“Safety tips”: the push-enabled information alert app for foreign tourists
This app provides disaster information within Japan in 15 languages. By downloading this app, you can receive disaster information via push notifications. It is free to use.
International broadcasting by Japan's public broadcasting organization, NHK. It delivers to the latest news and information about Japan, Asia, and the world.
"This application utilizes speech recognition, machine translation, and speech synthesis technologies developed by National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). It supports 31 languages and is free for download and personal use.