Latest Embassy Warden Message

• Warden Message: H1N1 Influenza - Japan (May 18, 2009)
• Warden Message: H1N1 Influenza - Japan (May 9, 2009)

U.S. Government Information

• U.S. Department of State H1N1 Flu Information
  • Fact Sheet on H1N1
  • Options During a Pandemic
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Additional Links
• Flu.gov
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Center for Disease Control H1N1 Flu page
• Guidance for School Officials on H1N1

World Health Organization H1N1 Flu Information

Government of Japan Information

• Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on H1N1
• Border Procedures (as of June 29, 2009):
  The Government of Japan plans to raise awareness of H1N1 influenza among individuals entering Japan by distributing information at the ports of entry quarantine areas. Authorities will continue to request passengers report any symptoms and will conduct on-board quarantine checks in cases where passengers exhibiting possible symptoms are present. However, border officials will not require a Polymer Chain Reaction (PCR) exam for arriving passengers with flu symptoms, but rather will allow them to enter the country and recover and await test results at home or at their hotels. Those exhibiting flu symptoms may be requested to use non-public transportation and wear a mask en route from the port of entry to their residence. Should several people in a group of travelers exhibit symptoms, quarantine authorities will conduct a preliminary test and a PCR exam. During testing, however, patients will be allowed to go home or to their hotels. Local governments will follow up with patients who test positive for H1N1 regarding medical care and self-isolation measures.
• Influenza A (H1N1): The Current Situation in Japan
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Action Plan
• Find a Hospital in the Tokyo Area

Prefectural Government Influenza Consultation Services

To consult with the public health centers in your prefecture if you have flu-like symptoms, or have entered Japan in the last 7 days from an area affected by H1N1 influenza, please see the available links below:

• Akita
• Aomori
• Chiba (Japanese only)
• Fukushima (Japanese only)
• Gifu
• Gunma (Japanese only)
• Hokkaido (Japanese only)
• Hyogo
• Ibaraki
• Iwate
• Kanagawa
• Kyoto (guidance)
• Kyoto (hotline)
• Mie
• Miyagi
• Nagano (Japanese only)
• Nagoya
• Nara
• Niigata
• Okinawa
• Osaka
• Osaka City
• Saitama
• Sendai
• Sapporo
• Shizuoka (Japanese only)
• Tochigi (Japanese only)
• Tokyo
• Yamagata (Japanese only)
• Yamanashi (Japanese only)