In the event of a big earthquake, it is often difficult to get a telephone connection due to confirm family or friends safety. You want to let your family and friends know that you are in safe or you want to know your family or friends safety, but if telephone lines are busy, it is another trouble. In this situation, NTT Disaster Emergency Message Dial 171 is useful. Please check how to use it before it really happened.

Disaster Emergency Message Dial 171 is provided when a disaster occurs in somewhere. For example, A lives in disaster stricken area and he calls 171 by his home phone or cell phone, presses his own telephone number and then he leaves message, such as “I’m in safe. So please do not worry”. Then the other person calls 171 and presses A’s phone number and then the person can hear A’s message.

Or you can post message via PC, Web 171. You post your message via PC and that message can hear on the phone too.

In the event of a big earthquake, many people worry about your safety. If you can let them know “I am OK “, then it makes them relief. Especially your family in your country worries about Earthquake in Japan. So, let your precious people know the phone number beforehand and try & use Dial 171.

For further detail, please check HP!
https://www.ntt-east.co.jp/saigai/voice171

Manual PDF：
http://www.kifjp.org/disaster/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/171_manual_english.pdf