students is our primary concern. Further aftershocks are expected. We urge students to find and practice emergency procedures in your immediate area. Please also keep regular contact with KCP staff so that we know you are safe.
U.S. Embassy
The U.S. Embassy posted information on Fukushima and radiation levels here: http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-20110316-01.html
For the families in the U.S., you can reach the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo at: 202-501-4444 or 1-888-407-4747.
In the unlikely event that a general evacuation order is issued, KCP will assist to our utmost in the safe evacuation of all its students.
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We’ve conferred with KCP-Japan and all of our partner universities. For students who leave the KCP program early because of the earthquake, we can arrange the following partial credit.
For all schools, students leaving early will earn 10 semester credits of language (instead of 12) and 2 semester credits of culture. For students participating through WWU (on the quarter system), this would be 15 quarter credits (as opposed to 18) for language and 4 for culture.
Classes will be in session Thursday. If you want to pursue this option, let the KCP staff know today (Thursday) when you come to school.
Thank you for carefully considering your options.
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This is to inform you of Mr.Kinoshita’s intention for the KCP classes that will start up again tomorrow (Thursday).
As an academic juridical member (gakkou houjin), KCP has been receiving various contacts from Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. As of now, we have not received any news from the ministry that shows risk in Tokyo, so we will restart classes as planned on Thursday.
Of course, if the Ministry of Education sends out any negative notices to schools indicating risk in the post-earthquake situation, we will tell students and close the school immediately.
During tomorrow’s class time, our principal will hold an assembly and talk about the power plant issue for everyone’s better understanding of the situation.
Tomohiso Tanaka, U.S. Program Director
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KCP USA has taken the lead and sent 2 big boxes full of instant noodles, granola bars, other snacks, and other non-perishable foodstuffs for our students in Tokyo. This goodwill gesture will be followed by shipments from other KCP satellite offices in Korea, China, and elsewhere.
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How are you doing during this break? Even though we do not have classes today and Wednesday, school is open from Monday to Friday. If you have questions or troubles, please come to school or call us.
We will resume classes on March 17 (Thursday), but the morning class will start at 9:45 am, because that train timetable is confusing in the early morning. So please check the train service condition and leave your home early. Afternoon classes start at 1:30 as usual.
If there are any further changes, we will inform you as soon as we can. You can also check our web page and twitter to see the latest information on school.
From Michiko-san, student coordinator—
You may have heard the word “rolling blackouts” in the recent news. Due to the shortage of electricity, Tokyo Electric Power Company divided Tokyo and five prefectures into five groups and will conduct planned outages.
This may continue until April. It won’t be a big problem for those who live in the 23 wards of Tokyo, but those who live in Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama prefectures may have blackouts for about three hours per day. During the blackout, all traffic lights and elevators will stop, so, you need to be careful getting around. Furthermore, it is more dangerous to walk around at nights. Please arrange you plans so that you can reach home during daylight.
For more detailed information on when your residential area has blackouts, please check the web pages of your local governments. If you are not sure how to get information, please call the school.
It will be difficult for those in beginner-level classes to understand Japanese news. You can try the multilingual radio news broadcasted by NHK.
NHK Radio News (Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian, Swahili, Thai)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/program/16lang.html
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