Japan Red Cross says Tokyo safe for travel-IFRC

GENEVA, March 16 (Reuters) - The Japanese Red Cross says Tokyo is safe for international travellers, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Wednesday.

"The Japanese Red Cross is telling us that Tokyo is safe, as far as nuclear radiation is concerned, and that foreigners can come in to travel," Senior IFRC official Matthias Schmale also told a news briefing.

He said Japan was not asking for a massive international aid operation to help cope with its tsunami disaster but would "probably need financial support". (Editing by Jon Hemming)