The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) says it has set up "help desks" at its Korea Business Centers in Japan to assist the Japanese firms that are facing difficulties due to last week’s earthquake.

The help desks will aid onsite activity of a KOTRA team tasked with earthquake relief efforts.

They will also assist in rescue operations by the South Korean government and will survey the status of relief supplies in impacted areas.

The business centers located in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka assist South Korean firms operating abroad.