The Croatian embassy in Japan has advised its citizens to leave the country unless their stay is necessary, the daily Jutarnji List writes.

The embassy itself will be relocated from its current location in the capital Tokyo to Osaka.

For those Croatian citizens who remain in Japan amid the current chaos caused by the consequences of the damage done to the nuclear plant Fukushima 1, are advised to move to southern areas of the country.

"We also recommend that they regularly follow reports of the Japanese authorities, as well as the information that will be published on the web pages of the Croatian embassy in Japan."