The manual, called ``Japan earthquake: How to protect yourself`` in English, lists practical advice, such as ``move to higher ground if you are near the ocean,`` and how to use emergency message services, as well as goods that should be kept in stock to prepare for an earthquake.
The languages include those spoken by small groups in Japan, such as Burmese and Latvian, as well as German, French, Chinese and Korean.
Translation volunteers gathered in a wink in response to a request made via Twitter by students from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, they said.
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