Japan emergency Contact Numbers
110 - Crime and accident
110 - Emergency call to police
Call 110 to report an accident or crime to the police call center.
118 - Emergency call to coast guard
Call 118 to report an accident or crime at sea to the Japan Coast Guard.
119 - Fire and ambulance
119 - Fire, ambulance, emergency rescue
Call 119 to report a fire, to ask for an ambulance or rescue service, or to contact an emergency call center (a fire station).
Emergency telephone numbers can be called from home phones, mobile phones and public phones. When making an emergency call from a public phone, neither money nor a pre-paid telephone card are necessary. When making an emergency call from a public phone that has a liquid crystal panel as its display, just pick up the handset and dial the required number. When making an emergency call from a public phone that has a red kinkyu tsuho button (an emergency notification button), make sure to press it and then dial the required number.
Important Phone Numbers
- Japan Nat'l Tourist Organization--Tourist Info Ctr. 03-3502-1461
- Japan Helpline (24 hrs, toll free in Japan) 0120-46-1997
Tokyo and Kanto Area
- Tokyo English Life Line (Daily 9AM-4PM, 7PM-11PM) 03-5774-0992
- HELP (English, Japanese, Thai, Tagalog) 03-3368-8855
- Immigration -- Tokyo Immigration Info Ctr. (M-F (9:30-12,1-4:30PM) 03-3213-8523
- AMDA Tokyo Medical Info and Referral Service 03-5285-8088 FAX 03-5285-8087
- American Ctr. (Tokyo) 03-3436-0901
- Tokyo Medical Info Service 03-5285-8181 (9-5PM)
- Tokyo Medical Translation Services 03-5285-8185 Weekdays 5PM-8PM; Weekends Holidays 9AM-8PM
- Relief Ctr. for Human Rights 03-3581-2302
- Tokyo Japan Hotline 03-3586-0110 (Mon-Fri; 10-6)
- Tokyo English Lifeline 03-5721-4347
- Kapatrian Medical & Legal Info/Counseling for Filipinos 03-3432-3055 (Mon-Fri 10-4)
- Yokohama Information Corner 045-671-7209 (Mon-Fri; 10-4)
Hokkaido and Tohoku Areas
- Hokkaido Women's Counseling Office 011-666-9955 (Japanese only; Mon-Fri 9-5:15)
- Sapporo International Plaza 011-211-2105 (Mon-Fri; 9-5:30)
- Sendai International Ctr. 022-265-2471 (9AM-8PM)
- Sendai English Hotline 022-224-1919 (9AM-8PM)
Chubu and Kansai Areas
- Nagoya Free Legal Consult 052-581-6111 (Sat 10-2:30)
- Arusa No Kai (Nagoya) 052-935-9448
- Kakekomi Aichi Domestic Abuse Hotline & Shelter 052-853-4479 (Mon 1-4PM)
- Asian Friend (Osaka) 06-6634-2127
- Osaka International House 06-6773-8989
- Immigration Procedure Workshop (Toyonaka-shi, Osaka) 06-6843-4343 Fax : 06-6843-4375
- Kyoto International Community House 075-752-3511
- Kyoto Center for Multicultural Info & Assistance 075-604-5625
- Nara International Foundation 0742-27-2436 (Tues-Sat; 10-6)
- Kobe International Community Center 078-291-8441
- Kobe International Plaza 078-795-4400 (closed Mon.)
- Hyogo International Assn. & Advisory Service 078-382-2052 (Mon-Fri; 9-5)
Chugoku and Kyushu Areas
- Hiroshima International Center 082-541-3888
- Okayama Pref. International Exchange Foundation 086-256-2000 (closed Mon.)
- LAAF (Fukuoka) 092-716-0577
- Rainbow Plaza (Fukuoka)(Daily/Personal Problems) 092-733-2220
- Kokusai Hiroba (Fukuoka)(Legal/Labor Issues) 092-725-9201
- Asian Workers Hotline (Fukuoka) 092-716-0577
- AIDS Workers Fukuoka 092-715-8395
- Komustaka (Kumamoto) 096-352-3030
- Nagasaki International Assn. 095-823-3931 (Mon-Fri; 9-5:30)