Please let us express our sincere condolences for the victims of the recent earthquake that struck eastern Japan. As Hyogo citizens have experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in the past, we would like to offer our deepest sympathies to all those affected by this terrible disaster. We pray for the earliest possible recovery of the affected areas so that the people can soon return to their normal way of life.
Thank you very much for many emails from home and abroad asking about the situation not just the devastated area but in Hyogo & Kobe. In Hyogo and Kansai region, no damage from the earthquake has been reported so far.
Governor Ido, as chairman of the Union of Kansai Government, announced that he would like to support the affected area with all the power in Kansai, which experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
*Hyogo-related information concerning the earthquake
http://web.pref.hyogo.jp/ac02/index_d.html （Japanese)
*Latest correspondence from the Government of Japan
http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/kikikanri/jisin/20110311miyagi/index.html (Japanese)
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/topics/2011/earthquake2011tohoku.html （English）
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/topics/2011/earthquake2011tohoku.html （English）
Hyogo Tourism Association