2011 Sendai Earthquake And Tsunami, Tōhoku Region, Pacific Ocean

International response
Japan received condolence messages and offers of assistance from a range of international leaders. According to the United Nations, search and rescue teams from 45 countries had been offered to Japan.
Japan specifically requested teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States; it also requested (via its space agency JAXA) the activation of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, allowing diverse satellite imagery of affected regions to be readily shared with rescue and aid organizations.
New Zealand sent an urban search and rescue team which had spent the previous three weeks searching buildings following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and 15 tonnes of rescue equipment.