An emergency in Japan can be much more difficult to handle than the same emergency in your home country. The following is a list of useful and important contact numbers, should you find yourself in an unfortunate situation. You can get help in English if you contact the following numbers.
Police
English-speaking operator on duty 24 hours a day.
Tel: 110
Fire
English-speaking operator on duty 24 hours a day.
Tel: 119
Ambulance
English-speaking operator on duty 24 hours a day.
Tel: 119
Phone Directory
In English. Available daily 9:00 - 20:00.
Tel: 104
Tokyo Police
Tsuyaku Center. Available 24 hours a day.
Tel: 03-3581-4321
Tokyo Fire Dept.
Tel. information service (can introduce hospitals, etc.). Available 24 hours a day.
Tel: 03-3212-2323
Tokyo English Life Line
Tell Life Line. Available daily 9:00 - 23:00.
Tel: 03-5774-0992
Tell Community Counseling Service
TCCS. Call for an appointment.
Tel: 03-3498-0231
TMG* Foreign Residents Advisory Center
*Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Weekdays 9:00 - 12:00, 13:00-16:00.
Tel: 03-5320-7744
TMG* Health & Medical Information Center
*Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
1. Medical information service. Daily 9:00 - 20:00.
Tel: 03-5285-8181
2. Emergency interpreter (translation) service. Mon-Fri 17:00 - 20:00; Sat-Sun 9:00 - 20:00.
Tel: 03-5285-8185
Tokyo Gas
1. Call from fixed line phone. Weekdays 9:00 - 19:00.
Tel: 0570-00-2211
2. Call from mobile phone. Weekdays 9:00 - 19:00.
Tel: 03-5722-3111
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc
Weekdays 8:40 - 18:30.
Tel: 03-3501-8111
TMG* Bureau of Waterworks
*Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Weekdays 8:30 - 17:15.
Tel: 03-5320-6326
