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Emergency manual

○Where to Call

■Theft, crime, traffic accident, etc.  Phone: 110 (Police Call)
■Fire, sudden illness, serious injury  Phone:119(Fire Station / Paramedics Call)

  • You cannot communicate in foreign languages when making Emergency Call (110 / 119).
  • If you cannot explain in Japanese, please ask someone nearby who can speak Japanese to talk on the phone.
  • Don’t panic! Please speak slowly.
  • When you don’t know the address, please tell the operator of any major buildings or landmarks nearby.
  • 10 and 119 are for emergencies. Please don’t call for consultation.
  • Please don’t switch off your cellular phone after you made an emergency call.

○Emergency call conversation

When you call 110

  • Help me → Tasukete kudasai.
  • There was a theft. / There has been a burglary. → Dorobo desu.
  • There was a traffic accident. → Kotsu jiko desu.

When you call119

  • There is a fire. → Kaji desu.
  • I have an emergency. → Kyubyo desu.
  • I’m injured. → Kega o shiteimasu.
  • Please send me an ambulance. → Kyukyusha o onegaishimasu.

Dialogues common to calling 110 and119

  • The address is -----. → Basho wa ____ desu.
  • My telephone number is -----. → Denwa bango wa ____ desu.
  • My name is -----. → Namae wa ____ desu.