Japan calls on foreign countries to remain calm

Japan's Foreign Ministry has urged calm as some foreign governments have issued warnings against travel to Japan, or advised citizens already in the country to leave.
The moves come amid the threat of seismic aftershocks and continuing leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

The governments of Iraq, Bahrain and Angola have notified the Foreign Ministry that they will temporarily close their embassies in Japan. Their staff are reportedly moving out of Tokyo.

The Foreign Ministry says the Panamanian government has transferred its embassy functions to Kobe, western Japan, and Austria has evacuated its ambassador and embassy officials to Kyoto, also in western Japan.
The ministry on Wednesday asked foreign diplomats and government officials in Japan to accurately convey information provided by Japanese authorities concerning the plant.