A former vice president, Jusuf Kalla and his PMI entourage were evacuated to a safe place by staff of the hotel they were staying at.
"Thank God, the Indonesian Red Cross chief and his entourage are currently in a safe place in Tokyo," Adam Suryadi Nur, a member of the PMI delegation, said when contacted by ANTARA by phone on Friday.
Kalla came to Japan to attend a meeting about peace in Hiroshima.
Earlier, at 15:00 hours Tokyo time, when Kalla and his entourage were in the Roppongi area after lunch , they experienced the tremors of the major earthquake for five minutes.
A few moments later the group was evacuated to a safe place by the hotel staff.
While in Tokyo, Jusuf Kalla was scheduled to meet former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, and Japan`s special envoy to the Middle East Yutaka Imura to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Later, Jusuf Kalla and Indonesian Ambassador to Japan M. Lutfi r visited the Indonesian embassy to observe the conditions of Indonesian citizens in Tokyo and other areas in Japan.
The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo had set up a post-crisis center in Miyagi to monitor the latest developments in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
The major earthquake hit the northeastern region of Japan at 14:46 o`clock local time and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific coast region, according to media reports. (*)
Editor: Aditia Maruli Radja
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