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Following powerful earthquake in northern Japan, all Hokkaido payphones are now free to use

There’s no need to pay to use payphones to let your family know you’re OK or tell response teams that you need help.

Early this morning, a powerful earthquake struck Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands. The magnitude 6.7-quake caused severe damage to both the local transportation network and power grid.

▼ The Hokkaido city of Hakodate, with a population of 260,000 before the earthquake (left) and after (right)

北海道で震度６強
函館山に僕らだけいたのですが
とても不気味です。。
停電前と停電後の写真です。。 pic.twitter.com/xvIshNTQ2N

— 【料理人】三木俊輝 (@foodcore0801) September 5, 2018

▼ A ruined street in Sapporo, Hokkaido’s capital city

北海道の震度6強の地震の影響で、札幌市清田区の道路などでは液状化が発生。分かりやすくメカニズムをご紹介します。https://t.co/96waV1YkFo pic.twitter.com/PjR56K4tRd

— ウェザーニュース (@wni_jp) September 6, 2018

In the modern, mobile-phone reliant era, a lack of electricity can often result in a communications blackout once your smartphone battery dies. So to help those living or traveling in Hokkaido get in touch with loved ones or emergency response teams, telecommunications provider NTT East Japan has announced that all payphones in Hokkaido can currently be used free of charge.

▼ A before/after comparison of the mountains in the town of Atsuma, showing the effects of massive landslides

https://twitter.com/syounen1114/status/1037534019250925569

This sort of generosity on the part of telecom companies is actually the norm in Japan, and is one reason why despite nearly everyone over the age of 15 having their own mobile phone, many municipalities still like having payphones within their city limits.

▼ Sapporo’s Kiyota Ward

https://twitter.com/Dct_Sunflower/status/1037471258353385473

The earthquake comes just days after a powerful typhoon slammed into Japan’s central Kansai region, showing that while Japan’s low crime rate and lack of dangerous animals makes it a very safe travel destination overall, it’s always important to be aware of the possibility of natural disasters, and to follow the instructions of the authorities when they occur.

Source: NTT East Japan
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