April 19, 2002 We use this service to provide you the most up-to-date safety and security related information we have available. We will continue to do so, sending out messages as soon as new information becomes available. In addition to sharing security-related information, we will continue to include news and information about our American Citizens Services of a more general nature. This week's features provide information a new alternative web site address to get information on Federal Voting Assistance, and provides an A-Z guide of Embassy Tokyo's American Citizens Services website. ------------------ Security Situation ------------------ The security situation in Japan remains the same with no new threat information reported from either the American or the Japanese side other than the March 17 worldwide caution we already distributed via this channel. ---------------------------------------------------------- NEW ALTERNATIVE FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE WEB SITE ADDRESS ---------------------------------------------------------- The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is pleased to announce the inauguration of its alternate web site: www.fvap.gov. This web site is in addition to the current site at www.fvap.ncr.gov. The two web sites are expected to provide access to voting information for all citizens, regardless of location. The FVAP can be contacted by telephone through the DoD Voting Information Center (VIC). Citizens may reach the VIC toll-free from 59 countries using the toll-free numbers listed on the FVAP website, www.fvap.ncr.gov or www.fvap.gov. Additionally, the FVAP can be reached via e-mail at vote@fvap.ncr.gov. Questions regarding the above may also be referred to the Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington DC 20301-1155. Additionally, the FVAP can be reached via e-mail at vote@fvap.ncr.gov. --------------- ACS, A to Z --------------- What does the American Citizens Services section of the Embassy do? While many folks come to us with one common issue (renew a passport) or another (notarize a document), most Americans are not likely aware of the full range of services we offer. To make it easier to find information, we've created a new "A-Z" listing of services on our web site. You can click on the topic heading of interest to you and jump to that part of our site. Since these emails are "text only", we can't include the links right here. Instead, we'll pass on the list of topics available on our web site, and invite you to visit us online and try out the actual A-Z listing at: http://usembassy.state.gov/tokyo/wwwhatoz.html A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accommodations in Japan (external) Adding Pages to Your Passport Adoption (external) Affidavit Ambulance American Center Anthrax Arrest Attorneys Attorneys (criminal defense) B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baby (Baby's First PPT & Report of Birth) Birth Certificate (external) Business promotion C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes in Passport Processing Changing Your Name in Your Passport Child Custody & Support (external) Child's PPT/Birth/Social Security Churches Consular Information Sheet for Japan (external) Consular Offices in Japan Consular Report of Birth Customs D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Death Dentists Deposition Detectives Divorce Doctors Driving in Japan Driver's License (external) Dual Nationality E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earthquake Emergency Medical Treatment (external) Employment in Japan English Newspapers in Tokyo English Speaking Schools Exchange Rates for 2001 Federal Income Tax Filing Extending Your Passport's Validity F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Benefits Financial Problems First Passport (baby) G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help (Source of Help) Health Insurance in Japan (external) Holidays (American & Japanese) Hospitals How to Contact Us I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID Fraud International Schools Interpreters IRS J -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Embassy & Consulates in the U.S. (external) Japanese Language Institutes Japanese Tax Information (external) K -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Department of Labor Lawyers Lawyers (criminal defense) Links to Web Sites Useful for Americans in Japan Living In Tokyo (external) Locating an Adult/a Child Lost Passport M -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Map to the Embassy Maps to Various Hospitals (external) Marriage Marriage in America Marriage in Japan Medical Resources Money Transfer (Emergency) (external) N -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Born Baby New Law on Passport Notary/Notarials O -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Personnel Management (OPM) P -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Passport Passport (Changes in Passport Processing) Power of Attorney Prisoner Transfer Privacy Act Public Announcement & Travel Warnings (external) Q -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rail Road Retirement Board Real Estate Agencies Registration with the Embassy Renew My Existing Passport (adult) Renew My Existing Passport (child) Report of Birth Report of Death S -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Safety & Security Schools (Japanese Language Schools) Schools (International Schools) Selective Service Registration Security Guidelines for Flight September 11th (Advice for Parents) September 11th (Compensation Fund) September 11th (Donation to Victim) September 11th (Resources for Overseas Family Member of Victims) Sign/Signature Certificates Single Affidavit of Competency to Marry Social Security Soccer Study in Japan (external) T -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tax Tax Return Preparers Telephonic Bomb Threats Terror Attack Translators Transportation (Japan) (external) Travel Warnings & Public Announcement (external) Tourist (Japan National Tourist Organization) (external) U -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Veteran Affairs Department Visas for American Visas to Study or Travel to the US Vital Records Voting Abroad by Absentee Ballot W -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ward Offices in Tokyo Working in Japan World Cup X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z ------------------------------------------------------ Contact us: ------------------------------------------------------ The American Embassy in Tokyo 1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420 Tel: 03-3224-5174 Fax: 03-3224-5856 http://www.tokyoacs.com American Consulate General Sapporo Kita 1-jo, Nishi 28-chome Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0821 Tel: 011-641-1115 Fax: 011-643-1283 http://usembassy.state.gov/sapporo American Consulate Nagoya Nishiki SIS Bldg. 6F 10-33, Nishiki 3-chome Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0003 Tel: 052-203-4011 Fax: 052-201-4612 http://www.japan-net.ne.jp/~amconngo American Consulate General Osaka-Kobe 11-5, Nishitenma 2-chome Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8543 Tel: 06-6315-5912 Fax: 06-6315-5914 http://www.senri-i.or.jp/amcon American Consulate Fukuoka 5-26, Ohori 2-chome Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0052 Tel: 092-751-9331 Fax: 092-713-9222 http://usembassy.state.gov/fukuoka American Consulate General Naha No. 2564 Nishihara Urasoe-shi, Okinawa 901-2101 Tel: 098-876-4211 Fax: 098-876-4243 http://usembassy.state.gov/naha Travel, safety and security information is also available directly from the Department of State at http://travel.state.gov