Japan - Some countries evacuating their citizens

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Evacuation continued their citizens in each country

12:23 am March 16 Japan time

You have received a series of explosions and fires in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and Tohoku, Kanto earthquake, followed by calls for national movement to evacuate their nationals to stay in Japan.

Among the Mexican government, if you wish to return to the home country and Mexicans living in the earthquake affected areas and took measures to bear the cost of a one-way flights from Japan to Mexico. In addition, for those who want a temporary refuge in the United States are encouraged to arrange a hotel bus to Osaka and Osaka, to bear the cost of accommodation and three nights. In response to this is that Osaka was left for approximately 80 people so far. In addition, the Czech Republic According to state media, the Czech government in Tokyo to dispatch two aircraft belonging to military aircraft, is now home to 106 people can make the decision to revalue the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra concert tour in Japan . Is that the Czech people to be able to ride other orchestra members. Meanwhile, the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo as to ensure the safety of embassy staff, 16, temporarily closed for the time being, decided to move operations Honorary Consulate General in Osaka. As a result, most of the ambassadors and embassy staff is that it has already moved to Osaka.

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Japan earthquake: Foreign evacuations increase

As concern grows over Japan's stricken nuclear power plant, several countries are boosting efforts to evacuate their nationals from the area.

The US has told its nationals to stay 50 miles (80km) away from Fukushima and has chartered flights for those wanting to flee the country.

France and China are evacuating thousands, while the UK and Australia have advised people to leave Tokyo.

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More Foreigners Seeking to Flee Japan</NYT_HEADLINE><NYT_BYLINE>

By MARK McDONALD and SHARON LAFRANIERE

</NYT_BYLINE>Published: March 18, 2011

TOKYO ? The exodus from Japan grew Friday as fearful foreign residents sought to flee the threat of radiation from the stricken Fukashima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The Tokyo Immigration Bureau told the Kyodo news agency that it had received requests for re-entry permits from some 20,000 resident foreigners who were planning to leave the country but later return. Tokyo is about 140 miles south of the plant.

Ticket agents said flights out of Tokyo to South Korea and China were booking up quickly. A representative of China Southern Airlines, which flies from Tokyo to the Chinese coastal city of Dalian, said its flights were sold out until April. A representative of China Eastern Airlines, which flies from Tokyo to Beijing and Shanghai, also said seats ?are in short supply.? An Air China agent said that airline added two flights from Tokyo to China on Thursday and that some seats remained on its flights from Tokyo to Beijing.

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