Newly appointed Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada arrived in Indonesia on October 14. He’s on a two-day tour of the quake-hit areas in West Sumatra, and he’s promising further aid for victims.

In Pariaman, the worst hit area of the province, Okada observed the emergency relief work carried out by the Japanese medical team in a makeshift clinic. Two doctors and three paramedics are helping victims in Kudu village.

Okada went to see a damaged school near the clinic and talked with teachers and officials.

From Pariaman he went on a tour of Padang city and stopped at the ruins of what was once the city's public library.

Japan has already sent relief supplies worth millions of dollars. But Okada promised to send more aid to West Sumatra.

Japan is among dozens of countries that have already pledged to take part in the reconstruction and rehabilitation process in the province.

The 7.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 807 people and damaged health care facilities in the city of Padang and surrounding areas.