Numbers to call in case of emergency
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, 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.