Safety tips

RC Solution Co.

About this app

Note:
(1) Notification function" has been added since version 3.10.0.
If your version is earlier than 3.10.0, you will not be able to receive notification of announcements.
Please update to the latest version of Safety tips.

(2)The administrative district of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture has changed.
Please update to the latest version of Safety tips.
Also, if you have set up Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, please reset the location.

This Application notifies a user with EEW, Tsunami Warnings, Volcanic Warnings, Weather Warnings, Heat illness Warnings and Civil Protection Information issued in Japan. It is a free application developed under the supervision of Japan Tourism Agency.
The Application provides various functions useful for foreign tourists in Japan. The application is available in five languages: English, simplified and traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

＜Main functions and its utilization＞
-Receiving Earthquake Early Warnings, Tsunami Warnings, Volcanic Warnings, Weather Warnings, Heat illness Warnings and Civil Protection Information.
Before using the Application for the first time, select locations for which you wish to receive warnings from the Settings Menu (you may select a maximum of five locations (in Japan only))(*). Users will receive notifications when Earthquake Early Warning for local earthquakes of seismic intensity level 4 or greater, Tsunami Warning, Volcanic Warnings, Emergency Warnings , Heat illness Warnings, or Civil Protection Information are issued for the selected locations. Also, please make sure that the device which has not been changed a prediction point for more than 1 month from final change date of setting will not be able to receive notifications. If you turn automatic setting of a point on, you can receive notifications even in the case that it has been more than 1 month since you set a prediction point.
(*) It is necessary to activate the Location Information Service (GPS), if you wish to set locations by using GPS. GPS is also used to display your current location on the map.

-Earthquakes
Information on past earthquakes. A maximum of ten records (seismic intensity level of 3 or higher.)

-Weather Warnings
Weather Warnings (heavy rain, flood, violent wind, severe snowstorm, heavy snow, high seas, storm surge) and Emergency Warnings (heavy rain, violent wind, severe snowstorm, heavy snow, high seas, storm surge) issued for the selected locations.

-Volcanic Warnings
Currently issued Volcanic Warnings.

-Heat illness Warnings
Currently issued Heat illness Warnings.

-Medical Institutions
List of medical facilities accepting foreigners (Provided by the Japan Tourism Agency.)

-Evacuation advice / instruction etc.
Provides Evacuation advice / instruction information. Also provides Shelter Information. (Link to external application.)
※Please note that information of municipalities using "L alert" will be displayed.

-Learning Materials
Knowledge you want to know before a disaster occurs.

-Communication cards
A set of question sentences that can be used when asking questions to people around you during a disaster.

-Emergency Contacts
Numbers to call in case of emergency.

-Links
Links to other sources of information that may be necessary during disaster situations (contact information of embassy, nearest tourist information centers, etc.), and other information concerning disasters and tourism.

- Civil Protection Information
Safety tips delivers information regarding ballistic missile attacks among civil protection information from Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

While the application and various types of information are free, communication charges related to download and use of Application shall be borne by the user.

We will not be liable for any losses and/or damages resulting from the use of the Application.

For support site of Safety tips, see here ->
http://www.rcsc.co.jp/safetytips-sp

Ratings and reviews

So far, the app has worked well. Set up was easy and the information provided (how the alert systems work, translations for help, detailed history of previous events, etc) is useful and thorough. Hopefully we'll never have to "use" the app, but I'm reassured that I have a go-to resource should we ever need it.

Daily loud alarms about hot weather -- NOT useful! I installed this app a year ago so that I could stay informed about tornadoes and earthquakes when in Japan. Never had any alerts. But in July 2020 it suddenly started giving frequent LOUD alarms about hot weather, even though it isn't actually particularly hot. Also, under the medical section it contains no mention of covid, which would seem a greater safety concern than normal summer weather... Uninstalling...

I couldn't select my home region when I installed the App. Solution was to close the App then reopen it. Initially I uninstalled the App assuming the App wasn't useful if the initial setting couldn't be selected. Seems to be working now. This could be a very useful App, I just hope I don't need it while travelling in Japan. (Hoping no safety issues arise) - Edit: changed review from one star to four and added this review description.

What's new

The following features have been implemented or revised.
・Implementation of a function to display notice
・Other minor revisions