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yu_ra7: 【Please forward】 Near Ochanomizu Station, Meiji University’s Liberty Tower’s hall is now open to stranded people, and they have TV updates too!! You can sit down, and it’s warmer than outdoors.
ta__mackey0927: RT
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HideyukiMurayam: For iPhone users, it’ll be good to download the application called “Yurekuru”. Just now, it informed users of a magnitude 5 quake in Fukushima 33 seconds before it occurred.
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mokalol0617: To the pregnant women. Please announce the fact that you are pregnant, and seek priority help. People cannot tell you’re pregnant if you’re still in the early stages. For those who are around pregnant women or infants, please hear them out. Many women have given birth to healthy babies even in times of war, so there’s no need to worry.
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JYJfan_jp: For those who can insure the safety of themselves and their family, do help to support communication. Especially for the elderly, children, handicapped, foreigners, pregnant women etc, let us give them support. Aftershocks may still come, so please be on your guard.
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youyouyooooou: Evacuation centres in Tokyo’s 23 districts. Please spread this. http://bit.ly/gyKaXK
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abngyki: 【List of free open venues】 【Ochanomizu → Meiji University Liberty Tower】 【Shinjuku → Takashimaya Times Square】 【Ikebukuro → Rikkyo University Blocks 11 & 14】 【Hamamatsu Station → Hamamatsushi Nakaku Tamachi Mannenbashi Park Building 7F】 【Shinagawa → Shinagawa Prince Hotel】
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ayu_19980408: Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama Arena have also been added.

xx: 【Please forward】 For young people reading twitter, please let the elderly and others know about the evacuation centres! When braving the aftershocks in a gymnasium, talking to others around me helped to tackle it! (true experience) Even if it’s trivial talk, just talk! It’s also ok to talk about your fears
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ta_naaaaho: I think the foreigners in Japan now must be so anxious. I hope people will talk to them, even if it’s a simple “Hello, OK?” They don’t know about rationing, or evacuation centres. If everyone knows such information, please let them know if you can. Please include foreigners when we help each other.
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MW5027: Please help those who are deaf or blind too. Just holding hands is enough! Support each other with your warmth!
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xx: 【Update from the government】 Traffic in the capital city is in a jam, and does not seem to be returning to normal. This situation has imposed a second disaster in that people cannot return home. If your workplace is safe, please stay there as of now.
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shi_luv: 【Please forward!】 A request from Tokyo Electric. There are fears that the amount of electricity available may drop because of the earthquake’s effects. Everyone, please conserve electricity.
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rin_kuroko: It may be hard, but please do stay calm. There is a crazy amount of information on the net, and not all may be accurate. It is a sad reality that there are people who derive fun from spreading rumours and lies. Do not just swallow everything, remember that while getting information fast is key, remaining cautious is more important.
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kirakirakoro: For those in their homes, put on thick clothes and open windows and doors a little. This is provide an escape route should things go wrong!!
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xx: 【Please forward】 According to a report by Fuji TV, it seems like the JR lines in the city will not resume running today. At Shinjuku Station, people are being ushered to the evacuation centre in the park. Queues for taxis are also long, so for women, do look for a bright and safe place to spend the night…
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uotugugirl: 11/3 1657: Everyone, it may be troublesome, but please add the date and time to your retweets, like this. Old news may continue circling on Twitter, so “informative” news may become “harmful” news as they get older.
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kirakirakoro: Help is coming from within Japan, and from overseas too. Those in affected areas, please calm down, and act in ways that will ensure the safety of people around you. Help will arrive soon. Don’t panic, please evacuate and wait at the evacuation centres.
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risa_19980408: Though tweets with information are important, please also update with small tweets like “I’m fine” or “What should I do?” or “Help me”. Even if you’re all alone physically, you will surely get a reply from someone. There are many people online who know what to do, or have experience with earthquakes. We are all worried about everyone. So talk to us. We’re here for you.
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looosena: 11/3 18:55 It’s getting cold, people who are going in to give help, please dress warmly. Please take care yourselves, and please RT this.
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xx: 【Urgent】 People are waiting for rescue near Yamotochou Campgrounds in Higashimatsushimashi, Miyagi Prefecture. They can’t contact anyone, so please spread this. Someone please help them! #j_j_helpme moi.st/125246
ayu_19980408: 311/1904

ryuureisu: Everyone, please say that you’re alright. Someone will surely hold onto your hand. You’re not alone. We’re all looking for you, thinking of you.
ayu_19980408: 311/1906

1975mar14: Can media helicopters please stop hovering over affected areas please? So that you will not cover up the sounds of “things” and “people”, please stop flying…
ayu_19980408: 311/1910

arink0206: 19:03 For those who are sick because of the continuous quakes. Close your eyes, and take deep breaths for about 10 seconds. Drink some water, even if it’s hard to do so! Aftershocks will still continue from now on, so knowing these methods of coping may help you feel better.
ayu_19980408: 311/1912

gotainmino: 【Please forward】 To everyone who knows foreign languages. Can everyone translate tweets about information, updates, and evacuation centres into your own languages? The victims are not just Japanese people.
ayu_19980408: 311/1913

xx: English speaking people follow @tokyoreporter for information on earthquake.
ayu_19980408: Earthquake updates now in English —>

ayu_19980408: If you have friends who are in evacuation centres, please invite them over to your place if you can. And firstly, get them warm.

ayu_19980408: 311/1947 【Please forward】 Though Pacifico Yokohama has been accepting refugees who cannot return home, the water level in the nearby river has been rising, they have stopped taking in people. However, Yokohama Arena has just started accepting refugees.

ayu_19980408: 311/1949 【To refugees within the 23 wards of Tokyo】 A list of businesses, schools and hotels open for refugees is now uploaded at Google Maps. It’s updated real time! http://bit.ly/tokyohinan

ayu_LOVEMUSIC: 【Please forward】 NHK Educational Channel is updating safety information & open to receiving more safety tips ［Hotline］ 03-5452-8800 ・ 050-3369-9680
ayu_19980408: 311/1954

non_777: 【Please forward】 Saitama Super Arena has just been converted into an evacuation centre! For those people who are stuck in Saitama Shintoshin, please gather there!!
ayu_19980408: 311/1955

looosena: For the Italians: Un elenco di rifugi nazionali http://bit.ly/h8eHHk
ayu_19980408: 311/2004

DJonimura: Aoyama Gakuin University and Azabu High School are now open as evacuation centres for those trapped in Shibuya!!
ayu_19980408: 311/2004

10_ahsco: Please RT!! For those who cannot return home and are staying at the evacuation centres. While taking care of yourself is important, connecting with others is important too. Just saying something will help to lift spirits. Please treasure communcations!!
ayu_19980408: 311/2027

xx: 【Please forward】 For those who may not be going home today. Temperatures may drop to below 0 tonight, so warm clothes and heat packs, as well as hot drinks like cocoa, black tea and oolong tea are recommended. These are all positive foodstuffs, so even if the drink is cold, it can probably warm you up inside.
ayu_19980408: 311/2028

rararayu105: If you can find someone else around you, please somehow keep together. Being alone during these times must be frightening, I can imagine. For those who can, do look around for other people…
ayu_19980408: 311/2029

ayu_19980408: 311/2030 RT 【For Taiwanese in Japan】 All Taiwanese in Japan, if you are unable to contact the embassy due to this disaster, just call 「001-010-800-0885-0885 or 0033-010–800-0885-0885」. These lines connect to the 「International Centre for Emergency Contacts」, so you can get help there.

kayo_19980408: 311/2033 The 【Tokyo Metro Ginza Line】 seems to have started running, according to latest news!! (>_<)(>_<)
ayu_19980408: 311/2034

a650333: Thank you for your concern! The Taiwanese all thank you!
ayu_19980408: Be strong and stay safe please!!!

ta_peace7: 【Please RT】 Many pubs and bars in the city are to be opened up. Before you decided on sleeping outside, please search on Twitter using 「Place name + Open」 first.
ayu_19980408: 311/2037

YoshitakeK: This is information, please spread. lieu de refuge :YOKOHAMA ARENA ,SAITAMA SUPER ARENA il y a link pour l`autre http://bit.ly/tokyohinan
ayu_19980408: 311/2040

ayu_19980408: 311/2046 RT For those who are trapped outside and do not have your immunosuppressant or anti-HIV drugs, please get to the big hospitals. By the way, because the effects for the drug for hypertension can last for 48 hours, it’s ok to skip it for 1 day. For those with Type I diabetes and without drugs, make your way to hospitals because they can surely help you.

risa_chiaki: Chinese Embassy in Japan Hotline: 03-3403-5447；03-3403-3380；03-3403-3345
ayu_19980408: 311/2058

risa_chiaki: The Chinese Embassy in Japan will do all it can to help Chinese who are in Japan now, so please call in. Mobile: 090-7835-2685，090-4830-5150，080-1138-9673 Landline: 03-3403-3388 extension 8712
ayu_19980408: 311/2100

masacoyo For foreigners in Japan- News on the quake on NHK Radio 963, in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French
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junri_t: 【Please forward】 Deutsche in Japan an die TelNr. +81 3 5791 7700. Den Krisenstab in Berlin erreicht man unter +49 30 5000 3000.
ayu_19980408: 311/2107

gotainmino: Don’t panic. Don’t believe everything posted on Twitter. Get the newest accurate information (NHK is the best). Try not to call out. To leave messages, please utlize the message service “171”. Evacuation centres are for communal use. If you are looking for one, use 「Place name + Open」 to search. I’m praying for your safety!!
ayu_19980408: 311/2108

subarujst: 【Please forward】 Österreicher in Japan: In Notfällen ist das Außenministerium 24 Stunden für Sie erreichbar: +43 – 50 11 50 – 44 11
ayu_19980408: 311/2110

ayu_19980408: 311/2116 RT For foreigners in Japan- News on the quake on NHK Radio 963, in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French

yusa_AK: If you are shown this booklet, please enquire after the owner. This is a booklet held by handicapped people, containing phone and FAX numbers to call during emergencies. If someone asks for help on the street, please try to help. Many people do not know about this, so please spread.
ayu_19980408: 311/2122

minamiakane: Those who cannot return home can go to these free venues to spend the night 【Ochanomizu → Meiji University Liberty Tower】 【Shinjuku → Takashimaya Times Square】 【Ikebukuro → Rikkyo University Blocks 11 & 14】 【Hamamatsu Station → Hamamatsushi Nakaku Tamachi Mannenbashi Park Building 7F】 【Shinagawa → Shinagawa Prince Hotel】
ayu_19980408: 311/2124

tkplus1: Another RT. This is really useful! 【To refugees within the 23 wards of Tokyo】 A list of businesses, schools and hotels open for refugees is now uploaded at Google Maps. It’s updated real time! http://t.co/ZKD1RkQ
ayu_19980408: 311/2135

TA_yui820: 【Please forward】 If you are somewhere where there is no evacuation centre, please gather together and take shifts while sleeping! Prepare gloves and shoes by your bedside. Going barefoot is dangerous. Everyone, please make preparations!!
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loveayulove: 【Warding off the cold】 1. Create layers of air around your body (insert newspapers between your clothes layers. Wear clothes that can keep in the air, like sweaters, and pad up with windbreaker clothes, vinyl sheets, or plastic bags.) 2. Cover all exposed skin like your ears and head with towels. 3. Keep your main points like neck and back warm
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earthquake_jp: 3/11 23:54 Try not to travel alone if possible. It’s dangerous to move around at night, so only do so when in numbers.
mikajohn: RT
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If you have any non-Japanese-speaking friends who are in Japan right now, please share!! I hope these translated tweets about information and what to do will be useful and encouraging to them!

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ayu_19980408: Because you have been hurt and roughened, that is why you know strength
(Love song lyrics)

tenkijp: There were quakes in the Northeastern part, with the largest being at least magnitude 7. Tokyo has detected quakes of about magnitude 5. Because there are still aftershocks, please evacuate to a safe area is you are in a city with large tremors. http://tenki.jp/
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mizomasahonpo: An update from a friend at NTT. “We are now preparing emergency phone lines. The dial service 171 will be receiving calls for free very soon. I repeat, please refrain from calling now. Because we need to establish communications to determine whether an area is safe or not, please do not use your phones and crowd up the communication lines.”
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47news: Speed news: NTT Docomo, KDDI (au), Softbank’s “Disaster Noticeboard” is now up and running. http://www.47news.jp/news/flashnews/
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ayu_19980408: Got earthquake in japan.

xxgamexxrt: 【Please forward】 When disasters like earthquakes happen, many people call and clog up communication lines, so it becomes hard to call into the devastated areas. When that happens, communications about the state of the area, and with ambulances and police gets disrupted. So please use the emergency service 171 instead.
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kiriko126: Please RT this. When a quake happens, please open your windows. For those who are at home, store up all the water in your bathtubs. For those who still have electricity, cook some rice. The whole of Japan is affected, so everyone who is still fine, please perpare your emergency kits.
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hiderincamera: Skype can be accessed! Please use it calmly.
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ilmarikosama: RT
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asongfor22: 【If you happen to be pinned under rubble, remember these 5 points.】 1. Don’t move. 2. Let someone know. 3. Keep yourself warm. 4. Don’t hold in if you need to do your business. 5. Don’t lose hope.
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TA_miyamoriko: When you call 「171」, record a message saying that you’re safe, and describe the situation around you, then leave your phone number. For family and friends who wish to check up on loved ones, just call 「171」 and key in their phone number, then you can listen to their message.
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softbank: 【Earthquake】 To check on updates using PC/mobile, please access this website. http://dengon.softbank.ne.jp/J
m_sue023: @ayu_19980408
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h1tom1nn1e: 【Please forward】 Please help us in spreading word! When helicopters come to deliver aid, it’ll be hard for the volunteers and helpers to hear . Because they are listening out for the voices of the buried, please stop sending in the helicopters! This is a lesson learnt from the Osaka-Kobe quake
ayu_19980408: Please!

megugu_19881102: Please RT this. Because electricity in Miyagi is cut off, I don’t think the people know that there’s a tsunami warning. Please let them know via Twitter (>_<)
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tamagoyaki73: ayu! Please spread this! For people without TV! NHK’s Ust!! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fc2mh3
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tkco322: 【Please forward】 ayu-san, please spread this. Because of the power cut-off in Miyagi, many do not know about the tsunami warning. Everyone, please flood Twitter with information about the tsunami warning!!
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KITAKYUSHU_FAN: 【Please forward】 To those who are hurt ★ If your head is bleeding, use a cloth to wrap up the wound. ★ If your lower limbs are bleeding, wrap a bandage around your thigh. ★ If your lower arm is bleeding, wrap the bandage on the inside of your arm. ★ If your upper arm is bleeding, wrap the bandage at the joint of your shoulder. ※After an hour, please loosen the bandage.
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ayu_kit1002: 【Speednews】 Please let the citizens of Tanabe City in Wakayama Prefecture know. Get away from the coast!
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ayu_ayaka: 【Please forward】 For those people operating bots, please stop so as to lighten the communication flow on Twitter. ayu-chan, please RT this if you can (>_<)
ayu_19980408: Please!

mekkyon: 【Speednews】 Public phones are now free-of-charge.
chiii_xxx1986: ayu-chan, please RT!!
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maiiimaiimai: 【NTT Emergency Service】 171. Nation-wide recording and replaying of messages. Each message can be 30 seconds long. Can be used on public phones, dial lines, mobiles or PHS.
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street8663: 【Preparedness】 Because this is a disastrous time, stay calm. Think about what you need to do. Think about what actions need to be done.
ayu_19980408: Please RT this!

ayu_19980408: Everyone in the A TEAM: recording staff, tour staff, band members, dancers, performance team, please stop all work today.

ayu_19980408: In the face of Nature, we humans are powerless. The frantic retweeting that I am doing has very little power. You must think you are very powerless too. But, if my little power combines with your little power, what happens? To give in to despair and give up, or to hold hope in our hearts and stand up. What we want to do is up to us.

ayu_19980408: The fate of our country is in our hands.

ayu_19980408: Thank you guys to keep praying for Japan!!!!!!!

ayu_19980408: We all gonna be strong.

ayu_19980408: We can feel your heart. It will be really helpful to us. Thanks again for all prayers.

EminonChan: Please spread this! Here’s a tag for people who are trapped under rubble! 【 #j_j_helpme 】　You can use this to call for help!! Just send a tweet with your GPS location, and help will be able to reach you! Don’t give up!!
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NahoNaho0406TA: It’s Magnitude 8.8!! The strongest in Japanese history! Speednews. Can ayu disseminate this please? Thank you m(__)m
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kurumi_19880416: Please spread this. It will be night-time soon. The worst disaster which happened in the Osaka-Kobe quake last time was the loss of calm: a human panic disaster. Please protect your loved ones. For those who are alone, reach out to the people nearby and form a community, no matter how small. Tonight is the time to share support with your treasured friends
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maiiimaiimai: Shelters all over Japan http://animal-navi.com/navi/map/map.html
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yoruya17: After the big earthquake, there are lots of fires. After the shaking has subsided and you can move around, please switch off all appliances immediately. Families who utilize gas, please turn the valves off.
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yu2222kar0: ayu-chan! Please! 【Forward】 The biggest quake during the Osaka-Kobe incident came 3 hours after the first one, so don’t let down your guard.
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kirakirakoro: Please control the use of fire. If you are cold, make use of heater packs. For people living in mountainous regions, this is more important than keeping the cold at bay. Fires are dangerous.
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meguyuki: ayu, I wish for ayu to inform everyone to help the elderly in evacuation too! This is the time to really help them out (>_<)
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CLUBKINGco: 【Earthquake Speednews】 For those who have been monitoring the incident over twitter, please visit the tag #prayforjapan. Everyone all over the world is worrying for Japan! Let us stand tall and help too!
tora410: @ayu_19980408
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honeyark: 【Near Shinagawa Station】 To everyone near Shinagawa Station, an evacuation centre has just been set up at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel. Drinks and blankets have been prepared, so please evacuate there if you are nearby. Please spread this if you can?
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takafumi1989: ayu-chan, please help us in spreading information. Toei bus service and Toei Arakawa Line seem to have started working.
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xxgamexxrt: All Suntory vending machines are now unlocked and free of charge, just press the buttons to get the items within.
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ayu_0408_mami: 【Please forward】 To those using the free public phones. For the green analog phones, just press the emergency button, insert a 10yen coin, and you can make a call. After the call, the coin will be returned to you.
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myuparu: 【Please forward】 Aftershocks are still ongoing, but please be more careful of fires and panic! Do not use fires, and stay with several people whom you trust! It’ll be night soon! Please don’t be alone! I was a victim of the Osaka-Kobe quake!
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haru_sina: A manual on how to response during earthquakes http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2129850837113580401 ayu-chan, please spread this!
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ayu_0408_mami: 【Please forward】 If you are trapped under furniture and cannot move, just hit against anything that can make a noise. A “2.5.2” rhythm is a signal for “Victim in need of rescue”. Helpers will definitely come to help you
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m_sue023: More updates about evacuation centres. http://pinqa.com/questions
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ta__mackey0927: Please spread this too (´；ω；`) @:@ Shinbashi First Hotel’s lobby is now open, you can view it on TV. Can you spread this? I have not enough followers… Sorry
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junnyaaan: Please RT! 【Further Warning】 As disaster goes on, crime rates will also go up. Girls have been sexually assaulted (especially in public toilets), so please do not be alone. There are also people pretending to be police, and faking calls, interviews, ot to rob. Please take care. Your life is the most precious thing.
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EminonChan: 【Please forward】 Landlines are much more stable than mobiles for communication. Train services will be back by the end of the day. Your own safety comes first. If you are at home, put on your shoes, and beware of tall shelves and glass. If it shakes, hide under the table. Most importantly, stay calm.
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mieask: @masatomatsuura CEO Matsuura, thank you. I really respect you for your miracle! Thank you so much for discovering ayu. Without ayu, I won’t have understood the meaning of life or hope. Thank you so much, CEO Matsuura. Please continue to support ayu from now on.
masatomatsuura: I’m the one who should say thank you!
ayu_19980408: (*^^*).. m(_ _)m♡
masatomatsuura: Hmm? Is this Hamasaki Ayumi?
ayu_19980408: Yes~ Is that Matsuura-san?

masatomatsuura: Haamasaki-san, Hamasaki-san! Shouldn’t you go to sleep!! When are we meeting up for turtles?
ayu_19980408: Maatsuura-san, Matsuura-san! Yes, I’m just going!! When shall we go for turtles? Papa Jacky?? Uncle???

ayu_19980408: When I came home just now, I played with the babies, and suddenly detected a nasty smell. While thinking “Just who~ is it~?” I checked everyone’s bottoms, but they were all clean. However, the smell still persisted, and in the end, I found that the bad smell was because some of it had been smeared onto my cheek… I was the one who wasn’t clean. Ironic!!

mikajohn: I’m back! Just reached Narita Airport!
ayu_19980408: Welcome homee~ (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))
mikajohn: I’m back!! At Omotesando now ♡
ayu_19980408: Turtles and beardie are waiting for you ♡

ayu_19980408: And I just spent my 8,888th tweet on turtles and beards.

achami_TAAA: IZM’s Jun-san is being bullied by some ayu fans just because he knows you personally (´；ω；`) Please save him!
ayu_19980408: Hurting someone who is precious to me is more painful than having the hurt done on myself. I hope this gets through to them m(_ _)m

sikepro: bye bye Japan, see you next time!
ayu_19980408: Safe trip home bro(^_−)−☆