Medical & Emergency Services
* This film was made in 2007. Current details of the system may differ, in accordance with changes made following 2007. Please check each section’s page for more details.
Emergency Calls
Police
Please call 110 if you have or see a traffic accident or are witness to, or the victim of, a crime.
Fire / Ambulance
If a fire starts in your house or if you see a fire somewhere, shout “Kaji da” (fire) loudly to notify other people. Then immediately call 119 for the fire department.
If emergency treatment is required due to sudden illness, traffic accident, gas poisoning, serious burns, etc., call 119 for an ambulance.
First, clearly state what has happened: fire (kaji) or emergency (kyukyu). Then clearly state your name, address and telephone number. When you give information, either speak Japanese, or ask someone who can speak Japanese.
