Facebook Info Box

I've been getting a lot of information in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake from friends on Facebook. This morning, I noticed Facebook had posted this official information box at the top of my newsfeed:

Japan Earthquake Information - Updated Mar 14, 8:05AM

Scheduled Blackout
There will be a scheduled blackout (power outage) starting the morning of 3/14 in Tokyo, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, Yamanashi, and Shizuoka.
Areas will be divided into 5 groups and each group will experience about 3 hours of power outage.

Please refer to the TEPCO Homepage (as of now, the list is only provided in Japanese) to find out which group you are in and what time the power outage will occur in your group.

Train companies have announced that there will be irregular operation, including out of service hours. Summary here.

JR | Tokyo Metro | Toei Subway/Bus | Tokyu | Odakyu | Keio | Tobu | Keikyu | Keisei

Major out of services are: Tokaido Line (all day), Yokosuka Line (all day), Yokohama Line (all day), Odakyu will only operate between Kyodo to Shinjyuku (all day), Keio will only operate between Chofu and Shinjyuku (during morning and evening rush hours).

The Facebook website will not be affected by this blackout.

About this box: Facebook uses this box to provide information to foreigners and visitors in Japan for the duration of the current crisis.

Though I usually don't like Facebook's sporadic updates, this one is helpful in an emergency situation. I'm quite thankful for it.

More info to come on media in the aftermath of the Tohoku Earthquake. (When my electricity is working again!) :)

Of course, I am safe. Have the day off because trains and buses I need to get to school are not running. Hoping the blackouts will be a minor inconvenience.