If you have any non-Japanese-speaking friends who are in Japan right now, please share!! I hope these translated tweets about information and what to do will be useful and encouraging to them!

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ayu_19980408: Because you have been hurt and roughened, that is why you know strength
(Love song lyrics)

tenkijp: There were quakes in the Northeastern part, with the largest being at least magnitude 7. Tokyo has detected quakes of about magnitude 5. Because there are still aftershocks, please evacuate to a safe area is you are in a city with large tremors. http://tenki.jp/
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mizomasahonpo: An update from a friend at NTT. “We are now preparing emergency phone lines. The dial service 171 will be receiving calls for free very soon. I repeat, please refrain from calling now. Because we need to establish communications to determine whether an area is safe or not, please do not use your phones and crowd up the communication lines.”
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47news: Speed news: NTT Docomo, KDDI (au), Softbank’s “Disaster Noticeboard” is now up and running. http://www.47news.jp/news/flashnews/
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ayu_19980408: Got earthquake in japan.

xxgamexxrt: 【Please forward】 When disasters like earthquakes happen, many people call and clog up communication lines, so it becomes hard to call into the devastated areas. When that happens, communications about the state of the area, and with ambulances and police gets disrupted. So please use the emergency service 171 instead.
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kiriko126: Please RT this. When a quake happens, please open your windows. For those who are at home, store up all the water in your bathtubs. For those who still have electricity, cook some rice. The whole of Japan is affected, so everyone who is still fine, please perpare your emergency kits.
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hiderincamera: Skype can be accessed! Please use it calmly.
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ilmarikosama: RT
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asongfor22: 【If you happen to be pinned under rubble, remember these 5 points.】 1. Don’t move. 2. Let someone know. 3. Keep yourself warm. 4. Don’t hold in if you need to do your business. 5. Don’t lose hope.
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TA_miyamoriko: When you call 「171」, record a message saying that you’re safe, and describe the situation around you, then leave your phone number. For family and friends who wish to check up on loved ones, just call 「171」 and key in their phone number, then you can listen to their message.
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softbank: 【Earthquake】 To check on updates using PC/mobile, please access this website. http://dengon.softbank.ne.jp/J
m_sue023: @ayu_19980408
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h1tom1nn1e: 【Please forward】 Please help us in spreading word! When helicopters come to deliver aid, it’ll be hard for the volunteers and helpers to hear . Because they are listening out for the voices of the buried, please stop sending in the helicopters! This is a lesson learnt from the Osaka-Kobe quake
ayu_19980408: Please!

megugu_19881102: Please RT this. Because electricity in Miyagi is cut off, I don’t think the people know that there’s a tsunami warning. Please let them know via Twitter (>_<)
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tamagoyaki73: ayu! Please spread this! For people without TV! NHK’s Ust!! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fc2mh3
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tkco322: 【Please forward】 ayu-san, please spread this. Because of the power cut-off in Miyagi, many do not know about the tsunami warning. Everyone, please flood Twitter with information about the tsunami warning!!
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KITAKYUSHU_FAN: 【Please forward】 To those who are hurt ★ If your head is bleeding, use a cloth to wrap up the wound. ★ If your lower limbs are bleeding, wrap a bandage around your thigh. ★ If your lower arm is bleeding, wrap the bandage on the inside of your arm. ★ If your upper arm is bleeding, wrap the bandage at the joint of your shoulder. ※After an hour, please loosen the bandage.
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ayu_kit1002: 【Speednews】 Please let the citizens of Tanabe City in Wakayama Prefecture know. Get away from the coast!
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ayu_ayaka: 【Please forward】 For those people operating bots, please stop so as to lighten the communication flow on Twitter. ayu-chan, please RT this if you can (>_<)
ayu_19980408: Please!

mekkyon: 【Speednews】 Public phones are now free-of-charge.
chiii_xxx1986: ayu-chan, please RT!!
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maiiimaiimai: 【NTT Emergency Service】 171. Nation-wide recording and replaying of messages. Each message can be 30 seconds long. Can be used on public phones, dial lines, mobiles or PHS.
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street8663: 【Preparedness】 Because this is a disastrous time, stay calm. Think about what you need to do. Think about what actions need to be done.
ayu_19980408: Please RT this!

ayu_19980408: Everyone in the A TEAM: recording staff, tour staff, band members, dancers, performance team, please stop all work today.

ayu_19980408: In the face of Nature, we humans are powerless. The frantic retweeting that I am doing has very little power. You must think you are very powerless too. But, if my little power combines with your little power, what happens? To give in to despair and give up, or to hold hope in our hearts and stand up. What we want to do is up to us.

ayu_19980408: The fate of our country is in our hands.

ayu_19980408: Thank you guys to keep praying for Japan!!!!!!!

ayu_19980408: We all gonna be strong.

ayu_19980408: We can feel your heart. It will be really helpful to us. Thanks again for all prayers.

EminonChan: Please spread this! Here’s a tag for people who are trapped under rubble! 【 #j_j_helpme 】　You can use this to call for help!! Just send a tweet with your GPS location, and help will be able to reach you! Don’t give up!!
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NahoNaho0406TA: It’s Magnitude 8.8!! The strongest in Japanese history! Speednews. Can ayu disseminate this please? Thank you m(__)m
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kurumi_19880416: Please spread this. It will be night-time soon. The worst disaster which happened in the Osaka-Kobe quake last time was the loss of calm: a human panic disaster. Please protect your loved ones. For those who are alone, reach out to the people nearby and form a community, no matter how small. Tonight is the time to share support with your treasured friends
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maiiimaiimai: Shelters all over Japan http://animal-navi.com/navi/map/map.html
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yoruya17: After the big earthquake, there are lots of fires. After the shaking has subsided and you can move around, please switch off all appliances immediately. Families who utilize gas, please turn the valves off.
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yu2222kar0: ayu-chan! Please! 【Forward】 The biggest quake during the Osaka-Kobe incident came 3 hours after the first one, so don’t let down your guard.
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kirakirakoro: Please control the use of fire. If you are cold, make use of heater packs. For people living in mountainous regions, this is more important than keeping the cold at bay. Fires are dangerous.
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meguyuki: ayu, I wish for ayu to inform everyone to help the elderly in evacuation too! This is the time to really help them out (>_<)
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CLUBKINGco: 【Earthquake Speednews】 For those who have been monitoring the incident over twitter, please visit the tag #prayforjapan. Everyone all over the world is worrying for Japan! Let us stand tall and help too!
tora410: @ayu_19980408
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honeyark: 【Near Shinagawa Station】 To everyone near Shinagawa Station, an evacuation centre has just been set up at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel. Drinks and blankets have been prepared, so please evacuate there if you are nearby. Please spread this if you can?
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takafumi1989: ayu-chan, please help us in spreading information. Toei bus service and Toei Arakawa Line seem to have started working.
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xxgamexxrt: All Suntory vending machines are now unlocked and free of charge, just press the buttons to get the items within.
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ayu_0408_mami: 【Please forward】 To those using the free public phones. For the green analog phones, just press the emergency button, insert a 10yen coin, and you can make a call. After the call, the coin will be returned to you.
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myuparu: 【Please forward】 Aftershocks are still ongoing, but please be more careful of fires and panic! Do not use fires, and stay with several people whom you trust! It’ll be night soon! Please don’t be alone! I was a victim of the Osaka-Kobe quake!
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haru_sina: A manual on how to response during earthquakes http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2129850837113580401 ayu-chan, please spread this!
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ayu_0408_mami: 【Please forward】 If you are trapped under furniture and cannot move, just hit against anything that can make a noise. A “2.5.2” rhythm is a signal for “Victim in need of rescue”. Helpers will definitely come to help you
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m_sue023: More updates about evacuation centres. http://pinqa.com/questions
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ta__mackey0927: Please spread this too (´；ω；`) @:@ Shinbashi First Hotel’s lobby is now open, you can view it on TV. Can you spread this? I have not enough followers… Sorry
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junnyaaan: Please RT! 【Further Warning】 As disaster goes on, crime rates will also go up. Girls have been sexually assaulted (especially in public toilets), so please do not be alone. There are also people pretending to be police, and faking calls, interviews, ot to rob. Please take care. Your life is the most precious thing.
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EminonChan: 【Please forward】 Landlines are much more stable than mobiles for communication. Train services will be back by the end of the day. Your own safety comes first. If you are at home, put on your shoes, and beware of tall shelves and glass. If it shakes, hide under the table. Most importantly, stay calm.
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mieask: @masatomatsuura CEO Matsuura, thank you. I really respect you for your miracle! Thank you so much for discovering ayu. Without ayu, I won’t have understood the meaning of life or hope. Thank you so much, CEO Matsuura. Please continue to support ayu from now on.
masatomatsuura: I’m the one who should say thank you!
ayu_19980408: (*^^*).. m(_ _)m♡
masatomatsuura: Hmm? Is this Hamasaki Ayumi?
ayu_19980408: Yes~ Is that Matsuura-san?

masatomatsuura: Haamasaki-san, Hamasaki-san! Shouldn’t you go to sleep!! When are we meeting up for turtles?
ayu_19980408: Maatsuura-san, Matsuura-san! Yes, I’m just going!! When shall we go for turtles? Papa Jacky?? Uncle???

ayu_19980408: When I came home just now, I played with the babies, and suddenly detected a nasty smell. While thinking “Just who~ is it~?” I checked everyone’s bottoms, but they were all clean. However, the smell still persisted, and in the end, I found that the bad smell was because some of it had been smeared onto my cheek… I was the one who wasn’t clean. Ironic!!