Embassy of the United States of America
Tokyo, Japan
September 12, 2001

In light of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, the U.S. 
Embassy in Tokyo and its Consulates elsewhere in Japan remain on alert.  The United 
States is maintaining increased security coverage at its diplomatic and military facilities 
in Japan and around the world.  This attack does not appear to be related to any previous 
threat to U.S. facilities in Japan and we have no information of any threat specific to 
Japan.

The U.S. Embassy and its constituent posts in Japan will re-open during regular business 
hours from September 13.  Nonetheless, the Embassy strongly recommends all American 
Citizens review their personal security precautions.  Organizations and institutions 
associated with the American community should implement heightened security 
measures.

The Embassy wishes to express its gratitude to the Government of Japan for the strong 
support it has offered to the United States, to this mission, and to U.S. Forces in Japan. 
We will work closely with the Government of Japan to help ascertain the welfare and 
whereabouts of Japanese citizens who may have been victims of this attack. We also wish 
to extend our profound appreciation to our friends in Japan and from around the world for 
their many expressions of sympathy and support.

The Embassy will continue to monitor the situation and will keep the American 
community informed of developments as they affect Japan.  The community should tune 
to Eagle 810 AM and Inter-FM (76 Mhz) radio broadcasts for any bulletins and may 
consult the Embassy's website at http://usembassy.state.gov/tokyo and the consular 
information site at http://travel.state.gov.