HCL's move follows Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS), announcement earlier this week that it was prepared to relocate its Indian staff in Japan. Infosys Technologies
also said some of its expatriate staff there had returned.
"There are contingency plans of quick evacuation of all employees and their families if the situation arises," HCL said in a statement late on Wednesday.
Several embassies advised staff and citizens to leave affected areas, tourists to cut short vacations and multinational companies either urged staff to leave or said they were considering plans to move outside Tokyo where low levels of radiation have been detected.
