"The embassy will not be closed. The ambassador and his staff will continue 
their work in Osaka," the German foreign ministry said in a statement.
"They will be able to continue advising German citizens as well as 
conducting consular services from Osaka," the ministry added.
On Wednesday, Germany advised its citizens to leave the greater Tokyo 
region because of the crisis at Japan`s Fukushima nuclear plant.
German flag carrier Lufthansa on Tuesday began diverting all Tokyo flights 
to other Japanese cities.
The Japanese military on Thursday were using trucks and helicopters to dump 
tonnes of water onto the quake-hit plant in a bid to douse fuel rods and 
prevent a disastrous radiation release. (*)
Editor: Kunto Wibisono
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