Living conditions | Useful resources | Communications

Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

No specific vaccination is required.
Because of the epidemic of avian flu, it is recommended that you avoid all contact with poultry or birds, that you do not go to any bird markets, and that you do not attend cock fights.

International hospitals

Japan has only one international hospital: St Luke’s International Hospital. But other establishments are accessible to people who speak English.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
The World Health Organization webpages devoted to Japan
The American government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

For further information on safety conditions

The Current Travel Warnings given by the American State Department

Contacter votre ambassade

Embassy of Tunisia in Japan
1-18-8, Chome Wakaba, Shinjuku-Ku
160-0011 Tokyo
Phone: +1 81 3 33 53 41 11 / 12
Fax: +1 81 3 32 25 43 87
mailbox@tunisia.or.jphttp://www.tunisia.or.jp

Emergency numbers

Police	110
Fire and Ambulance	119
Marine Emergency	118
Emergency in English language	0120 364 463

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Tokyo (GMT+9)

Summer time period

None

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

The rainy season lasts from June to mid-July and the summer is damp and humid. The Typhoon season lasts from August to September. The temperature can rise to 38°C (100°F) in summer and drop to under 5°C in winter. The climate can vary noticeably from one island to another. Autumn is undoubtedly the best time to visit Japan.

For further information

Japan Meteorological Agency

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

Japanese Guest Houses
Japan Ryokan Association Japan Hotel Association
Japan Hotel Network
Tokyu Hotel Chain Discount hotels in Japan
Japan Youth Hostels Inc Japan national tourist organization

To find an apartment

Expatriates'Housing Tokyo

Tokyo Apartment

To find a job

Hellowork (government-run employment agency, website exclusively in Japanese)
Jobs in Japan

Communications

Telephone codes

To call in Japan from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +81.
To call Tunisia from Japan, dial 00 (ou +) 216.

Mobile telephone standards

Japan has its own mobile phone standards (cell type and the PHS type). Mobile phones bought in other parts of the world cannot therefore be used in the country.
You can buy a phone or also rent one for a short time, including the duration of one call.
To avoid subscriptions, there are systems of pre-paid cards.

Internet suffix

.jp

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Last updates: May 2012