Travel Advice from UK Foreign Office  

Please visit www.fco.gov.uk for updated information. 17 March 2011 ·             We advise against all non essential travel to Tokyo and north eastern Japan given the damage caused by the 11 March earthquake and resulting aftershocks and tsunami. Due to the evolving situation at the Fukushima nuclear facility and potential disruptions to the supply of goods, transport, communications, power and other infrastructure, British nationals currently in Tokyo and to the north of Tokyo should consider leaving the area. ·             The most recent advice from the UK's Chief Scientific Adviser remains that for those outside the exclusion zone set up by the Japanese authorities there is currently no real human health issue that people should be concerned about. This advice is kept under constant review. ·             The Scientific Advisory Group in Emergencies (SAGE),...